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Amazon’s new Fire HD ‘Show Mode’ and charging dock turn tablets into countertop Alexa devices

Amazon will update its current Fire HD 8 and 10 tablets with a new “Show Mode” designed to turn them… Read More

Inside Amazon’s Prime photo op: A secret bus ride, a spectacular Seattle view — but alas, no drones

We got picked up in a van that looked like it should be taking us to a bachelor party. We… Read More

Amazon’s new blue crew: Tech giant enlists entrepreneurs to own the ‘last mile,’ delivering packages in Prime vans and uniforms

Amazon is expanding further into package delivery and promising to support a new wave of small business owners with the launch… Read More

David vs. Goliath in the cloud: Do investors see an opening for startups to take on AWS and Azure?

Cloud computing is big business dominated by the world’s largest tech companies. Three of the four most valuable tech companies… Read More

Venture capitalists ‘love’ Microsoft’s buy of GitHub, call it a ‘super smart’ move to win developers and compete against AWS

Microsoft’s $7.5 billion purchase of GitHub is a whopper by nearly every standard — creating a path into 28 million… Read More

TLDR: Elon Musk’s Boring Company to build Chicago transit system, housing development as a service, Death Cab sings about Amazon

[Editor’s Note: TLDR is GeekWire’s tech news rundown show, hosted by Starla Sampaco. Watch today’s update above, subscribe to GeekWire on YouTube, check… Read More

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Amazon’s new Fire HD ‘Show Mode’ and charging dock turn tablets into countertop Alexa devices

Inside Amazon’s Prime photo op: A secret bus ride, a spectacular Seattle view — but alas, no drones

Amazon’s new blue crew: Tech giant enlists entrepreneurs to own the ‘last mile,’ delivering packages in Prime vans and uniforms

David vs. Goliath in the cloud: Do investors see an opening for startups to take on AWS and Azure?

Venture capitalists ‘love’ Microsoft’s buy of GitHub, call it a ‘super smart’ move to win developers and compete against AWS

Amazon opens package pickup location in Seattle, increasing brick and mortar footprint

Survey: Which Amazon HQ2 city would you live in?

Amazon expands Prime member savings to all Whole Foods locations across U.S.

Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited, ‘book stuffing,’ and the darker side of being a digital content consumer

Amazon hit with lawsuit by SXSW venue, alleging tech giant strong-armed return of rental payment

Supreme Court rules states can collect sales tax from internet retailers in historic e-commerce case

Surgeon, data geek, outspoken advocate: Meet the new CEO of Amazon’s health partnership

Madrona reveals more details about its startup founder factory, taps ex-AWS manager as leader

Amazon, JPMorgan and Berkshire Hathaway reveal CEO for new health venture, pick Boston as HQ

TLDR:Microsoft responds to separation of families at the border, Alexa targets hotels, GameStop’s potential buyout

Amazon’s ‘Hub’ apartment delivery lockers now available to 500K residents across U.S.

Google’s new Podcasts app syncs with Home speakers via Assistant, one-upping Amazon Alexa

Former Amazon devices executive Ian Freed launches Bamboo Music skill for Alexa

Amazon targets hotels with new ‘Alexa for Hospitality’ voice service, inks Marriott deal

Surprise delivery: Amazon HQ receives 150k signatures urging company to stop selling facial recognition software to cops

‘Get rich with Amazon’ schemers to pay up to $102M in settlement with FTC

Shareholders, ACLU urge Amazon to stop selling facial recognition software to police ahead of event at tech giant’s HQ

Amazon Echo Look review and unboxing: What it’s like to use this fashion-focused Alexa device

Amazon ends Mayday live video customer support on Fire tablets, five years after high-profile rollout

Week in Geek Podcast: The story behind the dramatic reversal of the ‘Amazon tax’ in Seattle

Amazon-Whole Foods one year later: How tech is reshaping grocery, and how rivals are responding

Inside the private event where Microsoft, Google, Salesforce and other rivals share security secrets

Jeff Bezos is planning his big philanthropic push: Here are 5 ideas that need the billionaire’s attention

TLDR: Elon Musk’s Boring Company to build Chicago transit system, housing development as a service, Death Cab sings about Amazon