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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 charges non-Prime members more at physical bookstores, hinting at new retail strategy

Cashiers at Amazon’s physical bookstores now ask each customer the same question: Are you a Prime member? That’s because Amazon… Read More

Survey: Amazon is the most relevant brand among U.S. millennials

Amazon’s brand is more relevant to millennials in America than any other company. That’s one finding from a new survey… Read More

Amazon bringing In-N-Out Burger to Seattle? Getting to the bottom of this mysterious sign

We knew it was too good to be true almost instantly. The crinkled red paper, the low-resolution type, and the… Read More

Amazon without AWS? Online retailer would have posted big loss if not for booming cloud business

Imagine this scenario: Amazon posts a $286 million operating loss for the third quarter, its sixth losing quarter in 2.5 years. Frustrated… Read More

Amazon shelling out record sums for shipping in push for faster delivery

Amazon’s net shipping costs soared to nearly $1.75 billion in the third quarter, the second-highest quarterly total in the company’s history and… Read More

Amazon dogs

Ruff day at the office: Amazon dogs dress up for Halloween, strut their stuff in costume contest

On any given day around Amazon’s South Lake Union campus in Seattle, employees’ dogs are a common sight as they… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Apple and Microsoft aim to reinvent the computer for a new era

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: We analyze the big unveilings this week from Apple and Microsoft, each… Read More

‘Failure and innovation are inseparable twins’: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos offers 7 leadership principles

You don’t choose your passions; your passions choose you. Be stubborn on your vision, but flexible on details. Failure is… Read More

Look out Alibaba: Amazon brings Prime to China in bid to take on e-commerce rival

Amazon has expanded its Prime subscription program to China in a move to compete with the country’s dominant e-commerce player Alibaba.… Read More

Amazon tops 300,000 employees in latest sign of tech giant’s massive ambitions

Updated with comments from Amazon CFO Brian Olsavsky. Amazon’s worldwide employment exceeded 306,000 people in the third quarter — surpassing 300,000 employees… Read More

Amazon posts $32.7B in revenue, up 29%, but profits fall well short of Wall Street expectations

Updated with comments from Amazon CFO Brian Olsavsky. Amazon posted $32.7 billion in revenue in the third quarter, up 29… Read More

Amazon lands more office space in Seattle, leases five floors at former Tommy Bahama HQ

Amazon continues to grow its footprint in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood. The latest expansion comes with a new lease… Read More

Amazon sees potential for up to 2,000 grocery stores in U.S. over next decade, report says

Amazon’s grocery stores under construction in its hometown are just the start of a much larger vision. That’s the word from Business Insider,… Read More

Microsoft takes on Amazon-owned Twitch with new game streaming tech for Windows 10, Xbox One

Microsoft today unveiled new game streaming technology that puts it in direct competition with Amazon and shows the fruits of… Read More

Amazon on pace to become biggest U.S. clothing retailer by next year, study says

Amazon is expected to become the biggest clothing retailer in the U.S. next year, moving ahead of Macy’s, according to… Read More

New study: Nearly 20% of Amazon’s 65M Prime members in U.S. go with monthly charge

When Amazon introduced a monthly subscription plan for its Prime program as an alternative to the $99 annual fee earlier this year,… Read More

Watch out, Amazon: Google Express home delivery service launches in Seattle as part of big expansion

Seattleites have a new option for ordering items online, thanks to Google. Google Express launched today in Seattle and across Washington, along… Read More

Amazon reports huge growth in Dash Button orders, adds 60 new brands from PoopBags to Pop-Tarts

Amazon says customers are taking to Dash Buttons to quickly restock their favorite items, and now the company has added more than… Read More

Amazon delivery drone

Jeff Bezos: Amazon drones will find landing spots using symbols printed out by customers

Amazon’s delivery drones will be able to fly up to 20 miles at speeds faster than 50 mph, and find their landing… Read More

Is Amazon or Microsoft a better place to work? Advice for an MBA student

Competition for tech talent in the Seattle area is fierce, and Amazon and Microsoft are the heavyweights in this fight.… Read More

Jeff Bezos

Video: Jeff Bezos shares big ideas, from Amazon’s drone landing pads to a 10,000-year clock

Someday, you’ll be printing out a landing pad to guide an Amazon drone to its delivery, or maybe taking a… Read More

Online attacks cause outages for Twitter, Amazon, Spotify, other major websites

Several major websites, including Amazon, Twitter, Spotify, Reddit, and more, were knocked out early Friday after apparent distributed denial of… Read More

Jeff Bezos sees a big future for Amazon Echo, Alexa and AI in health care

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos thinks Alexa, the virtual assistant that powers Echo devices, could be a useful tool for health… Read More

Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos slams Donald Trump for ‘eroding our democracy,’ but regrets tweet about sending him to space

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has tweeted just 68 times at his 144,000 followers in his limited use of Twitter, but he… Read More

Apple Lightning Cables

Apple claims Amazon sold counterfeit products in suit against manufacturer Mobile Star

Amazon is again embroiled in a conflict over counterfeit products, this time counterfeit Apple chargers and power cords that were… Read More

Google Cloud Platform simplifies storage options and cuts prices in bid to compete with Amazon

Google Cloud Platform today moved to compete more directly with cloud market leader Amazon Web Services, revamping its storage offerings,… Read More

Why this prominent Seattle entrepreneur decided to take a job on Amazon’s fast-growing Alexa team

Seattle entrepreneur Ford Davidson has been around the startup block a few times, selling his phone backup service Dashwire to… Read More

Amazon Music signs exclusive deal with Garth Brooks for country legend’s streaming debut

Amazon’s got friends in low places, apparently. The company’s new service, Amazon Music Unlimited, added several Garth Brooks albums to… Read More

Amazon reportedly eyes broadband Internet service in Europe

Well, here’s yet another business that Amazon.com is looking to dominate. The Information (subscription required) reports today that the online… Read More

Talk bubbles

Want to keep talking about the election? Amazon updates Alexa so she can answer key questions

Like many of us — when we’re not being asked to play more Adele or order more toilet paper —… Read More

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