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Jun 29, 2016, 6:01 AM

Amazon’s new Prime benefit: Discounted smartphones, supported by lock-screen ads

Amazon says it will offer its Prime members exclusive discounts on unlocked Android smartphones, starting with the new Motorola Moto G… Read More

Jun 28, 2016, 9:14 AM

Amazon enables voice activation for new Alexa ‘skills,’ as third-party capabilities expand

It just got a lot easier to for users add a new skill to Alexa, the voice-activated brain that powers… Read More

Jun 28, 2016, 6:30 AM

Amazon expands Dash Buttons into toys, adds 50 brands, says orders have doubled despite skepticism

Amazon is expanding its lineup of Dash Buttons with more than 50 new brands — including an expansion into toys… Read More

Jun 28, 2016, 6:00 AM

Amazon’s new ‘Page Flip’ feature for Kindle is like a virtual thumb in an e-book

One of the most natural habits when reading a physical book is to save your place with a thumb or finger and… Read More

Jun 27, 2016, 6:10 AM

Amazon launches education content sharing service for K-12 teachers and schools

Updated below with details of a copyright issue related to the site. Amazon is launching a new site where K-12… Read More

Jun 23, 2016, 4:06 PM

An Amazon shopping spree, courtesy of Apple: How the $400M e-book settlement works

Apple this week started paying out a $400 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit for e-book price fixing, and you might get some free… Read More

Jun 23, 2016, 3:00 PM

Startup Spotlight: Airlift sells in-office grub using high-tech ‘micro markets’

In-office perks can provide a recruiting edge and boost employee morale, but not every company can afford to foot the… Read More

Jun 22, 2016, 12:37 PM

Seattle’s growing pains inspire ‘Amazocalypse’ kids’ book, with a cardboard monster and a dog named Prime

Jeff Reifman has written a lot in recent years about Amazon, offering his opinion on what the company has done to Seattle… Read More

Jun 22, 2016, 10:41 AM

Study: Amazon Video is now the third-largest streaming service, behind Netflix and YouTube

As consumer viewer habits shift from broadcast to streaming, competition in the online video space is heating up. Amazon, the… Read More

Jun 22, 2016, 6:57 AM

Amazon slims down $80 Kindle, adds Bluetooth audio and offers new white version

Amazon this morning updated its entry level Kindle e-reader for the first time since 2014 — trimming its size, cutting… Read More

Jun 21, 2016, 10:47 AM

Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy: Virtually every major country will have an AWS region

Updated below with video of the talk. Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy, in his first public comments since being… Read More

Jun 21, 2016, 7:40 AM

FAA issues final commercial drone rules, restricting flights in setback for Amazon’s delivery ambitions

The Federal Aviation Administration this morning issued its final rules for the commercial operation of small unmanned aircraft, better known… Read More

Jun 20, 2016, 10:08 AM

Microsoft, Amazon, other tech giants join fight over transgender initiative

Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Adobe and Facebook are among a group of more than 150 large companies opposing a statewide initiative that seeks… Read More

Jun 17, 2016, 3:41 PM

Amazon venturing onto Powell’s home turf, picks Portland for third brick-and-mortar bookstore

For 45 years, Powell’s Books has defined what success means in the bookstore business. Now, the highly-regarded Portland bookstore is… Read More

Jun 16, 2016, 3:00 PM

Startup Spotlight: InfoSpace co-founders lead marketing analytics startup Versium

Two decades in the big data and analytics space revealed a problem that Versium co-founders Chris Matty and Kevin Marcus believed… Read More

Jun 14, 2016, 2:44 PM

NBC becomes first broadcast network to launch a ‘skill’ on Amazon’s Alexa

The list of “skills” that Alexa, Amazon’s voice-enabled virtual assistant, is capable of performing keeps on growing, and now NBC… Read More

Jun 14, 2016, 1:18 PM

FAA wants to fine Amazon $350K for shipping ‘Liquid Fire’

In late 2014 Amazon shipped a product called “Amazing! LIQUID FIRE” by air and — as you might’ve guessed —… Read More

Jun 14, 2016, 11:40 AM

Report: Amazon’s Alexa will be able to sense when you’re frustrated

Nobody likes to be misunderstood, especially by a machine. We’ve all become pointlessly exasperated with the virtual assistants that power… Read More

Jun 10, 2016, 2:36 PM

Report: Amazon to launch standalone music streaming service, challenging Spotify and Apple

Amazon, the e-commerce giant that continues to redefine what it means to be “an everything store,” is reportedly launching a… Read More

Jun 10, 2016, 11:21 AM

Amazon Web Services and Salesforce expanding in India in response to rising cloud demand

Part of the $3 billion that Amazon earlier this week pledged to invest in India will go toward building an AWS data… Read More

Jun 9, 2016, 3:40 PM

Startup Spotlight: Expertise goes after Yelp with directory of vetted home services professionals

The local services industry is hot right now — particularly in Seattle. From small startups to titans like Amazon, companies are eager to… Read More

Jun 9, 2016, 11:21 AM

Amazon Web Services starts certifying partners that help customers move to the cloud

Migrating to the cloud is less of a strain with guidance from trained professionals, and with that in mind, Amazon… Read More

Jun 8, 2016, 9:57 AM

Bicycle couriers disheartened as Amazon puts brakes on Prime Now bike deliveries

When Seattle bicycle messenger Josh Buford first heard about the opportunity to deliver for Amazon Prime Now, he remembers being… Read More

Jun 7, 2016, 6:09 PM

Amazon to pour an additional $3B in India operations, bringing total investment to $5B

Amazon is doubling down — even more than that, actually — in India. Reuters reported Tuesday evening that Amazon will invest… Read More

Jun 7, 2016, 12:47 PM

Fire Phone, two years later: Yes, a few people are still using Amazon’s ill-fated smartphone

In the summer of 2015, Don Driscoll, an associate professor of physics at Kent State University, was ready to renew… Read More

Jun 4, 2016, 9:20 AM

GeekWire Radio: NBA bots, bogus Amazon reviews, and inside the world of Product Hunt

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: We’re joined by Corley Hughes, a former Microsoft general manager who… Read More

Jun 3, 2016, 6:46 AM

Facing new competition from Google, Amazon’s Alexa surpasses 1,000 third-party ‘skills’

That explosion in Alexa “skills” wasn’t our imagination. Amazon’s voice-enabled virtual assistant has reached a milestone of 1,000 third-party skills in… Read More

Jun 2, 2016, 3:46 PM

Startup Spotlight: MosaicTrack uses AI to help recruiters find candidates based on culture fit

Finding the right candidate for a job is time-consuming and labor-intensive work. MosaicTrack hopes to expedite that process for recruiters and… Read More

Jun 2, 2016, 7:02 AM

Amazon abruptly ending Prime Now bicycle courier program in Seattle

Amazon will stop making Prime Now deliveries via bicycle courier in its hometown of Seattle after this Saturday, shifting entirely to… Read More

Jun 1, 2016, 2:15 PM

Amazon targets sellers for first time in latest crackdown on fake customer reviews

Amazon is opening a new front in its ongoing battle against fraudulent customer reviews on Amazon.com, taking legal action for the first… Read More