Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 15 of 244

Apr 8, 2024, 1:03 PM

Amazon’s total Washington state employment declines for the first time, new numbers show

Amazon’s employment in Washington state, including warehouse and corporate workers, fell by 3,000 people to 87,000 employees between early 2023… Read More

Apr 5, 2024, 10:15 AM

Where Amazon Web Services is still hiring after cutting hundreds of jobs this week

Amazon Web Services announced hundreds of job cuts this week, in areas including training, sales, and physical stores technology, but… Read More

Apr 4, 2024, 10:10 AM

Amazon restarting construction on 22 unfinished floors inside Bellevue office tower

Amazon is restarting construction on a 42-story office tower in Bellevue, Wash., to complete 22 floors of the building’s interior… Read More

Apr 3, 2024, 4:38 PM

Amazon closing smaller Fresh grocery store in Seattle as it focuses on expanded format stores

Amazon is closing its Fresh grocery store in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, the company confirmed Wednesday, saying that it plans… Read More

Apr 3, 2024, 5:30 AM

Amazon Web Services cuts hundreds of jobs in sales, training, and physical stores tech group

Amazon Web Services will cut several hundred jobs in its Sales, Marketing, and Global Services organization, and a few hundred… Read More

Mar 27, 2024, 10:42 AM

Protesters block entrances at Amazon HQ, objecting to planned use of fossil fuels in Oregon

Dozens of environmental activists this morning blocked the entrances at Amazon’s Day 1 building at its Seattle headquarters. A Washington-based… Read More

Mar 13, 2024, 6:38 AM

Amazon’s latest AI feature will let sellers generate product listings from their existing websites

Amazon will offer sellers the ability to quickly create new product listings using generative AI by providing a URL for… Read More

Mar 5, 2024, 2:00 AM

Will AI change how we shop? What it’s like to use Amazon’s new Rufus assistant

Searching on Amazon for a trainer to convert my road bike into a stationary cycle, I knew the make and… Read More

Mar 2, 2024, 7:48 AM

How Microsoft, T-Mobile, and Amazon use big bets to build durable businesses in turbulent times

At the outset of their new book, “Big Bet Leadership,” authors John Rossman and Kevin McCaffrey identify three “mega forces”… Read More

Feb 26, 2024, 5:59 PM

Author and former Navy SEAL David Goggins sues Amazon over bootleg books

Amazon has been sued by David Goggins, the author, endurance athlete, motivational speaker, and former Navy SEAL, on allegations that… Read More

Feb 20, 2024, 9:44 AM

New feature allows Amazon Fresh shoppers to lock in recurring time slot for grocery pickup or delivery

Amazon added a new feature to its Amazon Fresh grocery shopping experience called “Recurring Reservations,” allowing customers to plan ahead… Read More

Feb 15, 2024, 9:19 AM

Amazon giving $9M to Seattle-area organizations addressing needs around homelessness

Amazon is donating $9 million to six organizations in the Seattle area that are working to address the needs of… Read More

Feb 10, 2024, 8:01 AM

Jeff Bezos sells $2 billion worth of Amazon shares in his first stock sale since 2021

Jeff Bezos sold nearly 12 million Amazon shares, his first sale of the company’s stock since 2021, for a total… Read More

Feb 9, 2024, 10:35 AM

Can Amazon find utopia in Bellevue? Tech giant recognized for contributions to city’s downtown

BELLEVUE, Wash. — The courtship between this city and one of the world’s biggest tech companies continued Thursday as the… Read More

Feb 6, 2024, 1:29 PM

Amazon cutting hundreds of jobs in health care units One Medical and Amazon Pharmacy

Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs at its health care units, Amazon Pharmacy and the primary care company One Medical,… Read More

Feb 6, 2024, 10:50 AM

Filing: Jeff Bezos adopted plan to sell up to 50M Amazon shares six days after announcing move

A new Amazon filing, detailing Jeff Bezos’ plan to sell a slice of his stake in the company, sheds fresh… Read More

Feb 1, 2024, 3:51 PM

Amazon plans to ‘hold the line’ on job growth as hiring slowdown contributes to record profits

Amazon ended the fourth quarter with 1,525,000 employees, up by 25,000 people from the third quarter but down 1% from… Read More

Feb 1, 2024, 1:12 PM

Amazon shares rise 6% as cloud and advertising power record Q4 revenue of $170B

Amazon topped expectations for its holiday quarter, reporting record revenue of $169.9 billion, up 14% year-over-year, and earnings per share… Read More

Feb 1, 2024, 12:16 PM

Amazon unveils ‘Rufus’ AI shopping assistant, rolling out in coming weeks in mobile app

Amazon is integrating an AI assistant called Rufus into its mobile shopping app. The new generative AI feature, just announced,… Read More

Jan 31, 2024, 8:40 AM

Amazon earnings preview: AWS, advertising, AI in the spotlight for holiday quarter results

Amazon will report its holiday quarter 2023 earnings on Thursday. Wall Street expects earnings of $0.80 per share and record… Read More

Jan 30, 2024, 9:27 AM

Amazon delivery gets faster, with 65% jump in number of same-day and overnight items in U.S.

Amazon continues to increase the speed with which it can get deliveries to customers, announcing Tuesday that it increased the… Read More

Jan 29, 2024, 7:46 AM

Amazon terminates $1.4B iRobot deal, blames ‘disproportionate’ regulatory hurdles

Amazon is abandoning plans to acquire Roomba maker iRobot, a $1.4 billion deal that would have been one of the… Read More

Jan 24, 2024, 9:17 AM

Ring ends feature that let police ask users for videos via Neighbors app

Police and other public safety agencies will no longer be able to request and receive videos from users of Amazon’s… Read More

Jan 21, 2024, 4:02 PM

Amazon’s birthplace is back on the market: Visitors flock to the house ‘where it all started’

BELLEVUE, Wash. — With an asking price of $2.28 million, the three-bedroom, two-bathroom house at 10704 NE 28th St. is… Read More

Jan 20, 2024, 8:04 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Costco vs. Amazon, Microsoft’s latest Copilot, and a Zulily conspiracy theory

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we consider Microsoft’s latest AI product, the $20/month Copilot Pro subscription service, compare it… Read More

Jan 19, 2024, 11:38 AM

Amazon not planning to add delivery fees in Seattle as new minimum wage law impacts Flex drivers

Uber, Instacart, and DoorDash made it known last week that they were adding new delivery fees for Seattle customers as… Read More

Jan 18, 2024, 3:08 PM

Amazon logistics leader John Felton takes new role as CFO of Amazon Web Services

John Felton, a member of Amazon’s senior leadership team who most recently helped lead the company’s logistics operations, took a… Read More

Jan 17, 2024, 12:43 PM

Amazon Business leader taking leave of absence; Devices exec will step in to fill role

Alex Gagnon, vice president of Amazon Business and a 21-year veteran of the tech giant, is taking a leave of… Read More

Jan 13, 2024, 9:02 AM

‘Unfinished business’: Ring CEO Liz Hamren leads Amazon’s home monitoring products into the AI era

Liz Hamren has been CEO of Amazon’s Ring business for almost a year, as the successor in the role to… Read More

Jan 10, 2024, 8:19 AM

Amazon’s Twitch, Prime Video, MGM Studios units lay off hundreds

Layoffs are hitting Amazon’s entertainment businesses. Twitch, the industry-leading livestreaming platform Amazon acquired in 2014, is cutting more than 500… Read More