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You can now send Amazon gift cards via text message or messaging apps like WhatsApp or Snapchat

Amazon today announced that customers can now send electronic Amazon gift cards to recipients via text message or messaging apps.… Read More

Grocery celeb sighting: Whole Foods CEO John Mackey spotted at store near Amazon HQ

Whole Foods shoppers were treated to a grocery celebrity sighting on Tuesday morning when John Mackey strolled through his company’s… Read More

Alexa-enabled Amazon drones could talk with customers when delivering packages

In the future, Amazon drones may be able to tell you to get out of the way — and listen… Read More

Target reportedly checking out of Amazon Web Services as tech giant’s retail ambitions grow

If you’re a chief information officer at a large or medium-size retailer that has embraced cloud computing while feeling the… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: We roamed the aisles at Whole Foods to understand Amazon’s grocery strategy

What will Amazon do with Whole Foods, and what will the $13.7 billion deal mean for the company, retailers, and… Read More

Amazon reveals 3 university finalists for $2.5M Alexa Prize — including one from Univ. of Washington

Amazon has revealed the three university team finalists competing for the inaugural $2.5 million Alexa Prize. The competition, first announced… Read More

Amazon’s new multi-room Alexa music feature lets Echo devices work in concert; Sonos, Bose and others coming soon

Amazon announced a new feature for its Alexa voice assistant: multi-room audio that synchronizes music playback across multiple Amazon Echo devices,… Read More

Jeff Bezos tweets thanks for philanthropy suggestions and promises ‘more to come’

Two months after he asked the Twitterverse to suggest short-term options for future philanthropy, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos passed along… Read More

Hundreds of Whole Foods 365 items now available through AmazonFresh and Fresh Pickup stores

It’s a new era for Whole Foods Market today, as Amazon takes control of the grocery chain, but we are… Read More

AWS Elemental CEO Sam Blackman, 41, dies after suffering cardiac event

Sam Blackman, one of the more prominent leaders of the Portland technology scene and CEO of AWS Elemental, has died… Read More

Amazon, Microsoft and other tech giants step up to aid tropical storm Harvey rescue efforts

As tropical storm Harvey continues to take its toll on Texas, tech companies from around the nation are pitching in… Read More

Price check: Here’s how much Amazon is slashing Whole Foods items on its first day as new owner

Whole Paycheck? Not anymore. Based on our research, “3/4 Paycheck” might be a better nickname for Whole Foods Market following… Read More

VMware’s hybrid cloud product for Amazon Web Services now generally available

VMware customers who would like to get in on some of the benefits of cloud computing without having to rip… Read More

Whole Foods offers Amazon Echo as ‘Farm Fresh Pick of the Season’ as tech giant takes over upscale grocer

A display of Alexa-powered products such as the Echo and Echo Dot popped up at a Whole Foods Market in… Read More

Whole Foods employees work late on eve of Amazon takeover, prepping to lower prices

Amazon’s influence on Whole Foods has begun. Whole Foods employees were working late Sunday at multiple stores to prepare for… Read More

Podcast

Week In Geek Podcast: Amazon reveals its Whole Foods plan and the psychology of how we use apps

It’s official: Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods will finalize Monday, and the tech giant is already planning big changes for… Read More

Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy to lead Uber? Nope, not going to happen

As the summer-long search for a new Uber CEO rolls along, a new name surfaced Friday as a possible candidate:… Read More

Zillow shifts Zestimate home valuation tool to the cloud, claims better accuracy than ever

As thousands of scientists work to improve Zillow’s Zestimate, the company said today its home valuation tool is more accurate… Read More

Report: Amazon investigated its studio head over alleged sexual remarks to show producer

Amazon Studios chief Roy Price, who has presided over the tech giant’s rise into a major Hollywood film and TV… Read More

Amazon’s new Seattle-area bookstore shows how its first major brick-and-mortar concept has evolved

Amazon unveiled its latest brick and mortar bookstore on Thursday, its 10th opening in less than two years, and it… Read More

Amazon’s new ‘Hub’ delivery locker system is already a hit in San Francisco apartment building

Apartment residents at a giant new development in downtown San Francisco are among the first in the country to use… Read More

Amazon to complete $13.7B Whole Foods deal Monday, promising lower prices and Prime integration

Amazon announced today that its $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods will close this Monday, Aug. 28, and revealed how… Read More

Report: Amazon building fashionable AI that can quickly spot and reproduce the latest trends

Amazon is building trendy artificial intelligence tools that can identify the latest fashion craze. MIT’s Technology Review reports that Amazon… Read More

Amazon’s hit show ‘Transparent’ is coming back for a fifth season

Transparent, the Emmy award-winning video series that tells the story of the Pfeffermans, is coming back for a fifth season,… Read More

Amazon clears key regulatory hurdle in bid to buy Whole Foods for $13.7B

It’s been a good day for Amazon and its quest to acquire Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion. Today, the… Read More

Seattle councilmember calls on Jeff Bezos to push for better ‘gig economy’ working conditions

As Amazon’s plan to buy Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion clears a major hurdle, a Seattle City Councilmember is… Read More

Amazon Game Studios shows off new ‘Breakaway’ trailer as it positions itself for Twitch success

A new trailer for “Breakaway,” the multiplayer action game from Amazon Game Studios, encourages participants to “play like the world… Read More

GeekWire Summit: Top Amazon execs added to agenda, early-bird ticket deadline approaches

Jeff Wilke, the chief executive of Amazon’s worldwide consumer business, and Toni Reid, the vice president who leads the company’s… Read More

Trump rips everyone in Arizona speech — including Amazon, again, and Bezos-owned Washington Post

Whether it’s on Twitter or in front of a crowd of raucous supporters, President Trump appears to be making his… Read More

Amazon expands to 10 bookstores with openings in Seattle area and San Jose this week

Amazon’s quest to become a powerhouse in brick-and-mortar retail continues, with the company opening new book stores in Bellevue, Washington… Read More