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Nov 20, 2017, 6:46 AM

Amazon sets premiere date for new sci-fi series ‘Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams’

Mark your calendars, sci-fi fans. Amazon today announced that its new anthology series “Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams” will premiere on Jan. 12,… Read More

Nov 19, 2017, 8:49 PM

Report: Star of Amazon’s ‘Transparent,’ Jeffrey Tambor, quits amid sexual misconduct claims

Jeffrey Tambor will not be returning to Amazon original series “Transparent,” according to a report from Deadline. The actor is leaving… Read More

Nov 19, 2017, 9:58 AM

Amazon marks 10th anniversary of original Kindle, the ’18-month project’ that took 3 1/2 years

Amazon launched the original Kindle a decade ago today — a move that not only got the company into e-readers… Read More

Nov 18, 2017, 7:00 AM

After researchers foil Amazon Cloud Cam, just how secure are our ‘smart’ homes?

Amazon’s Key service left some people unsettled when it was first announced, letting the company open a user’s front door… Read More

Nov 17, 2017, 9:45 AM

Amazon launches Relay app to help truckers get into and out of its warehouses faster

Amazon is looking to speed up the process for trucks to get in and out of its massive warehouses with… Read More

Deep Learning Artificial Intelligence Bundle

Nov 16, 2017, 3:46 PM

Amazon Web Services backs deep-learning format introduced by Microsoft and Facebook

The Open Neural Network Exchange (ONNX) deep-learning format, introduced in September by Microsoft and Facebook, has a new backer following… Read More

Nov 16, 2017, 1:07 PM

Amazon rivals Walmart, Best Buy and Target boost spending on e-commerce and shipping to challenge Seattle tech giant

As Amazon continues to loom over the retail industry, some of the biggest stores in the world are pouring money… Read More

Nov 16, 2017, 10:56 AM

Researchers discover Amazon Key security flaw that could let drivers re-enter houses, company downplays issue but promises update

Security researchers say they have uncovered a flaw that could let couriers re-enter a home after making a delivery by… Read More

Nov 16, 2017, 6:36 AM

Allrecipes adds AmazonFresh integration to let cooks get ingredients delivered

Allrecipes is teaming up with Amazon to help cooks get their groceries delivered. The online recipe giant today announced a… Read More

Nov 15, 2017, 6:13 PM

From biscuits to ‘Buff Bezos’: Amazon CEO on shedding his poor eating habits and awful breakfast routine

Jeff Bezos didn’t always look so damn buff. The Amazon CEO took over the internet this past summer after a… Read More

Nov 15, 2017, 1:05 PM

Seattle mayor’s advice for the city that lands Amazon HQ2

Seattle Mayor Tim Burgess believes being home to Amazon HQ1 has been “a huge benefit to the community” but has… Read More

Nov 15, 2017, 10:44 AM

Alexa, eh? Amazon’s digital brain, Echo devices and Prime Music come to Canada

Amazon is taking Alexa north of the border. The retail giant said today that Amazon’s digital brain, as well as… Read More

Nov 15, 2017, 8:47 AM

Amazon slashes Whole Foods prices on holiday items, with deeper discounts for Prime members

Amazon and Whole Foods Market are dropping prices on holiday favorites and other popular items and offering even greater discounts for… Read More

Nov 14, 2017, 3:18 PM

Wall Street Journal analysis picks 3 likely front-runners for Amazon HQ2

Dallas, Boston, and Washington D.C. have the best chances of landing Amazon’s second corporate headquarters, according to a new analysis… Read More

Nov 14, 2017, 1:13 PM

Seattle head tax on top businesses fails narrowly but several lawmakers want to revive it next year

A proposal that would have taxed Seattle businesses earning more than $10 million in gross annual receipts was narrowly voted down… Read More

Nov 14, 2017, 7:24 AM

$50 ‘Muse’ device puts Amazon’s Alexa in the car, connects via smartphone

Another technology company is aiming to bring Amazon’s Alexa into the car. San Francisco-based Speak Music, the company behind the… Read More

Nov 13, 2017, 10:36 AM

Amazon to adapt J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ books into new fantasy television series

“The Lord of the Rings,” the celebrated fantasy book series by J.R.R. Tolkien that became a worldwide film phenomenon is… Read More

Nov 13, 2017, 9:29 AM

Amazon reportedly developing free ad-supported video service to complement Prime Video

Update: In a statement shared with GeekWire, Amazon said “we have no plans to create a free, ad-supported version of Prime… Read More

Swami Sivasubramanian, VP of AI for Amazon Web Services, speaks at the 2017 GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit.

Nov 13, 2017, 9:15 AM

Report: Amazon Web Services planning AI-friendly version of its data warehouse

The Super Bowl of cloud computing — Amazon Web Services’ re:Invent conference — is two weeks away, and the company… Read More

Nov 12, 2017, 8:17 AM

Rekindling Amazon’s old flame: 10 years later, can we get the original Kindle e-reader to work again?

Amazon wants to make money when people use its devices, Jeff Bezos says, not when people buy them. In other… Read More

Nov 9, 2017, 7:55 AM

Amazon will open pop-up stores inside Whole Foods to sell more devices for holiday season

Amazon is using its Whole Foods acquisition to help sell more hardware devices and Prime subscriptions. The tech giant announced… Read More

Nov 9, 2017, 7:09 AM

The mind-blowing wealth of Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett now exceeds the bottom half of the entire U.S. population, new report finds

A new report released this week titled Billionaire Bonanza points out the growing divide in the U.S. among the super… Read More

Nov 8, 2017, 4:10 PM