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May 20, 2017, 7:56 AM

Week in Geek: Can art and tech coexist? Amazon stock vs. Seattle real estate, and more

We’re back with your weekly roundup of tech news, and we’ve got a lot to talk about — including a… Read More

May 18, 2017, 5:30 PM

Alexa at the ballpark: Testing Amazon Echo inside a Seattle Mariners suite at Safeco Field

Amazon’s voice technology has made its way into Major League Baseball. Earlier this month, the Seattle Mariners became the first… Read More

May 18, 2017, 12:19 PM

How Amazon Web Services uses machine learning to make capacity planning decisions

Machine-learning research isn’t something that Amazon Web Services does just for its cloud customers; it has developed machine-learning driven models… Read More

May 17, 2017, 10:57 AM

The 4 traits that make Amazon’s Jeff Bezos such an unusual tech leader, according to AWS CEO Andy Jassy

Before Andy Jassy rose through the ranks of Amazon.com to lead the company’s powerful AWS cloud computing unit, the executive… Read More

May 17, 2017, 10:36 AM

Report: Amazon is recruiting healthcare experts in bid for lucrative pharmaceutical industry

After flirting with the idea for years, Amazon may finally be ready to really go after the pharmaceutical market. Anonymous… Read More

May 17, 2017, 6:00 AM

Amazon upgrades low-cost Fire tablets, expands kids options, aiming for bigger piece of market

Amazon is refreshing its budget tablets — upgrading the hardware for its $50 Fire 7 tablet, dropping the price of its Fire… Read More

May 16, 2017, 2:04 PM

Amazon’s next fashion challenge: Technology to help people find clothes that actually fit

Amazon wants to solve a problem that plagues pretty much everyone: finding jeans that fit right. For the past few… Read More

May 16, 2017, 10:15 AM

Amazon starts taking pre-orders for first Alexa-enabled 4K TVs

Amazon is now taking orders for the first Ultra High Definition (UHD) televisions that run on the Fire TV operating… Read More

May 16, 2017, 9:33 AM

AWS maintains sizable lead as public cloud market grows 42% in Q1

Demand for public cloud infrastructure services continues to be one of the hottest growth stories in technology. New market share… Read More

May 16, 2017, 8:59 AM

Amazon adding opt-in Alexa notifications: Echo will chime and pulse green when info is waiting

Alexa is about to get more assertive. Amazon is adding notifications to its voice-enabled assistant, allowing users to choose to… Read More

May 15, 2017, 3:52 PM

Aerial photos: Construction begins on Google’s massive Seattle campus in Amazon’s backyard

Crews have started work on Google’s new campus in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood, on the edge of Amazon’s global headquarters. The… Read More

May 15, 2017, 10:43 AM

Amazon stock vs. Seattle real estate: Which was the better investment over the past 20 years?

Today is the 20th anniversary of Amazon’s IPO. In case you haven’t noticed, Amazon has been on quite the hot… Read More

May 15, 2017, 6:15 AM

20 years after Amazon IPO, here’s what a $1,000 investment would be worth today

It has been exactly 20 years since Amazon.com made its initial public offering of stock, on May 15, 1997, and… Read More

May 13, 2017, 10:38 PM

Saturday Night Live spoof: Amazon ‘Echo Silver’ is ‘designed for the greatest generation’

It is “super-loud” for the hard of hearing, responds to “any name even remotely close to Alexa,” scans the room to help… Read More

May 13, 2017, 9:28 AM

Amazon says caller blocking for Alexa/Echo is coming, amid customer complaints

Some early adopters of Amazon’s new Alexa voice-calling feature for the company’s Echo devices have been surprised to find that they can’t keep specific… Read More

May 12, 2017, 3:30 PM

Working Geek: Amazon media chief Robin Mendelson is living a childhood dream, writ large

Robin Mendelson is one of the few people who actually became what she wanted to be when she grew up,… Read More

May 11, 2017, 12:49 PM

Amazon Music product leader explains why Alexa is only available in 3 countries so far

When it comes to global expansion, Amazon’s Alexa is taking it slow. As of now, Amazon devices with the Alexa… Read More

May 11, 2017, 10:00 AM

Twitter inks multi-year deal with NFL to broadcast live pre-game and daily studio shows

Twitter lost out on a chance to broadcast live NFL games for the second season in a row, but the… Read More

May 11, 2017, 8:38 AM

Flexe launches nationwide next-day delivery service to help e-commerce companies take on Amazon

Flexe, a Seattle startup that offers a marketplace for warehouse space, announced Thursday a new next-day delivery service, which the company… Read More

May 10, 2017, 3:47 PM

Amazon has brought lots of newcomers to Seattle, but this is a first: a lizard

The Spheres being constructed on Amazon’s downtown Seattle campus generate a lot of curiosity from those on the outside looking in.… Read More

May 9, 2017, 10:50 PM

Amazon to create permanent shelter for homeless families on its Seattle campus

Amazon is opening up a homeless transitional shelter inside one of its new Seattle HQ buildings that will give 65 families… Read More

May 9, 2017, 3:04 PM

Amazon is organizing its own series of concerts in London, but just for Prime members

As far as Amazon Prime benefits go, this one is a show-stopper. Amazon is launching a new concert series called Prime… Read More

May 9, 2017, 9:01 AM

Amazon reduces free-shipping threshold for non-Prime members again, down to $25

Amazon has dropped the threshold for free shipping for non-Prime members to orders of $25 or more, down from a $35… Read More

May 9, 2017, 7:42 AM

Amazon unveils $230 touch-screen ‘Echo Show’ and Alexa voice calling

Amazon this morning made two major upgrades to its Echo lineup: a new $230 device called the Echo Show, with… Read More

May 8, 2017, 2:08 PM

Amazon set to debut new Echo device with touchscreen and phone-calling capabilities

Amazon is expected to reveal a new Echo device that has a touchscreen and can make phone calls as early as… Read More

May 8, 2017, 2:05 PM

Key players in Amazon Spheres discuss everything from name to how non-employees will see inside

Stepping off the street for the first time last week and into The Spheres that Amazon is building on its… Read More

May 8, 2017, 11:48 AM

Warren Buffett praises Jeff Bezos — but has one word for why he hasn’t purchased Amazon shares

Warren Buffett’s billions are testament to his brains when it comes to taking the right investment bets. But when it… Read More

May 8, 2017, 9:49 AM

As Microsoft renews push into the classroom, educators give Google highest marks in new study

Microsoft made a big splash last week when it announced a new education-oriented operating system, Windows 10 S, and debuted… Read More

May 8, 2017, 7:31 AM

Amazon passes 10M Alexa-powered devices sold, survey says, with more models on the way

A new survey estimates that Amazon has sold more than 10 million Alexa-powered Echo devices since late 2014, and that… Read More

May 6, 2017, 9:46 AM

Jeff Bezos explains Amazon’s artificial intelligence and machine learning strategy

https://youtu.be/LqL3tyCQ1yY?t=21m3s Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos appeared this week at the Internet Association‘s annual gala in Washington, D.C., taking part in a… Read More