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Oct 4, 2017, 8:41 AM

Sonos debuts $199 Alexa-powered smart speaker, with Google Assistant coming next year

Sonos today showed off the fruits of a partnership with Amazon first announced last year. At an event in New… Read More

Oct 4, 2017, 6:00 AM

A little-known reason why Pittsburgh could have an inside track on Amazon’s HQ2

Pittsburgh was Mister Rogers’ neighborhood, but a couple key connections could make it a front runner to become Mr. Bezos’… Read More

Oct 3, 2017, 5:11 PM

Video: Amazon’s Alexa mourns the loss of the Seattle SuperSonics

Somebody at Amazon’s Seattle headquarters is having some fun. Here’s what happens when you ask Alexa to name her favorite… Read More

Oct 3, 2017, 1:31 PM

The City of Amazon? Community in Atlanta suburbs offers tech titan its own town

“Welcome to Amazon” is a phrase commonly heard on the tech titan’s Seattle campus but typically reserved for new employees… Read More

Oct 3, 2017, 1:02 PM

Report: Amazon acquires Body Labs, an AI-powered 3D body modeling startup

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=DL1FM2_l7ZA Amazon’s newest acquisition is a New York-based company called Body Labs, according to a report by TechCrunch this afternoon,… Read More

Oct 3, 2017, 11:49 AM

Amazon leases major new Seattle office tower, pointing to continued growth in its hometown

Amazon has leased a massive new office tower that will be Seattle’s second tallest building, showing it’s not done growing… Read More

Oct 3, 2017, 8:55 AM

Walmart acquires New York-based Parcel to take on Amazon in rapid package delivery

Walmart this morning said it has acquired Parcel, a New York company that does scheduled same-day deliveries of packages and… Read More

Oct 2, 2017, 8:30 PM

Amazon flies cargo plane into hurricane-devastated Puerto Rico, loaded with donated supplies

Amazon flew a Prime Air cargo plane into Puerto Rico earlier today loaded with donations of supplies for the hurricane-ravaged… Read More

Oct 2, 2017, 10:06 AM

One month in: Whole Foods in-house items on the rise among Amazon’s top-selling brands

Whole Foods’ in-house brands are quickly rising up Amazon’s charts to become top sellers for the online retailer. Citing data… Read More

Oct 2, 2017, 9:03 AM

Twitch debuts first official merchandise store, powered by Amazon

For the first time, Twitch is opening up an official merchandise online store — and of course, it’s powered by… Read More

Oct 1, 2017, 10:00 AM

Ex-Amazonian: Hyperloop and other next-gen transportation planning could bring ‘HQ2’ to Texas

One of Amazon’s leadership principles is to think big, and that’s exactly what a former Amazon employee is encouraging cities… Read More

Sep 29, 2017, 6:23 PM

Amazon’s first NFL stream beats Twitter for average audience size, but total viewership down

The viewership numbers are in for Amazon’s first-ever NFL live stream. The NFL reported Friday that Amazon reached 1.6 million… Read More

Sep 29, 2017, 12:00 PM

Geek of the Week: Somebody buy Gus Lopez lunch — Amazon Restaurants chief has been at the company for 19 years

A lot has changed at Amazon over the years, but for 19 of them there has been one constant, and… Read More

Sep 29, 2017, 11:12 AM

Amazon’s first NFL live stream, how the MLB is doing AR, and more from the week in sports tech

[Love sports and technology? Sign up for our sports tech newsletter to receive this rundown from GeekWire’s Taylor Soper via… Read More

Sep 28, 2017, 7:50 PM

Amazon’s first NFL live stream overcomes early glitches and long weather delay

Amazon’s foray into major sports streaming kicked off tonight with a Thursday Night Football matchup between the Chicago Bears and… Read More

Sep 28, 2017, 5:17 PM

Geared Up Podcast: Our take on Amazon’s new Echo devices, and which ones will succeed

Amazon announced an ambitious slate of new Echo devices this week, ranging from a new “Echo Plus” to a $20 pack… Read More

Sep 28, 2017, 3:04 PM

Amazon angst dominates Seattle Chamber annual meeting as city leaders make longshot bid for HQ2

A cloud hung over the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce’s 135th meeting on an otherwise unseasonably sunny Thursday in Seattle… Read More

Sep 28, 2017, 10:52 AM

Report: Retailers outside the U.S. need to assume ‘Amazon is coming for them’

In large neon letters a couple stories above street level in its Day 1 office tower in Seattle, Amazon’s message… Read More

Sep 28, 2017, 10:07 AM

Amazon’s first NFL live stream tonight: How to watch, what to expect

RELATED: Amazon’s first NFL live stream overcomes early glitches and long weather delay Amazon will live stream the first of… Read More

Sep 28, 2017, 9:09 AM

One Eastern Washington city’s unlikely play for Amazon’s second North American headquarters

Spokane is determined not to sit on the bench while other cities duke it out for Amazon’s second corporate headquarters.… Read More

Sep 27, 2017, 6:00 PM

Commentary: A half-dozen implications for Seattle and other cities from Amazon’s HQ2 RFP

[Editor’s Note: This guest commentary by Tren Griffin highlights six implications from Amazon’s request for proposals for a second headquarters. ] 1.… Read More

Sep 27, 2017, 2:33 PM

Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel just made an announcement about growth that you’d never hear in Seattle

Seattle may hold first place when it comes to the number of cranes dotting the skyline, but you aren’t likely… Read More

Sep 27, 2017, 1:43 PM

Is there an Echo in here? Yes, several! Here’s everything Amazon announced today

Amazon just put out a flurry of new Alexa-powered devices and services, as the company continues to find new ways… Read More

Sep 27, 2017, 1:15 PM

No YouTube for Echo Spot: Google’s exit also extends to Amazon’s newest touch-screen device

Think of Amazon’s new Echo Spot, a $130 clock-style device unveiled by the tech giant today, as a scaled-down Echo… Read More

Sep 27, 2017, 1:05 PM

Hey, Odessa, does the new Amazon Echo look a bit like that one from ‘Saturday Night Live’?

The revamped Echo from Amazon, unveiled Wednesday in Seattle, comes with improved sound, a lower price and a new design.… Read More

Sep 27, 2017, 12:13 PM

USAmazon! Report says that the tech giant created more jobs last year than 46 states

Every few days, it seems, a new Amazon announcement heralds the creation of 1,000 jobs here or 2,000 jobs there… Read More

Sep 27, 2017, 12:01 PM

5,000 people are working to make Amazon’s digital assistant Alexa smarter, with more to come

Amazon said Wednesday at an event unveiling the next generation Echo device that it has the equivalent of a small town… Read More

Sep 27, 2017, 10:03 AM

Amazon introduces revamped $99 Echo, new Echo Connect calling device, Echo Buttons and more

FOLLOW-UP: Here’s everything Amazon announced today Amazon this morning unveiled an array of new Echo devices, including a smaller and… Read More

Sep 27, 2017, 8:03 AM

Amazon HQ2 in Chicago? City organizes 600-person committee in bid to lure tech giant

Chicago really wants Amazon to build its next headquarters in the Windy City. SPECIAL COVERAGE: Amazon to build second HQ… Read More

Sep 26, 2017, 6:35 PM

Google takes YouTube off Amazon’s Echo Show device; Amazon calls it ‘disappointing’

Google and Amazon are having a tiff. The Verge reported Tuesday that Google dropped support for YouTube on the Echo… Read More