Articles about Amazon Spheres

From Prime location atop The Spheres in Seattle, Jeff Bezos thanks Amazon shoppers and workers

He could have sent an email. Or dropped a gift card in everyone’s mailbox. But instead, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos… Read More

See it in person or watch online as Amazon’s latest rare corpse flower is set to bloom inside Spheres

The latest rare specimen inside Amazon’s Spheres is set to put on its final show, as a blooming corpse flower… Read More

Ooooh, that smell is returning to Amazon Spheres as stinky new corpse flower is set to bloom again

Several months after a blooming corpse flower wowed visitors to Amazon’s Spheres in downtown Seattle, the tech giant’s unique office… Read More

Year in pictures: Amazon’s amazing growth, SpaceX blasts off, the passing of Paul Allen and more

2018 was a year of acronyms. We witnessed an overhyped search for HQ2, a flurry of IPOs and the passing… Read More

In tribute to Paul Allen, buildings in Seattle and elsewhere will be bathed in blue light this weekend

His guitar hero Jimi Hendrix sang of “Purple Haze,” but Seahawks blue was also one of Paul Allen’s favorite colors.… Read More

Timelapse video: Miss the corpse plant blooming in Amazon’s Spheres? See it now in just 15 seconds

The Amorphophallus titanum, or corpse plant, takes about seven years to produce a bloom which only lasts about 48 hours.… Read More

Crowds pack Amazon Spheres for a whiff and glimpse of ultra-rare blooming of corpse flower

A giant flower that takes seven years to bloom and smells like rotting flesh was Seattle’s hottest ticket on Saturday… Read More

It’s alive (stream)! Rare corpse plant blooming in the Amazon Spheres is a sight, but not smell, on Twitch

This is no ordinary desk plant. But from the comfort of your workspace, you should open another browser window on… Read More

Stranger things: Seattle newspaper has fun with Amazon’s Spheres and a banana on issue cover

The Spheres and free bananas. Two recognizable indicators that you’ve wandered into Amazonia in Seattle. Whatever you call those glass… Read More

TLDR Editor’s Picks: GeekWire’s top Amazon stories of the year (so far)

This week on TLDR, we’re looking back at some of the top stories of 2018 so far. Today’s topic: the… Read More

We sent GeekWire’s summer intern on an Amazon HQ tour, and it was an eye-opening experience

In downtown Seattle, the land known as “Amazonia” is dense. And I didn’t know I was walking into it until… Read More

The Pride of Amazon: Spheres take on a colorful glow as tech giant celebrates LGBQT community

Amazon takes a lot of pride in the Spheres it built at its downtown Seattle headquarters. And this weekend the… Read More

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

[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

TLDR: Twitter suspends 1.2M accounts, Amazon Spheres open to the public, tips for using VR

[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 Spheres and other Seattle landmarks lit up in purple to mark Special Olympics countdown

Amazon’s Spheres are already a head turner on a normal day, thanks to the unique architectural nature of the plant-filled… Read More

Square reveals location of its stealthy Seattle office, right across from the Amazon Spheres

Square is just getting settled in Seattle, and it is already planning to grow. GeekWire reported on Square’s Seattle office… Read More

Podcast

Week In Geek Podcast: Amazon’s new healthcare company explained, and inside the Amazon Spheres

Amazon had a big week. The company announced plans to found a new healthcare company in partnership with bank JPMorgan… Read More

Visitor experience at Amazon’s newly opened Spheres leaves some wishing for better look inside

People hoping to visit the newly opened Spheres on Amazon’s Seattle campus would do well to double check just what… Read More

‘The plants look happy’: Jeff Bezos, with help from Amazon’s Alexa, opens ‘remarkable’ Spheres

After hearing from Washington’s governor, Seattle’s mayor and others, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos turned to a voice he truly recognizes… Read More

Welcome to Amazon’s jungle: Inside the Spheres, where 40,000 plants create a stunning urban oasis

Five years after first proposing the construction of three glass domes on its downtown Seattle campus, Amazon is set to… Read More

As Amazon’s Spheres near opening day, website launches to showcase unique Seattle structures

Five years after they were first proposed as an indoor space filled with plants and tall trees, The Spheres at… Read More

High in the trees inside Amazon’s Spheres, a unique meeting space called the ‘nest’ takes shape

The seasons outside may be showing signs of change in Seattle, but inside the Amazon Spheres, it’s growing season, and… Read More

How do Amazon employees view The Spheres? See the winning shots from company photo contest

Amazon employees walking past and/or working above and beside The Spheres being built in downtown Seattle had a chance to… Read More

Watch: Giant tree is hoisted into the Amazon Spheres in milestone planting for Seattle structures

A 48-year-old tree, sent by truck from a Southern California farm two weeks ago, has a new home inside the… Read More

Grammazon! 97-year-old woman who has seen it all in Seattle gets a look inside Amazon’s Spheres

Joyce Irish has seen a lot of things get built in her lifetime in Seattle. She’s also outlived a good… Read More

Sphere of influence: 46-story tower near Amazon campus will have domed top reminiscent of tech giant’s new landmark

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so Amazon, get ready to be flattered. The idea for the… Read More

Watch: The first plant goes in the ground at Amazon’s Spheres in downtown Seattle

On a beautiful, sunny day in Seattle, there’s no better time to be out working in the garden. It’s a… Read More

Amazon’s growth on full display in greenhouse where exotic plants are raised for its Spheres

It’s no secret that Amazon knows how to grow a business, based on what the company has achieved over its… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Seattle’s giant VR Hackathon; an anime extravaganza; and more

Spring is in the air, the weather in Seattle is finally improving and techies across the Northwest are gearing up for… Read More

Watch dramatic new video shot by a drone flying high over the Amazon Spheres in Seattle

Rudy Willingham, a Seattle drone photographer with a thing for architecture, has captured dramatic new video footage of the Amazon… Read More