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Drones meet planes: U.S. pilots encounter 650 UAVs so far this year, a 173% increase over 2014

Watch where you’re flying up there in the blue skies. A new report from the Federal Aviation Administration indicates that there… Read More

Podcast

Amazon’s secret drone site, Halo’s new rating, Avalara’s big move, and Sesame Street on HBO

This week on the GeekWire radio show: Behind the scenes of our search for Amazon’s secret drone site. Sesame Street… Read More

The world of Amholes and Amabots: NYT exposé digs into Amazon’s hard-charging and punishing workplace culture

Amazon.com is transforming Seattle like no other company, but you don’t hear much about what happens inside the walls of… Read More

Amazon envisions package pickups on public transit, using lockers on buses, trains and subways

Amazon is experimenting with all sorts of ways to deliver packages, using everything from drones to everyday people. But this is a… Read More

Amazon invests in fashion site that shows you where to buy what celebrities are wearing

Amazon has joined the investor list for Clique Media, the Los Angeles startup best known for fashion shopping site Who… Read More

Amazon regains title of most valuable e-commerce company after Alibaba stumbles

Amazon is once again the world’s most valuable e-commerce company, a position it previously had lost to Alibaba last fall after… Read More

Revealed: How we found Amazon’s secret drone testing site, and a mysterious satellite image

There I was, air conditioner blasting in my Car2Go as I sat in front of a red gate on a gravel… Read More

Amazon plans to end certain product ads that promoted third-party websites

Amazon will no longer show product ads at the bottom of search results that lead to third-party retail sites starting this… Read More

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Amazon: The makings of an environmental hero?

Before Amazon moved into South Lake Union, who would have believed it possible for such a large company with such… Read More

How Amazon is defending itself from Angie’s List lawsuit alleging stolen trade secrets

Amazon’s defense is starting to take shape in a lawsuit filed by Angie’s List, which is accusing the Seattle-based retailer of using Angie’s List… Read More

Commentary: Amazon’s unprecedented growth is too risky for Seattle

Imagine living in a city where your fourth largest employer suddenly found its stock price had collapsed 70 percent? Are… Read More

Seattle’s ‘most eligible’ single professionals discuss dating, offer advice for success

What’s the worst part of dating in Seattle? Do you like dating apps? Has the growth of Amazon.com and other tech… Read More

AmazonFresh targets London’s competitive online grocery market for next launch

Amazon has been slow to launch its online grocery delivery service in new markets, but there’s hints that one of… Read More

Target offers free shipping to lure back-to-school shoppers away from Amazon

Target is offering free shipping again this summer in time for back-to-school shopping season after it saw orders soar this holiday… Read More

Prime price hike pays off for Amazon, narrowing the gap on shipping costs

Amazon’s decision last year to boost the annual price of an Amazon Prime membership is helping the company’s bottom line by… Read More

This Wall Street guru likes Microsoft over Amazon in the cloud

Wall Street veteran Paul Meeks of Saturna Capital appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Alley Friday morning, sharing some interesting insights about… Read More

As Amazon shares soar, Jeff Bezos unloads $534M in stock in his largest sale ever

It’s a great time to be an Amazon shareholder — especially if you’re Jeff Bezos. The Amazon founder and CEO sold… Read More

Macy’s expands same-day delivery service as it competes with Amazon.com

Macy’s announced this week that it is expanding its same-day delivery service to nine additional markets in a move that keeps the… Read More

Seattle’s Museum of Flight to show off Apollo moon rocket parts recovered by Bezos Expeditions

Experts are wrapping up their conservation work on the decades-old Saturn V rocket engine parts that were recovered from the… Read More

Amazon extends Prime perks to family members after cutting the number of adults allowed

Earlier this week, Amazon quietly cut back on the number of family members with whom Amazon Prime members can share their free shipping… Read More

Amazon’s second season of ‘Transparent’ is back in December and ‘taking the gloves off’

An end is in sight for those waiting for Season 2 of Amazon’s award-winning series Transparent — Dec. 4. The… Read More

Alibaba and others back Amazon rival Snapdeal to enter India’s growing e-commerce market

Snapdeal reportedly has raised $500 million to take on one of the fastest growing e-commerce markets in the world. The company, which… Read More

Amazon Echo sold outside Amazon.com for first time, now available at Staples.com for $180

Amazon.com is no longer the only place to buy an Amazon Echo. Starting today, Amazon’s smart Bluetooth speaker is now… Read More

Sorry, Uncle Joe: Amazon cuts back on family sharing of Prime shipping benefits

Amazon has quietly cut back on the number of adult family members with whom Amazon Prime members can share their free shipping… Read More

Earthquake fears in Seattle; Amazon rants; and other top stories from July

The sun is shining. The Blue Angels are soaring. And Seattle is enjoying (or complaining about) the dog days of… Read More

Amazon starts rolling out HTML5 web video player, moving beyond Silverlight and Flash

Amazon is becoming the latest company to start moving beyond Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight to adopt native HTML5 web video.… Read More

‘Top Gear’ guys headed to Amazon, new show to start in 2016

In yet another move this week to acquire new shows for its Prime audience, Amazon has inked a deal with… Read More

Amazon starts charging $5 for Dash Buttons to make ordering a cinch

At first glance, the Dash Button appeared to be an April Fool’s joke, but four months later, Amazon says it is going prime time. The small plastic button,… Read More

Alibaba to invest $1B in cloud computing, with the crazy goal of overtaking Amazon in four years

Alibaba, the Chinese tech conglomerate that has gone out of its way to not challenge Amazon’s e-commerce business in the U.S., said… Read More

Amazon’s plan for safely flying drones: Designated airspace, smart automation to avoid seagulls

Can Amazon.com safely deliver packages via unmanned aerial vehicles? That’s the big question facing the online retailer as it embarks… Read More