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Aug 14, 2017, 11:34 AM

FareStart raises $2.6M from five new Seattle restaurants after Amazon kicks in $1M match

Five new Seattle restaurants opened by FareStart in partnership with Amazon attracted enough patrons and community donations over a 25-day… Read More

Aug 14, 2017, 10:45 AM

Amazon Web Services working on mysterious Alexa-powered enterprise collaboration service

Amazon is looking to staff up a “New AWS/Alexa Service” focused on enterprise collaboration, communication and document sharing, according to… Read More

Aug 14, 2017, 10:42 AM

Amazon Web Services taps machine learning to tackle security with Macie

The fruits of Amazon Web Services’ acquisition of harvest.ai arrived Monday with the announcement of Macie, a new service that… Read More

Aug 14, 2017, 9:26 AM

Hulu’s first bet on the cloud goes to Amazon Web Services, joining Netflix on rival’s platform

Hulu, the streaming video service run by a consortium of content companies, is using Amazon Web Services to provide the… Read More

Aug 14, 2017, 8:54 AM

Amazon is shutting down Lovefilm by Post, the DVD service once called the ‘Netflix of Europe’

Today, Amazon is hammering another nail into the coffin of DVDs with the closure of its “Lovefilm by Post” business.… Read More

Aug 13, 2017, 2:55 PM

Amazon hands out refunds for solar eclipse glasses that lack NASA’s approval

Amazon says it’s giving customers refunds for solar viewing glasses and filters that aren’t covered by the American Astronomical Society’s… Read More

Aug 13, 2017, 7:28 AM

Baidu’s Qi Lu, former Microsoft exec, explains why Amazon’s Alexa took the industry by surprise

Qi Lu was a top engineering executive at Microsoft for eight years, leading products including Office and Bing, and shaping… Read More

Aug 11, 2017, 2:03 PM

Report: Amazon looking at processed food tech that makes tasty meals with no need for refrigeration

Amazon is reportedly testing emerging food technology originally developed for the U.S. military that would allow it to sell complete… Read More

Aug 10, 2017, 3:32 PM

Amazon looks to challenge Ticketmaster, reportedly in talks with U.S. venue owners

Another day, another new business vertical Amazon is aiming to disrupt. The Seattle tech giant is looking to partner with… Read More

Aug 10, 2017, 12:20 PM

Pentagon chief James Mattis meets with Amazon chief Jeff Bezos during tech tour

Amazon’s billionaire founder, Jeff Bezos, played host to Defense Secretary James Mattis today during the Pentagon chief’s swing through high-tech… Read More

Aug 10, 2017, 9:44 AM

Amazon? What Amazon? Blue Apron mum on tech giant’s move into meal kits

Blue Apron isn’t thinking too much about a challenge from Amazon, if its first earnings call as a public company… Read More

Aug 9, 2017, 8:37 AM

Amazon revealed as investor in Android creator Andy Rubin’s Essential, joining Tencent in $300M round

Amazon is among the tech giants backing Essential, the smartphone hardware company founded by Android creator Andy Rubin, as it… Read More

Aug 8, 2017, 11:39 AM

‘Alexa, I’m ready to walk’: Robotics company using Amazon’s AI to help control exoskeleton

It’s one thing to be wowed by Amazon’s Alexa and her ability to turn off Katy Perry, or turn on… Read More

Aug 8, 2017, 8:51 AM

Walmart cuts in front of Amazon Go with app that lets shoppers check out without lines or registers

Walmart is deploying technology that allows shoppers to purchase items in-store without waiting in line or paying at a register,… Read More

Aug 7, 2017, 5:22 PM

Amazon brings the boom to Bellevue: Here are the teams expanding into the tech giant’s big new office

Amazon is staffing up its big new Bellevue, Wash. office building, which looks ready for the coming deluge of badge-wearing,… Read More

Aug 7, 2017, 9:38 AM

Amazon’s latest crazy drone idea: Charging and repair stations on roaming cars, boats and trucks

Amazon engineers are spending a lot of time thinking about how to make the company’s lofty drone delivery ambitions a… Read More

Aug 4, 2017, 10:57 AM

Meal kit delivery company Blue Apron cutting 1,270 jobs as competition with Amazon heats up

Meal kit delivery company Blue Apron is cutting nearly a quarter of its staff amid a rough transition to a… Read More

Aug 2, 2017, 10:22 AM

Amazon poised to lease iconic new Seattle office tower, dramatically expanding footprint again

Amazon is close to locking down one of the most high-profile office projects in the Seattle region, indicating that it… Read More

Aug 2, 2017, 9:41 AM

Amazon job listing suggests Kindle team is working on virtual and augmented reality

Is Amazon’s Kindle team working on virtual and augmented reality features? That’s what The Digital Reader news site speculates based on… Read More

Aug 1, 2017, 2:22 PM

Report: Amazon expands Bay Area footprint with 180K square-foot lease in downtown San Francisco

Seattle isn’t the only city where Amazon is scooping up office space left and right. The tech giant just inked… Read More

Aug 1, 2017, 2:20 PM

Jeff Bezos’ startup advice, as told by ‘The Onion’: Hire well, value customers, and ‘realize someday I will utterly crush you’

For startups, it’s becoming increasingly impossible to avoid competing with Amazon as the company branches out into everything from real… Read More

Aug 1, 2017, 12:14 PM