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Amazon

In-depth Amazon coverage from the tech giant’s hometown, including e-commerce, AWS, Amazon Prime, Alexa, logistics, devices, and more.

Fashion-focused Amazon wins patent for ‘on-demand apparel manufacturing’

Amazon has a snazzy new idea for cutting the cost of making clothes. The Seattle e-commerce juggernaut just won a patent… Read More

Netflix misses subscriber estimates, explains why it won’t ink live sports partnerships like Amazon’s NFL deal

Netflix missed slightly on subscriber estimates for its first quarter earnings report as the streaming giant saw shares initially dip but then rise… Read More

Amazon closing in on Flipkart as top India e-commerce site among mobile users, study says

Amazon is making a $5 billion play to became the top e-commerce site in India, and it seems the investment… Read More

Walmart’s potential acquisition of Bonobos could help retail giant challenge Amazon

Walmart is reportedly in the final stages of negotiations to acquire Bonobos, an online fashion retailer aimed at helping men… Read More

Amazon opens up Alexa’s microphone and voice processing technology to hardware makers

Amazon’s digital assistant Alexa might show up in a lot of new devices soon. That’s because the online retail giant… Read More

This was Amazon’s highest-earning employee in 2016 — and it wasn’t Jeff Bezos

Amazon Web Services is a cloud powerhouse, a more than $12 billion enterprise that would be a significant company on… Read More

Report: Amazon considered buying Whole Foods last year before new investor came on board

Amazon’s grocery ambitions led it to consider a purchase of struggling health food grocer Whole Foods last year, before ultimately… Read More

Jeff Bezos

Full text: In annual shareholder letter, Jeff Bezos explains why it will never be Day 2 at Amazon

Obsess over the customer. Resist proxies. Embrace powerful, external trends. And make high-quality and high-velocity decisions. These are some of the… Read More

Amazon adds features to FreeTime for parents to monitor, relate to their kids’ favorite content

Amazon’s FreeTime service lets parents set up tablets and other Amazon devices for their kids, complete with hand-picked videos and books.… Read More

Netflix

More than half of connected U.S. households watch video streaming services as Netflix faces increasing competition

Streaming services, like Netflix, are revolutionizing the way people consume video content. More than half of U.S. households connected to… Read More

Amazon confirms plans for big new office in Bellevue; employees set to move in this summer

Amazon has confirmed previously-reported plans to open a big new office in downtown Bellevue, Wash. GeekWire reported last year that… Read More

Why Amazon is spending $4.5B on video this year — and how it compares to competitors like Netflix

Amazon will dedicate an estimated $4.5 billion on video content this year, narrowing the spending gap between the Seattle e-commerce giant… Read More

Alexa Diabetes Challenge hopes Amazon’s virtual assistant can help patients manage the chronic condition

Alexa, Amazon’s artificial intelligence-powered virtual assistant, seems to have unlimited talents. But can her skills help people with chronic health… Read More

Flipkart lands $1.4B from Microsoft, eBay, Tencent as India online retail battle with Amazon continues

Flipkart announced a $1.4 billion investment round Monday, involving some tech heavyweights from around the globe, as it goes toe-to-toe with… Read More

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Amazon and Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos: ‘The only thing that’s disruptive is customer adoption’

Amazon often gets the blame — or credit, depending on your perspective — for upending traditional industries, particularly in the brick-and-mortar retail… Read More

Ex-Amazon manager’s new startup mixes smart home tech with modular construction to make housing more affordable

Aaron Holm was an important player in Amazon’s physical retail push. As a product manager, he worked on the company’s… Read More

Amazon creating 5,000 part-time, work-from-home jobs in its Virtual Customer Service program

Amazon may be hiring thousands of people to fill jobs on its Seattle campus or at fulfillment centers around the… Read More

Amazon’s real estate chief: ‘What we’re trying to do the most is be good neighbors’

Between the thousands of jobs Amazon adds each year and its insatiable appetite for office space in Seattle’s urban core, the company… Read More

Here’s why Amazon just paid a reported $50M to stream NFL games

The idea of Amazon streaming live NFL games probably isn’t something that the Seattle-based tech giant considered when it launched more than… Read More

Amazon’s market value soars, now worth almost double Walmart

Despite reporting a staggering $481.3 billion in net sales last year, Walmart’s value still doesn’t even come close to Seattle… Read More

Amazon to issue up to $70M in refunds for kids’ unauthorized in-app purchases

Good news for Amazon customers whose kids racked up massive in-app purchase bills: refunds may soon be on the way.… Read More

Amazon acquires stake in hydrogen fuel cell maker Plug Power, plans to spend $600M on batteries

Amazon has agreed to a deal giving it the right to acquire a more than 20 percent stake in hydrogen fuel… Read More

Amazon scores NFL streaming deal for reported $50M, outbidding Twitter and other tech giants

Amazon has reached a deal with the NFL to stream 10 Thursday Night Football games during the upcoming season for a reported… Read More

Photos: Amazon opens dog park next to Spheres for employees and the public

It’s a good day for the pups at Amazon. The tech giant on Tuesday opened a new dog park adjacent to its… Read More

Aerial photos show transformational effect of Amazon’s downtown Seattle campus

A decade ago, Amazon began to transform a former industrial neighborhood into one of the nation’s top tech hubs. Now,… Read More

Amazon Web Services to open data centers in Sweden in 2018, continuing global growth

Amazon Web Services said it will open data centers in Sweden next year to serve customers in Nordic countries such as… Read More

Silicon Valley VC on Amazon: ‘I can’t recruit anybody out of there’

When it comes to company culture, it’s a tale of two Amazons. There is the innovative, passionate Amazon where employees… Read More

Amazon aims to create ‘urban treehouse’ with its new Seattle office project

Amazon is building out a forest within the three signature spheres at its new campus just north of downtown Seattle, and… Read More

Report: Amazon told employees that Quidsi could turn a profit this year, before pulling plug

Amazon’s abrupt announcement last week that it would be shutting down Diapers.com parent Quidsi smells funny to some of the… Read More

Amazon launches Amazon Cash, a new way to buy products on its site without a credit card

Amazon wants to make it easier for customers to buy products on its platform with cash. The tech giant today… Read More

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