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Aug 17, 2016, 7:26 AM

Amazon partners with Product Hunt on Amazon Launchpad startup product portal

Amazon is adding “Featured on Product Hunt” badges to selected products on its Amazon Launchpad startup e-commerce portal as part of a newly announced… Read More

Aug 16, 2016, 3:00 PM

Jeff Bezos’ technical adviser Maria Renz keynotes Amazon’s first Women’s Entrepreneur Conference

Maria Renz is a trailblazer. A year ago, she became the first woman named technical advisor to CEO Jeff Bezos (a coveted… Read More

Aug 16, 2016, 1:23 PM

Amazon-owned Twitch acquires gaming content and resource platform Curse

Amazon-owned Twitch today announced the acquisition of Curse, a gaming content and resource hub visited by more than 30 million people… Read More

Aug 16, 2016, 10:54 AM

Amazon patent filing provides a peek at shrouded delivery drone designs

A newly published patent application almost literally delves into the nuts and bolts of the package-delivering drones that Amazon is… Read More

Aug 16, 2016, 10:29 AM

Amazon releases show pilots on YouTube and Facebook to attract more Prime sign-ups

Amazon wants to get you hooked on Prime. In the latest attempt to lure members to its $99 per year subscription… Read More

Aug 16, 2016, 6:00 AM

Lost phone? No problem, Alexa will find it thanks to new skill from TrackR

Amazon’s digital AI assistant Alexa allows us to do less and less all the time. She can call for a ride, order a… Read More

Aug 15, 2016, 3:31 PM

Adam Selipsky, sales and marketing head at Amazon Web Services, leaving company

Adam Selipsky, the head of sales and marketing at Amazon Web Services and a lieutenant to AWS CEO Andy Jassy,… Read More

Aug 15, 2016, 9:37 AM

Jibo ‘social robot’ cancels overseas orders, as Amazon Echo redefines the category

Jibo is having trouble. The round, cute “social robot,” which raised more than $3.7 million on Indiegogo, was originally scheduled to be… Read More

Aug 11, 2016, 11:41 AM

Amazon bringing 13-episode original series on Playboy’s Hugh Hefner to Prime Video

The story of Playboy founder Hugh Hefner is coming to Amazon. A 13-episode original docuseries called “American Playboy: The Hugh… Read More

Aug 11, 2016, 10:35 AM

Amazon Web Services announces Layer 7 application load balancer, 47% cut in cost of Elastic Block Store ‘snapshots’

Werner Vogels, Amazon Web Services’s chief technology officer, this morning announced a new application load balancer as part of the… Read More

Aug 11, 2016, 8:33 AM

Microsoft Xbox acquires Beam interactive game streaming service, embracing alternative to Amazon’s Twitch

Microsoft’s Xbox group announced Thursday that it has acquired Seattle-based interactive game streaming service Beam, bringing the Redmond, Wash.-based tech… Read More

Aug 11, 2016, 8:05 AM

Walmart wanted Jet.com CEO Marc Lore so much they locked him up for at least 5 years

When rumors first surfaced that Walmart was interested in buying Amazon competitor and discount online retailer Jet.com, the assumption was… Read More

Aug 10, 2016, 12:04 PM

New Amazon original kids series ‘The Stinky and Dirty Show’ coming to Prime next month

A new Amazon original kids series, born out of the company’s pilot development process last year, will make its debut on Prime… Read More

Aug 9, 2016, 10:35 AM

Amazon will stream original TV pilots on Twitch, in biggest collaboration since acquisition

[Correction: This post has been updated to reflect that two pilots, not three, will stream on Twitch, and one of the… Read More

Aug 8, 2016, 9:47 AM

Amazon fall TV lineup: Premiere dates for ‘Transparent,’ ‘Man in the High Castle,’ and 7 more shows announced

This fall, Amazon’s strategy to compete with Netflix and HBO for premium original content hinges on nostalgia. Whether viewers want… Read More

Aug 8, 2016, 8:34 AM

Jeff Bezos completes his biggest stock sale ever, has now unloaded $1.4B in Amazon shares this year

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos sold off another 1 million shares of company stock last week, valued at $756.74 million, according to… Read More

Aug 8, 2016, 6:47 AM

Walmart confirms $3.3B Jet.com acquisition: Here’s how they plan to take on Amazon

Walmart this morning announced an agreement to acquire Jet.com for $3.3 billion in cash and stock, confirming widespread reports and uniting… Read More

Aug 7, 2016, 9:47 PM

Walmart’s $3B acquisition of Jet.com expected Monday, putting Amazon in the crosshairs

Walmart is taking its biggest step yet to battle Amazon.com for supremacy in the realm of online retail. Follow-up: Walmart… Read More

Aug 6, 2016, 9:08 AM

GeekWire Radio: The story behind Amazon’s new plane, Seattle’s growth challenges, and more

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: Amazon unveiled the first-ever Prime freighter plane this week: Amazon One, a re-purposed… Read More

Aug 5, 2016, 3:32 PM

Photos: Amazon’s first ‘Prime Air’ cargo jet takes spotlight at Seattle’s Seafair air show

Amazon’s first branded cargo jet made its daylight debut today at Seattle’s Boeing Seafair Air Show, but not before show… Read More

Aug 4, 2016, 9:01 PM

First Amazon Prime airplane debuts in Seattle after secret night flight

The first freighter jet to carry the Amazon brand is primed for its public debut in Seafair’s sunny skies, after making a… Read More

Aug 4, 2016, 2:30 PM

Startup Spotlight: Seattle moms launch Sproutable, an online learning hub for parents

After years working in public health and early childhood development, Alanna Beebe grew concerned that the latest science in her… Read More

Aug 4, 2016, 1:04 PM

Former Microsoft exec and Sling Media co-founder Blake Krikorian dies at 48

Blake Krikorian, the former CEO of Slingbox maker Sling Media who was also a Microsoft executive and Amazon.com board member, has died… Read More

Aug 4, 2016, 10:06 AM

Automatic ordering: Amazon adds more connected devices to Dash Replenishment Service

Amazon today announced a bevy of new connected devices now apart of its Dash Replenishment program, allowing customers to automatically order… Read More

Aug 4, 2016, 7:24 AM

After stints at Microsoft, Google and Salesforce, tech vet Adam Bosworth joins Amazon

Adam Bosworth has had a long and distinguished career in tech, starting at Microsoft where he pushed the organization to… Read More

Aug 3, 2016, 5:08 PM

Alexa, how much water am I using? Connected Buildings Challenge paves way for smarter, efficient energy use

Ever wish you could say: “Alexa, how much water am I using?” or “Siri, lower the house’s energy input?” That reality… Read More

Aug 3, 2016, 1:56 PM

Walmart reportedly in talks to acquire Amazon competitor Jet.com

Two of Amazon’s biggest online shopping competitors, Walmart and Jet.com, may be looking to team up. The Wall Street Journal reports Walmart… Read More

Aug 2, 2016, 10:25 AM

Amazon goes nuts with latest expansion of its private-label foods

Amazon is now selling nuts and trail mix under the Happy Belly brand, its private label for perishables. Previously on… Read More

Aug 2, 2016, 10:00 AM

Amazon releases template for building Alexa-powered ‘choose your own adventure’ games

Amazon released a new tool and source code Tuesday to encourage people to build voice-oriented, “choose your own adventure” games using… Read More

Aug 1, 2016, 3:36 PM

Study: Tablet shipments drop 12 percent as Apple and Samsung continue to dominate

Tablet shipments are down 12 percent from this time last year, continuing a trend of declining tablet sales overall, according to a new… Read More