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Amazon group that created Kindle and Echo is working on technology for COVID-19 testing

Amazon is enlisting its cutting-edge Lab126 hardware group, best known for creating its Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets and Echo smart… Read More

Amazon reportedly postponing Prime Day sales event to fall

Amazon plans to move its annual Prime Day sales event from summer to fall due to disruptions caused by the… Read More

Photos: Inside Amazon’s new 8-floor family homeless shelter attached to its Seattle HQ

Attached to one of Amazon’s downtown Seattle office buildings, in the heart of the tech giant’s headquarters campus, a new… Read More

Amazon launches first solar energy facility in China

Amazon announced its first solar energy facility in China on Thursday, one of five renewable energy projects the company is… Read More

Report: Overlap with internal Amazon initiatives is complicating its Haven health care joint venture

Duplication with Amazon’s own internal healthcare initiatives has emerged as one of multiple stumbling blocks for Haven, the health care… Read More

Amazon dives deeper into video games, launches first big-budget title Crucible

Amazon took a big step into the gaming industry Wednesday with the launch of Crucible, a free-to-play online shooter and… Read More

Proposed class-action suits in US and Canada claim Amazon abused ‘monopoly power’ to fix prices

A trio of proposed class-action lawsuits in the U.S. and Canada accuse Amazon of abusing its market dominance to fix… Read More

Amazon delivers 100M supplies to healthcare organizations and governments fighting COVID-19

Amazon has delivered more than 100 million pieces of personal protective gear and other supplies to healthcare organizations and governments… Read More

Jousting with Congress over Bezos testimony, Amazon says it will send ‘the appropriate’ executive

Anyone eager for Jeff Bezos’ moment in the Congressional hot seat, previously occupied by the likes of Bill Gates and… Read More

Microsoft and FedEx team up against Amazon with new tech and logistics partnership

Microsoft and FedEx will work together to develop new products and services under a multiyear technology and logistics partnership announced… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Uber, Grubhub and Seattle; Amazon on 60 Minutes; Surface Earbuds first take

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. Word leaked out this week that Uber is considering… Read More

How Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant is changing its tone during the pandemic

Alexa, do I need a coronavirus test? That’s a query that almost certainly was not in the repertoire for Amazon’s… Read More

Sixth confirmed Amazon employee dies from COVID-19

An Amazon warehouse worker in New York died from COVID-19 last month, the company confirmed to CNBC on Thursday. He… Read More

Amazon wage and hazard pay increases for essential workers to expire in June

Amazon’s hourly wage increases and hazard pay will expire in June, a company executive confirmed to Recode this week. Amazon… Read More

Amazon is manufacturing hundreds of thousands of face shields to sell at cost

Amazon is manufacturing hundreds of thousands of face shields to sell to healthcare professionals battling COVID-19 and eventually offer to… Read More

Alexa, is this a scam? Amazon cracks down on tech support sites, alleging they tricked new users into paying to fix bogus bugs

Amazon is suing two companies for “widespread tech support fraud,” alleging that they tricked new users of Echo speakers and… Read More

Atul Gawande steps down as CEO of Amazon’s health care venture with Berkshire and JPMorgan

Dr. Atul Gawande is stepping down as CEO of Haven Healthcare, a joint venture between Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire… Read More

Amazon upgrades Fire HD 8 lineup, adds USB-C charging, aiming to rebound in tablet market

Amazon revamped its Fire HD 8 devices on Wednesday, promising faster performance and more storage, and upgrading the lineup to… Read More

AGs from 13 states probe Amazon on COVID-19 infections and deaths in warehouses

The top government lawyers in 13 states are calling on Amazon to release data on the number of COVID-19 cases… Read More

Microsoft reportedly teamed up with Oracle to fend off Amazon for the Pentagon’s JEDI contract

The Information revealed Monday how Microsoft had a “secret ally” — Oracle — to help land the coveted Joint Enterprise… Read More

Shares of movie theater giant AMC spike after report signals Amazon’s interest in potential takeover

Shares of AMC were up more than 50% Monday after a report signaled Amazon’s interest in a potential takeover of… Read More

60 Minutes shows Amazon’s virus-killing robot; says company uses AI to enforce social distancing

Amazon is developing a robot that would roll through grocery stores and distribution centers, using banks of ultraviolet light to… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Tech job market flips; Surface Earbuds arrive; Gates Foundation CEO on COVID-19

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. COVID-19 has upended the tech startup hiring market: There… Read More

How Amazon’s Prime Air and robotics team is responding to coronavirus concerns

For years, Amazon Prime Air has been working on drones that can deliver packages to customers, but now it’s also… Read More

Amazon rips Microsoft for ‘spotty operational performance during the COVID-19 crisis’

Amazon took a swipe at Microsoft’s cloud computing technology performance this week, calling out the company’s “spotty operational performance during… Read More

Microsoft slams Amazon’s latest protest over Pentagon cloud contract as ‘a way to avoid the consequences of its own bad business decisions’

Amazon is once again challenging the Department of Defense’s decision to award a $10 billion cloud contract to Microsoft. Amazon… Read More

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