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Amazon employee’s ‘manifesto’ calls for 3 reforms to improve company

More than a week after the New York Times published its behind-the-scenes look at Amazon’s “bruising” workplace, the debate continues… Read More

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Interview: NYT reporter Jodi Kantor on the Amazon story, and what she would have asked Jeff Bezos

Amazon employees recovering from serious illnesses are told their job performance is under review. Workers use an internal online feedback tool… Read More

Fake ‘sociopath’ recruiting posters target Amazon in latest fallout from NYT article

Fake recruiting posters poking fun at Amazon are popping up around Seattle — the latest fallout from a New York Times article that depicts Amazon… Read More

Amazon employees on ‘ludicrously comical’ NYT story: ‘Some people don’t belong here, maybe’

Two very different pictures of Amazon emerged this weekend: One from the New York Times’ story depicting Amazon’s company culture,… Read More

Full memo: Jeff Bezos responds to brutal NYT story, says it doesn’t represent the Amazon he leads

The cruel and back-stabbing environment described by The New York Times in a report this weekend on the workplace culture… Read More

As Amazon shares soar, Jeff Bezos unloads $534M in stock in his largest sale ever

It’s a great time to be an Amazon shareholder — especially if you’re Jeff Bezos. The Amazon founder and CEO sold… Read More

Alibaba and others back Amazon rival Snapdeal to enter India’s growing e-commerce market

Snapdeal reportedly has raised $500 million to take on one of the fastest growing e-commerce markets in the world. The company, which… Read More

NTSB’s SpaceShipTwo findings put more pressure on FAA in commercial space

The recommendations coming out of a federal investigation of last October’s fatal SpaceShipTwo breakup are likely to add to the challenges… Read More

Jeff Bezos is now world’s fifth-richest man as Amazon passes Walmart in market cap

After surprising Wall Street and posting a profit in its second quarter earnings report, Amazon.com’s stock skyrocketed on Tuesday. The Seattle… Read More

Amazon posts $92M profit — yes, profit — in second quarter results

Amazon beat Wall Street’s expectations with $23.18 billion in revenue and profit of $92 million, or 19 cents a share, in… Read More

Amazon goes Hollywood: Jeff Bezos talks ‘Transparent,’ Woody Allen and Prime

In everything coming up Amazon today, Jeff Bezos and his entertainment crew landed the cover of the latest issue of… Read More

Inside Amazon circa 1997: Jeff Bezos gives a tour in this rare video

It’s not even Throwback Thursday, but CNET has found a treat: A 1997 video of Jeff Bezos giving a tour… Read More

Blue Origin may receive $8M grant for rocket manufacturing plant near Kennedy Space Center

Blue Origin, the space exploration company started by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, may get an $8 million grant to build… Read More

Amazon now allowing some third-party merchants to ship directly with Prime

Whenever you buy something on Amazon.com that’s marked with the Prime symbol, you expect it to arrive in two days… Read More

Amazon has three great businesses, and Jeff Bezos is hunting for a fourth

Amazon operates in so many markets, sometimes it’s hard to know what makes the company successful. But at the company’s annual shareholders meeting… Read More

Washington Post’s Kindle app is no longer free, but still cheap for a limited time

Six months ago, The Washington Post launched a Kindle app that was heavily influenced by Jeff Bezos, the CEO of… Read More

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos taps former Quidsi boss Maria Renz for top adviser role

For the first time, Jeff Bezos’ technical advisor is a woman. Re/code reported Tuesday that the Amazon CEO has tapped… Read More

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GeekWire Radio: Microsoft’s big week, Apple’s giant results, and a boost for Jeff Bezos’ space ambitions

It was a big week for Microsoft’s Windows 10, Apple earnings, Amazon in education, and Jeff Bezos in space. We… Read More

Bezos’ Blue Origin starts spaceflight signups for its New Shepard capsule

Why stop with asking for an invitation for an Amazon Echo, or a reservation for the new Tesla Powerwall, when… Read More

Blue Origin spaceship makes first test flight, with founder Jeff Bezos in the control room

Blue Origin, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ space venture, launched the first developmental test flight of its New Shepard spacecraft in… Read More

Thanks to Amazon earnings, Jeff Bezos is now the world’s 10th richest person

Move over old-world retail billionaires. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is now “richer than three of the four Wal-Mart heirs,” according to Bloomberg.… Read More

In annual letter, Bezos jokes about Amazon’s Golden Globe win boosting sales of power tools

“I’m pretty sure we’re the first company to have figured out how to make winning a Golden Globe pay off… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin completes key early testing of new hydrogen rocket engine

Blue Origin, the commercial space venture founded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, says it has completed acceptance testing of its… Read More

Name a rocket: Boeing-Lockheed venture and Bezos’ Blue Origin are looking for your vote

Eagle, Freedom or GalaxyOne — which do you prefer? Those are the three choices you can vote for in this… Read More

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin dealt setback in patent dispute with SpaceX over rocket landings

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has won a key preliminary ruling in its dispute with Blue Origin over a patent received by the Jeff… Read More

Amazon hires former White House press secretary Jay Carney as senior exec, reporting to Jeff Bezos

Amazon has hired Jay Carney, the political commentator and former White House press secretary, as senior vice president for Worldwide… Read More

How Jeff Bezos influenced the design, creation of Washington Post’s Amazon Fire app

Over the years, we’ve learned a lot about Jeff Bezos’ leadership style at Amazon.com and to some extent, how involved… Read More

Amazon at the movies: Company to debut up to 12 films a year in theaters, with quick release on Prime

Fresh off its big Golden Globe win for the TV series Transparent, Amazon today announced that it will produce and… Read More

Most Amazon Prime subscribers have never seen Golden Globe winner ‘Transparent’

Amazon Prime members, you’ve got an undiscovered gem to watch! The company’s landmark series, Transparent, has been seen by fewer than 40 percent… Read More

Amazon reportedly shakes up hardware unit after Fire Phone flop

Amazon’s Silicon Valley-based hardware group has undergone a major restructuring, with several executive leaving the organization over the past few months.… Read More