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Former AWS real estate managers, accused of taking millions in kickbacks, challenge Amazon’s motives amid FBI investigation

Update: In a court filing on Jan. 10, 2024, federal prosecutors vacated the prior guilty pleas of Christian Kirschner and… Read More

New York AG sues Amazon, accuses company of ‘flagrant disregard’ for health and safety of workers

The news: New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against Amazon on Tuesday evening, accusing the tech giant… Read More

Permits connect Amazon to former New Seasons site in Seattle in latest physical retail expansion

Amazon is named in electrical permits for improvements to the former New Seasons Market grocery store in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood,… Read More

As Shopify continues to boom, Amazon acquires Selz, a startup that helps e-commerce businesses

Amazon has acquired Selz, a 7-year-old startup that helps entrepreneurs sell products online. The deal signals Amazon’s continued focus on… Read More

Amazon sues New York AG, criticizing ‘exorbitant demands’ and defending its COVID-19 response

Amazon filed a pre-emptive lawsuit Friday morning against New York Attorney General Letitia James, defending its COVID-19 response at major… Read More

Buckle up: Amazon wages legal war vs. counterfeits and PR battle vs. vestiges of Trump administration

Amazon and luxury retailer Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A. filed two lawsuits Thursday in federal court in Seattle against four people and… Read More

Amazon inks another sports deal as AWS will power NHL’s digital transformation and in-game analytics

Amazon Web Services is broadening its reach across the professional sports landscape, announcing a new partnership with the National Hockey… Read More

Amazon wealth reigns: Jeff Bezos, MacKenzie Scott lead list of top U.S. philanthropists for 2020

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was the top American philanthropist in 2020, giving away $10.1 billion to non-profit efforts associated with… Read More

Former Amazon board member Tom Alberg reviews the new book, ‘Working Backwards’

[Editor’s Note: Tom Alberg, managing director at Seattle-based venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group, was an Amazon investor who served… Read More

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Amazon’s business secrets: Former insiders explain how the tech giant really works in new book

How will Amazon maintain its culture as it approaches 1.3 million employees and prepares for its founder Jeff Bezos to… Read More

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Advertising surge lifts Amazon’s ‘Other’ segment past subscription business, on pace to rival AWS

Amazon’s Q4 2020 earnings last week were understandably dominated by news that CEO Jeff Bezos is stepping down in Q3… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Amazon, Andy Jassy and the cloud, with Corey Quinn of The Duckbill Group

What does Andy Jassy’s track record at Amazon Web Services say about how he’ll lead Amazon as the company’s next… Read More

Dispute between Elastic and AWS highlights ongoing battle over open source business model

Editor’s note: This is a guest post written by Daniel Li, partner at Madrona Venture Group, which first appeared in his… Read More

Here’s the biggest challenge facing Amazon’s Andy Jassy — at least in the words of one partner

Andy Jassy will have big shoes to fill when he takes over from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos later this year.… Read More

Amazon arrives in rural America: Tech giant delivers hope and concern to California town

“They are a company I’m sure you’re all familiar with. A large, national, international operator at the cutting edge of… Read More

Amazon adding AI-equipped cameras to delivery vans to monitor safety, sparking privacy concerns

Amazon delivery drivers keeping their eyes on the road will have Amazon keeping an eye on them as the company… Read More

Amazon’s next CEO, Andy Jassy, is a music-loving, wing-eating, hard-charging disciple of Jeff Bezos

When singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile sat down for a live video interview in December, the person asking the questions on stage… Read More

Amazon Web Services posts record $13.5B in profits for 2020 in Andy Jassy’s AWS swan song

Turns out Andy Jassy was basically running most of Amazon already. Amazon Web Services, the cloud computing giant led by… Read More

Amazon now employs nearly 1.3 million people worldwide after adding 500,000 workers in 2020

That’s a lot of interviews. Amazon brought on a whopping 500,000 workers in 2020 to help the tech giant meet… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ role at Blue Origin hints at how his profile at Amazon is likely to change

What will Amazon without Jeff Bezos as CEO look like? It could look a lot like Bezos’ biggest personal passion… Read More

Amazon blows past estimates for holiday quarter, sets record with $125.6B in revenue

Amazon crushed expectations for its holiday quarter, beating estimates with an all-time high of $125.6 billion in sales. The fourth… Read More

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to step down this year, replaced by AWS chief Andy Jassy in stunning turn for tech giant

Jeff Bezos will step down as CEO of Amazon, becoming executive chairman of the company he conceived 27 years ago… Read More

Amazon unveils design plans for Virginia HQ2, with dramatic spiral ‘Helix’ building as centerpiece

Amazon’s proposed design plans for its second headquarters campus in Arlington, Va., will have a familiar look for anyone who… Read More

Amazon earnings preview: Record holiday quarter expected but COVID-19 expenses may curb profits

The pandemic-driven e-commerce surge is expected to drive record sales and profit for Amazon as the company reports its holiday… Read More

Amazon adds palm-reading biometric ID scanner to more physical retail stores in Seattle

Amazon is expanding its new Amazon One palm-reading biometric identification system to three additional Amazon Go stores in Seattle. The company debuted… Read More

Amazon’s diversity and inclusion leader, Elizabeth Nieto, leaving for job at Spotify in New York

Elizabeth Nieto, the leader of Amazon’s Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team, is leaving the Seattle tech giant unexpectedly for… Read More

Amazon and the University of Southern California will create a machine learning research center

Amazon is helping to create a machine learning and artificial intelligence research lab at the University of Southern California. The… Read More

Amazon to host another pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic at its Seattle HQ campus on Sunday

Amazon is hosting another COVID-19 vaccination clinic on its Seattle headquarters campus on Sunday, a week after the tech giant’s… Read More

Amazon invests in startup producing ‘net-zero carbon fuels’ for transportation

Amazon announced on Tuesday that it was investing in Infinium, a Sacramento, Calif.-based startup that is developing what it describes… Read More

Amazon adding 3,000 new tech and corporate jobs in Boston with lease of new 17-story office tower

Amazon plans to add 3,000 jobs in Boston over the next several years, leasing a new 17-story office tower in… Read More