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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 bets big on kids shows, orders 5 more pilots

Look out, PBS and Nickelodeon! Amazon says it has ordered up pilots for five more kids shows early next year,… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: How cops are moving to the cloud, and what it means for public safety

The recent chaos and tragedy in Ferguson, Mo., have highlighted the importance of accountability and transparency in everyday interactions between police and… Read More

Women aren’t pregnant forever: Zulily grapples with slow shipping times

In today’s world of instant gratification and rapid shipping, Zulily orders can practically take an eternity to show up at your… Read More

Amazon Fire Phone sales slowed by AT&T exclusivity

Only offering its Fire Phone exclusively through AT&T isn’t helping Amazon sell more smartphones. That’s the somewhat unsurprising finding from Chitika… Read More

Uber takes on Amazon, Instacart with new drug store delivery service in D.C.

Need some deodorant? Run out of contact lens solution? Uber has you covered. The transportation startup is testing out a new… Read More

Washington Post adds Amazon ‘buy it now’ links to stories by accident

When Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post last year for $250 million, many questioned his motivations: Would the… Read More

The Amazing Book Race: We pitted Amazon vs. Google in a same-day delivery test, and this is who won

SAN FRANCISCO — At a time when it’s easier than ever to get what you want, when you want it,… Read More

Amazon and Google wrestle over corporate secrets in cloud employment dispute

Google is seeking to formally intervene in a lawsuit filed by Amazon against a former Amazon Web Services employee who left the… Read More

Amazon’s e-book woes jump the pond, with European authors protesting its pricing tactics

Hundreds of writers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland are protesting Amazon’s e-book pricing tactics in a fight that’s becoming reminiscent… Read More

Let’s say you’ve got $100 to invest: AMZN or MSFT?

This past week, I had the pleasure of moderating a panel at the big Rotary Club of Seattle, talking about the… Read More

Consumer Reports dings Amazon’s Fire phone on its UI, battery life

Consumer Reports has finished subjecting Amazon’s Fire smartphone to its litany of tests, and has found it wanting. While CR… Read More

Video: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos takes the Ice Bucket Challenge

https://youtu.be/DFVezzjAhFY OK, this whole Ice Bucket Challenge is destined to go down as one of the most successful viral campaigns in history,… Read More

Waging war with Amazon, Walmart cuts earnings guidance amid e-commerce spending spree

As it turns out, competing with Amazon can be expensive. That’s the lesson Wal-Mart has learned, as the company lowered… Read More

Amazon’s new app testing service gives Android developers an alternative to Google

Android app developers who want to beta test their apps have a new service to call upon, thanks to Amazon. The… Read More

Overstock: Bitcoin sales will contribute 4 cents a share to annual earnings

Overstock.com has made waves in the tech community for being one of the largest companies to offer users the ability… Read More

Mobile payments: Retailers weigh cost of using Amazon’s system, even if price is right

Will book sellers, bike shop owners and electronics stores use Amazon as its payment provider if they are already worried about it stealing their business?… Read More

Amazon makes an undisclosed investment in cloud services company Acquia

Amazon has made a rare investment in Acquia, a Burlington, Mass.-based digital marketing company that operates on Amazon’s cloud services.… Read More

Amazon teams with Purdue, launches new store and plans campus pick-up locations

Purdue students looking for a good deal on their textbooks now have an easier way to find them, thanks to… Read More

Amazon unveils credit card reader, takes swipe at Square

Continuing its quest to dominate nearly every corner of the retail experience, Amazon.com today unveiled a new $10 credit card… Read More

Amazon preps 5 new original shows for 3rd pilot season

The fall TV season is kicking off next month, but right before all the networks start bombarding viewers with new… Read More

Hachette CEO replies to Amazon fans: ‘These punitive actions are not necessary’

Amazon this weekend took the unusual step of asking authors and readers to send a message to Hachette Book Group CEO Michael… Read More

Amazon playing hardball with Disney, nixing preorders for upcoming DVDs

Amazon is declining to offer pre-orders for upcoming DVD and Blu-ray versions of Disney movies including “Muppets Most Wanted,” “Maleficent,” and… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Amgen and the state of Seattle biotech, with guest Luke Timmerman

Amgen dealt a blow to Seattle’s biotech industry last week with the announcement that it will be closing its large research-and-development campus… Read More

In epic letter, Amazon asks authors and readers to join its struggle against Hachette for lower e-book prices

Amazon is taking an unprecedented step in its contract negotiations with Hachette, appealing directly to authors and readers to email the book publisher’s… Read More

Co-creator of ‘Survivor’ and ‘The Apprentice’ joins Amazon

Conrad Riggs, the co-creator of hit reality TV shows such as “Survivor” and “The Apprentice,” has joined Amazon.com as part… Read More

John Grisham, Stephen King and more than 900 other authors press Amazon to solve Hachette dispute in NYT ad

Amazon.com is facing another PR backlash over its ongoing dispute with publisher Hachette as a group of more than 900… Read More

Barnes & Noble and Google to test same-day book delivery, swiping at Amazon

Google will offer online shoppers same-day delivery of books from Barnes & Noble stores, under a new partnership that aims to help… Read More

Amazon expands same-day delivery service in NYC, DC, Dallas and 3 other cities

Amazon is expanding its same-day delivery service in six metros, including New York City and Washington D.C. The company announced the expansion… Read More

Amazon employee’s departure hints that more consumer devices are coming

After working at Amazon for two-and-a-half years, Scott Blanksteen is leaving to join VUDU, the video streaming service owned by Walmart. Blanksteen’s… Read More

Amazon hopes to attract original video content creators by offering creative freedom

As its battle for original content against Netflix and premium television channels like HBO heats up, Amazon is working hard… Read More

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