Amazon redirects some employees to build out COVID-19 testing capacity for its front-line workers With thousands of its own workers on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic as warehouse workers, delivery personnel, grocery… Read More
Senate Democrats grill Amazon on warehouse worker firing, COVID-19 procedures A group of Democrats in the U.S. Senate sent a letter to Amazon on Wednesday questioning the company’s rationale for… Read More
COVID-19 crisis sparks ‘inflection point’ for online grocery — and huge revenue for Amazon More people are ordering groceries online due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, leading to a permanent consumer purchasing shift —… Read More
Play Podcast GeekWire Podcast: How COVID-19 is squeezing Amazon; Good news stories; Farewell, John Legere Play Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. Amazon is under pressure as workers in dozens of… Read More
Amazon responds after leaked memo reveals company’s PR strategy against warehouse worker Amazon’s logistics chief penned a blog post Thursday, hours after a leaked memo revealed an unflattering glimpse into the company’s… Read More
Amazon faces unprecedented challenges as dozens of warehouses grapple with COVID-19 outbreaks At least 30 of the fulfillment centers that power Amazon’s e-commerce business have outbreaks of COVID-19, according to local news… Read More
Amazon starts temperature screening amid outcry over warehouse worker exposure to COVID-19 Amazon will begin screening employee temperatures at warehouses in New York and Seattle this week amid growing unrest about workers’… Read More
Amazon employee at Seattle-area warehouse tests positive for COVID-19 A worker at Amazon’s Seattle-area warehouse in Kent, Wash. tested positive for COVID-19. This is the first known COVID-19 case… Read More
Play Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Coronavirus hits tech economy; life under lockdown; a poem for our new era Play Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. Seattle’s latest week under the cloud of the coronavirus… Read More
Amazon shareholders submit 10 resolutions on environment, equity, lobbying and other issues Amazon shareholders plan to press for a range of corporate reforms at the company’s annual meeting in May. Amazon released… Read More
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos pledges to help WHO flood the world with coronavirus test kits Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and the World Health Organization’s director-general are trading ideas on how to get the COVID-19 pandemic… Read More
Package safety: COVID-19 is ‘stable’ on cardboard for 24 hours, but risk of transmission is low Should you be worried about transmitting COVID-19 from packages that arrive at your doorstep? As people rely more heavily on… Read More
Amazon calls DoD review of Microsoft JEDI win too narrow, urges sweeping reevaluation of bids For months Amazon has been pleading with a federal court to order the Department of Defense to review its decision… Read More
Amazon settles non-compete lawsuit involving AWS sales exec who joined Google Cloud Amazon settled a lawsuit involving a former Amazon Web Services sales executive who joined rival Google Cloud last year. Amazon… Read More
Internal memo: Jeff Bezos tells Amazon employees he’s ‘wholly focused’ on the COVID-19 crisis Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he has turned all of his attention to the impact of COVID-19, the tech giant’s… Read More
Play Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Bill Gates on COVID-19, gig workers in peril, and more on the coronavirus crisis Play Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. It was another tumultuous week in Seattle, the epicenter… Read More
Amazon calls accusations ‘simply unfounded’ after senators question warehouse worker protection U.S. senators are scrutinizing Amazon’s handling of its warehouse workers amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Four legislators sent a letter to… Read More
Amazon pledges $20 million to accelerate COVID-19 diagnostic testing Amazon is pledging $20 million to accelerate diagnostics, research and testing in the fight against COVID-19. The company announced the… Read More
‘Tax Amazon’ activists petition for ballot initiative to raise $300M/year for affordable housing Seattle activists introduced a petition Thursday for a ballot initiative that would tax hometown tech giant Amazon to raise millions… Read More
How Amazon is handling first COVID-19 case in its fulfillment system, after N.Y. worker tests positive Amazon said it is taking proactive measures to protect employees at its fulfillment centers after a worker at a facility… Read More
Amazon warehouses will stop accepting non-essential items amid COVID-19 outbreak Amazon told third-party sellers Tuesday that it will temporarily bar shipments of non-essential items to warehouses so that the company… Read More
Amazon will hire 100k warehouse workers amid pandemic-driven surge in online shopping Amazon is planning to hire an additional 100,000 warehouse workers to keep up with the volume of orders placed by… Read More
Amazon delivery infrastructure strained as COVID-19 outbreak sparks surge in online shopping With thousands of Americans telecommuting and self-isolating to slow the spread of COVID-19, Amazon’s Prime and Fresh delivery services are… Read More
DoD likely to split JEDI contract between Amazon and Microsoft, analyst says Could Amazon and Microsoft end up sharing the Pentagon’s coveted $10 billion JEDI cloud computing contract? That’s the likely scenario… Read More
Play Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Seattle adjusts to life under the coronavirus threat Play Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. The gravity of the COVID-19 virus outbreak hit home… Read More
DoD wants to ‘reconsider certain aspects’ of decision to award Microsoft $10B JEDI contract New court filings reveal that the Department of Defense wants to “reconsider certain aspects” of its decision to award Microsoft… Read More
Tech Moves: Longtime Amazon leader Greg Hart joins Compass; Icertis and Avanade hire execs Amazon veteran Greg Hart, a former technical advisor to Jeff Bezos, is joining Compass as its new chief product officer.… Read More
Amazon moves shareholder meeting online, cancels in-person event where investors and protestors gather in Seattle annually Amazon’s annual shareholder meeting will be held exclusively online this year due to the COVID-19 outbreak that is rocking the… Read More
Amazon launches $25M relief fund to help delivery drivers, seasonal workers cope with COVID-19 Amazon on Wednesday announced it will donate $25 million to help its network of independent delivery drivers, Amazon Flex workers,… Read More
Amazon will donate $5M to help small businesses near its headquarters mitigate coronavirus losses Amazon pledged Tuesday to donate $5 million to small businesses around its Seattle headquarters that will be impacted by thousands… Read More
