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Startup Spotlight: InfoSpace co-founders lead marketing analytics startup Versium

Two decades in the big data and analytics space revealed a problem that Versium co-founders Chris Matty and Kevin Marcus believed… Read More

NBC becomes first broadcast network to launch a ‘skill’ on Amazon’s Alexa

The list of “skills” that Alexa, Amazon’s voice-enabled virtual assistant, is capable of performing keeps on growing, and now NBC… Read More

FAA wants to fine Amazon $350K for shipping ‘Liquid Fire’

In late 2014 Amazon shipped a product called “Amazing! LIQUID FIRE” by air and — as you might’ve guessed —… Read More

Report: Amazon’s Alexa will be able to sense when you’re frustrated

Nobody likes to be misunderstood, especially by a machine. We’ve all become pointlessly exasperated with the virtual assistants that power… Read More

Report: Amazon to launch standalone music streaming service, challenging Spotify and Apple

Amazon, the e-commerce giant that continues to redefine what it means to be “an everything store,” is reportedly launching a… Read More

Amazon Web Services and Salesforce expanding in India in response to rising cloud demand

Part of the $3 billion that Amazon earlier this week pledged to invest in India will go toward building an AWS data… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Expertise goes after Yelp with directory of vetted home services professionals

The local services industry is hot right now — particularly in Seattle. From small startups to titans like Amazon, companies are eager to… Read More

Amazon Web Services starts certifying partners that help customers move to the cloud

Migrating to the cloud is less of a strain with guidance from trained professionals, and with that in mind, Amazon… Read More

Bicycle couriers disheartened as Amazon puts brakes on Prime Now bike deliveries

When Seattle bicycle messenger Josh Buford first heard about the opportunity to deliver for Amazon Prime Now, he remembers being… Read More

Amazon to pour an additional $3B in India operations, bringing total investment to $5B

Amazon is doubling down — even more than that, actually — in India. Reuters reported Tuesday evening that Amazon will invest… Read More

Fire Phone, two years later: Yes, a few people are still using Amazon’s ill-fated smartphone

In the summer of 2015, Don Driscoll, an associate professor of physics at Kent State University, was ready to renew… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: NBA bots, bogus Amazon reviews, and inside the world of Product Hunt

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: We’re joined by Corley Hughes, a former Microsoft general manager who… Read More

Facing new competition from Google, Amazon’s Alexa surpasses 1,000 third-party ‘skills’

That explosion in Alexa “skills” wasn’t our imagination. Amazon’s voice-enabled virtual assistant has reached a milestone of 1,000 third-party skills in… Read More

Startup Spotlight: MosaicTrack uses AI to help recruiters find candidates based on culture fit

Finding the right candidate for a job is time-consuming and labor-intensive work. MosaicTrack hopes to expedite that process for recruiters and… Read More

Amazon abruptly ending Prime Now bicycle courier program in Seattle

Amazon will stop making Prime Now deliveries via bicycle courier in its hometown of Seattle after this Saturday, shifting entirely to… Read More

Amazon targets sellers for first time in latest crackdown on fake customer reviews

Amazon is opening a new front in its ongoing battle against fraudulent customer reviews on Amazon.com, taking legal action for the first… Read More

Amazon Exclusives launches Mark Cuban Collection — spot your ‘Shark Tank’ favorites

Amazon has teamed with billionaire investor and entrepreneur Mark Cuban to offer a collection of products and up-and-coming brands through the company’s… Read More

Jeff Bezos says Amazon has the ‘gold standard culture for innovation and pioneering work’

Jeff Bezos doesn’t like the phrase “work-life balance” — but not for the reasons you might think. The Amazon CEO spoke… Read More

Jeff Bezos on Peter Thiel vs. Gawker: ‘Seek revenge and you should dig two graves — one for yourself’

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Tuesday offered thoughtful insights about the saga between Peter Thiel and Gawker Media, showing his support for… Read More

Amazon renews ‘Transparent’ for fourth season, even before third begins

Amazon Studios is greenlighting season four of its flagship show “Transparent,” ahead of the series’ season three premiere this fall.… Read More

Amazon’s Alexa gets Washington State Ferry smarts, thanks to new third-party skill

“Ahoy there,” says a playfully nautical Alexa when you ask her for information about the Washington State Ferries. It’s a… Read More

Amazon’s ComiXology offers Netflix-style service to comics fans; Seattle’s Fantagraphics jumps on board

ComiXology, the digital comics service owned by Amazon, launched a subscription service this week that gives readers access to thousands of… Read More

Amazon Kindle earns top spot again among computers and tablets in annual rating of customer experience

Amazon was rated higher than all other computer and tablet makers for customer experience related to the Kindle for the… Read More

Amazon’s new pilot season starts June 17: Here are the 8 original series up for review

Amazon Studios’ new pilot season kicks off June 17 and the e-commerce-giant-turned-production-studio is once again asking Prime members to help… Read More

Salesforce confirms Amazon Web Services as its ‘preferred’ public cloud infrastructure provider

Amazon has solidified its relationship with Salesforce in the cloud, announcing today that the San Francisco-based tech company has chosen Amazon… Read More

Amazon ranks the most well-read cities in the U.S., and the winner is …

Amazon released its annual list of the 20 Most Well-Read Cities Tuesday and named its hometown of Seattle the most… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Star Trek at 50, Facebook booms in Seattle, and TechStars startup highlights

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: Insights from Jeff Bezos at Amazon’s annual meeting, a roundup of… Read More

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos on the Fire Phone: ‘We’re working on much bigger failures right now’

Jeff Bezos loves failure. He often describes it as a necessity for invention, innovation, and eventually success. Fortunately, Bezos has… Read More

Amazon and Netflix may have to offer more foreign films under new EU guidelines

Amazon and Netflix may have a few more subtitled films in the near future. The European Union is proposing an… Read More

Jeff Bezos responds to Donald Trump: ‘It’s not an appropriate way for a presidential candidate to behave’

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos on Wednesday responded to Donald Trump’s accusations about the company and his decision to purchase The Washington… Read More