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Startup Spotlight: Democracy Live uses electronic ballots to help governments reach voters

Last month marked a big milestone for Democracy Live, a technology firm based in Snoqualmie, Wash., which presented its voting technology to several… Read More

You can now use Spotify or Pandora as the default music player on Amazon’s Echo

Amazon Echo owners can now set Spotify or Pandora to be their default music player. Previously, Echo users could have… Read More

Amazon’s Audible releases Channels audio subscription service with new slate of original programs

Amazon-owned audiobook seller Audible today released its new commercial-free audio subscription service, Channels, to the public. The service, which includes news and original… Read More

Pick a winner: Dutch robot rises to Amazon Challenge by grabbing and stowing items the best

Amazon warehouse workers got a glimpse of a potential future co-worker over the holiday weekend when a new champion was crowned… Read More

Google acquires French machine learning startup Moodstocks in image-recognition push

Google announced today it has acquired Paris-based machine learning startup Moodstocks to work on smartphone image and item recognition. Moodstocks says… Read More

Report: Amazon plans brick-and-mortar bookstore in New York City

Amazon is planning to open a brick-and-mortar bookstore in New York City’s Hudson Yards, according to The New York Post. An unnamed… Read More

Notoriously secretive Amazon starts offering public tours of Seattle headquarters

Amazon will start offering regular public tours of its Seattle headquarters, pulling back the curtain on its internal operations in a new effort… Read More

We’ll never run out of Play-Doh again: Trying the new Amazon Dash Button

“Can I press it now?” Moments after setup, my 5-year-old was fully on board with the concept of our new Amazon… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Sen. Elizabeth Warren challenges tech giants, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s book deal, and more

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a possible running mate to Hillary Clinton, criticized… Read More

Now you can tell Alexa to buy stuff for you on Amazon

Alexa can already call a ride for you, tell you when you aren’t walking enough, and now the brain behind… Read More

Amazon Prime Video lands exclusive deal for many PBS Kids shows

Score one for Amazon in the race to own the competitive children’s video streaming market. Amazon announced this morning it has signed… Read More

Startup Spotlight: ActiveGiver wants to ‘level the playing field’ for campaign contributions

Bernie Sanders’ presidential bid — and Barack Obama’s before him — proved the power of grassroots donations. But a wealthy minority… Read More

Walmart takes aim at Amazon Prime with 30-day trial of ‘ShippingPass’ program

In its latest attempt to square off with Amazon, Walmart is expanding ShippingPass, its unlimited two-day shipping program, and offering a… Read More

Amazon biospheres: What will happen inside those giant glass orbs, and why the company is building them

In a couple years, Amazon employees will be able to walk on a suspension bridge over a forest and settle… Read More

Sen. Elizabeth Warren says competition is ‘dying’ in the U.S., cites growing power of Amazon, Apple and Google

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has been in the news a lot in recent days, most notably hitting the campaign trail with… Read More

Amazon’s second Prime Day will be July 12, with 100k deals plus changes to address past complaints

Amazon plans to hold its second Prime Day on July 12, with more than 100,000 deals worldwide for Amazon Prime members —… Read More

Amazon’s new Prime benefit: Discounted smartphones, supported by lock-screen ads

Amazon says it will offer its Prime members exclusive discounts on unlocked Android smartphones, starting with the new Motorola Moto G… Read More

Amazon enables voice activation for new Alexa ‘skills,’ as third-party capabilities expand

It just got a lot easier to for users add a new skill to Alexa, the voice-activated brain that powers… Read More

Amazon expands Dash Buttons into toys, adds 50 brands, says orders have doubled despite skepticism

Amazon is expanding its lineup of Dash Buttons with more than 50 new brands — including an expansion into toys… Read More

Amazon’s new ‘Page Flip’ feature for Kindle is like a virtual thumb in an e-book

One of the most natural habits when reading a physical book is to save your place with a thumb or finger and… Read More

Amazon launches education content sharing service for K-12 teachers and schools

Updated below with details of a copyright issue related to the site. Amazon is launching a new site where K-12… Read More

An Amazon shopping spree, courtesy of Apple: How the $400M e-book settlement works

Apple this week started paying out a $400 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit for e-book price fixing, and you might get some free… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Airlift sells in-office grub using high-tech ‘micro markets’

In-office perks can provide a recruiting edge and boost employee morale, but not every company can afford to foot the… Read More

Seattle’s growing pains inspire ‘Amazocalypse’ kids’ book, with a cardboard monster and a dog named Prime

Jeff Reifman has written a lot in recent years about Amazon, offering his opinion on what the company has done to Seattle… Read More

Study: Amazon Video is now the third-largest streaming service, behind Netflix and YouTube

As consumer viewer habits shift from broadcast to streaming, competition in the online video space is heating up. Amazon, the… Read More

Amazon slims down $80 Kindle, adds Bluetooth audio and offers new white version

Amazon this morning updated its entry level Kindle e-reader for the first time since 2014 — trimming its size, cutting… Read More

Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy: Virtually every major country will have an AWS region

Updated below with video of the talk. Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy, in his first public comments since being… Read More

FAA issues final commercial drone rules, restricting flights in setback for Amazon’s delivery ambitions

The Federal Aviation Administration this morning issued its final rules for the commercial operation of small unmanned aircraft, better known… Read More

Microsoft, Amazon, other tech giants join fight over transgender initiative

Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Adobe and Facebook are among a group of more than 150 large companies opposing a statewide initiative that seeks… Read More

Amazon venturing onto Powell’s home turf, picks Portland for third brick-and-mortar bookstore

For 45 years, Powell’s Books has defined what success means in the bookstore business. Now, the highly-regarded Portland bookstore is… Read More