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Mar 17, 2016, 6:03 AM

Report: Amazon considers acquisition of Office Depot’s corporate business unit

Amazon is mulling an acquisition of Office Depot’s corporate business unit, according to a report in The New York Post.… Read More

Mar 16, 2016, 4:36 PM

Report: Apple spending up to $600M on Google Cloud Platform, moving away from Amazon Web Services

Apple is stuck between two major competitors when it comes to obtaining cloud space. Historically, the iPhone maker has used… Read More

Mar 16, 2016, 9:30 AM

Oracle’s Ellison brushes off competition as Microsoft and Amazon make inroads in cloud database market

Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison displayed some of his famous swagger following the release of the company’s earnings report on Tuesday.… Read More

Mar 16, 2016, 8:50 AM

Amazon’s Twitch launches 24/7 food channel with Julia Child marathon

“Life itself is the proper binge,” Julia Child famously said. Little did she know that 50 years later, viewers would… Read More

Mar 15, 2016, 8:05 AM

Report: Amazon to officially launch AWS Database Migration Service on Tuesday

Amazon will officially roll out the AWS Database Migration Service on Tuesday, according to a report in the Wall Street… Read More

Mar 14, 2016, 4:01 PM

Commentary: Why Amazon’s MBA boom could be great for Seattle’s tech economy

I’ve tortured a lot of my friends with the recommendation to try Quartz, the app that gives you the news… Read More

Mar 14, 2016, 12:37 PM

Login with a selfie? Amazon has a snappy idea to replace online passwords

Amazon thinks passwords are on the outs, and the company has a vision for the future of authentication: Selfies. The e-commerce giant… Read More

Mar 13, 2016, 7:11 PM

Need help on Tinder? Amazon employees launch consulting service targeted at techies

If you’re single in Seattle and frustrated with your dating life, there’s a new service that wants to offer a helping hand.… Read More

Mar 13, 2016, 3:54 PM

Amazon Books: 4 months later, the retail giant’s bricks-and-mortar experiment feels like a winner

Amazon has almost perfected a shopping experience for browsers — and I mean human, not web. Four months after the first… Read More

Mar 11, 2016, 9:25 AM

Amazon’s Alexa can now pay credit card bills with Capital One integration

Alexa’s skill set is always growing, and while many of her newest talents make your home smarter, Amazon’s voice-enabled virtual… Read More

Mar 11, 2016, 8:33 AM

Amazon Education working on new platform that offers free learning resources

Amazon Education is preparing to launch a new platform that would enable educators to “upload, manage, share, and discover open… Read More

Mar 10, 2016, 1:30 PM

GeekWire Radio: Inside Jeff Bezos’ rocket factory with space journalist Alan Boyle

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos gave a small group of journalists, including GeekWire aerospace and science editor Alan Boyle, a guided tour… Read More

Mar 10, 2016, 11:40 AM

Update: Amazon.com back online after sudden outage hits users across the U.S.

[Update: The site is is back up and running as of the noon hour Pacific time. Original story follows.] Amazon.com… Read More

Mar 10, 2016, 6:10 AM

Sonos caught snoozing: Speaker company cuts jobs as Amazon’s Echo catches fire

The bad news: Sonos, the privately held maker of wireless audio gear, is cutting jobs. The good news for the… Read More

Mar 9, 2016, 8:09 AM

Review: Amazon’s first daily show matches fashion with e-commerce — and it worked for this slob

“Did I shower today? I don’t remember if I showered today.” I said this to my husband minutes before learning… Read More

Mar 9, 2016, 6:30 AM

Confirmed: Amazon leases 20 Boeing 767 freighter aircraft, continues to expand delivery network

Amazon has agreed to lease 20 Boeing 767 freighter aircraft from Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), the company announced Wednesday. The… Read More

Mar 8, 2016, 7:02 PM

Another one: Amazon inks lease for new 12-story building in Seattle

Another day, another Amazon office opening up in Seattle. The tech giant has inked a lease for a new 12-story… Read More

Mar 8, 2016, 7:21 AM

Amazon launches first daily live show: ‘Style Code Live’ debuts today

Amazon is launching its first daily live show, a fashion and beauty program called “Style Code Live,” combining its e-commerce… Read More

Mar 8, 2016, 4:45 AM

Amazon Video is expanding into virtual reality, according to new job post

Amazon’s video unit appears to be moving into virtual reality, following some of the company’s rivals into the field. Amazon said… Read More

Mar 7, 2016, 10:53 AM

Supreme Court rejects Apple’s e-book price-fixing appeal in victory for Amazon

The U.S. Supreme Court today rejected an appeal from Apple over an appellate court’s decision which found that the company conspired… Read More

Mar 7, 2016, 8:53 AM

Tech giants scale back on acquisitions — with the exception of Microsoft

Most of the heavyweights in tech pulled back from mergers and acquisitions in 2015, with one striking exception: Microsoft. Five of 8 tech giants decreased… Read More

Mar 7, 2016, 7:52 AM

Amazon voted India’s most trusted web store as retailer readies to vie for market with Alibaba

Consumers in India trust Amazon’s brand more than any other web retailer, according to a survey of 2,500 people there.… Read More

Mar 7, 2016, 5:53 AM

Seattle is one of the hotspots to troll for cloud-computing talent, says NY Times

Because cloud computing is hot, because Seattle is home to some of the most advanced cloud-computing services, and because companies… Read More

Mar 6, 2016, 7:14 AM

Signaling more ambitious retail plans, Amazon chooses San Diego for second brick-and-mortar bookstore

Just four months after opening its first physical bookstore in Seattle, Amazon.com is poised to open its second location, choosing… Read More

Mar 5, 2016, 10:25 AM

Amazon flip flops and will offer encryption on Fire devices come spring

Talk about a fast course correction. Less than 48 hours after pundits and security experts began blasting Amazon for removing the… Read More

Mar 4, 2016, 6:08 AM

Barnes & Noble closes Nook e-book store in UK as overall sales continue to fall

Barnes & Noble, the 99-year-old bookstore chain, just can’t seem to find a solution for Amazon, the company’s main rival.… Read More

Mar 4, 2016, 4:34 AM

Amazon under fire for stripping encryption from Fire devices

A growing number of tech news outlets and security experts are criticizing Amazon’s decision to stop encrypting locally stored data… Read More

Mar 3, 2016, 1:00 PM

Amazon’s Alexa to add Nest thermostat support as smart home ambitions expand

Amazon’s Alexa is taking another step toward cementing herself as the brain of tomorrow’s smart home. Alphabet-owned Nest announced today… Read More

Mar 3, 2016, 7:09 AM

Amazon unveils ‘Echo Dot’ and ‘Amazon Tap’ devices, expanding lineup of Alexa-enabled hardware

Amazon’s Echo, the AI-enabled Bluetooth speaker that has been a surprising hardware success, is getting two new siblings, the company announced today.The devices extend… Read More

Mar 2, 2016, 6:56 AM

Forbes says Bill Gates still world’s richest person, while Jeff Bezos jumps 10 spots to No. 5 on list of billionaires

Though the value of his personal fortune fell by $4 billion during the past year, Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates remains… Read More