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Q&A: Amazon VP Peter Faricy explains the company’s move into home improvement

Amazon is famous for selling so many things online that no one thought was possible. Now, the Seattle retailer is tackling… Read More

Amazon officially rolls out Home Services, expanding beyond physical and digital goods

Amazon.com customers are able to buy water heaters or TV wall mounts online, but now Amazon can also help them find someone… Read More

Former Amazon Web Services employees merge cloud consulting firms

Two former Amazon.com employees are merging their cloud computing startups, hoping to grab a bigger pool of clients that need… Read More

Amazon’s ‘Prime Now’ one-hour delivery service heads west, expands to Dallas

Amazon announced today that its Prime Now delivery service is live in select zip codes of Dallas, marking the fourth… Read More

Amazon unveils $60/year unlimited cloud storage plan, $12/year for just photos

Amazon debuted new Cloud Drive storage plans on Thursday, taking aim at competitors like Dropbox, Google, Apple, and Microsoft. The Seattle giant… Read More

Is Amazon wielding too much weight in Seattle?

News this week that Amazon.com plans to occupy two more South Lake Union office towers is the type of headline… Read More

No new bidders emerging in RadioShack’s bankruptcy as 2,000 stores face closure

Thousands of RadioShack stores face imminent closure as the 94-year-old company’s bankruptcy nears a close. On Thursday, a judge is set to sign… Read More

Amazon to FAA: Our delivery drones are coming, so figure out your regulations already

Amazon made it clear today that research and development of its delivery drones is happening at a rapid pace. Now,… Read More

Amazon says last week’s FAA approval for drone testing is irrelevant

Turns out the FAA’s approval for Amazon’s drone tests last week was meaningless for the Seattle company. The Wall Street… Read More

Amazon’s Seattle growth continues, leases 817k square feet in 2 towers east of main campus

Amazon.com continues to gobble up space around its South Lake Union headquarters in Seattle. The fast-growing company has agreed to… Read More

Amazon Fire TV update includes support for streaming in hotels and dorm rooms

Amazon this morning announced a series of updates for its Fire TV set-top box and Fire TV Stick, including a… Read More

Twitch resets passwords after possible security breach

Users of Twitch, the Amazon-owned video game streaming site, will have to reset their passwords after the service suffered a… Read More

Delivered by Amazon: What it’s like to get a package straight from the online retailer

SAN FRANCISCO — Most people who order items from Amazon receive their packages from UPS, the U.S. Postal Service or… Read More

Amazon’s Prime Music iOS app now has Pandora-like radio station feature

Amazon’s music service now has an ad-free radio station feature similar to what companies like Pandora and Apple (iTunes Radio)… Read More

Amazon vs. Expedia? Online retailer expands its hotel booking service

For some time, Amazon has let hotels unload their unbooked inventory by offering steep discounts on rooms through its Amazon Local app. But now,… Read More

Amazon reportedly planning Android app giveaways with Unlocked app

Amazon has made a habit out of giving away Android applications on its AppStore in massive bundles. The company is… Read More

Amazon granted FAA approval to test drone delivery

Amazon today was granted an “experimental airworthiness certificate” from the FAA that will allow the Seattle company to test its… Read More

Amazon offers more than $100 worth of free apps to celebrate its AppStore’s birthday

Amazon’s AppStore is turning four, and that means the company has another excuse to run one of its massive give-aways.… Read More

Amazon expands ‘Prime Now’ one-hour deliveries beyond NYC, launching in Baltimore and Miami

Amazon expanded its Prime Now one-hour delivery service to select zip codes in Baltimore and Miami today, moving beyond its… Read More

Amazon reportedly planning to shut down its Webstore platform for small businesses

Amazon has begun telling merchants that it will be shutting down Webstore, its e-commerce platform that allows small businesses to… Read More

Hulu, Amazon and Yahoo reportedly in running to grab ‘Seinfeld’ streaming rights

The puffy shirt. Risk, a game about world domination being played by two men who can barely run their own… Read More

Amazon CTO cracks up SXSW crowd by insisting company is a “20-year-old startup”

When does a company stop being a startup? Probably sometime before it reaches a market value of $172 billion, and more than… Read More

Amazon Echo adds traffic updates with route recommendations and travel times

Amazon Echo is getting more practical. The latest software update to Amazon’s voice-activated, voice-response intelligent speaker uses real-time traffic information to suggest recommended routes… Read More

Amazon’s app for Apple Watch may allow wrist-based buying

Amazon wasn’t one of the companies showing off an Apple Watch app earlier this week, but that doesn’t mean the Seattle-based… Read More

Amazon buys Internet of Things startup 2lemetry to derive data from connected devices

Amazon.com is expanding its efforts in the Internet of Things market, purchasing Denver-based startup 2lemetry in a deal of undisclosed… Read More

Netflix still king of streaming video, but Amazon gaining market share

Amazon continues to attract more customers to its Prime Instant Video streaming service. In its “Total Audience Report” from Q4… Read More

ACLU technologist: ‘Amazon has escaped the transparency spotlight’

It’s time for Amazon.com to become more transparent about surveillance requests by the U.S. government. That was message from Chris… Read More

News Brief

Amazon officially launches Kindle author community Write On

Amazon said Monday it is no longer requiring authors to have special codes to participate in Write On, a social network of… Read More

Amazon taps into Shark Tank’s treasure chest of products for new ‘exclusives’ store

Amazon said it is teaming up with ABC’s hit reality TV show Shark Tank to find obscure products for a new storefront it… Read More

Seattle Police Dept. hires Amazon VP as top tech exec, promising more data-driven crime-fighting

The Seattle Police Department this morning named Amazon vice president Greg Russell as its new chief information officer — aiming… Read More