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Oct 13, 2017, 3:15 PM

Amazon Web Services chief Jassy on HQ2 plans: ‘That’s above my pay grade’

As cities across the U.S. fall all over themselves to pitch themselves as the best destination for Amazon’s second headquarters,… Read More

Oct 13, 2017, 8:50 AM

Seattle considers employee head tax for the city’s top-grossing companies

Two Seattle councilmembers want the city’s highest-grossing businesses to pay for a new program to curb homelessness. The H.O.M.E.S —… Read More

Oct 12, 2017, 6:50 PM

Amazon suspends studio chief Roy Price after TV exec reveals details of sexual harassment claim

Amazon suspended Roy Price, the head of its studio division, indefinitely on Thursday after an executive producer for the television… Read More

Oct 12, 2017, 4:02 PM

High tech 365 by Whole Foods store in Seattle area closing, but company says Amazon not to blame

A little more than a year after it opened, the tech-heavy 365 by Whole Foods Market store in the Bellevue… Read More

Oct 12, 2017, 3:12 PM

Deep in the heart of … nope: This city won’t be ‘blindly giving away the farm’ to lure Amazon HQ2

No cactus. No plans to rename a city. No crazy stunts or corporate tax breaks or promises they wouldn’t be… Read More

Oct 12, 2017, 2:03 PM

Rose McGowan goes after Amazon and Jeff Bezos in latest tweets calling out abuses in Hollywood

Rose McGowan regained access to her Twitter account on Thursday following a temporary suspension by the social media platform for… Read More

Oct 12, 2017, 10:56 AM

Snow way! Buffalo and Rochester, N.Y., will make bid for Amazon HQ2 as one metro corridor

The cities of Buffalo and Rochester, N.Y., are joining forces as one economic corridor in hopes of convincing Amazon that… Read More

Oct 12, 2017, 6:31 AM

Amazon and Microsoft unveil ‘Gluon’ neural network technology, teaming up on machine learning

Microsoft and Amazon, which surprised the tech world with a partnership between their Cortana and Alexa virtual assistants, are back… Read More

Oct 12, 2017, 5:46 AM

Amazon hiring 120k holiday workers in U.S. in 2017 — same as last year, for first time in many years

Amazon says it plans to hire more than 120,000 seasonal workers at its U.S. fulfillment centers, sortation centers and customer service… Read More

Oct 11, 2017, 2:09 PM

GeekWire opens search for ‘GeekWire HQ2’ in quest to find next great North American tech city

GeekWire started more than six years ago in a loft space in Seattle’s Pioneer Square neighborhood, later expanding to the… Read More

Oct 11, 2017, 12:09 PM

Amazon consumer chief announces $10M donation to Code.org, says STEM education is a key factor in HQ2 search

Amazon Worldwide Consumer CEO Jeff Wilke stressed the importance of computer science education in public schools at the GeekWire Summit… Read More

Oct 11, 2017, 9:30 AM

Top Amazon exec Jeff Wilke suggests HQ2 won’t be in the Pacific Northwest

Update Oct 11, 2 p.m: Amazon sent GeekWire this statement regarding its HQ2 search: “We will give serious consideration to every HQ2… Read More

Oct 11, 2017, 9:29 AM

Amazon makes its latest splash with waterproof Kindle Oasis e-reader

Amazon has unveiled its first waterproof Kindle Oasis e-reader, which takes its place on the top end of the Kindle… Read More

Oct 11, 2017, 6:00 AM

Ask your mother: Amazon to let teens shop through a mobile app with parental controls

A new feature from Amazon will give teens a certain degree of autonomy to make purchases without requiring their parents… Read More

Oct 10, 2017, 6:07 PM

Amazon says it will make Prime membership ‘really valuable’ for Whole Foods shoppers

Amazon Prime members can expect to get some deals when they shop at Whole Foods. Jeff Wilke, CEO of Worldwide… Read More

