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Jan 18, 2018, 6:08 AM

Amazon narrows HQ2 search to 20 cities, moving to next phase in contest for $5B economic prize

Amazon has selected 20 cities to move to the next phase in its HQ2 selection process, the latest twist in… Read More

Jan 16, 2018, 1:20 PM

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

Jan 16, 2018, 12:10 PM

Will streaming kill off movie theaters? An argument for why Amazon and Netflix should buy big screens

My kids had the day off from school on Monday, and went to the movie theater to see “Jumanji: Welcome… Read More

Jan 16, 2018, 10:34 AM

Amazon’s health ambitions confirmed? Company seeks medical data compliance leader for mysterious new initiative

Amazon appears to be preparing for a serious move into the world of health. GeekWire has unearthed an Amazon job… Read More

Jan 16, 2018, 6:00 AM

Comcast Cable signs new cloud deal with Amazon Web Services, building on its hybrid cloud strategy

Amazon Web Services will start out the new year with an expanded cloud commitment from Comcast Cable to deploy new… Read More

Jan 15, 2018, 9:52 AM

Amazon and Seattle’s NBA dreams: Steve Ballmer on the city’s prospects for bringing back the Sonics

Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has a unique perspective on Seattle’s chances of bringing back the NBA, as the owner… Read More

Jan 15, 2018, 9:14 AM

Amazon leases 2 more Seattle office buildings, continuing hometown growth as HQ2 looms

Amazon has leased two office buildings in its home base neighborhood of South Lake Union, showing yet again that its… Read More

Jan 12, 2018, 4:05 PM

Amazon is expanding in Portland, as the company signs lease for new space

AWS Elemental is set to increase its presence in Portland, signing a lease to take over space in a building… Read More

Jan 12, 2018, 8:09 AM

Catching up with Steve Ballmer on AI, sports tech, the economy, fake news and life after Microsoft

It has been nearly four years since Steve Ballmer left his job as Microsoft CEO, and he’s noticeably more relaxed… Read More

Jan 11, 2018, 5:16 PM

Where’s Cortana? Microsoft is playing the long game as Amazon and Google dominate CES

LAS VEGAS — Lost in the shuffle of Amazon and Google’s digital assistant showdown this week at CES is another… Read More

Jan 10, 2018, 6:19 PM

Beyond simple answers, Amazon’s Alexa could grow to have opinions … like a video store movie buff

LAS VEGAS — Amazon joined the Walt Disney Co., Fandango and more of the biggest names in content delivery to… Read More

Jan 10, 2018, 10:55 AM

Testing Alexa in a hotel room: We used Amazon’s voice assistant inside a swanky Las Vegas suite

LAS VEGAS — Alexa is just about everywhere here at CES this week — in PCs; in cars; in coffee… Read More

Jan 10, 2018, 8:39 AM

Trump bump? Author of a very different ‘Fire and Fury’ sees uptick in Amazon sales

Fallout from Michael Wolff’s incendiary Donald Trump tell-all is still unfolding on the American political stage. The drama’s main character,… Read More

Jan 9, 2018, 5:17 PM

Video: Inside Amazon’s traveling smart home trailer, where Alexa controls the PC, coffee pot and the mood

LAS VEGAS — A downpour forced Google to pack it in for the day at CES, but Amazon was out… Read More

Jan 9, 2018, 5:00 PM

Polk Audio debuts first voice-controlled sound bar with Amazon Alexa

LAS VEGAS — Polk Audio is teaming up with Amazon to sell the first voice-controlled sound bar with built-in Alexa… Read More

Jan 9, 2018, 12:46 PM

Toyota joins growing list of companies announcing integration with Amazon’s Alexa

LAS VEGAS — Add Toyota to the long and growing list of companies that are integrating Amazon’s Alexa into products… Read More

Jan 9, 2018, 8:30 AM

Hey Google, come back later: Search giant’s CES booth unveiling washed out due to heavy rain

LAS VEGAS — Mother Nature spoiled Google’s coming out party at CES, as heavy rains forced the search giant to… Read More

Jan 9, 2018, 7:47 AM

Jeff Bezos’ net worth tops $105 billion as Amazon founder declared richest person in history

Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon in 1994 as a small online retailer, has been named the richest person in history,… Read More

Jan 8, 2018, 11:19 AM

Panasonic bringing Alexa and Google Assistant to in-car ‘infotainment’ systems, with offline capabilities

LAS VEGAS — An overriding theme of CES this year is Amazon’s Alexa versus the Google Assistant, but Panasonic isn’t… Read More

Jan 8, 2018, 10:45 AM

LG bets big on Google Assistant, but still hedging its bets with Amazon

LAS VEGAS — The battle of voice assistant platforms has begun at CES 2018, pitting the Google Assistant versus Amazon’s… Read More

Jan 8, 2018, 12:01 AM

Alexa is coming to PCs: HP, ASUS and Acer bring Amazon’s assistant onto Microsoft Cortana’s turf

Amazon Alexa will soon arrive on Windows PCs, creating new competition for Microsoft’s built-in Cortana voice assistant. Hardware makers HP,… Read More

Jan 7, 2018, 11:43 AM

Amazon Alexa vs. Google Assistant emerges as key battle of CES 2018

Last year’s big story at CES was the rise of Amazon Alexa as the voice assistant of choice in everything… Read More

Jan 7, 2018, 9:00 AM

Working Geek: Amazon’s Cynthia Williams wants to help female entrepreneurs as leader of marketplace business

Cynthia Williams wants to use Amazon’s massive reach to help small entrepreneurs — particularly women-run businesses. “Women have always worked hard.… Read More

Jan 5, 2018, 9:13 AM

Alexa headphones and smartwatches? New Amazon development kits open digital assistant to more devices

Amazon’s goal of getting Alexa everywhere is taking a step forward today as the retail giant announced two new development… Read More

Jan 5, 2018, 8:48 AM

Amazon will reportedly bid for Premier League soccer streaming rights next month

Amazon is getting serious about streaming the world’s best soccer matches. Bloomberg reported Friday that Amazon will submit a bid… Read More

Jan 5, 2018, 6:40 AM

Are you dumber than a robot? Amazon ‘Turing Test via Failure’ flips CAPTCHA on its head in nod to AI

To err is human. To prove you’re not a computer by making a mistake is divine. That’s the premise of… Read More

Jan 4, 2018, 10:36 AM

CES 2018 preview: Amazon in the spotlight again as it aims to get Alexa everywhere

Many of today’s most valuable tech companies — Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, Google, etc. — don’t make a big splash at… Read More

Jan 3, 2018, 3:01 PM

Colorado governor wants Amazon HQ2 but not enough to offer billions in incentives

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper doesn’t think Amazon can be bought. On an episode of CNBC’s Power Lunch, he said that… Read More

Jan 2, 2018, 7:17 PM

Taking over the world? Amazon will buy Target in 2018, says analyst Gene Munster

Whole Foods could be just the beginning of Amazon’s physical retail ambitions. Gene Munster, co-founder of Loup Ventures and a… Read More

Jan 2, 2018, 4:04 PM

Why Alexa and Cortana aren’t BFFs yet: Amazon and Microsoft taking longer than expected to integrate voice assistants

A few months ago, Amazon and Microsoft said their respective digital assistants, Alexa and Cortana, would begin talking to each… Read More