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Jan 25, 2017, 10:31 AM

Amazon sails into ocean freight business, expanding retail giant’s role in shipping

Amazon has successfully begun shipping goods from Chinese merchants to U.S. warehouses by ocean, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.… Read More

Jan 24, 2017, 3:07 PM

Amazon launches STEM toy subscription service to ‘educate and excite’ budding young scientists

The earlier kids get started on STEM, the better off they’ll be. At least that’s where Amazon is placing another… Read More

Jan 24, 2017, 12:20 PM

Starbucks, Microsoft, and others raise $4.5M in one month to open homeless family shelters

Seattle-area companies like Starbucks, Microsoft, and others came together in a big way this holiday season to provide temporary housing… Read More

Jan 24, 2017, 10:34 AM

Beam me up! In homage to ‘Star Trek,’ Amazon adds ‘computer’ to list of Echo wake words

Amazon has updated its list of words users can use to trigger their Echo devices, and, much to the delight of… Read More

Jan 24, 2017, 7:05 AM

Amazon makes Oscars history with streaming industry’s first-ever Best Picture nomination

Keep laughing, Jeff Bezos, and get that tux ready again. Amazon landed its first-ever Oscar nominations this morning as the Academy… Read More

Jan 23, 2017, 10:30 AM

How Seattle’s office market became a ‘modern day gold rush’ thanks to Amazon and other tech giants

Amazon, with its more than 300,000 global employees, has emerged as one of the world’s corporate powerhouses. But the company’s impact is especially evident… Read More

Jan 23, 2017, 8:04 AM

Obama: Amazon is ‘killing traditional retail,’ and ‘relentless’ automation is the real threat to jobs

New U.S. President Donald Trump is focused on expanding the U.S. economy through tougher trade deals with countries including Mexico and… Read More

Jan 21, 2017, 10:59 AM

How Amazon parties: Inside the tech giant’s massive post-holiday celebration and concert

Amazon turned Seattle’s largest event center into its own wonderland on Friday night as a way to say “thank you” to… Read More

Jan 20, 2017, 10:00 AM

Amazon launches virtual Dash buttons to encourage impulse buying on website and mobile apps

Instant gratification has always been a key part of Amazon.com’s strategy. Hence one-click buying, free two-day delivery with Prime membership and… Read More

Jan 20, 2017, 8:39 AM

Amazon’s latest attempt to build a friendlier workplace is a new program for employees in trouble

Amazon is rolling out a new program for employees placed on its controversial “Performance Improvement Plan” (PIP), according to an… Read More

Jan 18, 2017, 10:27 AM

Netflix bags Jerry Seinfeld and Amazon lands … the Grateful Dead

The latest projects from Hollywood icons Martin Scorsese and Jerry Seinfeld will find homes on Amazon Video and Netflix. Today,… Read More

Jan 17, 2017, 1:19 PM

Amazon wins patent for Treasure Truck as it makes plans to expand beyond Seattle

If you’re thinking about building a knockoff of Amazon’s Treasure Truck, the funky delivery vehicle for flash deals ranging from cameras… Read More

Jan 17, 2017, 10:58 AM

Amazon patents system to help autonomous vehicles handle traffic shifts

There’s been a lot of speculation about Amazon’s interest in self-driving delivery trucks, and a newly issued patent suggests that… Read More

Jan 17, 2017, 9:29 AM

The latest Amazon-occupied building sale shows how far Seattle real estate has come in last decade

Investors from around the world continue to pay top dollar to get their hands on Amazon-occupied office buildings. The latest… Read More

Jan 14, 2017, 10:34 AM

Amazon wants FCC approval to test mysterious wireless communications system

A cryptic filing with the Federal Communications Commission reveals a plan by Amazon to test a new wireless communications system at its… Read More

Jan 13, 2017, 11:23 AM

The Week in Geek: Envelop VR closes its doors; drone crashes into the Space Needle; and more

Seattle is proud of its growing virtual reality community and already boasts several promising VR and AR startups. But the young… Read More

Jan 13, 2017, 10:59 AM

Facebook grabs another Seattle office building, flexing its muscles again in the heart of Amazonia

Facebook is starting to look a little Amazon-like in the speed with which it is gobbling up Seattle real estate. The… Read More

Jan 13, 2017, 10:57 AM

Amazon continues to grow lead over Google as starting point for online shoppers

Where do you start when shopping for something online? For a majority of people, it’s Amazon — not Google. That’s… Read More

Jan 12, 2017, 1:19 PM

Sound Transit in talks with Amazon to place package delivery hubs at Seattle-area rail stations

Here’s one way for Amazon to reduce package delivery times: decrease the number of places drivers have to go. Traffic… Read More

Jan 12, 2017, 6:50 AM

Amazon to add 100,000 full-time U.S. jobs in next 18 months, growing domestic workforce 55 percent

Amazon just made a big statement about its continued growth aspirations, announcing that it plans to add another 100,000 full-time jobs… Read More

Jan 11, 2017, 1:38 PM

Amazon removes Indian flag doormat from site after official threatens to rescind employee visas

A doormat resembling India’s tricolor flag was removed from Amazon’s Canadian website after an Indian government official directed threats at… Read More

Jan 11, 2017, 12:05 PM

Amazon falls behind Disney, but beats Netflix, in study ranking millennials’ intimacy with brands

Millennials seem to have an emotional attachment to the smiling cardboard boxes which bring them stuff, at least according to… Read More

Jan 11, 2017, 11:48 AM

New Amazon credit card includes 5% back on all Amazon purchases, but only for Prime members

Amazon just came out with another reason to get Prime: a new credit card that will let members get 5… Read More

Jan 10, 2017, 3:48 PM

Greenpeace USA slams Amazon, lauds Microsoft and Google for their renewable-energy use

Public-cloud giant Amazon Web Services, along with Netflix and Samsung, is still lagging in its use of renewable energy, Greenpeace… Read More

Jan 10, 2017, 3:30 PM

How these 3 Seattle-based retailers are differentiating in Amazon’s backyard

Amazon’s appetite for disrupting retail appears as if it will never be sated. In the past two years, we’ve seen… Read More

Jan 10, 2017, 1:46 PM

For 24th straight year, IBM granted most U.S. patents, but Microsoft and Amazon are gaining

IBM is once again the king of patents, according to a new report, but other tech giants, including Pacific Northwest… Read More

Jan 10, 2017, 10:29 AM

Best of Prime: Amazon’s most-streamed original content, music, and more from 2016

Amazon is constantly adding new features to entice customers to sign up for its $99 a year Prime membership. The… Read More

Jan 10, 2017, 9:19 AM

Video: What it’s like to use Amazon’s Alexa in a Ford hybrid car

LAS VEGAS — Alexa was the buzz of CES this year, with exhibitors showing integrations of Amazon’s voice-enabled virtual assistant into… Read More

Jan 9, 2017, 10:59 AM

Report: Amazon may be planning grocery store for Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood

Amazon may be planning another grocery store in Seattle, in addition to the drive-up locations under construction and the new… Read More

Jan 9, 2017, 9:38 AM

Amazon gives out 5,000 bananas a day in Seattle

It’s been more than a year since Amazon opened its “Community Banana Stand” in Seattle and the program appears to… Read More