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Tech industry’s password problems come home to roost with Ring security camera hacks

After a series of high-profile hacks involving in-home Ring security cameras, some people are finding that devices they bought to… Read More

Hackers infiltrate Ring cameras in Florida and Tennessee and harass children

Hackers accessed Ring security cameras in Florida and Tennessee over the last few days and communicated with children, raising questions… Read More

Amazon defends Ring’s relationship with police as U.S. senator resurfaces privacy concerns

Amazon is attempting to set the record straight on Ring, the security camera company that the tech giant acquired in… Read More

Amazon takes heat from senator over Ring’s ‘troubling’ relationship with police

News reports detailing the relationship between Amazon-owned Ring and police departments are raising eyebrows in Washington D.C. and at least… Read More

Amazon’s doorbell camera company Ring touts its work with 400 police agencies as privacy advocates sound alarm

Is Ring’s collaboration with police departments a public benefit or a privacy concern? That’s the issue raised by an announcement… Read More

Seattle startups vs. Amazon: Wyze and Xnor.ai partner for new person recognition feature on $20 security camera

Wyze Cam, the low-cost security camera that competes with Amazon’s network of smart home cameras, is getting a lot smarter,… Read More

Amazon’s Blink unveils new security camera with ‘exclusive’ chip and two-year battery life

Amazon’s acquisition of video doorbell and security camera company Ring last year got lots of attention, thanks in part to… Read More

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Shark Tank’s billion-dollar blunder: How startup Ring went from TV rejection to Amazon acquisition

Back in 2013, Jamie Siminoff was the founder and chief inventor of a struggling video doorbell company who was pinning… Read More

New filing: Amazon spent $1.65B on acquisitions in 2018, headlined by Ring and PillPack deals

Amazon spent $1.65 billion on acquisitions in 2018, according to a new regulatory filing from the company. That makes it… Read More

Ring introduces peephole front door security camera, new line of smart lighting offerings

LAS VEGAS — Amazon-owned Ring today unveiled a slate of new products, including a front door camera, smart lighting options… Read More

Amazon launches new ‘As Seen on Shark Tank’ online store for 70+ shark-backed products

Amazon has opened an online store specifically for products backed by investors from the CNBC show “Shark Tank,” through its… Read More

Secure in his Amazon success, Ring CEO returns to ‘Shark Tank’ and rejects pitch for a package lock

Jamie Siminoff swam with the sharks who rejected him five years ago, and in his return to “Shark Tank” for… Read More

Watch: Ring CEO on how he kept going after ‘Shark Tank’ rejection and how he feels returning to show

“The drive home sucked,” Jamie Siminoff said rather matter of factly this week when asked what he was thinking five… Read More

TLDR: GeekWire Summit Highlights — Gates Foundation, Redfin, Ring

Today’s featured stories Gates Foundation announces $15M commitment to map neighborhoods that help kids out of poverty Philanthropy advice from… Read More

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Inside the Amazon-Ring deal: How a doorbell maker got on the tech giant’s radar before $1B acquisition

Jamie Siminoff knows what it takes to be acquired by Amazon. The Ring founder appeared on stage at the GeekWire… Read More

TLDR: Amazon opens store selling highest-rated items

Today’s featured stories Amazon unveils new brick and mortar concept — Amazon 4-star — featuring highly rated items After getting… Read More

After getting $1B from Amazon, Ring founder Jamie Siminoff gets another knock from ‘Shark Tank’

“Shark Tank” investors didn’t bite five years ago when Ring founder Jamie Siminoff pitched his video doorbell on the popular… Read More

GeekWire Summit: Join us for a look into the future with leaders from Boeing, Ring, Uber and more

The GeekWire Summit is a week away, and our heads are spinning with anticipation, excitement and a bit of nervous… Read More

GeekWire Summit: Early-bird tickets on sale, CEOs of Boeing, Ring and Gates Foundation highlight agenda

The GeekWire Summit — our biggest event of the year — is coming up Oct. 1-3 in Seattle, and we’ve… 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

Amazon takes on Google as Ring launches $199 security product for the entire home

Amazon-owned Ring is taking on traditional home security systems and fellow tech companies like Google with its new Ring Alarm… Read More

In first move since Amazon acquisition, Ring launches Neighbors app to help users fight crime

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRna48aO6gg&feature=youtu.be Ring, the smart-home security company that was acquired by Amazon a month ago, is harnessing the power of its… Read More

Amazon completes Ring acquisition, drops price of original video doorbell under $100

Amazon completed its acquisition of smart-home security company Ring this morning and dropped the price of the Santa Monica, Calif.-company’s… Read More

Amazon’s $15B buying spree: Tech giant’s acquisition activity reaches new heights

Amazon is on an unprecedented acquisition spree, dropping $15 billion since the start of last year and buying up companies… Read More

The battle between Amazon and Google escalates, this time around Nest

There’s no love lost between Google and Amazon, two of the biggest tech companies on the planet with market values… Read More

Amazon’s $1B Ring deal ‘probably the biggest miss’ in Shark Tank history

Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, aka “Mr. Wonderful,” was blown away when he saw Amazon’s agreement to acquire video doorbell… Read More

Amazon’s tallest new geek? NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal is a ‘home court defender’ in ads for Ring

Seattle may still be without the beloved Sonics, but a huge NBA star now has ties to the city in… Read More

What Amazon’s acquisition of Ring means for the smart home market

Amazon’s acquisition of smart doorbell Ring marks a sea change for the smart home market. Amazon has been upping its… Read More

Amazon to acquire Ring video doorbell maker, cracking open the door in home security market

Amazon has reached an agreement to acquire Ring, the Santa Monica, Calif.-based maker of video cameras, doorbells and other smart… Read More

Amazon says Echo Show will connect to Nest, Ring and other security cameras via Alexa

Amazon this morning is announcing the first home-monitoring and security cameras that will be compatible with the new $230 Echo… Read More