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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.

TLDR: Get packages delivered to your car, iPhone-based stethoscope, Adventureman visits Microsoft

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

Amazon unveils new service to deliver packages to locked cars outside home or work

Your parked car can now be a package delivery hub — thanks to a new service that Amazon unveiled today.… Read More

Amazon expands Whole Foods grocery delivery to 3 additional cities

News Brief: Amazon today expanded its Whole Foods grocery delivery service to three additional cities: Denver, Sacramento, and San Diego.… Read More

Amazon reportedly working on home robots with top-secret ‘Vesta’ project

You may have invited Alexa into your home, but are you ready for her to roll around your living room?… Read More

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Week In Geek Podcast: Amazon cozies up with Best Buy, and trouble for Donkey Kong champion

Amazon made a surprise move this week: A new partnership with longtime retail rival, Best Buy. The companies are partnering… Read More

TLDR: A ride-hailing app without surge pricing, meet Apple’s new recycling robot, James Comey to visit Amazon

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

Will LGBT rights factor in Amazon’s HQ2 decision?

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ history of supporting gay and transgender rights has many speculating that his company’s second headquarters will… Read More

Amazon, Netflix and major studios sue Set TV streaming service alleging ‘mass infringement’ of content

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include a statement from the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment. UPDATE: Streaming service… Read More

James Comey is visiting Amazon for an employees-only event Monday

James Comey’s book tour is taking him to Amazon. The former FBI Director ousted by President Donald Trump will speak… Read More

Despite Trump tirade, Amazon consumer chief says U.S. Post Office deal is ‘a terrific partnership’

Amazon has publicly addressed its relationship with the United States Postal Service for the first time since President Donald Trump recently… Read More

TLDR: U.S tech companies are hiring more foreign workers, Amazon reveals Prime membership numbers, Marvel at MoPOP

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

Amazon’s visas for foreign-born workers surge 78% as H-1B approvals shift from Indian IT firms to US tech companies

Amazon was approved for 2,515 visas for foreign-born workers in fiscal year 2017, outpaced by only one other company in… Read More

Amazon’s new Alexa Skill Blueprints aim to let anyone build their own custom Alexa capabilities

Amazon today unveiled Alexa Skill Blueprints, a set of templates that anyone can use, even if they don’t know how… Read More

Amazon spent $8.1M on Washington Post ads and digital content in 2017, up from previous years

Amazon’s annual proxy statement includes something you don’t see every day: details on how much money the e-commerce giant spends… Read More

TLDR: Amazon and Best Buy are BFFs, T-Mobile’s military hiring push, ‘Walk it out’ with Rover

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

Amazon reports median wage of $28K in 2017 — here’s why the number is so low

The median compensation of Amazon’s more than 566,000 global employees at the end of 2017 was $28,446, according to the… Read More

High standards and perfect handstands: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos on the secret formula for success

Jeff Bezos hasn’t written his own business book, yet, but the Amazon CEO and founder has delivered enough lessons to… Read More

Amazon reveals Prime number for the first time: 100M members globally and counting

Amazon Prime’s membership tops more than 100 million accounts worldwide, the company said this afternoon, revealing the number of subscribers… Read More

Home Depot will hire 1,000 tech workers this year to stave off challenge from Amazon

The Home Depot said it will hire 1,000 technology workers this year as part of a three-year, $11.1 billion strategic… Read More

Whole Foods ending rewards programs as grocer teases new ties to Amazon Prime

Whole Foods Market will retire its various rewards programs and online accounts May 2, as it continues to integrate with… Read More

Amazon and Best Buy, better together? Smart TV deal is online giant’s latest move into physical retail

Best Buy will sell new TVs running Amazon’s Fire TV Edition in an unusual partnership that will make the electronics… Read More

TLDR: Steve Ballmer’s shareholder meeting for America, the world’s biggest plane, Jeff Bezos’ new social media persona

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

Vote for Innovation of the Year: Cashier-less store, synthetic biology, ‘parallel reality,’ and more

A display technology that creates “parallel reality.” A machine learning platform that predicts when patients get sick. And a cashier-less… Read More

Longtime Amazon Web Services customer Netflix said to be cozying up to Google

Netflix was arguably Amazon Web Services’ most important customer during its rise to the top of the public cloud market… Read More

TLDR: Safest helmets in football, Supreme Court & the future of online shopping, 2018 Halo World Championship

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

What’s with Jeff Bezos’ bubbly new social media persona?

For years, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has been on a dogged mission to dominate everything from e-commerce to space travel,… Read More

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Report: Amazon drops plans to sell pharmaceuticals to hospitals

Amazon has dropped a plan to start selling drugs to hospitals, according to a report by CNBC. Reports of Amazon’s interest… Read More

Amazon starts revealing secret formula behind influential ‘Amazon’s Choice’ selections

Amazon is disclosing new details about the previously mysterious criteria behind the “Amazon’s Choice” designation given to selected products on… Read More

Jeff Bezos spends rainy Seattle day whipping up pancakes for Ciara and Russell Wilson

Just another rainy day in Seattle. So what to you do if you’re the richest person on the planet? Make… Read More

TLDR: Trump’s war on Amazon continues, Seattle’s restaurant robot, AI-powered horse monitoring, Seattle’s restaurant robot

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

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