The Web Industry Amazon and USPS reach new shipping deal that keeps most package volume intact Amazon agrees to maintain about 80% of its USPS shipments By Skye Jacobs, April 7, 2026, 10:31 AM
The Web Industry Amazon is spending $4 billion to bring next-day delivery service to rural America Expansion comes as UPS and FedEx scale back in remote areas By Skye Jacobs, March 30, 2026, 9:36 AM
Industry The Web Amazon says USPS 'walked away at the eleventh hour' from delivery deal talks The fallout could not come at a worse time for a cash-strapped Postal Service By Rob Thubron, March 19, 2026, 7:46 AM 19 comments
The Web Amazon poised to drop USPS reliance and take full control of last-mile deliveries Nearly 8% of US Postal Service revenue came from Amazon last year By Shawn Knight, December 4, 2025, 12:24 PM 9 comments
The Web Industry USPS suspends shipments from China and Hong Kong, impacting Shein and Temu orders (Update: decision now reversed) After Trump ended the de minimis exemption By Rob Thubron, February 5, 2025, 7:41 AM 18 comments
Car Tech Industry USPS rolls out EVs and charging infrastructure as part of $40 billion modernization plan Cost was an initial concern By Skye Jacobs, September 17, 2024, 7:03 AM 12 comments
Security The Web A husband's quest for justice unmasks a global smishing operation Thousands owe their financial security to his efforts By Skye Jacobs, August 10, 2024, 10:54 AM 18 comments
The Web Industry U.S. Postal Service made $1.6 billion profit on Amazon deliveries last year USPS delivered 30 percent of Amazon's 2019 volume, amounting to 1.54B packages By Joe White, September 19, 2020, 12:03 PM 25 comments
Industry AI Nvidia will provide the USPS with AI tech to boost efficiency USPS will be able to process package data 10x faster By Shawn Knight, November 5, 2019, 2:47 PM 9 comments
Industry Car Tech The Postal Service is piloting self-driving mail trucks Eliminating human drivers could save the USPS millions in operating costs By Shawn Knight, May 21, 2019, 10:24 AM
Electronics US Postal Service is the latest company to crack down on hoverboard shipments By Tim Schiesser, December 17, 2015, 2:45 PM 7 comments
Industry The Web Checking your mail will soon be as easy as checking your e-mail By Shawn Knight, December 9, 2015, 8:45 AM 8 comments
Industry The Web Amazon may soon give FedEx, UPS and USPS the boot By Shawn Knight, November 24, 2015, 2:00 PM 18 comments
Security Chinese hackers suspected in USPS breach, data on every employee compromised By Shawn Knight, November 10, 2014, 2:30 PM
Industry Amazon is working with the US Postal Service to deliver groceries By Shawn Knight, September 5, 2014, 11:30 AM 11 comments
Apple US Postal Service to issue commemorative Steve Jobs stamp next year By Shawn Knight, February 21, 2014, 9:15 AM 16 comments
Industry The Web Amazon and USPS team up to offer Sunday delivery By Russ Boswell, November 11, 2013, 1:00 PM 10 comments
Hardware Industry USPS to ban overseas shipments of electronics with lithium ion batteries By Shawn Knight, May 11, 2012, 3:30 PM 43 comments