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Week In Geek: Cooking dinner with Amazon and taking Seattle’s new bike share for a Spin

by Clare McGrane on July 22, 2017July 22, 2017 at 8:31 amComment

For everyone out there who wants something in between Amazon’s restaurant delivery service and its Amazon Fresh grocery delivery service, your time has come. As GeekWire reported this week, the… Read More

Amazon Inspire educational site opens to all schools, applying lessons learned in year-long beta

by Nat Levy on July 21, 2017July 21, 2017 at 8:52 amComment

Amazon Inspire, a site that lets teachers and schools upload and access unlimited educational and classroom resources, is now available to all educators following a year of tinkering. The site launched last June,… Read More

Report: Amazon secretly acquired a Santa Barbara search startup to bolster Alexa

by Monica Nickelsburg on July 20, 2017July 20, 2017 at 12:20 pmComment

Amazon reportedly acquired Santa Barbara, Calif.-based Graphiq back in May, according to the Los Angeles Times. The Times, citing “four sources familiar with the deal but unauthorized to discuss it,” says the… Read More

Sears starts selling Kenmore line on Amazon for the first time, with Alexa-enabled smart appliances

by Monica Nickelsburg on July 20, 2017July 20, 2017 at 9:01 amComment

One of the oldest brick-and-mortar operations in the country is finally ready to do business with the company that disrupted traditional retail. For the first time, Sears is selling its… Read More

Trump’s small business chief praises Amazon during Seattle stop: ‘We all have to work together’

by Nat Levy on July 19, 2017July 19, 2017 at 4:28 pmComment

President Donald Trump and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos have certainly had their clashes in recent years, but it was a different tone when the head of the Small Business Administration,… Read More

Day 1 of summer camp at Amazon gives kids a peek inside the tech giant and STEM possibilities

by Kurt Schlosser on July 19, 2017July 19, 2017 at 3:04 pmComment

Amazon kicked off its “A to Z Experience” STEM summer camp on Wednesday by offering kids the chance to tour its Seattle headquarters buildings and a fulfillment center in Kent,… Read More

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We made dinner at home with Amazon Meal Kits, the tech giant’s new Blue Apron rival

by Taylor Soper on July 19, 2017July 19, 2017 at 1:22 pmComment

Is Amazon about to crush Blue Apron and completely change how Americans purchase, prepare, and eat dinner every night? Probably not — well, at least not yet. But I certainly… Read More

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Amazon Treasure Truck set for national expansion, taking flash deals on wheels beyond Seattle

by Monica Nickelsburg on July 19, 2017July 19, 2017 at 8:55 amComment

Amazon is teasing plans to expand its Treasure Truck to more U.S. cities, a year-and-a-half after debuting the roving flash sales-mobile in its hometown of Seattle. The company announced on the Treasure… Read More

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Leadership advice: How Amazon maintains focus while competing in so many industries at once

by Taylor Soper on July 18, 2017July 18, 2017 at 3:08 pmComment

Amazon started as an online book-seller in 1994, but fast forward two decades later and the company finds itself competing in so many industries — cloud computing, food delivery, streaming… Read More

Amazon starts selling Spectacles with snappy delivery

by Monica Nickelsburg on July 18, 2017July 18, 2017 at 1:25 pmComment

Snapchat parent Snap Inc. is selling its camera-enabled Spectacles on Amazon. It’s the first time the company has sold the novel sunglasses through a third-party retailer. Until now, Spectacles were… Read More

Amazon Spark is a new Instagram-inspired shopping feed featuring Prime members as influencers

by Monica Nickelsburg on July 18, 2017July 18, 2017 at 11:49 amComment

Amazon launched a new feature today that allows Prime members to post stories to a feed, similar to those popular social networks. Called “Amazon Spark,” it’s a photo-focused feed with… Read More

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Amazon promises to match $1M in revenue as FareStart opens 5 new restaurants in partnership

by Kurt Schlosser on July 18, 2017July 18, 2017 at 11:28 amComment

Amazon already donated more than 25,000 square feet of space and furnishings to help the nonprofit FareStart open five new restaurants in Seattle on Tuesday. Now the tech giant is… Read More

Amazon patents a power-charging robot that’ll come when you call

by Alan Boyle on July 18, 2017July 22, 2017 at 12:21 amComment

Have you ever scrambled around at an airport, hunting down a power outlet for your laptop or smartphone? Amazon’s inventors have the answer: a power-charging robot that’ll come to your… Read More

Amazon is already selling pre-packaged ‘Meal Kits’ as it bites into service from Blue Apron and others

by Kurt Schlosser on July 17, 2017July 19, 2017 at 11:12 amComment

Amazon’s newly-discovered desire to begin offering pre-packaged ingredients for home-cooked meals is already a real thing as a selection of Amazon Meal Kits are available on the company’s website. And… Read More

