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Nov 22, 2016, 8:38 PM

Amazon’s Treasure Truck trots out the turkeys during pre-Thanksgiving trip around Seattle

The Treasure Truck was the “turkey truck” on this Tuesday before the Thanksgiving holiday in the Seattle area. Amazon’s lit up,… Read More

Nov 22, 2016, 2:07 PM

Amazon Tickets aims to become ‘Earth’s most customer-centric ticketing company,’ plans rapid expansion

Last year, Amazon launched a new service in the U.K. aimed at taking the pain — and budget busting fees… Read More

Nov 22, 2016, 10:54 AM

Smart garbage can device will tell Amazon to automatically reorder stuff you throw away

Garbage bins will soon be able to talk to Amazon. Thanks to a smart device that attaches to garbage cans and… Read More

Nov 22, 2016, 10:23 AM

Making sense of Seattle’s ‘Mercer Mess,’ and the tech boom’s impact on urban infrastructure

Growing pains hurt the most when you’re at a standstill. Just ask Nile Nelson. The longtime Seattle resident has commuted to… Read More

Nov 22, 2016, 8:34 AM

Pilot strike could torpedo Amazon’s holiday plans

Amazon.com is gearing up for its big holiday shopping season, but a pilot strike could bring some misery to the… Read More

Nov 21, 2016, 3:39 PM

The Grand Tour premiere breaks Amazon viewership records, drives Prime sign-ups

I guess we know why Amazon paid $250 million for the Top Gear guys’ newest project, The Grand Tour. Amazon said the… Read More

Nov 21, 2016, 2:51 PM

Amazon reportedly wants to include live sports as part of Prime membership

Amazon’s next Prime membership benefit could be the ability to stream live sports. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Amazon… Read More

Nov 21, 2016, 10:16 AM

Amazon Echo sales reach 5M in two years, research firm says, as Google competitor enters market

Amazon’s Echo device has reached a sales milestone, with a new report from Consumer Intelligence Research Partners estimating that the… Read More

Nov 21, 2016, 6:00 AM

Amazon announces $100K eSports casual games tournament, expanding its presence in gaming

Amazon continues to invest in eSports, and the company’s latest initiative expands the experience to the types of casual games that… Read More

Nov 19, 2016, 6:28 PM

Amazon partners with Fiat Chrysler to sell cars online in Italy

Amazon continues to show interest in the auto industry. The tech giant will sell vehicles in Italy via a new… Read More

Nov 19, 2016, 6:54 AM

Week in Geek: How Amazon is shaking up its controversial employee reviews

This week on the GeekWire podcast: Amazon is ‘radically simplifying’ how it assesses the performance of its employees each year — overhauling a controversial tradition that… Read More

Nov 18, 2016, 2:43 PM

Hillel Cooperman rejoins Microsoft, Jenny Lam goes to Amazon, as UX vets put tech design company into ‘hibernation’

Two user experience and design veterans, Hillel Cooperman and Jenny Lam, are putting their technology startup and agency Jackson Fish… Read More

Nov 18, 2016, 1:38 PM

New Alexa skill lets AT&T customers send text messages through Amazon Echo speaker

Amazon’s digital assistant Alexa is becoming very skillful these days. She can buy stuff, she can find a lost phone,… Read More

Nov 18, 2016, 1:15 PM

Allrecipes launches Amazon Alexa skill for easier hands-free cooking

I think of my Amazon Echo as a cooking device. I know that Alexa, the virtual assistant that powers the… Read More

Nov 18, 2016, 9:32 AM

Amazon’s secretive drive-up grocery store in Seattle looks ready to open soon

Construction crews appear to be close to finishing up Amazon’s mysterious drive-up grocery store in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, and the project… Read More

Nov 17, 2016, 9:01 PM

Amazon invents another excuse to buy stuff: ‘Voice Shopping Weekend’ offers Alexa-exclusive deals

First there was Black Friday, then Cyber Monday. Now it’s “Voice Shopping Weekend.” Amazon has come up with a new holiday… Read More

Nov 17, 2016, 3:18 PM

New York firms drop $244M on Amazon-occupied office building in Seattle

Another in Amazon’s seemingly endless roster of office buildings in Seattle has sold for a big price. This one is… Read More

Nov 17, 2016, 3:01 PM

Heads up, Netflix: Amazon ready for huge global expansion of streaming video service, report says

Amazon is set to go global with its streaming video business. The Seattle tech giant is “on the verge of a… Read More

Nov 17, 2016, 12:31 PM

Jeff Bezos tweets his love for touching Amazon ad showing friendship between priest and imam

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos doesn’t tweet a lot, but on Thursday he was moved to share a new television commercial for… Read More

Nov 17, 2016, 10:53 AM

Did Amazon secretly acquire online meeting startup Biba? Newly uncovered filings point to deal

Merger documents uncovered by GeekWire suggest that Amazon last year stealthily acquired Biba, a San Francisco-based company that makes chat, video and… Read More

Nov 16, 2016, 8:09 AM

Amazon Music Unlimited launches family plan for up to 6 people

A month ago, Amazon generated some buzz when it rolled out a new music streaming service with an unusual pricing… Read More

Nov 15, 2016, 9:00 AM

New book explores how the Internet of Things is reshaping business, using lessons from Amazon

Combine a hot technology and the world’s largest online retailer into a single book title and you’ve got a pretty… Read More

Nov 15, 2016, 8:00 AM

Developer bootcamp Coding Dojo launches Amazon Alexa training program

Coding Dojo, a Bellevue, Wash.-based developer bootcamp, is launching a new training program for Amazon’s virtual assistant, Alexa, starting today.… Read More

Nov 15, 2016, 12:01 AM

Amazon to offer Prime Now delivery from Bartell Drugs, connecting old Seattle retail with new

Amazon will offer speedy delivery of items from Bartell Drugs in the Seattle area in a new expansion of its Prime… Read More

Nov 14, 2016, 2:29 PM

Amazon files its first-ever lawsuits against alleged sellers of counterfeit goods

Amazon today filed two lawsuits against online sellers alleged to have illegally offered counterfeit goods through its vast e-commerce platform. The suits, filed in… Read More

Nov 14, 2016, 1:10 PM

Jeff Bezos email reaffirms Amazon’s commitment to ‘tolerance and diversity’ after Trump win

Jeff Bezos has responded to what he called a “heartfelt email” from an employee representing Amazon’s Affinity Group Leaders who… Read More

Nov 14, 2016, 12:16 PM

Amazon leases 21-story office tower in Seattle as rapid growth continues

Amazon just opened the second building of its new Seattle headquarters last week, but that hasn’t stopped the online retail… Read More

Nov 14, 2016, 8:09 AM

12 college teams try to build convincingly conversant chatbots in quest for Amazon’s $2.7M Alexa Prize pool

Amazon has revealed the 12 university teams that will compete for the inaugural Alexa Prize — which challenges students to build a… Read More

Nov 14, 2016, 7:27 AM

Amazon to ‘radically’ simplify employee reviews, changing controversial program amid huge growth

Amazon will significantly change how it assesses the performance of its employees each year — shaking up a controversial tradition that has emerged as an… Read More

Nov 11, 2016, 4:56 PM

Week in Geek: What Donald Trump’s presidency means for the tech industry

Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election surprised the world this week, and the implications across the tech industry are vast.… Read More