Podcast Podcast: Why Amazon is buying Whole Foods, and what it means for the tech and retail industries Amazon’s announcement this morning that it will acquire Whole Foods for $13.7 billion surprised the technology and retail industries, and… Read More
Amazon’s Whole Foods acquisition might take some cloud revenue off Microsoft’s table Amazon’s $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods Friday also took a major customer away from its closest rival in the… Read More
IKEA is selling some of its products — even the Swedish meatball sauce — on Amazon now We had a debate here a few weeks ago over who among us actually likes to subject themselves to shopping… Read More
365 by Whole Foods looked like the store of the future — then Amazon and the future stepped in Last September, when Whole Foods opened a new high-tech “365 by Whole Foods Market” in Bellevue, Wash., I visited to… Read More
Amazon just acquired a training ground for retail artificial intelligence research Amazon didn’t acquire an iconic grocery store brand just for the quinoa: Whole Foods operates hundreds of retail data mines,… Read More
RFID tag maker Impinj soars on Wall Street as Amazon’s $13.7B deal to buy Whole Foods opens new opportunities for technology in retail Amazon’s deal to acquire Whole Foods for $13.7 billion is sending far-reaching ripples across Wall Street, well beyond the grocery… Read More
Wall Street and Twitter react to Amazon’s blockbuster $13.7B acquisition of Whole Foods Amazon’s announcement Friday morning of its intention to acquire Whole Foods for nearly $14 billion sent shockwaves through the tech,… Read More
Walmart to buy Bonobos for $310M as it continues e-commerce battle with Amazon Walmart announced Friday it is buying online apparel company Bonobos for $310 million to further beef up its e-commerce operation… Read More
Amazon to buy Whole Foods Market for $13.7B, dramatically expanding physical retail footprint Amazon will acquire Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion, marking the Seattle-based tech giant’s most ambitious expansion yet into brick-and-mortar… Read More
It’s business, and it’s personal: How Amazon Web Services decides to enforce non-compete contracts Career decisions are always stressful, but employees at Amazon Web Services face an additional source of anxiety when evaluating new… Read More
Why Amazon (and others) might want to acquire Slack There’s not much of a dilemma as to why Amazon might consider buying Slack for $9 billion; just about any… Read More
Newly leased Amazon office building in Seattle sells for $330M to German investors Another Amazon building has sold for big bucks. This time around it’s a building called Midtown21. Amazon announced its lease… Read More
Amazon unveils $20 Dash Wand with Alexa for voice-enabled grocery ordering and home controls Amazon just introduced a new Alexa device: a $20 version of its Amazon Dash Wand with the voice-enabled smart assistant… Read More
There is a 79-foot-tall Amazon Echo replica in New York City’s Times Square — here’s why Amazon is known for being secretive about its plans, but when it wants to make an impression it knows how… Read More
Jeff Bezos touts Amazon’s solar power campaign for fulfillment centers Tesla CEO Elon Musk isn’t the only tech billionaire who’s high on solar power: Today, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos tweeted… Read More
‘Amazonians for the day’: Tech giant hosting summer camp to turn students on to STEM As it continues to hire thousands of new employees in Seattle and across the country, Amazon is also giving school… Read More
Amazon patents delivery drone designs with adjustable arms and a winch Two of Amazon’s newly published patents cover some unorthodox features for delivery drones, including rotor arms that extend and bend… Read More
Amazon Web Services’ GovCloud customers will have an East Coast region option starting in 2018 Amazon Web Services will open a second region for its GovCloud customers next year, moving its government-services cloud closer to… Read More
Amazon gives 2% rewards back to Prime members who deposit cash via their bank account Amazon today added a new way for Prime members to earn cash-back. “Amazon Prime Reload” gives customers 2% back when… Read More
Amazon Go job posting points to potential expansion of checkout-free retail concept Amazon is still refining its checkout-free grocery experience, Amazon Go, but there are new signs that the online retail giant… Read More
Former AWS executive temporarily barred from working at Smartsheet as non-compete lawsuit moves forward A King County Superior Court Commissioner sided with Amazon in the opening salvo of a court battle over Smartsheet’s hiring… Read More
Amazon rolls out contact blocking for Alexa voice-calling feature Amazon is rolling out an update to its Alexa app that lets users of its voice-calling feature block specific people… Read More
Amazon’s suit against former AWS VP hints at bigger move into workplace collaboration Amazon is one of the most notoriously tight-lipped companies in the tech industry when it comes to discussing its future… Read More
Amazon sues former AWS VP over non-compete deal; Smartsheet calls claim against its new product chief an ‘enormous overreach’ Amazon.com is alleging that one of its former high-ranking executives violated a non-compete agreement when he accepted a job at… Read More
Your eyes aren’t deceiving you: Amazon just quietly redesigned the Prime logo Millions of people are accustomed to looking for the Amazon Prime logo when shopping on the e-commerce site, to ensure… Read More
Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post taps Amazon’s Polly AI technology to read news articles Jeff Bezos’ worlds are coming together as The Washington Post announced today that it has begun testing a plan to… Read More
Nonprofit FareStart to open 5 new eateries in Seattle next month in Amazon partnership The nonprofit FareStart announced today that the five restaurants and cafes that it’s launching with Amazon’s help will be ready… Read More
Amazon Web Services planning new East Coast campus in Northern Virginia Amazon Web Services plans to build a new East Coast campus in Northern Virginia, in the same general area that… Read More
Amazon proposes a ‘virtual safety shroud’ to protect pets and people from drones What happens if a child or a dog wanders into range while a drone is dipping down to make a delivery?… Read More
Cloudy with a chance of profit: Cloud drives value for tech giants like Amazon and Microsoft Three hundred billion dollars and growing: that is the size of the cloud market in front of Amazon, Microsoft and… Read More
