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Amazon starts hiring for HQ2, plans to grow to 400 in Northern Virginia by end of year

Amazon HQ2 is accepting applications. The Seattle tech company posted five job listings over the weekend for its new Arlington,… Read More

Deadly crane incident at future Google Cloud campus in Seattle leaves project in flux

The centerpiece of Google’s Seattle expansion is in flux after a construction crane for the tech giant’s new campus in… Read More

Tax hike on Amazon and Microsoft to fund higher ed in Washington state passes legislature

Update May 21: Gov. Jay Inslee signed the education bill into law. https://twitter.com/GovInslee/status/1130878840987721728 Washington state lawmakers passed a major tax… Read More

As Amazon moves major team out of Seattle, mayor of neighboring city celebrates ‘Bellevue Prime’

Amazon is often criticized for its massive ambitions — which can sometimes seem imperialistic in scale. But the mayor of… Read More

Here’s what to know about Amazon’s push to make one-day shipping the new standard for Prime

Amazon forever altered the retail landscape when it introduced the Prime two-day shipping program 14 years ago. The Seattle company… Read More

How Amazon became a profit machine — and why it might not last

Amazon is on a record run of profits, crushing its previous high mark again with $3.6 billion in net income… Read More

Slack renegotiated its deal with Amazon Web Services in 2018, will spend at least $212M more through 2023

Slack revealed Friday that it joined the parade of companies that renegotiated long-term deals with Amazon Web Services over the… Read More

Amazon to make one-day delivery the new standard for Prime

Amazon, which built its Prime subscription program on the promise of free two-day shipping, said it plans to shift that… Read More

AWS revenue approaches $8 billion in Q1, up 41 percent compared to last year

As bigger and bigger businesses take the plunge into cloud computing, Amazon Web Services is turning into a pretty big… Read More

Amazon profits more than double to $3.6B, setting another record

Amazon shattered analyst expectations for profits in the first quarter, more than doubling last year’s numbers and even beating out… Read More

Amazon earnings preview: Tech giant aims for another record quarter

In just a few hours, Amazon could follow in the footsteps of crosstown rival Microsoft, which hit a $1 trillion… Read More

Amazon and Facebook land on ‘Dirty Dozen’ list of dangerous workplaces in America

Labor activists are calling out Amazon and Facebook over their treatment of workers in a new report. The National Coalition… Read More

Here’s how Amazon innovation guru Paul Misener uses machine learning at home

Taking advantage of artificial intelligence and machine learning may be part of Paul Misener’s job as an Amazon executive, but… Read More

Audible launches live (aka human!) customer service feature on Amazon Alexa devices

Audible, the audiobook company owned by Amazon, is launching a new option for its customers to talk with a live… Read More

Amazon claps back at Elizabeth Warren over claims of anti-competitive behavior

In a rare public rebuke, Amazon responded to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the presidential hopeful with Big Tech in her crosshairs.… Read More

Amazon patents a ‘gust resistant location marker’ to defy wind and downdraft in drone deliveries

If the winds of change are blowing when it comes to how packages will be delivered to our homes, Amazon… Read More

Amazon’s migration to Bellevue continues as Seattle giant scoops up key development site

UPDATE, APRIL 24, 3:30 P.M.: After months of speculation, a deal to make Amazon the new owner of a key… Read More

How multiyear contracts with big business are changing the economics of the cloud

As it scaled its way to unicorn status and beyond over the last few years, Pinterest was more focused on… Read More

Kohl’s to accept Amazon returns at all its stores, expanding partnership between retailers

Amazon’s unlikely alliance with Kohl’s is getting even tighter. Starting in July, Kohl’s will begin accepting returns for items purchased… Read More

Apple reportedly spending $30 million a month on Amazon Web Services

Apple’s use of Amazon Web Services has increased over the past few years and is now projected to hit $360… Read More

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Unicorns, IPOs and the hidden links among the new wave of tech giants

Seattle has a new unicorn, Outreach, the sales and marketing automation company that raised a $114 million funding round, pushing… Read More

Should Apple join Amazon’s healthcare venture? Analysts make the case for collaboration between tech giants

As big tech companies vie for a slice of the $3.5 trillion spent by Americans on healthcare each year, analysts… Read More

Amazon and Google make peace: YouTube to return to Fire TV and Prime Video coming to Chromecast

Amazon and Google have resolved a long-running feud that kept YouTube off Fire TV devices for more than a year.… Read More

Alexa, certify me: Amazon Web Services launching training program for Alexa skill builders

Amazon Web Services plans to launch a certification program Tuesday that will give developers building so-called “skills” for its Echo… Read More

Amazon gives $200K to Seattle Chamber political action committee ahead of City Council elections

Amazon donated $200,000 to the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce’s political action committee in March ahead of a significant City… Read More

Bellevue accelerates self-driving transit plans as Amazon moves major team from Seattle

For more than a year, transportation wonks and city officials have been working to turn Bellevue, Wash., into a smart… Read More

Amazon reportedly exploring free, ad-supported music streaming service, Spotify shares slip

Amazon is working on a new free, ad-supported streaming music service, ratcheting up its challenge to Spotify, according to a… Read More

New book ‘Billionaire Boondoggle’ explains the myth behind corporate tax incentives

It’s tax season, and some people are finding out the hard way that those so-called tax breaks that President Trump… Read More

Uber lists Seattle companies Amazon and Convoy as competitors in IPO filing

Two Seattle companies made an appearance in Uber’s IPO prospectus that published Thursday as potential threats to its business. The… Read More

Amazon shareholders seek moratorium on facial recognition sales to government, climate change action and other political goals

Employee and shareholder activism is catching like wildfire in the tech industry, where fierce competition for talent makes workers especially… Read More