Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 146 of 244

May 10, 2016, 4:09 PM

Amazon stock reaches all-time high, tops $700 as shares spike 46% in 3 months

Amazon reached a new milestone on Tuesday as the company’s shares hit an all-time high, trading at just over $704 before… Read More

May 10, 2016, 10:47 AM

Amazon debuts accessory to help visually impaired users read on the Kindle

Amazon is making it easier for visually impaired users to benefit from the improvements of digital books by bringing VoiceView… Read More

May 10, 2016, 8:04 AM

Amazon challenges YouTube with self-serve ‘Video Direct’ service, offering Prime Video distribution

Amazon’s Prime Video has emerged as a challenger to Netflix, but a new initiative puts YouTube squarely in the company’s… Read More

May 9, 2016, 8:30 PM

Review: Amazon’s Kindle Oasis may be the best e-reader ever — but here’s how it could have been better

Amazon’s Kindle Oasis is a premium device. Its screen is stunning, the construction is solid, and it may be the most… Read More

May 8, 2016, 8:51 AM

Amazon Tap review: Say hello to my little friend — and new travel buddy

“Oh my God. It’s another one.” That was my wife’s reaction when she saw that a third Amazon Alexa device… Read More

May 5, 2016, 4:52 PM

Jeff Bezos sells $671M worth of Amazon shares in his largest stock sale ever

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos sold more than 1 million shares of company stock in the past three days, worth a total… Read More

May 5, 2016, 10:45 AM

Tech Moves: Stack Overflow hires former Microsoft GM as CMO; Amazon hires Xerox PARC vet for Alexa R&D; and more

— Stack Overflow, the popular online community and Q&A site for programmers, has hired Adrianna Burrows, a former Microsoft general manager, as… Read More

May 5, 2016, 10:04 AM

Video: Jeff Bezos at the White House promotes plan to hire 25,000 veterans and military spouses at Amazon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWRT8exFdmU&feature=youtu.be&t=45m37s Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos made a special appearance at the White House on Thursday to announce his company’s pledge… Read More

May 5, 2016, 7:47 AM

Amazon continues air freight expansion, inks deal with Atlas Air to drive ‘fast deliveries’ to customers

Amazon.com’s worldwide delivery operations got a boost today when a deal was announced between the Seattle online retailer and Atlas… Read More

May 4, 2016, 8:02 AM

With greenhouse space to spare, Amazon makes room for rare UW plants

Amazon has made a habit out of letting outsiders leverage infrastructure originally built for its own use. After all, that’s the… Read More

May 3, 2016, 9:41 AM

Amazon reviews don’t mean as much as you think, study finds

It’s easy to fall under the spell of Amazon. The all-powerful e-commerce behemoth provides an unparalleled customer experience and has… Read More

May 3, 2016, 9:37 AM

Amazon hires digital video vet for ‘Head of Sports’ position

Amazon’s video arm continues to make moves into the digital sports world. Re/code reported Tuesday that Amazon has hired James… Read More

May 2, 2016, 8:04 PM

Jeff Bezos to personally match up to $1M in donations to Mary’s Place homeless nonprofit

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos will personally match up to $1 million in donations on Tuesday, May 3, to the Mary’s Place… Read More

May 2, 2016, 5:05 PM

Amazon’s Prime Now comes to the web, expanding beyond mobile app

Amazon today launched a website for its Prime Now one- and two-hour delivery service, offering a new option for Amazon Prime… Read More

May 2, 2016, 11:43 AM

Amazon wins patent for technology that uses hand size to identify kids

Our vision of the future has long included computers that we control with a wave of the hand. But what… Read More

May 1, 2016, 1:13 AM

Warren Buffett gushes about Amazon, says it’s tough to outmaneuver Jeff Bezos

Warren Buffett is already best buds with one Seattle area billionaire, his bridge-playing software mogul friend Bill Gates. Now, the… Read More

Apr 29, 2016, 9:24 AM

Amazon stock nears all-time high after record earnings; tech giant valued at $310B

Shares of Amazon were up nearly 10 percent Friday morning after the tech giant posted its biggest quarterly profit ever on… Read More

Apr 29, 2016, 6:31 AM

Amazon cuts off sales to Iranian embassies after discovering $100k in purchases over 3 years

Amazon has some loyal customers inside Iran’s embassies around the world — but they won’t be buying items from the… Read More

Apr 28, 2016, 2:11 PM

Apple continues to outsell everyone else in tablet market, but Amazon is gaining ground

Interest in the tablet market proceeds to wane, according to new numbers from IDC out today. Tablet shipments fell nearly 15… Read More

Apr 28, 2016, 1:17 PM

Amazon crushes expectations with biggest quarterly profit ever, as stock surges 12%

Amazon demolished Wall Street’s expectations for both revenue and profit during the first quarter as the company’s stock surged more… Read More

Apr 28, 2016, 10:36 AM

Amazon held liable by federal court for kids’ unauthorized in-app purchases

If your kid made some big in-app purchases on your Fire tablet, you could be in for a refund. A… Read More

Apr 27, 2016, 2:51 PM

Tech Moves: Former Technology Alliance director heads into tech PR; RealSelf names VP of people; and more

—APCO Worldwide added former Technology Alliance executive director Susannah Malarkey as a senior advisor to its technology-focused public relations practice based in Seattle.… Read More

Apr 26, 2016, 5:40 PM

Amazon same-day delivery expanding to Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood after report on exclusion of black communities

Amazon says it will expand same-day delivery to Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood less than a week after a Bloomberg report highlighted… Read More

Apr 26, 2016, 6:23 AM

Amazon launches Prime Now one-hour restaurant delivery in San Francisco, with new price guarantee

Amazon is rolling out Prime Now restaurant delivery in San Francisco starting today — expanding its one-hour service to what might… Read More

Apr 25, 2016, 9:03 PM

Amazon sues ‘Buy Amazon Reviews’ and four other sites in new crackdown on bogus reviews

Amazon is suing five more sites in its ongoing legal campaign against fake product reviews — this time targeting the alleged operators… Read More

Apr 24, 2016, 12:55 PM

Amazon’s giant Seattle biospheres come into focus with installation of first glass panels

Workers are entering a new phase of construction at Amazon’s new campus on the edge of downtown Seattle, beginning the installation of… Read More

Apr 22, 2016, 11:36 AM

Former Seahawks star Marshawn Lynch inks deal with Amazon’s ‘Exclusives’ line to sell apparel

Beast Mode, meet Amazon. Former Seahawks star running back Marshawn Lynch today unveiled a new portal to sell his Beast… Read More

Apr 22, 2016, 10:24 AM

Amazon won’t sell you some video games without a Prime membership

Want to buy Grand Theft Auto V for your Playstation 4 from Amazon? You’d better have a Prime membership. The retail giant is… Read More

Apr 21, 2016, 12:18 PM

Report: Black neighborhoods underserved by Amazon’s free same-day delivery

Amazon Prime Free Same-Day Delivery doesn’t serve predominantly black neighborhoods as well as it serves white ones, according to a detailed… Read More

Apr 21, 2016, 8:51 AM

Amazon’s $50 Fire tablet gets more storage and new colors

Amazon’s budget friendly Fire tablet may not be the most powerful option, but you can probably find a use for… Read More