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Jul 20, 2016, 2:24 PM

Amazon envisions drone recharging stations on street lights, patent filing shows

Imagine sitting at an intersection, waiting for the light to change, when your dazed reverie is interrupted by a drone… Read More

Jul 20, 2016, 9:56 AM

Amazon scores original kids series ‘The Kicks,’ based on books by U.S. soccer star Alex Morgan

Amazon has a new original kids series called “The Kicks” coming to Prime Video that seizes on the popularity of youth… Read More

Jul 19, 2016, 12:02 PM

Amazon goes Bollywood, plans to spend $300M on original Prime Video content in India, report says

Amazon plans to spend approximately $300 million to fund original movies and series in India, as part of its $3 billion… Read More

Jul 19, 2016, 10:08 AM

Amazon launches Singles Classics, selling historic essays on Kindle for $1 a pop

Amazon is rolling out a new service, called Singles Classics, that allows anyone with the Kindle app to purchase famous… Read More

Jul 16, 2016, 5:58 AM

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos plays role in ‘Star Trek Beyond,’ fulfilling a dream

As a kid growing up in Texas, Jeff Bezos loved to play “Star Trek” with his friends from the neighborhood,… Read More

Jul 15, 2016, 2:40 PM

Amazon banana stand is extra busy as thousands split from work for free ice cream

Those free Amazon bananas are fine for filling a whole in your belly, but on Friday, in honor of National… Read More

Jul 15, 2016, 10:27 AM

Amazon Video starts letting Android users download movies and shows directly to SD card

It’d be great to download a full season of “The Americans” to watch on a long international flight, but most… Read More

Jul 14, 2016, 9:24 AM

Amazon Web Services buys Cloud9, a maker of online development tools

Public cloud market leader Amazon Web Services has bought Cloud9, a privately held company that sells an online, collaborative integrated development… Read More

Jul 12, 2016, 8:41 AM

Amazon stock hits record high, passes Berkshire as fifth-most valuable U.S. public company

Amazon’s stock hit a record-high on Monday, making the tech giant one of the top 5 most-valuable U.S. public companies. Bloomberg noted… Read More

Jul 12, 2016, 1:17 AM

Prime Day 2016 kicks off with deals on TVs, Amazon devices

Amazon’s second Prime Day is off and running. As the clock struck midnight, some of the first big deals included… Read More

Jul 11, 2016, 10:31 AM

Prime Day primer: Everything you need to know about Amazon’s biggest sale ever

The second Amazon Prime Day starts at midnight tonight, but you probably already knew that. The company has been making… Read More

Jul 11, 2016, 7:01 AM

New study: Amazon reaches 63M U.S. Prime members — surpassing half of customer base for first time

Amazon’s Prime program has reached 63 million members in the U.S. — an increase of 43 percent over the past… Read More

Jul 9, 2016, 10:42 AM

GeekWire Radio: Seattle ranks 3rd best tech city; end of an era at Microsoft; and more

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: Seattle is the third best tech city in the U.S., according to a… Read More

Jul 8, 2016, 8:49 AM

‘Alexa, make Amazon some money’: Online retail giant promotes voice-enabled purchasing with exclusive deals

Amazon is making a big push into voice-enabled purchasing by offering a series of deals to people who order items using its… Read More

Jul 7, 2016, 3:30 PM

Startup Spotlight: Democracy Live uses electronic ballots to help governments reach voters

Last month marked a big milestone for Democracy Live, a technology firm based in Snoqualmie, Wash., which presented its voting technology to several… Read More

Jul 7, 2016, 1:00 PM

You can now use Spotify or Pandora as the default music player on Amazon’s Echo

Amazon Echo owners can now set Spotify or Pandora to be their default music player. Previously, Echo users could have… Read More

Jul 7, 2016, 6:00 AM

Amazon’s Audible releases Channels audio subscription service with new slate of original programs

Amazon-owned audiobook seller Audible today released its new commercial-free audio subscription service, Channels, to the public. The service, which includes news and original… Read More

Jul 6, 2016, 1:50 PM

Pick a winner: Dutch robot rises to Amazon Challenge by grabbing and stowing items the best

Amazon warehouse workers got a glimpse of a potential future co-worker over the holiday weekend when a new champion was crowned… Read More

Jul 6, 2016, 9:01 AM

Google acquires French machine learning startup Moodstocks in image-recognition push

Google announced today it has acquired Paris-based machine learning startup Moodstocks to work on smartphone image and item recognition. Moodstocks says… Read More

Jul 5, 2016, 9:57 AM

Report: Amazon plans brick-and-mortar bookstore in New York City

Amazon is planning to open a brick-and-mortar bookstore in New York City’s Hudson Yards, according to The New York Post. An unnamed… Read More

Jul 5, 2016, 9:46 AM

Notoriously secretive Amazon starts offering public tours of Seattle headquarters

Amazon will start offering regular public tours of its Seattle headquarters, pulling back the curtain on its internal operations in a new effort… Read More

Jul 3, 2016, 11:05 AM

We’ll never run out of Play-Doh again: Trying the new Amazon Dash Button

“Can I press it now?” Moments after setup, my 5-year-old was fully on board with the concept of our new Amazon… Read More

Jul 2, 2016, 7:00 AM

GeekWire Radio: Sen. Elizabeth Warren challenges tech giants, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s book deal, and more

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, a possible running mate to Hillary Clinton, criticized… Read More

Jul 1, 2016, 12:40 PM

Now you can tell Alexa to buy stuff for you on Amazon

Alexa can already call a ride for you, tell you when you aren’t walking enough, and now the brain behind… Read More

Jul 1, 2016, 8:54 AM

Amazon Prime Video lands exclusive deal for many PBS Kids shows

Score one for Amazon in the race to own the competitive children’s video streaming market. Amazon announced this morning it has signed… Read More

Jun 30, 2016, 3:30 PM

Startup Spotlight: ActiveGiver wants to ‘level the playing field’ for campaign contributions

Bernie Sanders’ presidential bid — and Barack Obama’s before him — proved the power of grassroots donations. But a wealthy minority… Read More

Jun 30, 2016, 9:33 AM

Walmart takes aim at Amazon Prime with 30-day trial of ‘ShippingPass’ program

In its latest attempt to square off with Amazon, Walmart is expanding ShippingPass, its unlimited two-day shipping program, and offering a… Read More

Jun 30, 2016, 8:25 AM

Amazon biospheres: What will happen inside those giant glass orbs, and why the company is building them

In a couple years, Amazon employees will be able to walk on a suspension bridge over a forest and settle… Read More

Jun 30, 2016, 7:16 AM

Sen. Elizabeth Warren says competition is ‘dying’ in the U.S., cites growing power of Amazon, Apple and Google

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has been in the news a lot in recent days, most notably hitting the campaign trail with… Read More

Jun 29, 2016, 10:00 PM

Amazon’s second Prime Day will be July 12, with 100k deals plus changes to address past complaints

Amazon plans to hold its second Prime Day on July 12, with more than 100,000 deals worldwide for Amazon Prime members —… Read More