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Walmart pays $16B for majority stake in India’s Flipkart, escalating Amazon rivalry

Walmart is buying a majority stake in Flipkart, the top online retailer in India, further escalating its battle with Amazon… Read More

TLDR: Cortana-Alexa integration, Bono invests in Seattle startup, Oculus Go first impressions

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More than 100 tech leaders warn Seattle’s tax plan sends dangerous message: ‘If you create too many jobs, you will be punished’

The Seattle tech community is following Amazon’s lead, publicly pressing the City Council to drop a proposed tax on top-earning… Read More

Should Jeff Bezos remain chairman of Amazon? Consumer group says billionaire founder ‘should not be his own boss’

An activist shareholder and consumer group is calling on Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to give up the chairman role of… Read More

Microsoft and Amazon show Alexa-Cortana integrations for first time

Microsoft’s Cortana and Amazon’s Alexa are finally talking, fulfilling a groundbreaking promise made last year to bring the rival digital… Read More

TLDR: Instagram in-app payments, testing out Prime Wardrobe, Paul Allen’s immersive reality project

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Testing Prime Wardrobe: Can Amazon’s Stitch Fix competitor change the way we buy clothes?

Can Amazon help me dress better? Is technology going to change the way we purchase clothes? And do I have… Read More

TLDR:Amazon responds to proposed tax, Gates Foundation commits $158M to reduce poverty, Rover expands to Europe

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Clash at Amazon HQ: Construction workers shout down councilmember over plan to tax big business

On an unseasonably warm day at Amazon’s Seattle headquarters, tension over a proposed tax on the city’s wealthiest businesses reached… Read More

Amazon’s pet play: Tech giant unveils in-house dog food brand Wag

First it was Dogs of Amazon, and now we have Dog Food of Amazon. Amazon this week debuted its in-house… Read More

Is Amazon serious about slowing its Seattle growth? Tech and community leaders weigh in

There are two ways to read Amazon’s surprise announcement that it will pause construction on one big Seattle office tower… Read More

Amazon unveils new ways for developers to earn money from Alexa Skills

Developers building “skills” for Amazon’s Alexa platform now have new ways to make money off their voice-enabled technologies. Amazon today… Read More

TLDR: Jeff Bezos and philanthropy, $6 lunch pickup service, 8-year-old coder

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Amazon will offer more Whole Foods discounts for Prime members, report says

More Whole Foods discounts are coming for Amazon Prime members. CNBC reported this week that Amazon is set to roll… Read More

Will new Amazon service box out another small bookstore? One seller’s take on staying relevant

Like many small, independent book sellers, The Reading Bug has done everything in its power to create a space and… Read More

Amazon suspends construction in Seattle while the city considers a new tax on its biggest businesses

Amazon is pausing construction on a new office tower at its Seattle headquarters and may put one of its biggest… Read More

Google launches startup investment program to bolster its digital assistant ecosystem

Google has kicked off a new investment program to back early-stage startups building capabilities and devices using the tech giant’s… Read More

Is Washington, D.C., worthy of Amazon HQ2? We tested the nation’s capital to find out

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The stylish Italian restaurant Masseria is easy to miss, hidden between a construction site and an industrial… Read More

Amazon confirms plans to expand Boston outpost by 2,000 tech workers

Amazon confirmed plans to hire 2,000 new employees in Boston Tuesday, in a move that would nearly triple the Seattle… Read More

Amazon’s new ‘Prime Book Box’ subscription: 2-4 hardcover kids’ books every 1-3 months, $23/box

The company that popularized the wireless delivery of electronic books is trying something new with the old-fashioned delivery of physical… Read More

Amazon to open new 416K square-foot office in Vancouver, will hire for 3,000 new jobs

Amazon is expanding in Vancouver again. The Seattle tech giant today announced plans for a new 416,000 square-foot office in… Read More

TLDR: A big day for Seattle tech companies on Wall Street, universal flu vaccine, the intersection of tech and fashion

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Amazon’s stock soars after blockbuster earnings report: Is it on the path to a trillion dollars?

Shares of Amazon soared nearly five percent in early morning trading Friday after the Seattle company reported a blockbuster first… Read More

NFL going with Amazon again for ‘Thursday Night Football,’ renews streaming deal for two years

While National Football League teams have made the usual offseason changes aimed at improving their competitive chances next season, the… Read More

Amazon headcount drops by 2,900 employees in Q1 — first decline in nine years

Amazon’s overall headcount declined by 2,900 people to 563,100 full- and part-time employees in the first quarter, according to new… Read More

Amazon posts $51B in Q1 revenue, crushes profit expectations, shares up 6%

Amazon crushed Wall Street expectations for its first quarter earnings report Thursday, posting earnings per share of $3.27 on revenue… Read More

AWS grows 49 percent in Q1 2018 to hit $5.4B in revenue

Amazon Web Services is setting the pace for the cloud computing market once again, growing 49 percent in its first… Read More

Secrets of the $500K Amazon Alexa Prize winner: Inside the Univ. of Washington’s ‘socialbot’

How long can a robot have an intelligent conversation with a human? That was the challenge posed to hundreds of… Read More

Announcing the GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit: Top tech leaders from Microsoft and Amazon added to agenda, early-bird tickets on sale

Our biggest technical conference of the year — the GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit — is coming up on June 26-27… Read More

Amazon to release new Alexa options for families and kids, including ‘magic word’ feature that gives positive reinforcement for saying ‘please’

Amazon plans to release a slate of new Alexa features for parents and children, plus a new $79.99 version of… Read More