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Amazon exec’s testimony unlikely to help Staples in bid to acquire Office Depot

A federal judge learned on Tuesday that when it comes to providing large corporate customers with office supplies, Amazon is… Read More

Amazon hosts secret conference for robotics, AI and space experts

Amazon sure seems interested in being involved in the continued development of robots and artificial intelligence. The retailer held an… Read More

Women’s group petitions Amazon to dump Donald Trump products

UltraViolet, a national women’s advocacy organization, is calling on Amazon and CEO Jeff Bezos to reject what it calls Donald… Read More

Update that Kindle! Amazon resorts to postcard reminders for out-of-touch e-readers

If your Kindle hasn’t connected to the internet in the past 3-and-a-half years, you may want to get it online real… Read More

Amazon opens second engineering center in Madrid, planning to hire 50 more engineers

Amazon’s managers like Spain’s engineers. Amazon on Monday announced the opening of a new software development center in downtown Madrid,… Read More

Amazon sues longtime exec over new job at Target, says retail rival will be able to steal its secrets

Updated at 8 a.m. Pacific with Target comment. Amazon filed suit Monday against a 16-year veteran of the company, Arthur… Read More

NFL partners with Amazon for exclusive new ‘All or Nothing’ behind-the-scenes series

Embed from Getty Images The NFL is partnering with Amazon for its newest series that offers fans a behind-the-scenes look… Read More

‘Doctor Who’ is returning to Amazon Prime in multi-year, exclusive streaming deal

“Doctor Who” is coming back to Amazon thanks to a multi-year licensing agreement with BBC Worldwide North America that makes Prime… Read More

Ralph Nader: Amazon would make highways more dangerous ‘to get you your toothpaste faster’

Consumer advocate Ralph Nader has asked Amazon to reconsider its support of a proposal to allow longer tractor trailers on the nation’s highways.… Read More

Amazon now owns 10-percent stake in airfreight company that leased it 20 cargo jets

FedEx and UPS consider Amazon a customer rather than a competitor. But how large of a distribution network does Amazon… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Technology vs. traffic, Xbox One + PS4, secrets of sports data, and Amazon is everywhere

This week on the GeekWire radio show: A new initiative called Challenge Seattle aims to solve the region’s traffic problems,… Read More

Google’s intention to sell Boston Dynamics could be opportunity for Amazon Robotics

If Google is frightened of robots that could one day take jobs away from humans, Amazon certainly hasn’t shown the… Read More

Google mulls cloud acquisitions, playing catch-up with Amazon and Microsoft in the enterprise, report says

Tech news site Re/Code says it has learned the names of some of the firms that Google is considering acquiring to… Read More

Amazon’s Alexa adds Fitbit integration to help users track fitness

Amazon’s smart personal assistant wants you to be fit. Or, at least, it can help you get there. Alexa, the… Read More

Amazon puzzled by leak claiming Apple is moving to Google Cloud Platform

Yesterday, a report from tech news publication CRN alleged that Apple is moving some of its cloud spending from Amazon Web… Read More

Amazon’s Audible introduces shareable audio ‘Clips’ to make audiobooks more social

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ti5TmuTTHk Sharing your favorite passages from an e-book is pretty easy. Just highlight the text and click to share. But there’s… Read More

Report: Amazon considers acquisition of Office Depot’s corporate business unit

Amazon is mulling an acquisition of Office Depot’s corporate business unit, according to a report in The New York Post.… Read More

Report: Apple spending up to $600M on Google Cloud Platform, moving away from Amazon Web Services

Apple is stuck between two major competitors when it comes to obtaining cloud space. Historically, the iPhone maker has used… Read More

Oracle’s Ellison brushes off competition as Microsoft and Amazon make inroads in cloud database market

Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison displayed some of his famous swagger following the release of the company’s earnings report on Tuesday.… Read More

Amazon’s Twitch launches 24/7 food channel with Julia Child marathon

“Life itself is the proper binge,” Julia Child famously said. Little did she know that 50 years later, viewers would… Read More

Report: Amazon to officially launch AWS Database Migration Service on Tuesday

Amazon will officially roll out the AWS Database Migration Service on Tuesday, according to a report in the Wall Street… Read More

Commentary: Why Amazon’s MBA boom could be great for Seattle’s tech economy

I’ve tortured a lot of my friends with the recommendation to try Quartz, the app that gives you the news… Read More

Login with a selfie? Amazon has a snappy idea to replace online passwords

Amazon thinks passwords are on the outs, and the company has a vision for the future of authentication: Selfies. The e-commerce giant… Read More

Need help on Tinder? Amazon employees launch consulting service targeted at techies

If you’re single in Seattle and frustrated with your dating life, there’s a new service that wants to offer a helping hand.… Read More

Amazon Books: 4 months later, the retail giant’s bricks-and-mortar experiment feels like a winner

Amazon has almost perfected a shopping experience for browsers — and I mean human, not web. Four months after the first… Read More

Amazon’s Alexa can now pay credit card bills with Capital One integration

Alexa’s skill set is always growing, and while many of her newest talents make your home smarter, Amazon’s voice-enabled virtual… Read More

Amazon Education working on new platform that offers free learning resources

Amazon Education is preparing to launch a new platform that would enable educators to “upload, manage, share, and discover open… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Inside Jeff Bezos’ rocket factory with space journalist Alan Boyle

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos gave a small group of journalists, including GeekWire aerospace and science editor Alan Boyle, a guided tour… Read More

Update: Amazon.com back online after sudden outage hits users across the U.S.

[Update: The site is is back up and running as of the noon hour Pacific time. Original story follows.] Amazon.com… Read More

Sonos caught snoozing: Speaker company cuts jobs as Amazon’s Echo catches fire

The bad news: Sonos, the privately held maker of wireless audio gear, is cutting jobs. The good news for the… Read More