2013十大科技新闻

亚马逊牵手美国邮政

亚马逊（Amazon ）的杰夫•贝佐斯能拯救邮政（the U.S. Postal Service）吗？美国邮政总局去年巨亏近160亿美元。今年11月，亚马逊宣布将与美国邮政总局展开合作，推出一项不收取额外费用的周日速递服务。目前这项服务已经开始在洛杉矶和纽约都市圈开展，并计划在2014年推广至达拉斯、休斯顿和菲尼克斯等地。

Amazon teams up with the U.S. Postal Service

Can Jeff Bezos save snail mail? In November, Amazon (AMZN, Fortune 500) announced a partnership with the U.S. Postal Service, which hemorrhaged nearly $16 billion last year, enabling Sunday delivery of customer orders at no extra charge. Already, the service caters to Los Angeles and New York metropolitan areas, with plans to expand to cities including Dallas, Houston, and Phoenix in 2014.