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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 fall TV lineup: Premiere dates for ‘Transparent,’ ‘Man in the High Castle,’ and 7 more shows announced

This fall, Amazon’s strategy to compete with Netflix and HBO for premium original content hinges on nostalgia. Whether viewers want… Read More

Jeff Bezos

Jeff Bezos completes his biggest stock sale ever, has now unloaded $1.4B in Amazon shares this year

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos sold off another 1 million shares of company stock last week, valued at $756.74 million, according to… Read More

Walmart confirms $3.3B Jet.com acquisition: Here’s how they plan to take on Amazon

Walmart this morning announced an agreement to acquire Jet.com for $3.3 billion in cash and stock, confirming widespread reports and uniting… Read More

Walmart’s $3B acquisition of Jet.com expected Monday, putting Amazon in the crosshairs

Walmart is taking its biggest step yet to battle Amazon.com for supremacy in the realm of online retail. Follow-up: Walmart… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: The story behind Amazon’s new plane, Seattle’s growth challenges, and more

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: Amazon unveiled the first-ever Prime freighter plane this week: Amazon One, a re-purposed… Read More

Amazon Prime Air jet

Photos: Amazon’s first ‘Prime Air’ cargo jet takes spotlight at Seattle’s Seafair air show

Amazon’s first branded cargo jet made its daylight debut today at Seattle’s Boeing Seafair Air Show, but not before show… Read More

Amazon Prime cargo jet

First Amazon Prime airplane debuts in Seattle after secret night flight

The first freighter jet to carry the Amazon brand is primed for its public debut in Seafair’s sunny skies, after making a… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Seattle moms launch Sproutable, an online learning hub for parents

After years working in public health and early childhood development, Alanna Beebe grew concerned that the latest science in her… Read More

Former Microsoft exec and Sling Media co-founder Blake Krikorian dies at 48

Blake Krikorian, the former CEO of Slingbox maker Sling Media who was also a Microsoft executive and Amazon.com board member, has died… Read More

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Automatic ordering: Amazon adds more connected devices to Dash Replenishment Service

Amazon today announced a bevy of new connected devices now apart of its Dash Replenishment program, allowing customers to automatically order… Read More

After stints at Microsoft, Google and Salesforce, tech vet Adam Bosworth joins Amazon

Adam Bosworth has had a long and distinguished career in tech, starting at Microsoft where he pushed the organization to… Read More

Alexa, how much water am I using? Connected Buildings Challenge paves way for smarter, efficient energy use

Ever wish you could say: “Alexa, how much water am I using?” or “Siri, lower the house’s energy input?” That reality… Read More

Walmart reportedly in talks to acquire Amazon competitor Jet.com

Two of Amazon’s biggest online shopping competitors, Walmart and Jet.com, may be looking to team up. The Wall Street Journal reports Walmart… Read More

Amazon goes nuts with latest expansion of its private-label foods

Amazon is now selling nuts and trail mix under the Happy Belly brand, its private label for perishables. Previously on… Read More

Amazon releases template for building Alexa-powered ‘choose your own adventure’ games

Amazon released a new tool and source code Tuesday to encourage people to build voice-oriented, “choose your own adventure” games using… Read More

Study: Tablet shipments drop 12 percent as Apple and Samsung continue to dominate

Tablet shipments are down 12 percent from this time last year, continuing a trend of declining tablet sales overall, according to a new… Read More

Bicycling Amazon manager delivers Kindles to Himalayan school, taking customer service to new heights

Liam Ackerman doesn’t take customer service lightly. Last week, the Amazon UK employee biked over 300 miles to deliver two Kindles to the Shey… Read More

Amazon eyes noise-canceling headphones that could shut off when someone says your name

Amazon recently received a patent for verbal and ambient kill switches for noise-canceling headphones that acoustically isolate users. Amazon’s patent, approved last month, could… Read More

Amazon now 4th most valuable U.S. public company, passes Exxon Mobil

A surging stock price following another strong earnings report has propelled Amazon past Exxon Mobil to become the fourth most… Read More

Huge crowd of Seattle wizards converge on Amazon’s Treasure Truck for midnight release of new Harry Potter book

A huge crowd of Seattle’s wizards and Muggles descended on Amazon’s Treasure Truck at midnight tonight to get their hands… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Amazon vs. Facebook, lessons from Pokémon Go, and a real-world ‘Clue Quest’

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: We start with a roundup of second quarter earnings, where Amazon again blew away… Read More

Taste test: We pitted Amazon’s new private-label coffee against Starbucks, Folgers and Stumptown — and you won’t believe who won

Can the king of e-commerce become a titan of coffee? As part of Amazon’s ongoing strategy to be in the… Read More

Amazon will double spending on video content for second half of 2016 in battle with Netflix

Amazon plans to double down on video content. After the company beat Wall Street’s expectations for its second quarter earnings… Read More

Amazon reaches new high of 268,900 employees — skyrocketing 47% in just one year

Amazon said it added approximately 23,700 employees worldwide in the second quarter, bringing its total employment to 268,900. Amazon’s headcount… Read More

Amazon net sales soar 31% to $30.4B, AWS accounts for 56% of operating profits

Amazon’s net sales for the second quarter rose 31 percent to $30.4 billion, coming in at the high end of… Read More

Jeff Bezos

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos joins tech titans on Pentagon’s innovation advisory board

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is joining the Defense Innovation Advisory Board, a 15-member panel that’s meant to help the Pentagon… Read More

Shut the front door — or lock it, at least: Amazon’s Alexa expands voice commands to smart door locks

You can now tell Amazon’s digital assistant Alexa to lock doors thanks to a new skill that integrates with Maveron-backed August Home… Read More

"The Break-In"

Scary film shot on a phone is Amazon Video Direct’s first winner in monthly $1M Stars program

Creepy “found footage” is still a thing that can engage and scare film fans, it seems, as the Amazon Video… Read More

Advice from Jeff Bezos: Here’s what the Amazon CEO taught this startup about cultural values

There are sprinkles of Amazon influence at Seattle startup Convoy, and that’s not by mistake. Convoy CEO Dan Lewis spoke… Read More

Coolest Cooler

Amazon partners with Kickstarter to sell crowdfunded products on Launchpad

Amazon announced a partnership with Kickstarter Wednesday to sell more than 300 crowdfunded products on a dedicated Amazon.com page. Kickstarter… Read More

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