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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.

Report: Amazon lays off “dozens” in hardware group as it rethinks Fire Phone

Reports have surfaced once again that Amazon’s secretive 3,000-person R&D outfit based in Silicon Valley is undergoing drastic changes in the wake of the… Read More

Rise of the robots at Amazon? John Markoff’s new book foresees fully automated fulfillment centers

Advances in machine perception and robotic dexterity could make it possible for humans to “disappear entirely” from Amazon’s fulfillment centers,… Read More

Amazon using Prime Now to offer MyHabit customers two-hour delivery for free

Amazon is redefining the meaning of flash sales. In emails sent to customers yesterday, Amazon told its MyHabit.com customers that some orders may be… Read More

Still a mystery: ‘Amazon Flex’ signs removed from Seattle-area facility following GeekWire article

Amazon finally launched its Prime Now one-hour delivery service in the Seattle area this week, following months of rumors and a… Read More

Amazon expands Prime Now into Portland, will deliver food from local groceries

Amazon quietly launched its Prime Now one-hour delivery service in Portland, Ore. sometime on Tuesday, the same day the service… Read More

Google’s new game streaming service is officially live on YouTube, and so far, people like it

The game streaming platform wars are here. The videogame industry is often all about the race between Xbox and Sony. But today’s modern day… Read More

Woman who battled cancer as a new mom at Amazon offers feedback to Jeff Bezos

A former Amazon employee who battled cancer and gave birth while working for the Seattle-based company has a simple message for Jeff Bezos:… Read More

Amazon will pay for some of your in-app purchases with new “Underground” program

Amazon just started footing the bill for some of your Android apps, as long as you download them through its own store. The… Read More

Amazon secretly testing new restaurant delivery service in Seattle with Prime Now rollout

Amazon has quietly started experimenting with delivery of hot meals from restaurants in the Seattle area, GeekWire has learned. It’s a… Read More

Google’s YouTube reportedly rolling out a Twitch competitor tomorrow

YouTube may be rolling out its own video game-streaming platform as soon as tomorrow to compete against market-leading Twitch, which Amazon… Read More

Booze at our door in 34 minutes: Testing Amazon’s new Prime Now alcohol delivery service

Amazon debuted one- and two-hour delivery of beer, wine and liquor in the U.S. this morning along with the launch… Read More

Amazon launches Prime Now 1-hour delivery in Seattle area, including beer, wine and booze

After weeks of quiet preparation, Amazon this morning officially launched its Prime Now one-hour delivery service in the Seattle area, operating through… Read More

A top device exec at Amazon has left again, this time for Google’s advanced products division

For the second time in the past year, Jon McCormack has decided to leave Amazon. This time, McCormack, who was… Read More

Target to begin testing faster delivery times that offer Amazon-like speeds

Target is gearing up to launch a new program this fall that intends on speeding up shipping times that comes… Read More

Amazon employee’s ‘manifesto’ calls for 3 reforms to improve company

More than a week after the New York Times published its behind-the-scenes look at Amazon’s “bruising” workplace, the debate continues… Read More

ACLU calls on Amazon employees to talk to them ‘to explore the possibility of legal representation’

The American Civil Liberties Union took out a full page ad in Friday’s Seattle Times, asking Amazon employees “who believe… Read More

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Interview: NYT reporter Jodi Kantor on the Amazon story, and what she would have asked Jeff Bezos

Amazon employees recovering from serious illnesses are told their job performance is under review. Workers use an internal online feedback tool… Read More

Amazon Echo now supports SmartThings, lets you control Samsung’s smart lights

Amazon Echo owners can now control Samsung’s smart home devices with just their voice. The feature, announced today, means users can ask Alexa… Read More

How to use the new Amazon Households to get the most out of your Prime account

Is Amazon Prime worth it? That’s a fair question after Amazon raised the annual fee last year to $99, and… Read More

Dear GeekWire: Sorry, it’s not fair to compare Amazon to tech giants

Editor’s note: Seattle venture capitalist and former ADIC CEO Peter Van Oppen wrote this email to GeekWire in response to… Read More

Cord-cutters rejoice: HBO Now comes to Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick

Silicon Valley is coming to Amazon. Or Silicon Valley the TV show, at least, and it’s even coming to those without a… Read More

NYT Public Editor: ‘Generalization and anecdote’ in Amazon exposé ‘doesn’t seem like quite enough’

The New York Times’ investigation into Amazon’s allegedly “bruising” culture is quickly becoming one of the newspaper’s most talked about stories in… Read More

Why Amazon probably won’t be rolling out 1-hour alcohol delivery all across the country anytime soon

Amazon looks poised to bring one-hour alcohol delivery to the Seattle area any day now, but expanding the service outside of… Read More

As criticism mounts, Amazon discloses parental leave policy that trails tech industry peers

Amazon has disclosed additional details about the parental leave it offers employees, one of many internal policies the company was criticized… Read More

Fake ‘sociopath’ recruiting posters target Amazon in latest fallout from NYT article

Fake recruiting posters poking fun at Amazon are popping up around Seattle — the latest fallout from a New York Times article that depicts Amazon… Read More

Amazon set to launch new ‘Amazon Flex’ package pickup service with Prime Now in Seattle area

GeekWire has discovered a “confidential” new Amazon facility that’s getting ready to launch Prime Now one-hour delivery in the Seattle area,… Read More

Amazon employees on ‘ludicrously comical’ NYT story: ‘Some people don’t belong here, maybe’

Two very different pictures of Amazon emerged this weekend: One from the New York Times’ story depicting Amazon’s company culture,… Read More

Jeff Bezos paying ‘Top Gear’ guy $250M to come aboard Amazon

Amazon employees reading over the weekend’s news might not want to see this — the New York Post reports that Jeff… Read More

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Full memo: Jeff Bezos responds to brutal NYT story, says it doesn’t represent the Amazon he leads

The cruel and back-stabbing environment described by The New York Times in a report this weekend on the workplace culture… Read More

An Amazonian’s data-driven response to the NYT’s story about Amazon’s ‘bruising workplace’

[Editor’s Note: This post by Amazon employee Nick Ciubotariu, Head of Infrastructure Development, Amazon.com Search Experience, is reprinted here with the… Read More

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