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Amazon blocked 10 billion counterfeit listings and spent $700M fighting fraud on its site last year

As part of a continued effort to show that it’s serious about cracking down on counterfeit goods sold on its… Read More

California legal rulings may have big impact on Amazon’s liability for third-party products it sells

In November 2015, Kisha Loomis signed on to Amazon and ordered her son a hoverboard, a two-wheeled vehicle popular with… Read More

Amazon employee at Bessemer, Alabama fulfillment center dies

The news: An Amazon fulfillment center worker died Thursday after being found in the bathroom of a warehouse in Bessemer,… Read More

Amazon Sidewalk launching in June with Tile trackers and others on shared network

Amazon announced Friday that Sidewalk, its neighborhood wireless network designed to provide connectivity to small Internet of Things (IoT) devices,… Read More

Ex-Amazon exec Jeff Blackburn leaves venture capital post after 5 weeks on job

When Jeff Blackburn announced his retirement from Amazon in February after 22 years, the longtime Jeff Bezos lieutenant stressed that… Read More

Amazon Web Services debuts 5-week accelerator for clean energy startups

Amazon Web Services is announcing the creation of a 5-week accelerator to support clean technology startups. Applications to the AWS… Read More

Jeff Bezos sells more than $2.4B in Amazon stock

Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos sold off more than $2.4 billion in Amazon shares this week, new regulatory filings… Read More

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Zoox CTO on the Amazon acquisition, and the environmental promise of self-driving taxis

Has the past year convinced you that your family doesn’t need multiple vehicles? Could you be persuaded to give up… Read More

Alexa Show Mode debuts, turns Windows 10 PCs into Echo Show-like displays

The news: Amazon on Tuesday unveiled Alexa Show Mode, which turns select Lenovo Windows 10 PCs into Echo Show-like displays. The… Read More

Why former Amazon exec Jeff Wilke thinks the U.S. can be a manufacturing powerhouse again

When Jeff Wilke, the former CEO of Amazon Consumer Worldwide, made the surprise announcement in August that he was leaving,… Read More

Amazon and NFL deal for ‘Thursday Night Football’ on Prime Video will begin year early, run 11 seasons

Amazon and the National Football League have tacked on an extra year to a recent deal that makes Prime Video… Read More

Former Amazon exec Jeff Wilke on why he left, what it was like to work for Jeff Bezos, and more

In March, Jeff Wilke quietly stepped away from Amazon, the company he was instrumental in building from an online book… Read More

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Optimal Prime: Amazon’s big quarter reveals its post-pandemic potential

Year-over-year quarterly growth of 44% would be significant for any company, but when the underlying numbers are this big, it… Read More

Amazon sheds 27k employees in Q1 in return to traditional post-holiday jobs pattern

Amazon’s total number of full- and part-time employees fell to 1.271 million people in the first quarter of 2021, down… Read More

Amazon crushes earnings estimates with $108.5B in Q1 revenue, up 44%, profits of $8.1B, up 224%

Amazon blew past expectations for its first fiscal quarter earnings, posting revenue of $108.5 billion, up 44% year-over-year, and earnings… Read More

Amazon to spend $1B to boost pay for 500k operations workers by as much as $3 an hour

Amazon announced Wednesday that it plans to invest more than $1 billion in wage increases for its operations workers, promising… Read More

JEDI news: Judge won’t dismiss Amazon’s claim that Trump interfered with $10B cloud contract

The news: A federal judge on the Court of Federal Claims declined to dismiss allegations that former President Trump interfered with… Read More

Amazon upgrades Fire HD 10 lineup as remote work and school led to renewed interest in tablets

Amazon announced the next generation of Fire HD 10 tablets on Tuesday, improving the biggest in its line of devices… Read More

Amazon expands service that delivers groceries inside your garage

The news: Amazon is expanding its Key In-Garage Grocery Delivery service to more than 5,000 U.S. cities and towns. It… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Municipal broadband; capital gains tax; Amazon’s take on soccer super league

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week: Washington state is poised to make a significant change… Read More

Amazon holding vaccination event for thousands of workers at fulfillment center south of Seattle

Amazon is expecting thousands of its operations employees at a COVID-19 vaccination event on Monday at the company’s fulfillment center… Read More

Amazon reportedly bringing cashierless tech to its larger grocery store format

Amazon is reportedly bringing its cashier-less technology to the company’s full-size grocery store format. Bloomberg uncovered planning documents for an… Read More

Amazon’s antitrust adversary: What Lina Khan’s Senate hearing reveals about Big Tech’s future

A decades-long policy of lax regulation of the technology industry could be coming to a close — and Lina Khan… Read More

Amazon adding its palm-reading ID system as a payment option at Whole Foods store in Seattle

Amazon is bringing its palm-reading biometric identification system to a Whole Foods store in Seattle, the company announced Wednesday, expanding… Read More

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Inside the booming market for buying Amazon sellers: Secrets and insights from an acquirer

Over the past two years, dozens of heavily-funded investment firms have formed with a singular purpose: Buying small companies that… Read More

Amazon criticizes European soccer ‘Super League’ as anticompetitive, says Prime Video not involved

Stepping into the international dustup about a proposed “European Super League” of elite soccer teams, Amazon declared Tuesday that the… Read More

Amazon opening first hair salon in London in bid to test new technology and sell more beauty products

Hold onto your hats, Amazon is opening its first-ever hair salon in London. It’s yet another new line of business… Read More

Amazon cancels ‘Lord of the Rings’ MMO in latest hiccup for company’s gaming ambitions

Amazon has sent its free-to-play Lord of the Rings game off to the Undying Lands. The news broke over the… Read More

Amazon unveils 9 clean energy projects, says it will power company with 100% renewables by 2025

Amazon on Monday announced nine new wind and solar energy projects, bringing its total number of renewable projects to 206.… Read More

Video: Jeff Bezos gives Washington governor a tour of homeless shelter attached to Amazon HQ

Jeff Bezos played host to Washington Gov. Jay Inslee in a recent tour of the Mary’s Place family shelter that… Read More