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

Empire State Building

‘It’s up to you, New York’ … actually, it was up to Amazon, and don’t say you were never warned

Commentary: More than a year ago, when Amazon announced its intention to create a second headquarters somewhere in North America… Read More

Steve Ballmer’s Los Angeles Clippers sign cloud deal with Microsoft rival Amazon Web Services

Imagine Lakers legend Kobe Bryant selling season tickets for the Los Angeles Clippers. That’s a little bit like what happened… Read More

Politicians pushing back on corporate power celebrate victory in Amazon’s NYC reversal

In the first few weeks of 2019, progressive politicians have started a national conversation about income inequality and corporate power.… Read More

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Come on, Amazon! The implications of the tech giant’s abrupt decision to nix its NYC HQ2

Amazon spent more than a year looking for its “HQ2,” planning to establish a second headquarters equal to its Seattle… Read More

Big win or big loss? Reaction mixed to Amazon’s shocking decision to scrap New York HQ2

Amazon’s announcement that it was pulling out of a planned 25,000-person “HQ2” in New York City elicited a wave of… Read More

Amazon won’t reopen search for new HQ2 location after ditching New York City

Amazon won’t be searching for a new HQ2 location after the company’s surprising decision to back out of its deal… Read More

In stunning reversal, Amazon drops plans for HQ2 in New York City in the face of growing backlash

Amazon is canceling its plans to build a 25,000 person office in New York City in an extraordinary twist to… Read More

Podcast

Geared Up: Why Amazon is getting into WiFi, and how Apple could upgrade the AirPods

What does Amazon want with Eero? The tech giant’s deal to acquire the mesh WiFi networking company is the latest… Read More

With latest deals, Amazon reveals sudden interest in autonomous and electric vehicles

Amazon and General Motors plan to invest in Rivian, the maker of electric pickup trucks, according to reports by Reuters and Bloomberg,… Read More

Poll shows majority of New Yorkers support Amazon HQ2 project

New York officials have mounted a firm resistance to Amazon’s plan to open a 25,000-person office in Queens. But a new… Read More

Amazon and Coachella: Tech giant to place package lockers at music festival

Amazon has expanded its delivery locker network to Whole Foods, 7-Eleven, Chase Bank, and other places where customers can pick… Read More

Amazon acquiring mesh WiFi startup eero, doubling down on smart home

Amazon says it will acquire eero, the San Francisco-based maker of mesh home WiFi routers. The deal strengthens Amazon in… Read More

Amazon’s birthplace for sale: Home where Jeff Bezos started company listed for nearly $1.5M

Silicon Valley might have the HP Garage, but Seattle has the Amazon Mailbox. Amazon’s first home, a residential property at… Read More

How big is Amazon’s global real estate footprint? New filing reveals tech giant’s astounding presence

Amazon’s massive Seattle campus is on pace to exceed 13 million square feet over the next few years. But that… Read More

Newly launched Amazon Live shopping streaming service looks to take on QVC

Amazon is taking another shot at a QVC-style show for the internet era. TechCrunch first reported on the service this… Read More

Jeff Bezos

Strange bedfellows: American Media appears to host the National Enquirer on Amazon Web Services

Here’s a complexifier for you: the parent company of the National Enquirer, under fire from Amazon founder and CEO Jeff… Read More

Amazon reportedly reconsidering New York location amid growing resistance movement

Updated below with Amazon’s statement. Amazon is having second thoughts about plans to build a massive office in New York… Read More

Jeff Bezos
Podcast

‘Day 1’ Distraction: National Enquirer fight signals new era for Jeff Bezos, and maybe for Amazon

One of the most fascinating things about Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is that building one of the world’s most successful… Read More

Woody Allen sues Amazon for $68M, alleging tech giant breached contract with famed director

Famed director Woody Allen sued Amazon for $68 million, alleging that the tech giant backed out of a deal to… Read More

Amazon recommends 6 guidelines for facial recognition legislation

Amazon is taking an active role advising lawmakers on legislation that would govern facial recognition technology, like the Seattle tech… Read More

Look out, UPS and FedEx? Amazon filing cites ‘intense competition’ in transportation and logistics

Amazon continues to pour billions into its growing shipping operations, an area where the company says it is facing “intense… Read More

Washington Post untangles a complex web behind the National Enquirer’s Jeff Bezos exposé

Jeff Bezos’ security chief has a theory that would explain how a supermarket tabloid obtained intimate text messages between the… Read More

Amazon, Microsoft, Expedia and other tech giants urge Washington state to pass eviction reform

Seattle’s biggest tech companies are throwing their weight behind legislation that would reform how landlords in Washington state handle evictions.… Read More

Amazon maintains big lead in smart speaker market over Google and Apple, new survey estimates

There’s been some buzz about Google’s smart speakers catching up to Amazon’s market-leading offerings in recent months, but a new… Read More

Amazon drone delivery

How do you direct a drone to drop off your purchases? Amazon has a patent for that

A newly published patent hints at the system that Amazon just might use to guide delivery drones to their destinations,… Read More

Amazon health care joint venture names Zocdoc executive as CTO, ramps up hiring

Serkan Kutan, an Amazon and Microsoft veteran who was most recently chief technology officer at medical appointment booking company Zocdoc, has… Read More

New York Senator opposed to Amazon HQ2 deal named to critical oversight board

The day after Amazon announced its intention to build a 25,000-person office in New York City, State Sen. Michael Gianaris… Read More

Amazon names Starbucks COO Rosalind Brewer as director, diversifying previously all-white board

Rosalind “Roz” Brewer, chief operating officer at Starbucks, has joined Amazon’s board of directors, the Seattle tech giant announced today.… Read More

New filing: Amazon spent $1.65B on acquisitions in 2018, headlined by Ring and PillPack deals

Amazon spent $1.65 billion on acquisitions in 2018, according to a new regulatory filing from the company. That makes it… Read More

Amazon shipping costs hit record $9B in latest quarter, total nearly $28B for 2018

Amazon’s self-proclaimed record-breaking holiday season also came with record costs for shipping billions of items to customers’ doors. The e-commerce… Read More

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