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Jan 10, 2016, 6:22 PM

Amazon’s ‘Mozart in the Jungle’ wins Golden Globe as Jeff Bezos gets another shoutout

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos continues to get shoutouts at the Golden Globe awards ceremony. After Mozart in the Jungle, a dramatic comedy… Read More

Jan 10, 2016, 4:34 PM

Amazon will stream President Obama’s final State of the Union speech, make it available on demand

Amazon’s video business is teaming up with the White House to make President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address… Read More

Jan 8, 2016, 7:16 PM

Amazon was huge at CES 2016, and they weren’t even there

LAS VEGAS — There was no Amazon booth or glitzy Amazon keynote at CES this year, but the e-commerce giant’s… Read More

Jan 8, 2016, 12:10 PM

‘Jeopardy!’ comes to the Amazon Echo with new update — at least in theory

What is…a stellar smart speaker that still has a few issues? Sure, the Amazon Echo can control your smarthome and will… Read More

Jan 7, 2016, 1:57 PM

Amazon and Founders’ Co-op back new Seattle startup KITT.AI, born in Paul Allen’s AI2 incubator

A new Seattle-based artificial intelligence startup called KITT.AI, incubated inside Paul Allen’s Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2), has landed… Read More

Jan 7, 2016, 10:49 AM

Amazon’s chip business debuts new semiconductors for smart home appliances

Amazon is pushing deeper into the smart home market by selling branded semiconductors to home equipment designers who are working on Internet-of-Things… Read More

Jan 7, 2016, 8:03 AM

Nook holiday sales plunge another 25% to $41M as Barnes & Noble falls further behind Amazon Kindle

Holiday sales in Barnes & Noble’s Nook business fell to $41.2 million, down 25.8 percent compared to the 2014 holidays,… Read More

Jan 5, 2016, 10:51 AM

Embed a book? Amazon starts offering Kindle book previews for third-party sites and apps

Web publishers embed video and audio all the time. So why not books? Amazon is answering that question with the rollout… Read More

Jan 4, 2016, 9:01 PM

Ford meets Amazon: Automaker to integrate Echo and Alexa with SYNC, linking cars to homes

Ford says it’s working to connect its SYNC in-car technology platform with Amazon’s Echo smart speaker and Alexa virtual assistant… Read More

Jan 4, 2016, 9:29 AM

Whirlpool is first appliance company to integrate Amazon Dash Replenishment Service

LAS VEGAS — Amazon recently opened up its Dash Replenishment Service (DRS) to device manufacturers, promising a slew of new… Read More

Jan 3, 2016, 2:07 PM

The top Seattle tech stocks of 2015: A surging Amazon leads the pack

It was a mixed year on Wall Street. The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average were relatively flat for… Read More

Jan 2, 2016, 8:09 AM

GeekWire Radio: Grading ‘Star Wars’, favorite stories of 2015, and New Year’s tech resolutions

How would you grade “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”? We offer our opinions of the blockbuster film in this special New Year’s… Read More

Dec 31, 2015, 4:00 PM

Jeff Bezos: ‘I want Amazon to win an Oscar’

As streaming services dive deeper into high-quality original content, including movies, they’re expected to start competing with traditional films at the Oscars. Jeff… Read More

Dec 29, 2015, 1:41 PM

This company says it’ll beat Amazon to $1 trillion in yearly sales, by selling through Facebook

Last year, analysts estimate Amazon did about $180 billion in gross merchandise volume. But a startup selling cheap smartwatches and knockoff… Read More

Dec 28, 2015, 2:44 PM

FedEx cites ‘unprecedented surge’ in online sales in latest sign of blockbuster holiday for e-commerce

A difficult end to the holiday season for FedEx could translate into big numbers for Amazon and other online retailers.… Read More

Dec 28, 2015, 6:56 AM

The Year in Tech: The most important Seattle tech stories of 2015, as picked by GeekWire’s editors

When it comes to the Seattle tech stories that mattered in 2015 — major developments that will have a lasting… Read More

Dec 27, 2015, 10:14 PM

Amazon Prime adds more than 3M new members in 1 week at peak of holiday shopping season

Amazon said tonight that it added more than 3 million new Amazon Prime members globally in just one week at the… Read More

Dec 26, 2015, 8:59 AM

This startup plans to let strangers share hotel rooms to save money

A Seattle startup wants to help you save money on hotel room fares — but only if you’re willing to share… Read More

Dec 24, 2015, 8:16 AM

Microsoft marketing chief: Windows Phone needs a ‘spiritual equivalent’ to the Surface tablet

Windows Weekly, with Microsoft watchers Paul Thurrott, Mary Jo Foley and TWiT founder Leo Laporte, features a wide-ranging interview this week with Chris Capossela, Microsoft’s chief marketing… Read More

Dec 21, 2015, 9:51 AM

Amazon’s record-breaking ‘Man in the High Castle’ renewed for a second season

As tech titans increasingly use original content to extend their digital empires, Amazon is distinguishing itself with a show about more traditional empire building.… Read More

Dec 21, 2015, 9:09 AM

The Bezos Effect: How Amazon’s CEO is helping The Washington Post innovate

Online traffic is up, digital innovation is encouraged, and there’s a renewed focus on the customer at the Washington Post. Yes, Jeff… Read More

Dec 17, 2015, 4:04 PM

Reports: Amazon is starting its own air cargo operation, wants to use 20 Boeing freighter jets

Last month, Vice’s Motherboard published a report describing an “air freight transportation operation” run by Amazon. Now, more clues point to a legitimate… Read More

Dec 16, 2015, 3:15 PM

Turn on Amazon’s new two-factor sign-on process, and other last-minute safe shopping tips

Tis the season of panic shopping. It’s not quite “I’d better just buy an e-gift card” season yet, but almost.… Read More

Dec 16, 2015, 1:13 PM

Amazon has big plans for Uber-like ‘Flex’ package delivery service, job postings reveal

Amazon says its experiment with an Uber-style delivery network called Flex has gone so well in Seattle over the past few… Read More

Dec 16, 2015, 9:25 AM

Amazon Echo may not use the Force, but Alexa can throw down some fun Star Wars knowledge

Star Wars hype is all around us, and even our digital assistants are getting in on the action. Amazon added some… Read More

Dec 15, 2015, 7:14 AM

New stats: Samsung surges past IBM to lead U.S. patent race for 2015

Update: IBM says it believes it will still top the official U.S. patent list for the year. See a statement… Read More

Dec 15, 2015, 5:01 AM

Amazon boasts average wait of 39 minutes as it keeps bringing restaurant delivery to new cities

Amazon continues to expand its Prime Now delivery service at a breakneck pace, announcing on Tuesday that it will now deliver hot… Read More

Dec 14, 2015, 10:56 AM

Amazon launches new era with opening of first tower at new Seattle campus

Amazon employees made their way into the company’s new Doppler office tower near downtown Seattle for the first time on Monday… Read More

Dec 11, 2015, 9:48 AM

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba acquires South China Morning Post

Perhaps Jeff Bezos started a trend two years ago when the Amazon founder acquired the Washington Post. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba… Read More