Laura wrote about e-commerce and Amazon, and she occasionally covered cool science topics. Previously, she broke down cybersecurity and privacy issues for CNET readers. Laura is based in Tacoma, ...

Wolverine Barcode IP sued Amazon for patent infringement in the Western District of Texas, over technology related to offline commerce transactions using barcodes for personal identification. The ...

Amazon's logistics operation is coldly efficient, a vital quality when the company ships so many parcels on a daily basis. The venerable barcode might seem like an efficient way to track inventory, ...