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The latest Amazon-occupied building sale shows how far Seattle real estate has come in last decade

Investors from around the world continue to pay top dollar to get their hands on Amazon-occupied office buildings. The latest… Read More

Amazon wants FCC approval to test mysterious wireless communications system

A cryptic filing with the Federal Communications Commission reveals a plan by Amazon to test a new wireless communications system at its… Read More

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The Week in Geek: Envelop VR closes its doors; drone crashes into the Space Needle; and more

Seattle is proud of its growing virtual reality community and already boasts several promising VR and AR startups. But the young… Read More

Facebook grabs another Seattle office building, flexing its muscles again in the heart of Amazonia

Facebook is starting to look a little Amazon-like in the speed with which it is gobbling up Seattle real estate. The… Read More

Amazon continues to grow lead over Google as starting point for online shoppers

Where do you start when shopping for something online? For a majority of people, it’s Amazon — not Google. That’s… Read More

Sound Transit in talks with Amazon to place package delivery hubs at Seattle-area rail stations

Here’s one way for Amazon to reduce package delivery times: decrease the number of places drivers have to go. Traffic… Read More

Amazon to add 100,000 full-time U.S. jobs in next 18 months, growing domestic workforce 55 percent

Amazon just made a big statement about its continued growth aspirations, announcing that it plans to add another 100,000 full-time jobs… Read More

Amazon removes Indian flag doormat from site after official threatens to rescind employee visas

A doormat resembling India’s tricolor flag was removed from Amazon’s Canadian website after an Indian government official directed threats at… Read More

Amazon falls behind Disney, but beats Netflix, in study ranking millennials’ intimacy with brands

Millennials seem to have an emotional attachment to the smiling cardboard boxes which bring them stuff, at least according to… Read More

New Amazon credit card includes 5% back on all Amazon purchases, but only for Prime members

Amazon just came out with another reason to get Prime: a new credit card that will let members get 5… Read More

Greenpeace USA slams Amazon, lauds Microsoft and Google for their renewable-energy use

Public-cloud giant Amazon Web Services, along with Netflix and Samsung, is still lagging in its use of renewable energy, Greenpeace… Read More

How these 3 Seattle-based retailers are differentiating in Amazon’s backyard

Amazon’s appetite for disrupting retail appears as if it will never be sated. In the past two years, we’ve seen… Read More

For 24th straight year, IBM granted most U.S. patents, but Microsoft and Amazon are gaining

IBM is once again the king of patents, according to a new report, but other tech giants, including Pacific Northwest… Read More

Best of Prime: Amazon’s most-streamed original content, music, and more from 2016

Amazon is constantly adding new features to entice customers to sign up for its $99 a year Prime membership. The… Read More

Video: What it’s like to use Amazon’s Alexa in a Ford hybrid car

LAS VEGAS — Alexa was the buzz of CES this year, with exhibitors showing integrations of Amazon’s voice-enabled virtual assistant into… Read More

Report: Amazon may be planning grocery store for Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood

Amazon may be planning another grocery store in Seattle, in addition to the drive-up locations under construction and the new… Read More

Amazon gives out 5,000 bananas a day in Seattle

It’s been more than a year since Amazon opened its “Community Banana Stand” in Seattle and the program appears to… Read More

Amazon to accept food stamps for online grocery orders in select states through federal pilot program

Amazon is among seven grocers selected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to test online grocery ordering and payment using… Read More

Amazon and Jeff Bezos get the spotlight (and a punch line) at the Golden Globes

Amazon’s billionaire founder, Jeff Bezos, is becoming a regular at Hollywood award ceremonies like tonight’s Golden Globes, and now he’s… Read More

GeekWire CES Dispatch, Day 4: Spotting celebrities and searching for the next big thing in tech

LAS VEGAS — We’re back with our final video dispatch from the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show, including several celebrity sightings, an… Read More

Amazon exec Paul Misener warns that state laws could bog down drone deliveries

A patchwork of state laws governing drone operations would pose a “real problem” for aerial delivery systems like the one… Read More

Amazon at CES: ‘We believe there will be an Alexa skill for everyone, for everything’

LAS VEGAS — Amazon said this week that there are now more than 7,000 Alexa skills, third-party integrations that extend the… Read More

Walmart buys Zappos competitor ShoeBuy for $70M to help Jet.com battle Amazon in online apparel

Walmart is already using its deep pockets to help recent acquisition Jet.com compete with Amazon in online apparel. Walmart on Thursday… Read More

Amazon Alexa VP throws subtle shade at Google Home exec over Echo’s lead

LAS VEGAS — Amazon’s early lead with the Echo smart speaker left competitor like Google playing catch up. But a… Read More

Amazon Prime members can now order their favorite meals through Alexa

“Alexa, order dinner.” That’s not exactly how Amazon’s newest Alexa skill works, but that’s the gist. The online retail giant… Read More

Spotted at CES: Amazon’s funky Treasure Truck makes trek from Seattle to bring deals to Vegas

LAS VEGAS — It’s a long way from home. Amazon’s quirky Treasure Truck, which has delighted shoppers in the Seattle… Read More

GeekWire CES Dispatch, Day 2: High-tech celebrities, Alexa in the fridge, and VR barf bags

LAS VEGAS — The final CES media day was packed with surprises, reveals, and more than anything, Amazon’s Alexa. As… Read More

Amazon to open new brick-and-mortar bookstore in New York City this year

Amazon plans to open its first physical bookstore in New York City — and its sixth overall. The store will be… Read More

Ford is turning its cars into Amazon Alexa devices starting this month

LAS VEGAS — Ford will begin rolling out Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant this month, starting by allowing hybrid and electric vehicle owners to interact… Read More

Amazon gently stresses several ways Alexa could have stopped 6-year-old girl’s dollhouse order

Step away from the Dot, tiny online shopper. When a 6-year-old girl in Texas managed to get herself a big… Read More