Uber, Instacart, and DoorDash made it known last week that they were adding new delivery fees for Seattle customers as a result of recently implemented minimum wage laws for gig… Read More
Amazon has made voluntary changes to its app for Flex delivery drivers in accordance with a Washington state law designed to provide a more level playing field for job applicants… Read More
Amazon has tasked Nader Kabbani with leading its new pharmacy initiative and overseeing the team from online pharmacy PillPack, according to a report from CNBC that cited internal documents. Kabbani… Read More
Amazon promoted a news story on Sunday with a tweet from its official news account about how a woman in Kansas City, Kan., lost 100 pounds while working as a… Read More
AUSTIN, Texas — Gray skies, cops on bikes, microbrews and transit turmoil: If Texas’ state capital gets picked as Amazon’s HQ2, Amazonians will find much that’s familiar, plus the scent of… Read More
I felt like Santa Claus earlier this month — the Amazon.com version, at least. I’ve spent the past few weekends trying my hand as a driver for Amazon Flex, the company’s… Read More
A trio of drivers who deliver packages through Amazon’s Flex program this week filed a lawsuit against the online retail giant, arguing drivers should be treated as employees instead of independent… Read More
A pair of Wall Street analysts are high on Amazon, and they project the company’s stock may soon exceed $1,000 per share. Friday morning, Amazon’s stock hovered around $779 per share.… Read More
Crowdsourced package delivery, wireless over-the-air device charging, an atlas of the human brain, dynamic 3D face reconstruction, and a rocket that can land upright and be used again. These are some… Read More
Amazon says its experiment with an Uber-style delivery network called Flex has gone so well in Seattle over the past few months that it’s planning to expand the offering to more… Read More
Amazon launched its first travel site in a few test markets back in April, but already it looks like the experiment may have run its course. When you visit Amazon Destinations… Read More
While companies like Uber and Amazon continue to turn to tech savvy city-dwellers to test new business models that rely on crowdsourced employees, a survey released today serves as a reminder of… Read More
Amazon officially launched its new Amazon Flex package delivery option on Tuesday, taking a page out of Uber’s book by using everyday drivers to deliver packages in their own cars. The… Read More
Amazon is launching a new restaurant delivery service in Seattle today, leveraging its fleet of drivers to get hot meals to customers within an hour. The official launch confirms what GeekWire reported just two… Read More
Amazon finally launched its Prime Now one-hour delivery service in the Seattle area this week, following months of rumors and a series of articles by GeekWire. But there was one major question… Read More
GeekWire has discovered a “confidential” new Amazon facility that’s getting ready to launch Prime Now one-hour delivery in the Seattle area, as well as a completely new service called “Amazon Flex.”… Read More