Oct 10, 2017, 5:17 PM

Sorry, HQ2 suitors: Wacky stunts aren’t likely to get Amazon’s attention, says top exec Jeff Wilke

Seattle, don’t take Amazon’s search for a second headquarters personally. The company’s CEO of Worldwide Consumer Jeff Wilke said at… Read More

Oct 10, 2017, 3:57 PM

How Amazon’s Alexa overcame doubters — even within the project team — to conquer the voice speaker market

Alexa has been a hit, helping Amazon capture an early lead in the voice-activated speaker market through the Echo and… Read More

Oct 10, 2017, 12:43 PM

How Amazon’s $13.7B purchase of Whole Foods is a ‘blessing in disguise’ for Instacart

Amazon’s blockbuster deal to buy Whole Foods Market for $13.7 billion shocked the foundation of the grocery/retail world, and it… Read More

Oct 9, 2017, 11:37 AM

Fast food chain Carl’s Jr. hopes Amazon bites on its big ideas in playful bid to get bought by tech giant

Plenty of companies may fear the eventual day when Amazon will come knocking. The fast food chain Carl’s Jr. is… Read More

Oct 8, 2017, 12:00 PM

Startup Spotlight: Aspinity helps voice-enabled tech products save battery power

Voice-activated products require constant power as they “listen” for wake words. Now one startup is helping manufacturers reduce the power… Read More

Oct 8, 2017, 7:50 AM

Check out this unique Amazon HQ2 pitch from the football coaches at Michigan and Michigan State

We’ve seen 22-foot tall cactuses and a Georgia city offering to change its name. But football-crazed Michigan is taking a gridiron… Read More

Oct 6, 2017, 4:32 PM

Michael Jordan asks Jeff Bezos to bring Amazon’s second HQ to Charlotte

Even Michael Jordan is getting in on the Amazon HQ2 sweepstakes. Embed from Getty Images The greatest basketball player of… Read More

Oct 6, 2017, 2:09 PM

Tacoma, Wash., officially announces Amazon HQ2 bid

Seattle’s neighbor to the south, Tacoma, Wash., formally announced its plans to respond to Amazon’s second headquarters request for proposals… Read More

Oct 6, 2017, 1:20 PM

Report: Amazon seriously considering entering the pharmacy market, selling drugs online

Amazon has been eyeing the healthcare space for years now, but according to a new report from CNBC, the company… Read More

Oct 6, 2017, 10:30 AM

7 crazy stunts from cities vying for Amazon’s second North American headquarters

With more than 100 contestants in the Great Amazon HQ2 Beauty Pageant, it takes a little more than good looks… Read More

Oct 6, 2017, 9:14 AM

Study: Amazon Echo owners love the iPhone, while Google Home keeps it in the Android family

Amazon Echo owners are more likely to be iPhone and iPad fans, while owners of the Google Home smart speaker… Read More

Oct 5, 2017, 11:50 AM

Seattle region unveils pitch to keep Amazon HQ2 close to home — and it doesn’t include any locations in Seattle

Executives from King and Snohomish County revealed details of their plan to convince Amazon to locate its second North American… Read More

Oct 5, 2017, 10:58 AM

Amazon’s Alexa can now reserve a car2go, the newest of the digital assistant’s 25K skills

Owners of an Amazon Echo or other Alexa-powered device can now tell Amazon’s digital brain to reserve a car2go vehicle.… Read More

Oct 5, 2017, 10:19 AM

Amazon denies plans to replace UPS and FedEx as report points to bigger delivery ambitions

Amazon is testing an expansion of its delivery operations, including overseeing pickup and delivery of items from third-party seller warehouses… Read More

Oct 5, 2017, 10:01 AM

We prepared this 6-page memo for our GeekWire Summit session with Amazon’s Jeff Wilke — please read it silently to yourselves

One of Amazon’s traditions is the “6-pager,” a detailed memo read silently at the outset of an internal meeting to… Read More