Amazon ‘Pledge Passport’ trademark filing hints at plans for new online climate community Amazon has applied for a trademark on the phrase “Pledge Passport,” with a description that hints at plans for a… Read More
Amazon tag-teams with WWE in legal bouts over bogus belts Real or fake? That age-old question for professional wrestling is taking a different turn in a series of lawsuits filed… Read More
Amazon helps Seahawks take on concession blitz with cashierless tech at new Seattle stadium store The Seattle Seahawks are switching to a hurry-up offense at Lumen Field this season. But it’s not happening in the… Read More
Internal memo: Amazon Care to shut down, ‘not a complete enough offering’ for corporate customers Amazon will stop offering its Amazon Care primary health-care services at the end of this year, according to an internal… Read More
Peloton rides with Amazon in exercise company’s first outside partnership for online sales Exercise equipment and subscription company Peloton Interactive will sell its bikes and gear beyond its own stores for the first… Read More
Al Michaels and other broadcast vets ready to tap into Amazon tech as streaming football ‘pioneers’ It wasn’t that long ago that Al Michaels had no idea what streaming was. But for the veteran broadcaster, joining… Read More
Delivery partners touted by Amazon received millions in U.S. financial aid, records show Amazon released new numbers about the growth of its Delivery Service Partners program, saying 3,000 independent companies now deliver more… Read More
Amazon reportedly eyeing Signify Health as it continues push into healthcare Amazon is eying an acquisition of Signify Health in a deal that would further push the tech giant into healthcare.… Read More
Play Podcast Understanding Amazon: Secrets of the company’s success, and where it’s headed next Play Amazon is one of the most extraordinary business stories of our time. Many people in the tech industry have a… Read More
Amazon sets global debut times for new ‘Lord of the Rings’ series on Prime Video Amazon has set the premiere times for the global debut of the hotly anticipated Prime Video series “The Lord of… Read More
Amazon moves physical retail tech teams into cloud division, looking to accelerate third-party adoption Amazon is shifting tech teams for its physical stores from its consumer division to its Amazon Web Services cloud division,… Read More
Play Podcast What we learned from the life of early Amazon investor and Seattle business leader Tom Alberg Play Seattle-based investor and business leader Tom Alberg, who died last week at the age of 82, was a key figure… Read More
Amazon sues six alleged fake review sites — we chatted with one that didn’t believe suit was real Amazon has been targeting alleged sellers of fake product reviews for the past seven years, starting with the first suit… Read More
How Amazon’s mandate against media leaks helped to seal its $3.9B deal to acquire One Medical A new regulatory filing details Amazon’s behind-the-scenes talks for One Medical, leading up to the Seattle tech giant’s agreement to… Read More
Remembering Tom Alberg: How an understated investor had an outsized impact on Seattle tech Tom Alberg will be remembered publicly for everything he did to help create and shape the Seattle region’s tech industry,… Read More
Play Podcast The state of the tech economy: Takeaways from Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Meta and Alphabet Play This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we play highlights and offer our thoughts on the recent earnings calls of Amazon,… Read More
As Amazon vacuums up iRobot, critics call on regulators to pull the plug on Big Tech deals Amazon’s proposed acquisition of Roomba maker iRobot for $1.7 billion could push its annual spending on acquisitions to a new… Read More
Amazon to acquire Roomba maker iRobot for $1.7B Amazon is set to make another major acquisition. The Seattle tech giant said Friday it will scoop up iRobot, the… Read More
Amazon teaming with viral content creators Dude Perfect for alternate Prime Video football stream The NFL’s “Thursday Night Football” is already going to look different this season as Amazon becomes the exclusive home for… Read More
Amazon’s carbon footprint grew again – up 18% in 2021 – despite ongoing efforts to go green Amazon’s carbon footprint grew 18% last year — the third straight year of increased emissions since the company started sharing… Read More
Amazon is partnering with GNC, PacSun, other retailers to offer same-day delivery Amazon announced Monday that it is launching same-day delivery options for items from retailers including PacSun, GNC, SuperDry and Diesel.… Read More
Amazon is shutting down its cloud storage service Amazon Drive Goodbye, Amazon Drive. Amazon sent emails out Friday morning to Amazon Drive users to notify them that the company is… Read More
Amazon’s 1st-party online sales drop to 42% of business as 3rd-party units hit new high Amazon wants to expand long-term into areas such as a healthcare, self-driving taxis, and home robots, but two data points… Read More
Amazon sheds record 99k employees after overstaffing warehouses, will slow office hiring Amazon’s direct workforce declined by 99,000 employees from the first to the second quarter, to 1.52 million people, the largest… Read More
Amazon stock rises 10% as tech giant beats revenue expectations amid ‘inflationary pressures’ Shares of Amazon rose more than 10% in after-hours trading after the Seattle tech giant beat revenue expectations for its… Read More
Full text: Microsoft’s multi-cloud vision would keep Amazon from running away with federal deals A draft document circulated by Microsoft calls for the use of multiple cloud vendors as “the de facto standard for… Read More
Tech Moves: Amazon promotes two execs to SVP; Providence exec named Teladoc COO; and more — Amazon has promoted two executives to senior vice president: James Hamilton, a distinguished engineer at the company; and Drew… Read More
Amazon earnings preview: Analysts watching how inflation, consumer spend impact revenue Amazon reports second quarter earnings Thursday afternoon and analysts will be keeping a close eye on how ongoing inflation is… Read More
Can Amazon change healthcare? Experts sound off on tech giant’s $3.9B deal to buy One Medical Amazon’s planned $3.9 billion acquisition of One Medical will bring Amazon further into healthcare. But whether the Seattle tech giant will… Read More
Play Podcast From White House to Amazon and Airbnb: Jay Carney on the intersection of tech and politics Play Amazon’s head of global corporate affairs Jay Carney, the former White House press secretary under President Obama, made some news… Read More
