Amazon sales of $113B disappoint Wall Street but profits of $7.8B exceed expectations Amazon posted net sales of $113.1 billion for the second quarter, up 27%, but fell short of Wall Street expectations,… Read More
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on the natural ‘tension’ in the company’s new leadership principles Newly minted Amazon CEO Andy Jassy didn’t subject himself to an intensive round of press interviews upon taking over from… Read More
Amazon Prime Day, AWS and jobs in the spotlight for Andy Jassy’s first earnings report as CEO Amazon’s earnings report Thursday will be its first with CEO Andy Jassy at the helm. While it may be tempting… Read More
Amazon ends ‘binding arbitration’ for customer disputes — here’s what it means For a major corporate declaration, it was relatively brief. And as short as the email was, it can be distilled… Read More
Amazon experiments with removing ability to move items from ‘Saved for Later’ to Wish List Some eagle-eyed Amazon customers have noticed a change in the options available from their “Saved for Later” lists, and we… Read More
Amazon’s ‘New World’ game spreads hype, melts video cards in unexpectedly popular closed beta Amazon’s massively multiplayer online RPG New World has attracted a big audience so far with its closed beta, which has… Read More
Play Podcast How Facebook works: Comparing its engineering process to Google, Microsoft, and Amazon Play Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees recently that the company’s long-term goal is to “bring the metaverse to life” —… Read More
Amazon leads $2.5B funding round in Rivian, maker of the tech giant’s future electric delivery vans Amazon is pouring more money into Rivian, as the electric vehicle maker announced Friday that the tech giant was among… Read More
Amazon plans to investigate discrimination within AWS after hundreds of employees sign petition Amazon says it plans to investigate allegations of discrimination and bias within its Amazon Web Services cloud computing unit after… Read More
Amazon, Expedia, Microsoft, Steam, Costco and many others hit by widespread Internet outage An internet outage hit some of the largest online sites in the United States, according to reports tracked by outage… Read More
Amazon gives developers access to Alexa device home screens, aiming to revitalize market for skills Amazon will offer independent software developers a slice of the most important real estate on Alexa devices, giving users the… Read More
Wyze sues Xiaomi and Roborock to invalidate robotic vacuum patent and save its Amazon listing Smart-home device company Wyze Labs is suing Chinese consumer electronics giant Xiaomi and robot vacuum maker Roborock in federal court… Read More
Amazon will no longer test warehouse workers for COVID-19 The Information reported Monday that Amazon will stop conducting on-site COVID-19 tests for warehouse employees after July 30. The company… Read More
Play Podcast 9 ways to make the tech sector more equitable: New study examines Washington state workforce Play A new report details extensive gender and racial inequities in Washington state’s technology workforce, and makes a series of recommendations to… Read More
After concerns from Amazon, Apple removes product review analyzer Fakespot from App Store Fakespot, a mobile app that analyzes customer reviews on Amazon and other online retailers, disappeared from Apple’s App Store on… Read More
Amazon provides key tools in the cloud for designing Formula 1’s race car of the future Amazon’s interest in sports has taken the tech giant from NFL stadiums to NHL hockey arenas and now onto the… Read More
Amazon sued by U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission over defective products The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on Wednesday sued Amazon in an attempt to force the retailer to accept… Read More
An evening with Kindle Vella: First impressions of Amazon’s new attempt to reimagine reading The serialized story is a mainstay of the literary world, a tried-and-true formula for creating a tantalizing tale, from opening… Read More
Port of Seattle bans facial recognition tech by law enforcement; some private use remains permitted The Port of Seattle Commission voted Tuesday to ban the use of biometric technology for surveillance and security purposes by government… Read More
Emails indicate Amazon’s use of force while seeking JEDI cloud contract, GOP lawmakers say Previously undisclosed emails appear to indicate that as Amazon pursued the now-canceled $10 billion JEDI cloud contract, it enlisted such… Read More
Seattle leads nation in ‘brain gain,’ adds tech jobs faster than any other big U.S. market over 5 years The Seattle region added more than 48,000 tech jobs from 2016 to 2020, an increase of more than 35% —… Read More
Filings reveal Amazon’s plan to use radar for ‘sleep tracing’ and touchless device control Amazon plans to use radar to help people monitor their sleep and control their devices using gestures, a Federal Communications… Read More
Nordstrom buys stake in Topshop and Topman fashion brands in deal with UK online giant Asos Nordstrom has acquired a minority stake in the fashion brands Topshop, Topman, Miss Selfridge and HIIT through a deal with… Read More
Play Podcast After helping Amazon reinvent commerce, Jeff Wilke turns attention to reviving U.S. manufacturing Play Jeff Wilke did something unusual when he left his role as Amazon’s Worldwide Consumer CEO in March, after more than… Read More
New presidential order will push for net neutrality, limit large mergers, restrict non-compete clauses In an effort to promote more business and labor competition, President Biden today will issue a sweeping executive order to… Read More
Amazon’s BigCommerce deal seen as ‘important signal’ of tech giant’s broader shipping ambitions Look out, UPS and FedEx? A deal this week between Amazon and e-commerce platform BigCommerce is “a clear indication that… Read More
Amazon launches at-home COVID-19 test kit for $39.99 Amazon has launched an at-home COVID-19 test kit for U.S. customers, the company announced today. Customers receive the nasal-swab kit… Read More
Pentagon cancels $10 billion JEDI cloud contract after long feud between Amazon and Microsoft JEDI is canceled. The Pentagon said today it will nix the $10 billion Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract, a… Read More
Andy Jassy will join Amazon’s board of directors as he replaces Jeff Bezos as CEO of tech giant Amazon Web Services chief Andy Jassy will join the company’s board of directors as he takes over for Jeff Bezos… Read More
Amazon adds two new leadership principles just days before Jeff Bezos steps down as CEO Amazon is adding two new leadership principles that reflect how the company is evolving as the tech behemoth faces increasing… Read More