Amazon files trademark for potential meal-kit service as Blue Apron stock sinks

by Taylor Soper on July 17, 2017July 17, 2017 at 10:40 amComment

Last week, shares of Zillow went down after reports of Amazon launching its own real estate referral service surfaced. This week, it’s Blue Apron’s turn. After The Sunday Times uncovered… Read More

New, simpler sign-in experience for Amazon Web Services users coming soon

by Tom Krazit on July 17, 2017July 17, 2017 at 10:25 amComment

Amazon Web Services is simplifying the way users can sign into their accounts, dumping a clunky web address that used to be required for certain users. Jeff Barr of AWS… Read More

Grocery union claims Amazon’s $13.7B Whole Foods acquisition will hurt consumers and workers

by Nat Levy on July 17, 2017July 17, 2017 at 10:59 amComment

United Food and Commercial Workers International Union, an organization that represents more than 1 million retail workers across the U.S., has come out with criticisms of Amazon’s $13.7 billion deal… Read More

Report: Amazon Web Services working with VMware on hybrid cloud product for data centers

by Tom Krazit on July 17, 2017July 17, 2017 at 8:41 amComment

In what would be a strategy shift for Amazon Web Services, the public cloud market leader is apparently thinking about working with VMware on a data center product for hybrid… Read More

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Small businesses on Amazon sell 40M items on Prime Day, up from 20M last year

by Taylor Soper on July 17, 2017July 17, 2017 at 7:48 amComment

Amazon today announced that small businesses and entrepreneurs sold more than 40 million items on Prime Day this month, which was up from 20 million last year. The 2X spike… Read More

Alexa Accelerator names 9 startups for inaugural Amazon and Techstars program

by Taylor Soper on July 17, 2017July 17, 2017 at 8:58 amComment

The Alexa Accelerator, a new program that Amazon is running in partnership with Techstars, kicked off its first class on Monday. Nine startups from across the globe will spend the… Read More

A drum circle, petting zoo, the rock band Day Juan and more: It’s Amazon’s massive summer picnic

by Kurt Schlosser on July 14, 2017July 14, 2017 at 2:57 pmComment

Thousands of Amazonians are expected to descend on CenturyLink Field in Seattle this weekend for the tech giant’s annual employee picnic. Billed as “Camp Amazon,” the two-day affair will include… Read More

Amazon Web Services adds IP protection while dropping controversial patent clause from user agreement

by Tom Krazit on July 14, 2017July 14, 2017 at 2:12 pmComment

Around the same time it modified its basic user agreement to drop a patent-related clause that troubled customers, Amazon Web Services quietly added language to its agreement that protects customers… Read More

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Amazon Inspire educational site opens to all schools, applying lessons learned in year-long beta

Report: Amazon secretly acquired a Santa Barbara search startup to bolster Alexa

Sears starts selling Kenmore line on Amazon for the first time, with Alexa-enabled smart appliances

Trump’s small business chief praises Amazon during Seattle stop: ‘We all have to work together’

Day 1 of summer camp at Amazon gives kids a peek inside the tech giant and STEM possibilities

We made dinner at home with Amazon Meal Kits, the tech giant’s new Blue Apron rival

Amazon Treasure Truck set for national expansion, taking flash deals on wheels beyond Seattle

Leadership advice: How Amazon maintains focus while competing in so many industries at once

Amazon starts selling Spectacles with snappy delivery

Amazon promises to match $1M in revenue as FareStart opens 5 new restaurants in partnership

Amazon patents a power-charging robot that’ll come when you call

Amazon is already selling pre-packaged ‘Meal Kits’ as it bites into service from Blue Apron and others

Amazon files trademark for potential meal-kit service as Blue Apron stock sinks

New, simpler sign-in experience for Amazon Web Services users coming soon

Grocery union claims Amazon’s $13.7B Whole Foods acquisition will hurt consumers and workers

Report: Amazon Web Services working with VMware on hybrid cloud product for data centers

Small businesses on Amazon sell 40M items on Prime Day, up from 20M last year

Alexa Accelerator names 9 startups for inaugural Amazon and Techstars program

A drum circle, petting zoo, the rock band Day Juan and more: It’s Amazon’s massive summer picnic

Amazon Web Services adds IP protection while dropping controversial patent clause from user agreement

Prime Day is a big deal for Amazon — but is it a good deal for Prime members?

Amazon Web Services rolls out new instances for customers that need high-performance graphics

Prime shape: Buff Bezos flexes his muscles at elite Sun Valley getaway

Congressman calls for hearing on Amazon’s $13.7B bid for Whole Foods, says deal could impact neighborhood grocery stores

Amazon Alexa and Echo chief Mike George is leaving after nearly two decades with the company

Amazon Web Services drops controversial patent clause from standard user agreement

‘Alexa, change the channel’: Amazon Echo speakers can now control some smart TVs

Report: Amazon acquires UK video game startup, pushing further into gaming

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