Amazon vs. Netflix: Valentine’s Day with ‘House of Cards’ or Jane Austen? It’s a big day for Netflix, with the release of “House of Cards” Season 2 giving customers of the streaming… Read More
Chart: The top tech companies for internships It’s that time of year when college students start perusing internship opportunities. And to make the process a bit easier,… Read More
Amazon Prime price hike will be a tough sell, survey finds Amazon Prime is a great deal in the eyes of many Amazon customers, offering free two-day shipping for $79/year, among… Read More
Want a job packing boxes? Amazon has 2,500 Amazon announced today that it has 2,500 job openings between six fulfillment centers in Chester, Va., Dupont, Wash., Coffeyville, Kan.,… Read More
Protest of the day: Activists target Amazon over CIA alliance Another day, another protest against a Seattle tech titan. Tuesday’s protest included a blockade of the South Lake Union Streetcar,… Read More
Review: Amazon’s slate of original TV pilots is a mixed bag Amazon’s latest attempt at putting together a compelling slate of original programming has worked, at least somewhat well. And really,… Read More
Groupon product chief Jeff Holden to depart next month Groupon product chief Jeffrey Holden is leaving the daily deals site effective March 18, according to a SEC filing posted… Read More
Amazon updates iPhone app to detect (and buy) products using camera Getting more baking soda is now just a photograph away. A new update to Amazon’s iOS app includes “Flow” — a feature… Read More
Amazon buys game developer Double Helix, makers of Killer Instinct Amazon.com has acquired video game developer Double Helix Games, the maker of Killer Instinct. TechCrunch first spotted the purchase, noting… Read More
And…action! Amazon puts 10 new TV pilots up for public voting It’s time for another round of everyone’s favorite game show: which Amazon pilots are going to garner enough interest to… Read More
Go Joe! Amazon ‘Kindle Worlds’ inks deal for G.I. Joe, Veronica Mars fan fiction For those authors who always believed that their magnum opus about an elite squad of gardeners teaming up with G.I.… Read More
Amazon says everyone should read these books before they die Amazon has compiled a list of 100 must-reads from its Amazon Books staff into a list of “100 Books to… Read More
Washington is the most romantic state in the U.S. — according to Amazon If you’re looking for a romantic place to visit this Valentine’s Day, the state of Washington might be a good… Read More
Supporting the Seahawks: Microsoft trumps Amazon for 12th Man passion So this might not be as epic as Boeing’s Seahawks-themed 747 jet, but Microsoft put together something of its own… Read More
Here’s why this startup ditched Amazon Web Services Amazon Web Services has allowed countless startup companies to ramp up back-end infrastructure quickly and cost effectively. But, at a… Read More
Chart: Here’s why Amazon needs to jack up the price of Prime Amazon’s net shipping costs — the difference between how much it charges customers for shipping and how much it actually… Read More
Chart: Amazon continues hypergrowth, tops 117,000 employees Though its total headcount has already blown past Microsoft’s, it doesn’t look like Amazon is planning on slowing down its… Read More
Amazon considers $20-$40 price hike for Amazon Prime Increased shipping costs are forcing Amazon to consider boosting the price of its Amazon Prime subscription service by $20-to-$40 a… Read More
Amazon shares fall 10% after big holiday earnings miss Amazon this afternoon posted lighter sales and profits for the critical holiday shopping season than Wall Street was expecting, sending… Read More
Meet Bussell Wilson: Amazon exec transforms short bus into Seahawks tailgate hotspot Brian Valentine and his buddies needed more space. The tailgate parties they threw before every Seahawks home game were becoming… Read More
Walmart now lets you buy groceries online, pick up at store in Denver Those living in Denver can now shop for groceries online and pick them up outside of a Walmart store. Walmart… Read More
Amazon shows HTML5 some love, letting devs charge for web apps in Android AppStore Amazon announced today that developers of HTML5 mobile apps can now charge money for the apps distributed through the company’s… Read More
College bookstore learns to live with Amazon in first-ever pilot program Traditional bookstores have long viewed Amazon as a competitor, and rightly so, but one university bookstore is figuring out what… Read More
Commentary: An MBA’s take on Seattle’s tech scene Even before coming to Seattle for the first time on MIT Sloan’s Tech Trek, I had a feeling that I’d… Read More
Amazon buys yet another slice of Seattle land for $52M Amazon continued its expansion throughout Seattle today with another purchase of a block just near the company’s new 3.3 million square… Read More
Cloud Storage Wars: Microsoft’s Azure battles Amazon Web Services on price Microsoft this morning followed through on its promise to match Amazon Web Services’ prices for commodity cloud computing services, saying… Read More
Chart: These 10 tech giants spent millions lobbying in D.C. The tech industry is boosting its spending in Washington D.C., looking to grease the wheels of democracy and promote agendas… Read More
Amazon expands into Christian book publishing Amazon announced today that it is launching Waterfall Press, a new imprint that will publish Christian fiction and non-fiction. The label… Read More
Q&A: Alibaba’s CTO on Amazon, smartphones and the Chinese tech giant’s global ambitions Alibaba may not be a household name in the United States yet, but the company is a giant in China… Read More
Alibaba on tour: Chinese tech giant draws a crowd in Amazon and Microsoft land A standing-room-only crowd filled a hotel ballroom in Bellevue on Tuesday evening to hear from some of Alibaba’s top executives —… Read More
