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Sep 14, 2017, 3:39 PM

Startup Spotlight: Novel Effect aims to make story time more magical for kids using voice recognition technology

Melissa and Matt Hammersley got the idea for Novel Effect when they were expecting their first child, Eleanor. They wanted… Read More

Sep 14, 2017, 9:17 AM

Tucson sends a 21-foot-tall cactus to Jeff Bezos with a message: Amazon can grow in Arizona

Hope they left room in the Spheres for this thing. A 21-foot-tall saguaro cactus has been loaded onto a truck… Read More

Sep 13, 2017, 4:17 PM

Billboard truck buzzes Amazon’s towers in protest of working conditions for Prime Air pilots

A billboard truck with a message for Amazon pulled a Maverick move straight out of “Top Gun” on Wednesday in… Read More

Sep 13, 2017, 12:18 PM

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says state is talking with Amazon about ‘HQ2’ implications

Amazon will no doubt get offers from all over the nation for its second headquarters project, but Washington officials are… Read More

Sep 13, 2017, 8:51 AM

Amazon board member says company will keep growing in Seattle

There was a lot of hand-wringing last week in Seattle after Amazon dropped the bombshell that it plans to spend… Read More

Sep 13, 2017, 6:39 AM

Tech leaders differ over Amazon’s future in Seattle and the logic behind ‘HQ2’

Amazon’s splashy announcement that it plans to build a second North American headquarters has stirred debate across the nation, and that… Read More

Sep 12, 2017, 2:30 PM

Amazon HQ in Boston? Execs reportedly advocating for new headquarters in Beantown

There may be a frontrunner in the race to house Amazon’s second headquarters. SPECIAL COVERAGE: Amazon to build second HQ… Read More

Sep 12, 2017, 6:00 AM

Guest Post: Former Amazon employee on how two HQ locations would be company’s ultimate A/B test

I moved to Seattle in September, 1997, to an apartment with a view of the Acacia Cemetery on Lake City… Read More

Sep 11, 2017, 3:45 PM

Where should Amazon build HQ2? We let the data decide

In the days since Amazon’s big HQ2 announcement last week there has been plenty of speculation about where Amazon should… Read More

Sep 11, 2017, 3:28 PM

New Amazon Fire TV models could include an Echo-like cube and a dongle, report shows

Two new models of Amazon’s Fire TV are in the works, according to a new report, and one of them… Read More

Sep 11, 2017, 2:28 PM

Seattle neighbor Tacoma is making a play for Amazon’s second headquarters

Like the overlooked heroine in an ’80s teen movie, Tacoma is writing a love letter to Amazon. It says, in effect,… Read More

Sep 11, 2017, 2:14 PM

Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture provides hints about Amazon’s HQ2 plan

What do Jeff Bezos and his lieutenants look for when they’re in an expansive mood? That’s a key question in… Read More

Sep 11, 2017, 11:57 AM

Bezos backlash: Signs of the times target Amazon in Seattle amid growth, affordability and HQ2 plan

Restaurant sandwich boards are prime real estate when it comes to showcasing more than just what’s on the menu that… Read More

Sep 11, 2017, 10:03 AM

Amazon’s ‘1-Click’ patent expires today, and soon you’ll be able to accidentally order stuff across the entire internet

From outdated party decorations to that iTunes single you didn’t really mean to buy, Amazon has been behind every unintentional,… Read More

Sep 11, 2017, 9:35 AM

Brand expert who predicted Amazon would buy Whole Foods says ‘logical next one’ is Nordstrom

In May, NYU professor and brand expert Scott Galloway made a prediction on the Recode Decode podcast that Amazon would… Read More

Sep 10, 2017, 11:00 AM

Kodak, Amazon and my hometowns: Rochester, N.Y., looks to Seattle to recapture its past glory

My dad likes to send me, as dads do, links to articles from the hometown newspaper back in Rochester, N.Y.… Read More

Sep 10, 2017, 8:00 AM

Amazon’s original boomtown: How the tech giant has transformed and outgrown Seattle

Whichever North American city ends up landing Amazon’s second headquarters is in for a wild ride. Just look at what… Read More

Sep 9, 2017, 10:47 AM

A race to the bottom? Amazon stirs debate by soliciting tax credits for second headquarters

Amazon sparked an all-out bidding war this week when it asked North American cities to roll out the red carpet… Read More

Sep 9, 2017, 7:09 AM

Week in Geek Podcast: The message Amazon’s HQ2 sends Seattle, and where the tech giant could go next

Amazon surprised everyone Thursday morning when it announced it is looking to build a second headquarters in a city in North… Read More

Sep 8, 2017, 11:53 AM

SEC charges former Amazon employee with insider trading after allegedly leaking quarterly results to fraternity brother

A former Amazon financial analyst who allegedly leaked confidential financial about quarterly earnings to a former fraternity brother has been… Read More

Sep 8, 2017, 10:57 AM

Cities jump at the chance to be judged by Amazon for HQ2 — and the internet judges those cities

Plenty of cities across North America waved their civic hands in the air on Thursday when Amazon announced its intent… Read More

Sep 8, 2017, 10:52 AM

Amazon’s second HQ: Why U.S. immigration policy makes Canada a frontrunner

Amazon’s wishlist for its second headquarters in North America includes “a stable and business-friendly environment,” “locations with the potential to… Read More

Sep 8, 2017, 9:39 AM

Even as Amazon seeks a second HQ, rumors point to four big new Seattle office leases for tech giant

Amazon may be ready to plant its flag in another city for a second headquarters, but that doesn’t mean it’s… Read More

Sep 7, 2017, 3:46 PM

Amazonians on the street react to prospect of a second HQ, discuss staying in Seattle and leaving

Crisscrossing the streets of the Denny Triangle and South Lake Union neighborhoods during lunch hour on Thursday, Amazon employees faced… Read More

Sep 7, 2017, 1:54 PM

GeekWire Podcast: What will Amazon’s second headquarters mean for Seattle?