Nov 6, 2017, 8:53 AM Amazon leads smart speaker race with 20M devices sold, study claims, but Google is gaining ground Amazon is leading the way in the smart home automation market — thanks to its growing line of Alexa-powered devices… Read More
Nov 6, 2017, 8:39 AM Watch John Oliver roast Amazon, Jeff Bezos and local governments over HQ2 incentives It was only a matter of time before Amazon’s controversial search for a second North American headquarters made its way… Read More
Nov 5, 2017, 7:49 AM The new world of tech: How Amazon and Google ended up inside a Microsoft database conference Delivering the keynote address at the PASS Summit 2017 in Seattle this week, Microsoft’s general manager of database systems, Rohan… Read More
Nov 3, 2017, 4:21 PM Jeff Bezos sells more than $1 billion in Amazon stock Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos sold more than 1 million shares of company stock in the past three days, worth nearly $1.1… Read More
Nov 3, 2017, 12:59 PM Amazon’s Alexa now lets users shop through Best Buy as frequent electronics competitors make nice Amazon and Best Buy are often thought of as competitors, but the two companies seem to have found some benefits… Read More
Nov 3, 2017, 8:54 AM Report: Amazon Fresh shutting down in some neighborhoods across the country Amazon Fresh is shutting down in neighborhoods in at least nine states across the U.S., Recode’s Jason Del Rey reports. Customers… Read More
Nov 2, 2017, 10:48 AM Hey, Alexa, put Oprah on: Amazon calls in famed voice to promote ‘Favorite Things’ holiday list https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fif_6v7wnH8 YOU get an Echo! YOU get an Echo! YOU get an Echo! Everybody gets an Echooooo! Well, not quite.… Read More
Nov 1, 2017, 5:15 PM Google sees big things in Toronto, and Sidewalk Labs CEO says Amazon might, too Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to clarify Doctoroff’s comments. Sidewalk Labs CEO Dan Doctoroff is enamored with Toronto,… Read More
Nov 1, 2017, 3:52 PM Give Amazon a Key to your home? Poll finds majority of Americans uncomfortable with idea That uneasy feeling that seemed to creep across the internet with the news that Amazon could soon gain access to… Read More
Nov 1, 2017, 1:49 PM New study shows how Amazon’s growth has impacted Seattle rents Cities across the continent are competing for Amazon’s second corporate headquarters and the 50,000 high-paying jobs that will come with… Read More
Nov 1, 2017, 10:56 AM Study names New York No. 1 contender for Amazon HQ2, with San Francisco and Seattle close behind A new study from commercial real estate information company REIS puts traditional tech hubs like New York, San Francisco and… Read More
Nov 1, 2017, 6:05 AM Amazon launches augmented reality iPhone feature to see virtual products in real world before buying Amazon is rolling out a new augmented reality feature for iPhone users, dubbed AR view, that lets customers place virtual… Read More
Oct 30, 2017, 10:59 AM Amazon Studios expanding to iconic Hollywood location, signaling big ambitions despite executive turmoil Amazon Studios, the company’s film and TV production arm, said it is moving into the historic Culver Studios, where classics… Read More
Oct 30, 2017, 10:18 AM YouTube TV unveils new app, but no support for Fire TV as Amazon’s spat with Google continues YouTube is rolling out a standalone app for its new TV service, but people hoping to stream content on Amazon’s… Read More
Oct 30, 2017, 9:40 AM Whole Foods’ plan to hire 6K workers assuages automation anxiety after Amazon acquisition When Amazon scooped up Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion earlier this year, company representatives insisted they had no immediate… Read More
Oct 28, 2017, 8:36 AM Amazon Alexa chief: Saturday Night Live spoof of Echo speaker is actually ‘kind of spot on’ When Saturday Night Live spoofed Amazon’s Echo smart speaker with a version for the “Greatest Generation,” it turns out they… Read More
Oct 27, 2017, 10:44 AM Amazon stock surges 13% after earnings report, making Jeff Bezos the world’s richest again Amazon stock is soaring Friday morning after crushing earnings expectations and disclosing that it now employs more than 540,000 people… Read More
Oct 27, 2017, 8:58 AM Report: Amazon gets wholesale pharmacy licenses amid speculation of prescription drug push Amazon is getting closer to jumping into the prescription drug business. The latest evidence comes in the form of a… Read More
Oct 26, 2017, 3:15 PM Amazon reports $1.3B in physical store sales, breaking out brick-and-mortar business for first time, still dwarfed by $26.4B online sales A new section of Amazon’s quarterly earnings report reflects the company’s growing ambitions for physical retail. RELATED: Amazon crushes profit… Read More
Oct 26, 2017, 1:45 PM Amazon tops 540K employees after swallowing Whole Foods in $13.7B deal Amazon added a whopping 159,500 employees in the last quarter, pushing its total employment to 541,900 people worldwide, according to… Read More
Oct 26, 2017, 1:37 PM Amazon Web Services crosses $1B in operating profit as revenue jumps 42 percent to $4.6B Amazon Web Services continues to grow quite strongly despite its size, and it crossed an interesting milestone during the third… Read More
Oct 26, 2017, 1:18 PM Amazon crushes profit expectations, sales rise 34% to $43.7B, stock up 7% Amazon blew past Wall Street expectations for its third quarter earnings as the company’s stock spiked more than 7 percent… Read More
Oct 26, 2017, 10:48 AM Calgary lands Amazon fulfillment center as Canadian city aggressively pursues HQ2 Calgary has been one of the boldest suitors for Amazon’s second North American headquarters, but even if it doesn’t land… Read More
Oct 26, 2017, 10:31 AM Amazon Web Services launches powerful new cloud instances for AI research backed by Nvidia’s GPUs All the major cloud vendors are betting that artificial intelligence services will become a crucial part of cloud computing over… Read More
Oct 26, 2017, 7:26 AM Creeped out by Amazon Key? How the in-home delivery service will work So they’ll get the code to our front door? What’s to stop them from just stealing everything in the house?… Read More
Oct 25, 2017, 9:00 PM Study: Seattle is the nation’s top real estate market thanks to tech giants like Amazon and … breweries As if the forest of cranes dotting the Seattle skyline weren’t evidence enough of the city’s transformation to a region… Read More
Oct 25, 2017, 7:14 PM President Trump, a frequent Amazon critic, may have just helped the retail giant on its pioneering drone delivery quest Tech giants are not always on the same page with President Donald Trump. But they might have found some common… Read More
Oct 25, 2017, 10:29 AM Can Seattle’s next mayor build a bridge to the tech community? Clues from each candidate’s take on Amazon HQ2 Seattle is electing a new mayor at a critical moment for the city and the tech community, which is often… Read More
Oct 25, 2017, 5:25 AM Amazon Key and Cloud Cam move tech giant into home security, rivaling Google’s Nest and others Amazon this morning unveiled a new home security camera, Cloud Cam, with a companion Amazon Key app that works with smart locks to… Read More
Oct 24, 2017, 8:48 PM Amazon’s HQ2 search ‘breaks my heart,’ says Seattle mayoral candidate Jenny Durkan PREVIOUSLY: Amazon gives $350K to group supporting Jenny Durkan for Seattle mayor, its biggest local political contribution ever One of… Read More
