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Amazon expands discounted Prime program for people on government assistance to cover Medicaid

Amazon has added Medicaid recipients to a program that offers a discount option for the popular Prime fast-shipping program to… Read More

Tech Moves: Head of Amazon Prime joins Airbnb to lead Homes business; Azuqua hires Appuri CEO; and more

Update: Airbnb announced Tuesday afternoon that Greg Greeley, a longtime Amazon executive who most recently led Amazon Prime and delivery… Read More

Amazon Studios to adapt Iain M. Banks’ space-opera Culture novel, a ‘huge personal favorite’ of Jeff Bezos

Iain M. Banks’ sweeping Culture science-fiction book series finally has a video home. Amazon Studios announced this morning it’s acquired… Read More

Love — and more Amazon Prime integration — is in the air at Whole Foods with Valentine’s roses deal

The love affair between Amazon and Whole Foods, which was solidified when the tech giant bought the grocery chain last… Read More

Amazon profits soar to $1.9B in key holiday quarter, eclipsing Wall Street’s expectations

Amazon told the world last holiday season was its biggest yet, and the retail giant wasn’t messing around. Amazon posted… Read More

Amazon Restaurants cuts jobs as it battles Uber, Postmates and others in crowded food delivery market

Amazon has cut an undisclosed number of jobs in its Amazon Restaurants food delivery service, though the company insists it… Read More

Amazon boosts monthly Prime fee to $12.99, while $99 annual fee remains unchanged

Amazon is increasing the monthly price option for Prime from $10.99 to $12.99 as it continues to expand the reach… Read More

Amazon shipped 5 billion Prime items in 2017, and plenty of Instant Pots

Amazon said it shipped more than 5 billion items through its quick-delivery Prime program, while more people joined the $99-per-year… Read More

Amazon sells ‘tens of millions’ of Alexa devices worldwide in record holiday season

Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant may have reached critical mass during the 2017 holiday shopping season, judging from a new report… Read More

Amazon launches Business Prime Shipping with plans for small businesses and big enterprises

Amazon is expanding its popular Prime fast-shipping program to the business world. Today the retail giant announced Business Prime Shipping,… Read More

Amazon expands in Brazil, begins selling electronics in Latin America’s largest market

Amazon entered Brazil five years ago, but ever since it has focused its efforts on its original wheelhouse: books. But… Read More

Prime hits 90M U.S. households, representing 63% of Amazon customers, study claims

A new study from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners estimates that Amazon’s Prime membership program is now in more than 90… Read More

Amazon denies plans to replace UPS and FedEx as report points to bigger delivery ambitions

Amazon is testing an expansion of its delivery operations, including overseeing pickup and delivery of items from third-party seller warehouses… Read More

Amazon’s first NFL live stream overcomes early glitches and long weather delay

Amazon’s foray into major sports streaming kicked off tonight with a Thursday Night Football matchup between the Chicago Bears and… Read More

Watch out Amazon: Google and Walmart form e-commerce alliance to battle online retail giant

Google and Walmart are teaming up to take on mutual e-commerce rival Amazon. Starting in late September, customers will be… Read More

Amazon adds discounted Prime option for people on government assistance programs

Amazon has taken a step that could expand the customer base for its popular Prime program even further, starting a… Read More

Flexe launches nationwide next-day delivery service to help e-commerce companies take on Amazon

Flexe, a Seattle startup that offers a marketplace for warehouse space, announced Thursday a new next-day delivery service, which the company… Read More

Amazon is organizing its own series of concerts in London, but just for Prime members

As far as Amazon Prime benefits go, this one is a show-stopper. Amazon is launching a new concert series called Prime… Read More

Amazon reduces free-shipping threshold for non-Prime members again, down to $25

Amazon has dropped the threshold for free shipping for non-Prime members to orders of $25 or more, down from a $35… Read More

Amazon Prime membership doubled in 2 years to 80M in the U.S., study estimates

A new study from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners estimates that Amazon Prime membership doubled in the last two years to more… Read More

Amazon scores NFL streaming deal for reported $50M, outbidding Twitter and other tech giants

Amazon has reached a deal with the NFL to stream 10 Thursday Night Football games during the upcoming season for a reported… Read More

Amazon launches Prime in Mexico, offering video streaming and free shipping for $46 per year

Amazon has launched Prime in Mexico, expanding its subscription membership service to cover all of North America. The membership will immediately include… Read More

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Week in Geek: NBA goes big into eSports, and free shipping is costing Amazon big time

If you’re an eSports skeptic, hold onto your hats: the NBA announced this week that it is adding eSports teams… Read More

The cost of convenience: Amazon’s shipping losses top $7B for first time

The amount of money that Amazon lost on shipping — a.k.a. the net cost of landing all those brown boxes on your doorstep… Read More

Report: Faster deliveries open the market for tech startups to reshape the logistics industry

If you live in a city, chances are you’ve had packages delivered hours after you ordered them online. Same-day or… Read More

New Amazon credit card includes 5% back on all Amazon purchases, but only for Prime members

Amazon just came out with another reason to get Prime: a new credit card that will let members get 5… Read More

Amazon launches individual marketplace pilot in India, will pick up and ship items for sellers

Amazon has launched a new marketplace service in India that lets people sell their used items through the online retail giant’s platform.… Read More

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The Year in Amazon: How the tech giant redefined itself in 2016, and where it’s headed next

The rise and expansion of Amazon Prime, the continued dominance of Amazon Web Services, the surprise emergence of Amazon Alexa,… Read More

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The Week in Geek: BMW prepares to challenge Uber, and Amazon ‘Primes’ its bookstores

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, we go behind-the-scenes to analyze two of the biggest scoops of the week.… Read More

Look out Alibaba: Amazon brings Prime to China in bid to take on e-commerce rival

Amazon has expanded its Prime subscription program to China in a move to compete with the country’s dominant e-commerce player Alibaba.… Read More