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Amazon

In-depth Amazon coverage from the tech giant’s hometown, including e-commerce, AWS, Amazon Prime, Alexa, logistics, devices, and more.

Shares of Seattle tech companies sink as stock market sees worst drop since 2008

Fears over the novel coronavirus outbreak and an oil price war led to the worst day for U.S. stocks since… Read More

Microsoft, Amazon and others form $2.5M coronavirus response fund

Microsoft, Amazon, and other Seattle-area companies are partnering with nonprofits and governments to launch a relief fund in response to… Read More

Amazon starts selling Amazon Go technology to other businesses

Amazon today unveiled a new business line, selling its “Just Walk Out” cashierless technology to other retailers. Amazon originally developed… Read More

Amazon: Pentagon should have tossed Microsoft’s JEDI bid over ‘noncompliant storage solution’

Amazon claims that Microsoft’s winning bid for the Pentagon’s coveted $10 billion cloud computing contract should have been disqualified after… Read More

Seattle officials unveil plan to tax Amazon, other high-paying companies to fund affordable housing

Seattle City Councilmembers unveiled draft legislation Wednesday that details their plan to tax the city’s highest paying businesses to fund… Read More

Inside ‘Amazon Pop Up’ in Seattle: Tech giant offers themed selection at latest physical retail concept

Amazon is popping open the doors on its latest brick-and-mortar retail concept Friday in Seattle with the arrival of Amazon… Read More

Amazon changes coronavirus plan, tells Seattle area employees to work from home until March 31

Amazon is now asking all of its Seattle-area employees who can do their jobs from home to do so until… Read More

Amazon employee in Seattle tests positive for coronavirus

An Amazon employee at the company’s Seattle headquarters has tested positive for the novel coronavirus spreading across the country, according… Read More

Amazon inks deal to stream New York Yankees baseball games on Prime Video

Amazon is expanding its sports media footprint with a new deal to stream New York Yankees baseball games this season.… Read More

Amazon expands same-day delivery with new network of mini warehouses near cities

Amazon today unveiled its latest initiative to speed up delivery times on millions of items for its growing cadre of… Read More

‘Tax Amazon’ protest draws 400 to company’s HQ in dispute over plan to address homelessness crisis

Protestors descended on Amazon’s headquarters Sunday in a fight to preserve the taxing authority of Seattle and other cities in… Read More

Amazon HQ

Amazon asks employees to avoid ‘non-essential’ travel to mitigate coronavirus risk

Amazon is asking its employees to defer all “non-essential” travel across the U.S. and abroad in response to the novel… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ education philanthropy starts hiring for first tuition-free preschool in Seattle area

The educational philanthropy that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced in 2018 is now hiring for a variety of roles in… Read More

Report: Walmart set to launch Amazon Prime competitor

Walmart is reportedly close to launching a loyalty program called Walmart+ to rival the popular Amazon Prime offering. Recode reported… Read More

Amazon Web Services VP Adam Bosworth exits, says secret AWS product ‘coming relatively soon’

Adam Bosworth, a veteran tech executive known for his work at companies including Microsoft, Salesforce and Google, is leaving his… Read More

Labor unions ask FTC to look into Amazon for ‘anti-competitive practices’

A coalition of labor unions — including truck drivers, food workers, and service employees — is pressuring the Federal Trade… Read More

Price analysis shows Amazon Go Grocery is already undercutting nearby retail rival

Amazon made headlines Tuesday with the debut of its newest cashierless grocery store concept in Seattle. The opening drew hundreds… Read More

A new Amazon mystery: Clues point to possible location of next grocery store in Seattle

With the opening of the first-ever Amazon Go Grocery store in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood the tech giant put to… Read More

Inside ‘Amazon Go Grocery’: Tech giant opens first full-sized store without cashiers or checkout lines

Amazon Go is going full grocery. Two years after launching a chain of convenience stores without cashiers or checkout lines,… Read More

Is Alexa always listening? New study examines accidental triggers of digital assistants

The listening capacity of digital assistants like Alexa and Siri has become a major privacy sticking point in the last… Read More

Elizabeth Warren takes aim at Amazon’s taxes again during speech at Seattle rally

Sen. Elizabeth Warren called out Amazon in its own backyard at a rally in Seattle on Saturday evening. The Democratic… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: Bezos fields criticism despite $10B climate pledge; Seattle braces for The Big One; and more

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. PBS’s Frontline profiled the Amazon empire and painted a… Read More

Report: Amazon will pull products from third-party sellers that claim to treat coronavirus

Amazon is removing products for sale in its marketplace that claim to treat or protect against coronavirus, according to an… Read More

House lawmakers question Ring about partnerships with police

Federal lawmakers are asking Amazon to provide details on Ring’s partnerships with local police dating back to 2013. The U.S.… Read More

Jeff Bezos at Amazon Spheres

Jeff Bezos wants to curb climate change via $10B fund — but is money his most powerful tool?

Jeff Bezos’ surprise pledge this week to donate $10 billion of his personal fortune to non-profits fighting climate change is… Read More

Amazon launches on-demand virtual healthcare service for Seattle-area employees

Amazon employees can now take advantage of a new on-demand healthcare service that blends virtual medicine and in-house/office visits. The… Read More

The definitive account of Amazon’s perilous ambition: Key scenes from PBS’s epic investigation

The highly-anticipated PBS Frontline documentary about Amazon’s historic 25-year ascension aired Tuesday evening. The two-hour episode, Amazon Empire: The Rise… Read More

Jeff Bezos at Amazon Spheres

Jeff Bezos launches $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund, kicking off his own effort to fight climate change

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says he’s launching a $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund that will issue grants aimed at addressing… Read More

Podcast

GeekWire Podcast: We (almost) hacked the election; Amazon vs. Trump; cashless stadiums

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast: Voting online is fast, convenient and also … vulnerable.… Read More

Amazon stops working with several small delivery contractors, forcing companies to lay off hundreds

Amazon is ending relationships with a number of small delivery contractors across the U.S., forcing companies to lay off hundreds… Read More

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