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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.

Amazon taps Macklemore, The Head and the Heart to perform at concert for employees

Amazon employees are in for a musical treat later this month. The online retail giant is hosting a private concert for… Read More

New from Amazon Web Services: API Gateway, Device Farm, Chef rollout

Amazon Web Services made its pitch to developers and companies this morning at the AWS Summit in New York City, showing… Read More

Your very own Smite or Primal Carnage figurine: Amazon now lets you 3-D print video game characters on demand

Amazon announced today that it has added popular video game characters to its 3-D printing storefront. More than 30 customizable characters… Read More

Amazon slashes the price of an unlocked Fire Phone to essentially $60

Another fire sale for the Fire Phone. For today only, Amazon is cutting the price of the 32 GB device to $159,… Read More

‘Old man’ at Amazon gives advice to interns: Find a better job somewhere else

It’s early July, which means it’s peak intern season at big tech companies, with many of those interns positioning themselves… Read More

Amazon Prime Air drone

All of these companies in Washington, including Amazon, have permission to fly drones

Just a few months ago, the FAA was only allowing a dozen or so companies to fly drones in the… Read More

Some Kindle authors fearing the worst as Amazon starts paying by the page, not download

As Amazon tries to roll out a more fair way of compensating authors for their work, many are fearing that… Read More

Appeals court rules against Amazon in dispute over product search results

Watch manufacturer Multi Time Machine Inc. won its appeal against Amazon this morning in a dispute over the way the e-commerce giant displays… Read More

Amazon’s new Cloud Drive app focuses on productivity on the go

Amazon has released a new iPhone app that enables people to connect to their Cloud Drives while on the go.… Read More

Amazon is kicking off a huge Black Friday-like sales event called ‘Prime Day’ for its 20th anniversary

Next week Amazon is slashing prices on thousands of items in hopes of creating a second “Black Friday” shopping event to… Read More

Study: Amazon changes having little impact on product ratings so far

A behind-the-scenes change to the way Amazon calculates product ratings is having little to no impact so far on ratings… Read More

Everything you need to know about eBay and PayPal’s split — and how it impacts Amazon

In just a couple of weeks, eBay and PayPal will no longer be bound together at the hip, ending a 13-year… Read More

What happened to Amazon’s Treasure Truck? 12 wacky theories about its mysterious disappearance

What happened to Amazon’s heavily-hyped Treasure Truck? One day it was cruising Seattle’s streets, primping at the car wash, and… Read More

Amazon heads south of the border, launches an all-new online store in Mexico

Amazon has finally launched retail operations in Mexico, allowing consumers to buy millions of items ranging from consumer electronics to… Read More

Amazon Web Services

Amazon Web Services expands in India, plans to open new infrastructure hub in 2016

View image | gettyimages.com Amazon Web Services is placing a big bet in India, announcing today that it plans to… Read More

Amazon’s Twitch attracts monster audience at E3, with 21M viewers tuning in online

Amazon may not have had a huge presence at E3, the annual videogame conference in Los Angeles, but its video… Read More

Amazon Fresh truck

AmazonFresh delays $299/year Prime Fresh rollout, tweaks subscription model in California

Updated at 9:15 a.m. with new details on Prime and Prime Fresh in California. AmazonFresh customers in Seattle, New York City… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Radio: Microsoft’s new era, T-Mobile upgrades JUMP, and Todd fixes John’s phone

We have a fun GeekWire radio show for you this week, covering everything from Microsoft’s attempts to reshape its culture… Read More

Amazon abruptly delays ‘Treasure Truck’ rollout after a week of hype

Amazon has pushed back the launch of its “Treasure Truck” in Seattle after several days of hyping the unique initiative by driving… Read More

Amazon upgrades Kindle quote sharing with Instant Previews

Amazon is making it more convenient to share snippets of an ebook with friends or family. An update to the… Read More

YouTube celebrity Michelle Phan brings popular beauty app to Amazon Fire TV

Re/code reported today that Michelle Phan, a YouTube celebrity who produces beauty and makeup-related videos, is bringing her Icon Network… Read More

Revealed: Here’s the inside scoop on Amazon’s mysterious Treasure Truck

Get ready, Seattle. Here comes the Treasure Truck. The Amazon.com truck first appeared on Seattle city streets earlier this week,… Read More

Angie’s List sues Amazon for stealing information to help launch a competing service

Angie’s List is accusing Amazon of using its service to conduct hundreds of searches to find and reach out to professional service providers… Read More

Amazon rolls out first-ever high dynamic range shows for Prime Instant Video

Amazon announced today that Prime Instant Video subscribers can now watch select shows in high dynamic range. The original series Mozart… Read More

Need a beach read? Amazon releases ‘Best Books of 2015 So Far’

In the nick of time for the Fourth of July, Amazon has released its “Best Books of 2015 So Far”… Read More

Two Amazon employees leave to create ‘Mona,’ a Siri-like personal shopping assistant

Want to know when those shoes go on sale? Or, find a specific handbag for under $200? Today, Mona Labs, is launching a mobile… Read More

Spotted in Seattle: Amazon’s mysterious ‘Treasure Truck’ cruises city streets

There I was at a cafe on 1st Avenue in downtown Seattle when a colleague noticed something peculiar passing by.… Read More

Amazon bans Confederate flag products in reaction to political pressure

Amazon.com has almost pulled down all its Confederate flag merchandise from its site, following three other major U.S. retailers, including Walmart, Sears… Read More

Alibaba gives up on Amazon rival after a year, sells 11 Main to New York’s OpenSky

Alibaba has made it clear how it wants to enter the U.S., and it’s not doing it by going head-to-head… Read More

Walmart, Sears and eBay to stop selling Confederate flag products. Is Amazon next?

UPDATE: Amazon began the process of taking down Confederate flag-related merchandise Tuesday afternoon from its marketplace. Three of the country’s largest retailers, Walmart,… Read More

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