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Amazon earnings preview: Analysts expect another big quarter for retail and cloud giant

Amazon will report its fiscal third quarter earnings Thursday afternoon. The pandemic and stay-at-home orders helped Amazon eclipse expectations for… Read More

Amazon to add another 100k seasonal positions, preparing for holidays in midst of pandemic

Amazon says it will hire another 100,000 seasonal workers this year, bolstering its fulfilment and distribution operations for a holiday… Read More

Amazon and J.L. Childress file suit against alleged counterfeiters in ongoing fraud battle

Amazon announced another lawsuit against alleged counterfeiters Thursday, part of the company’s ongoing strategy to portray a tough-on-fraud image. Amazon… Read More

Amazon now offering one-hour curbside pickup for Prime shoppers at all Whole Foods locations

Amazon is now offering free, one-hour pickup of online grocery orders for Prime members at its Whole Foods stores across… Read More

Amazon extends remote work policy for office employees to June 2021

Amazon employees can now work from home until June 30. The Seattle tech giant extended its remote work policy, which… Read More

Justice Department seizes websites used to trick Amazon customers into buying device tech support

Federal officials have seized six fraudulent websites that were part of an online scheme to deceive customers who were looking… Read More

Amazon’s healthcare job postings reveal interest in buying provider networks, expanding Amazon Care

Amazon continues to expand its reach into the $3 trillion healthcare industry as new job postings indicate where the company… Read More

Amazon employees protest at Seattle HQ to ask for paid time off so workers can vote

Show me what democracy looks like! This is what democracy looks like! Those chants kicked off a rally Saturday that… Read More

Bill Gates on tech and antitrust: It’s ‘unfortunate’ that Congress is grouping companies together

“One of the privileges of success in this country is government scrutiny, and that’s OK.” — Bill Gates, 1998. “I… Read More

Amazon says third-party merchants sold $3.5B of goods during Prime Day amid antitrust scrutiny

Amazon said Thursday that this year’s Prime Day provided the biggest boon to third-party sellers in the sales event’s six-year… Read More

Indie booksellers feeling ‘Boxed Out’ by Amazon respond with campaign targeting tech giant

Independent bookstores across the country put out the unwelcome mat for Amazon and the tech giant’s Prime Day shopping extravaganza… Read More

Amazon reaches NFL playoffs: Report says tech giant has deal to stream wildcard game this season

Amazon is taking its NFL streaming rights beyond “Thursday Night Football” and into the playoffs. The Wall Street Journal reported… Read More

Report: Thousands of Amazon workers support internal petition demanding paid time off to vote

Thousands of Amazon workers reportedly signed onto an internal petition on Tuesday demanding that the company provide paid time off… Read More

‘Amazon Augmented Reality’ app turns company’s cardboard boxes into interactive experiences

Amazon has found another way to keep shoppers busy with the boxes that show up at their door. The company… Read More

Amazon’s first-ever fall Prime Day brings new challenges in the midst of a tumultuous year

Amazon and its army of logistics workers are bracing for the first-ever fall Prime Day starting Tuesday, as the extraordinary… Read More

The case against Amazon: Key takeaways from the U.S. House antitrust report on digital markets

Coming in at 451 pages, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee antitrust subcommittee’s report this week on competition in digital markets… Read More

Here’s why Amazon pulled the plug on its first big budget video game ‘Crucible’ shortly after launch

Amazon Game Studios and Relentless Studios’ online third-person shooter Crucible will be taken offline. An entry labeled as a “final… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Amazon antitrust findings; Satya Nadella’s WFH tips; Mysterious $60B woman

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week: A long-awaited report from a U.S. House antitrust subcommittee… Read More

‘Future of last mile delivery’: Amazon reveals first custom electric delivery vehicle built with Rivian

Amazon is lifting the hood on one of three custom-designed electric delivery vans it built in partnership with Rivian. The… Read More

Amazon says internal investigation into WSJ report on third-party sales data finds no policy violations

In a letter to the U.S. House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee, Amazon says its internal investigation into the details of a… Read More

‘Mysterious $60B woman’: Profile offers rare look at MacKenzie Scott’s distribution of Amazon wealth

MacKenzie Scott hasn’t given any interviews about her split from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos or her philanthropic pursuits in the… Read More

Ex-Amazon employee arrested after issuing fake refunds totaling more than $96K

A former Amazon employee was charged with federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft after issuing false refunds for products… Read More

Amazon streams Thursday Night Football again with new X-Ray feature, audio feed, Twitch shows

Amazon will kick off its fourth consecutive year of streaming Thursday Night Football games later this week as Tampa Bay… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Startup CEOs optimistic despite pandemic; Amazon moves into virtual travel

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week: The results are in from the first-ever GeekWire 200… Read More

Amazon says 19,000 employees tested positive for COVID-19 as it reveals pandemic data for first time

Amazon released figures on Thursday that for the first time detail the spread of the coronavirus among its employees. The… Read More

Amazon donating an additional $2.7M to aid underserved Seattle-area students during pandemic

Amazon is donating more than $2.5 million to bolster its commitment to students from underserved communities in the Seattle region… Read More

Our first-hand experience with Amazon’s new palm reader, and what it says about the future of retail

What if grabbing a drink from the store was as easy as getting one from your fridge? Amazon is approaching… Read More

Investigation into Amazon warehouse safety finds higher rate of injuries at robotic facilities

Amazon fulfillment centers with robots have experienced “significantly higher” rates of human injuries in the past four years than those… Read More

Amazon jumps into virtual tourism, offering live one-on-one experiences around the world

One morning last week, I went on a walking tour of Quebec City with an experienced local tour guide, from… Read More

Pay with your palm? Amazon unveils biometric ID, touting convenience and testing customer trust

Amazon has developed a new biometric ID system that works by scanning the palms of participating customers, planning to ultimately… Read More