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In-depth Amazon coverage from the tech giant’s hometown, including e-commerce, AWS, Amazon Prime, Alexa, logistics, devices, and more.

Senators propose temporary commercial drone rules that may enable Amazon’s ‘Prime Air’ plans

Two U.S. senators think their country is falling behind when it comes to creating rules for commercial drones, and now… Read More

Amazon hints at urban distribution centers in Seattle area with mysterious liquor license filings

Amazon has applied for liquor licenses at three new locations in the Seattle region, signaling a possible plan to speed up deliveries to… Read More

Gilmore Girls, Hannah Montana writers highlight Amazon’s new kids pilot shows

Amazon has ordered six new TV pilots for kids this summer and it will again ask viewers to help pick which shows to produce… Read More

Zynga dumps expensive data center plan, returns to Amazon Web Services

Zynga is dumping plans to operate its own data centers, returning to Amazon Web Services as part of a $100… Read More

Amazon Prime Air drone

Amazon’s delivery drones may track you down to deliver packages

Amazon’s drone delivery is still a little ways off at least, but we got another glimpse at the future today… Read More

Amazon gives Fire phone long-awaited update to Android 4.4, adds emoji support

While many people may have forgotten about it altogether, Amazon hasn’t left the users of its Fire smartphone behind. The… Read More

Amazon Fresh truck

AmazonFresh pushes back deadline for Prime members to upgrade to $299/year grocery membership

Amazon Prime customers have some extra time before they will have to start paying more for AmazonFresh, the company’s fledgling grocery delivery service. Amazon has… Read More

In boost to Amazon, FAA to study new regulations that could allow beyond-of-sight flights for drones

Amazon VP of Global Policy Paul Misener testified at a congressional hearing in Washington D.C. in March, expressing concern that the Federal… Read More

Amazon partners with JetBlue to offer in-flight video streaming

Amazon is jumping on board with JetBlue to offer free WiFi and in-flight entertainment to customers at 30,000 feet. Amazon Prime members,… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Microsoft’s big week, Apple’s giant results, and a boost for Jeff Bezos’ space ambitions

It was a big week for Microsoft’s Windows 10, Apple earnings, Amazon in education, and Jeff Bezos in space. We… Read More

Amazon buys ClusterK, a startup that lets developers run AWS workloads more cheaply

Amazon has purchased ClusterK, a startup that helps developers cut down on their cloud service costs by taking advantage of… Read More

Amazon e-commerce rival Jet.com reportedly backed by Alibaba

E-commerce titans Amazon.com and Alibaba appear to be on a collision course of sorts. And now here’s one very interesting… Read More

Google struts down the runway, showing off fashion data prowess

According to Google, one of the top fashion trends this season is “jogger pants,” and most surprising of all, that the most… Read More

Amazon Business marketplace launches with free shipping and purchasing tools

Amazon today launched its new Amazon Business marketplace with “hundreds of millions of products” and what it calls business-only pricing and… Read More

Amazon launches Whispercast 3.0 tool, emphasizes free services for schools

Amazon is intensifying its efforts to go after education market customers by releasing a significant upgrade to its Whispercast tool —… Read More

Amazon tests third-party editorial content, starting with travel gear reviews from The Wirecutter

Amazon has started using third-party editorial content on its homepage to provide a deeper level of recommendations for some of the products it… Read More

Amazon’s new attempt to learn more about you: Random questions on the homepage

Amazon already knows what you like to read, watch and buy. Now, thanks to a new feature on its website,… Read More

Jeff Bezos

In annual letter, Bezos jokes about Amazon’s Golden Globe win boosting sales of power tools

“I’m pretty sure we’re the first company to have figured out how to make winning a Golden Globe pay off… Read More

Amazon’s Apple Watch shopping app arrives with voice search, one-tap buying

Shipping just in time for the Apple Watch’s official launch today, Amazon has released its shopping app for the new… Read More

Amazon justifies big investments in Prime, saying ‘It’s a great platform to feed’

Now that Amazon is breaking out revenues from its cloud computing business, we have a clearer picture of how its core retail business is… Read More

Chart: Amazon’s headcount rises to 165K as Microsoft’s layoffs take hold

Amazon’s employee base continued its meteoric rise during the beginning of this year, reaching an even 165,000 employees by the… Read More

Amazon Web Services revealed: Bezos calls cloud computing division a $5B business

In its quarterly earnings report posted today, Amazon revealed that its cloud computing business generated $1.57 billion in net sales during the… Read More

Jeff Bezos

Amazon posts $22.7B in Q1 revenue to beat Wall Street expectations

Amazon posted today first-quarter loss of 12 cents a share on revenues of $22.72 billion. The results were in-line or slightly… Read More

Amazon will deliver packages to car trunks, working with Audi and DHL

Amazon has announced a pilot program to make Prime deliveries right to the trunk of customers’ cars. If they drive an… Read More

India’s Flipkart to shut down website within a year, thanks to popularity of mobile

The popularity of mobile phones in India is driving the country’s biggest e-commerce company to shut down its web portal within a year. FlipKart… Read More

Echo growth leads Amazon to step up hiring in Massachusetts

Amazon’s smart Echo speaker is spurring company hiring and a growing presence — in Cambridge, Mass. Amazon has announced on LinkedIn that… Read More

Amazon quietly launches all-new travel site, emphasizing local getaways

Amazon is now allowing you to add a hotel room to your shopping cart. The new travel site called Amazon… Read More

Amazon’s ‘Prime Now’ one-hour delivery service now includes frozen, chilled food

Amazon is now delivering refrigerated and frozen groceries outside of its Amazon Fresh program. The company’s “Prime Now” one-hour delivery… Read More

Amazon to reveal revenue from cloud computing business for the first time this week

We’ll learn more about how much revenue Amazon’s cloud computing business generates for the company later this week. For the first time,… Read More

Alexa, did the Mariners win? Amazon Echo now serves up live sports updates

Alexa is suddenly sports-savvy. Amazon Echo, the company’s voice-activated, voice-response intelligent speaker, now provides sports scores and schedules from the NFL, NBA,… Read More

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