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Amazon targets ‘fake review brokers’ with claims of fraud and deceit

Amazon is seeking to shut down two sites that it alleges brokered large numbers of fraudulent and misleading product reviews… Read More

Update: Slack, Peloton, and others recover from Monday morning outages

Update, 11 a.m. Feb. 22: Slack, Peloton and other services are recovering after a few hours of downtime.] Update 3:55… Read More

Surprise: Amazon spent less than $500M on M&A in 2021, one of its lowest totals in recent years

Amazon joined other tech companies in a huge corporate buying spree last year, right? Well, it depends on how you… Read More

Amazon-published video game ‘Lost Ark’ sets Steam records in first week after release

Amazon’s recently-published online game Lost Ark has broken several playtime records on the Steam digital storefront. Lost Ark, developed by… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: The realities of Amazon’s pay increase; inside Microsoft’s HoloLens business

Our guest on the GeekWire Podcast this week, Ashley Stewart, is a Seattle-based senior tech correspondent for Insider who reports… Read More

Former Seattle entrepreneur and her husband to get back most of funds seized by FBI in Amazon case

Amy Sterner Nelson and Carleton Nelson have reached a settlement agreement with the U.S. government that will return most of… Read More

Vaccinated Amazon employees can remove their masks at work as tech giant adjusts COVID policies

Amazon employees vaccinated against COVID-19 can ditch their masks starting Friday, the company said in an internal memo on Thursday.… Read More

‘Things could get worse’: Amazon’s salary bump reignites housing concerns in Seattle region

The headline was like a punch in the gut to many dreaming of owning or renting a home in the… Read More

New ‘Science Hub’ to launch at Univ. of Washington with $1.9M from Amazon

Amazon and the University of Washington will collaborate on a new “Science Hub” funded with an initial $1.9 million investment… Read More

Amazon tops 1M U.S. employees

Amazon has surpassed 1 million direct employees in the United States for the first time, a new milestone that reflects… Read More

Amazon Care rolls out virtual services nationwide and will expand in-person options to more cities

Amazon’s healthcare service Amazon Care has expanded its virtual care services nationwide and will roll out its in-person services this… Read More

Amazon using Super Bowl hype to show off new look for ‘Thursday Night Football’ on Prime Video

While the rest of the football-watching country gets excited for the Super Bowl on Sunday, Amazon is gearing up for… Read More

Amazon lands four Oscar nominations, led by acting nods for ‘Being the Ricardos’ stars

Amazon scored four nominations Tuesday for the 94th Academy Awards, led by three stars of the film “Being the Ricardos,… Read More

Amazon Super Bowl ad stars Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost — and Alexa as a mind reader

It might seem like Amazon’s Alexa is reading your mind when she automatically orders more toilet paper or turns on… Read More

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Amazon more than doubles max base pay to $350k for corporate and tech workers, citing labor market

Amazon will boost its maximum base pay to $350,000 for corporate and tech employees, from $160,000 previously, as part of… Read More

Hype cycle: Report calls Amazon a possible Peloton suitor, stock climbs 40% on rumor

Peloton is finding fewer people interested in acquiring its connected exercise bikes these days, so maybe Amazon will just buy… Read More

Amazon market value soars $170B as Meta keeps sinking in aftermath of pivotal earnings reports

Amazon stock is up more than 12% in trading Friday morning after its fourth-quarter earnings report, adding more than $170… Read More

Amazon would have posted $1.8 billion operating loss in Q4 2021 if not for Amazon Web Services

Another blockbuster quarter for Amazon Web Services masked one of the worst operating losses in the recent history of the… Read More

Amazon and Starbucks plan to open two additional ‘Pickup and Go’ stores this year

Amazon and Starbucks plan to expand upon their physical retail partnership and open two more “Starbucks Pickup with Amazon Go”… Read More

Amazon profits nearly double to $14.3B, boosted by Rivian stake, as company hikes Prime fees

Amazon posted profits of $14.3 billion, nearly doubling year-over year despite heavy spending in the December quarter, thanks to strong… Read More

Amazon raises price of Prime membership by $20 to $139/year

Amazon is upping the price of Prime, increasing the annual fee of its membership from $119/year to $139/year. The company… Read More

Here’s why Amazon’s $30 billion advertising business is so effective

Industry trends, consumer shopping habits, and Amazon’s continued e-commerce dominance have helped turn the tech giant into an advertising behemoth.… Read More

Amazon discloses 5% ownership of Aurora, confirms Rivian and Air Transport stakes

Amazon says it owns 5.2% of Aurora Innovations, the Pittsburgh-based self-driving vehicle technology company that went public in November through… Read More

Amazon facing increasing unionization pressure at two New York warehouse facilities

Another Amazon warehouse in New York could be gearing up for a unionization vote. A week after the National Labor… Read More

Amazon and Microsoft led the world in corporate purchases of clean energy in 2021

Seattle-area tech giants Amazon and Microsoft were global leaders in clean energy power purchase agreements made by corporations last year.… Read More

Amazon Q4 earnings preview: Analysts expect record revenue of $137B, lower profits

Amazon will report its fourth quarter earnings Thursday afternoon, revealing financials for the critical peak shopping season. Analysts are expecting… Read More

Up close with Amazon’s new frozen food packaging, made from recyclable paper

It’s a tough assignment, for sure, but for the past few weeks I’ve been ordering more than my share of… Read More

Amazon to pay $2.25M to resolve Washington state AG’s claims of price fixing on third-party products

Amazon will pay $2.25 million under a consent decree with Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson to settle claims that… Read More

Amazon Go — to the suburbs: Company to try its high-tech convenience store outside urban core

Amazon Go is going where customers live, not just where they work. The high-tech convenience store model that Amazon first… Read More

Washington state launches site to order free COVID-19 test kits delivered by Amazon

The Washington State Department of Health today launched a site to order free at-home COVID-19 test kits. The state is… Read More