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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.

Amazon earnings preview: Will Amazon Web Services again help bolster Amazon’s bottom line?

Amazon Web Services is not only helping Amazon generate billions of dollars in revenue, but also — perhaps more importantly, to… Read More

Trump’s immigration crackdown may force Amazon and Microsoft to shift some workers to Canada

Prior to President Trump’s controversial immigration orders, Amazon offered positions in the U.S. to seven Iranian-born candidates. Now, the company… Read More

Apple touts ‘record results’ for iCloud storage business as services revenue tops $7B

Here’s a sign of the times: Apple made almost as much revenue on its services businesses in the December quarter… Read More

Amazon’s Audible launches ‘SINCERELY, X’ audio series with true stories, told anonymously

Over the course of her abusive marriage, a mom from the Midwest developed a life-saving idea that she couldn’t share… Read More

Charts: These tech companies stand to lose the most from Trump’s reported H-1B visa crackdown

Tens of thousands of tech workers could be affected by Donald Trump’s next executive order. Under the order, Trump will reportedly… Read More

Walmart ditches membership program, tries to best Amazon with free 2-day shipping for all customers

Amazon is a tough rival to beat at its own game — so Walmart is trying a different tactic. Effective… Read More

Amazon adds New Seasons Market to Prime Now 2-hour delivery service in Seattle

Amazon today announced that it is now delivering from New Seasons Market to Prime Now customers in Seattle. The grocery store,… Read More

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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Trump’s immigration ban: ‘We’re a nation of immigrants’

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos took a hard stance on Donald Trump’s immigration policy on Monday, saying in an email to… Read More

‘Alexa, order my Starbucks’: Coffee giant launches ‘reorder skill’ for Amazon’s voice assistant

Starbucks unveiled a new third-party skill for Amazon Alexa this morning, letting regular customers reorder their favorite coffee and food… Read More

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Week in Geek: Microsoft takes on the DOJ, inside Amazon’s giant post-holiday party, and more

Microsoft and the U.S. Department of Justice are once again battling things out in court. But unlike their duel back… Read More

Game of Thrones dog

Photos: Amazonians storm the ‘Game of Thrones’ Iron Throne — with dogs, bananas and dragons, too

Move over King’s Landing, the real seat of power when it comes to “Game of Thrones” this week was in… Read More

Google CEO on competition with Amazon Echo and Alexa: Don’t count us out yet

Amazon is still reaping the benefits of its early lead in home voice technology, thanks to its Echo smart speaker… Read More

Report: Amazon and PayPal have discussed payments partnership, PayPal CEO says

Amazon customers could someday be able to use PayPal for their purchases. In an interview with Bloomberg News, PayPal CEO Dan Schulman… Read More

Amazon to close Kindle ‘Write On’ author community, pulling the plug on story lab

Updated on Friday morning with more information from Amazon. Amazon’s Kindle Write On author community, billed as a “story lab”… Read More

Groundhog Day

‘O.K. campers, rise and shine!’ Alexa channels ‘Groundhog Day’ with new commands for holiday

When Bill Murray wakes up in the 1993 comedy classic “Groundhog Day,” the only thing on his bedside table is… Read More

Echo Dot

More than 8M people own an Amazon Echo as customer awareness increases ‘dramatically’

Amazon continues to see more and more traction with its voice-enabled speaker. A new report from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP)… Read More

Amazon foldable-wing drone

Amazon’s latest drone patent features foldable wings for flippable flight

Amazon has sought patents for hitchhiking drones, mini-drones that can sit on shoulders, drones that assemble themselves like Lego toys – and… Read More

Amazon sails into ocean freight business, expanding retail giant’s role in shipping

Amazon has successfully begun shipping goods from Chinese merchants to U.S. warehouses by ocean, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.… Read More

Amazon launches STEM toy subscription service to ‘educate and excite’ budding young scientists

The earlier kids get started on STEM, the better off they’ll be. At least that’s where Amazon is placing another… Read More

Starbucks, Microsoft, and others raise $4.5M in one month to open homeless family shelters

Seattle-area companies like Starbucks, Microsoft, and others came together in a big way this holiday season to provide temporary housing… Read More

Beam me up! In homage to ‘Star Trek,’ Amazon adds ‘computer’ to list of Echo wake words

Amazon has updated its list of words users can use to trigger their Echo devices, and, much to the delight of… Read More

Jeff Bezos at Golden Globes

Amazon makes Oscars history with streaming industry’s first-ever Best Picture nomination

Keep laughing, Jeff Bezos, and get that tux ready again. Amazon landed its first-ever Oscar nominations this morning as the Academy… Read More

Amazon campus

How Seattle’s office market became a ‘modern day gold rush’ thanks to Amazon and other tech giants

Amazon, with its more than 300,000 global employees, has emerged as one of the world’s corporate powerhouses. But the company’s impact is especially evident… Read More

Obama: Amazon is ‘killing traditional retail,’ and ‘relentless’ automation is the real threat to jobs

New U.S. President Donald Trump is focused on expanding the U.S. economy through tougher trade deals with countries including Mexico and… Read More

Amazon party

How Amazon parties: Inside the tech giant’s massive post-holiday celebration and concert

Amazon turned Seattle’s largest event center into its own wonderland on Friday night as a way to say “thank you” to… Read More

Amazon launches virtual Dash buttons to encourage impulse buying on website and mobile apps

Instant gratification has always been a key part of Amazon.com’s strategy. Hence one-click buying, free two-day delivery with Prime membership and… Read More

Amazon’s latest attempt to build a friendlier workplace is a new program for employees in trouble

Amazon is rolling out a new program for employees placed on its controversial “Performance Improvement Plan” (PIP), according to an… Read More

Netflix bags Jerry Seinfeld and Amazon lands … the Grateful Dead

The latest projects from Hollywood icons Martin Scorsese and Jerry Seinfeld will find homes on Amazon Video and Netflix. Today,… Read More

Treasure Truck

Amazon wins patent for Treasure Truck as it makes plans to expand beyond Seattle

If you’re thinking about building a knockoff of Amazon’s Treasure Truck, the funky delivery vehicle for flash deals ranging from cameras… Read More

Amazon Fresh truck

Amazon patents system to help autonomous vehicles handle traffic shifts

There’s been a lot of speculation about Amazon’s interest in self-driving delivery trucks, and a newly issued patent suggests that… Read More

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