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Amazon VP quits over employee firings, saying they were ‘designed to create a climate of fear’

Tim Bray “snapped.” The Amazon vice president and distinguished engineer left the company on May 1 — a historic day… Read More

Cloud lift: Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Apple and others find a common cushion in the crisis

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is advising the company’s shareholders to “take a seat” to prepare for the tech giant’s ambitious… Read More

Report: Amazon joins other satellite constellation ventures in checking out bankrupt OneWeb’s assets

London’s Telegraph newspaper reports that Amazon is understood to be among the entities sifting through the assets of OneWeb, a… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Amazon faces the pandemic; Startup funding slump; How to reopen your office

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast: Amazon’s sales rose 26% in the first quarter as… Read More

Washington state’s ‘stay home’ order extended through May 31 — here’s the underlying data

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is extending the state’s “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order for another month, through May 31, pointing… Read More

House lawmakers want Jeff Bezos to testify on antitrust issues, claiming deputy mislead Congress

Federal lawmakers are asking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to testify before Congress about the company’s competitive tactics against third-party sellers… Read More

Amazon gives employees option to work from home until “at least” early October under new guidelines

Amazon will give employees the option to do their jobs from home until at least early October — extending its… Read More

Amazon tops 935k employees as of this week, as pandemic-driven hiring spree continues

Amazon has grown to more than 935,000 employees worldwide, including 95,000 new hires in just the past few weeks, quickly… Read More

Amazon sales rise 26% to $75B; profits plunge 30%; Bezos calls crisis ‘hardest time we’ve ever faced’

Amazon’s net sales rose 26% to $75.5 billion in the first quarter, exceeding Wall Street’s expectations as people around the… Read More

Amazon faces mounting pressure from workers, officials over pandemic response ahead of May Day

A growing coalition of workers and government officials is putting pressure on Amazon to reform its COVID-19 policies ahead of… Read More

Amazon tests using live video calls to vet aspiring third-party sellers, seeking to weed out fraudsters

Amazon has been quietly piloting an “enhanced vetting” process for prospective third-party sellers on Amazon.com, supplementing the normal online submission… Read More

Trump: Postal Service must raise prices on Amazon or ‘I’m not signing anything’ for USPS aid

President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday he wouldn’t authorize coronavirus relief funds to the U.S. Postal Service unless it… Read More

Amazon reportedly used third-party seller data to research and launch its own products

Amazon has long said that it doesn’t use its advantage as the operator of a massive marketplace to compete with… Read More

What are we watching during lockdown? Amazon’s Fire TV stats show family and fitness spike

We can’t work nonstop, or spend unlimited time trying to homeschool the kids. Certainly we’re watching lots of television during… Read More

Big Tech’s reputation is rising as governments tap the industry in coronavirus response

The coronavirus crisis quickly became an unexpected life raft for the technology industry’s image as even its biggest critics enlist… Read More

Amazon’s new ‘AppFlow’ links cloud-based apps to AWS services, automating data flows

Amazon released a new cloud service called AppFlow that promises to easily connect cloud-based apps to AWS services, automating the… Read More

Amazon stock at $4,000 and a $2 trillion valuation? Why this analyst thinks it could happen

Shares of Amazon hit record highs last week and some analysts think the growth won’t stop for the foreseeable future.… Read More

Amazon pledges $10M for forest preservation and carbon offsets in the Appalachians

Amazon launched a $10 million grant program Tuesday designed to help family forest owners conserve their land and participate in… Read More

Dispute between Microsoft and Amazon over JEDI cloud contract is delayed

The protracted saga over a $10 billion Defense Department contract that pits Microsoft and Amazon against each other will be… Read More

Amazon employees organize virtual walkout over firings, warehouse conditions

Current and former Amazon employees are encouraging tech workers at the company to participate in a “virtual walkout” next week… Read More

Amazon CEO claims grocery delivery cuts carbon emissions by 43% compared to traditional shopping

Amid an annual letter dominated by the coronavirus crisis, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos made a bold claim about sustainable shopping… Read More

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos calls for regular COVID-19 testing ‘on a global scale across all industries’

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says that testing everyone regularly for COVID-19 — not just his own employees — will be… Read More

Amazon ‘bid high and lost’ on JEDI, Microsoft says after release of DoD watchdog report

Microsoft took aim at Amazon in a blog post Wednesday, accusing its rival of seeking an unfair advantage as the… Read More

DoD watchdog affirms JEDI award to Microsoft over Amazon, calls bias claims unfounded

A new report by the Defense Department’s inspector general found no evidence that President Donald Trump improperly influenced the award… Read More

First Amazon warehouse worker dies of COVID-19 as fulfillment center outbreaks mount

The first known COVID-19 death among Amazon’s workforce occurred two weeks ago, the company said Tuesday. An operations manager at… Read More

Amazon fires two employees who called for climate change reform and better warehouse conditions

Amazon fired two highly visible employee activists who regularly criticize the company’s position on climate change and conditions inside its… Read More

Amazon stock hits an all-time high as tech giant now valued at $1.1 trillion

Shares of Amazon reached an all-time high Tuesday morning as the Seattle tech giant deals with unprecedented demand due to… Read More

Here’s what Amazon is doing to increase capacity for surging online grocery demand orders

Amazon is putting new online grocery customers on a waitlist and is reducing hours at some physical Whole Foods stores… Read More

Amazon fills 100k warehouse worker jobs, plans to hire 75k more to meet pandemic-driven demand

Amazon added 100,000 new warehouse workers over the past month to help fulfill the surge in orders by customers sheltering… Read More

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GeekWire Podcast: Bill Gates on the future of work; Vicis reborn; Nintendo meets Lego

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. Bill Gates talks about how work will change after… Read More