Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 156 of 244

Oct 29, 2015, 11:01 AM

Amazon gets two spots on FAA’s task force for drone registration rules

The Federal Aviation Administration says the task force charged with drawing up recommendations for registering recreational drones includes two Amazon… Read More

Oct 29, 2015, 10:56 AM

Look out, Amazon: QVC to launch Apple TV app with on-screen “speed buy” button

Television shopping king QVC announced a new Apple TV app on Thursday that will let viewers quickly order products they… Read More

Oct 28, 2015, 9:19 AM

Exclusive: Amazon brings e-commerce to Fire TV and prepares to launch its own shopping channel

Last night, with just a few clicks of an Amazon Fire TV Stick remote, I bought a Hershey’s Halloween Snack… Read More

Oct 28, 2015, 12:06 AM

Latino startup leaders discuss challenges and opportunities at Startup Week

Latino business leaders in Seattle face a unique set of challenges, but also bring a refreshing portfolio of personality traits… Read More

Oct 26, 2015, 4:11 PM

Walmart testing drone deliveries, aiming to turn retail stores into mini-airports

Walmart has applied to test drone delivery in the United States — outlining plans to use unmanned aerial vehicles to… Read More

Oct 26, 2015, 12:10 PM

Let Alexa choose your lunch: Yelp integration comes to Amazon Echo

Amazon’s smart assistant is getting to know your neighborhood. Amazon has added Yelp results to Alexa’s answers so you can now ask your… Read More

Oct 24, 2015, 10:35 AM

Amazon’s surprise, Snapchat’s secret, and the best video-game controller ever made

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: Amazon posts record job growth and a surprise profit, and bites back… Read More

Oct 23, 2015, 10:08 AM

Here’s how much Amazon paid to acquire Portland’s Elemental Technologies

Now we know how much Amazon paid to acquire Elemental Technologies. In an SEC filing posted on Friday, Amazon revealed that it… Read More

Oct 23, 2015, 8:45 AM

Jeff Bezos now 5th-richest person in the world as Amazon stock surges on strong earnings

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos watched his net worth climb about $3.4 billion after his company delivered its second consecutive surprise profit and… Read More

Oct 23, 2015, 8:45 AM

Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer: Amazon ‘not a great place to work’

According to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer, people don’t really like working at Amazon. In a wide-ranging interview with Bloomberg… Read More

Oct 22, 2015, 2:43 PM

Huge growth: Amazon reaches 222,400 employees, hires 39,000 in last quarter alone

Amazon is hiring like crazy. The Seattle e-commerce giant added 39,300 employees during its most recent quarter, which is record… Read More

Oct 22, 2015, 1:48 PM

Amazon Web Services generated $2 billion last quarter, up 78% from a year ago

Amazon.com’s cloud business continues to see big momentum. The Seattle tech giant made $2.085 billion in revenue from Amazon Web… Read More

Oct 22, 2015, 1:19 PM

Amazon posts back-to-back profitable quarters, nets $79M in Q3

Amazon’s stock is back on the climb after the company posted a surprise profit for the second quarter in a row.… Read More

Oct 22, 2015, 10:43 AM

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the battle over the cloud: ‘It’s a Seattle race’

Tech giants everywhere are fighting for their slice of the cloud pie, but Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said during an… Read More

Oct 22, 2015, 9:13 AM

Amazon Prime Now one-hour delivery service rolls out in San Francisco, San Antonio

Amazon has the West Coast covered with its Prime Now delivery service. The e-commerce giant today announced that Prime Now is… Read More

Oct 22, 2015, 8:31 AM

Public-relations pros: Amazon’s belated rebuttal to the NYT ‘recasts the foundation of crisis PR’

Amazon’s surprising response to the New York Times has received lots of attention in the tech world this week — coming more than two… Read More

Oct 20, 2015, 12:30 PM

Amazon Prime Music finally arrives on Sonos, starting with launch of beta today

Sonos announced today that Amazon Prime Music subscribers can start streaming tunes to their Sonos speakers. The WiFi-enabled speakers already support… Read More

Oct 20, 2015, 10:00 AM

Photos: Seattle tech leaders celebrate in style at Madrona’s 20th anniversary

Since 1995, Madrona Venture Group has touched — and impacted — a huge part of Seattle’s startup ecosystem. And many… Read More

Oct 20, 2015, 7:17 AM

Biggest holiday ever? Amazon to hire record 100,000 seasonal workers in U.S.

Amazon says it’s preparing to bring aboard as many as 100,000 seasonal workers at its U.S. fulfillment and sorting centers this… Read More

Oct 20, 2015, 6:42 AM

Amazon expands Prime Now restaurant delivery to Portland — including food trucks

Amazon’s Prime Now one-hour delivery service is launching restaurant delivery today in Portland, Ore., a little more than a month after… Read More

Oct 19, 2015, 7:32 AM

Amazon rips into NYT story with new details about ex-employees quoted in ‘bruising’ piece

Updated below with response from The New York Times, which stands by its story and says former employee Bo Olson disputes… Read More

Oct 17, 2015, 10:37 PM

After delay, AmazonFresh rolls out mandatory $299/year ‘Prime Fresh’ grocery membership

Amazon has followed through on its plan to require a special $299/year membership to use the AmazonFresh grocery delivery service… Read More

Oct 16, 2015, 1:26 PM

After undercover sting, Amazon files suit against 1,000 Fiverr users over fake product reviews

Amazon continued its war against fake product reviews on Friday, filing a lawsuit against more than 1,000 people it says… Read More

Oct 16, 2015, 10:05 AM

Walmart plans to release OneOps cloud technology as open source, targeting AWS and Azure

Walmart announced this week that it’s open-sourcing its cloud platform, called OneOps, to let developers build in the cloud without being locked… Read More

Oct 15, 2015, 9:34 AM

Amazon releases ‘hot toy’ list, as analysts predict it will destroy Walmart this holiday season

It’s not even Halloween yet, and retailers are talking about the holiday season. Amazon released its hot toy list today… Read More

Oct 14, 2015, 7:53 AM

Amazon Destinations travel site shuttered six months after launching

Amazon launched its first travel site in a few test markets back in April, but already it looks like the experiment… Read More

Oct 13, 2015, 4:05 PM

Testing UberEATS: Insanely fast lunch delivery, fresh food make up for limited selection

It’s official: UberEATS is the fastest restaurant delivery service around. Two GeekWire reporters took the relatively new offering for a test… Read More

Oct 13, 2015, 8:37 AM

AmazonCrossing to spend $10M to translate foreign books into English

Today, AmazonCrossing has announced that it will make a significant commitment to translating a number of foreign bestselling titles and highly acclaimed… Read More

Oct 12, 2015, 10:38 AM

Amazon’s bookstore revealed? Blueprints provide new clues about mysterious Seattle site

Blueprints for the site of a rumored Amazon bookstore offer new clues about what might be the e-commerce giant’s first full-fledged retail… Read More

Oct 9, 2015, 1:30 PM

Amazon bookstore rumors, hands-on with Microsoft’s Surface Book, and the future of shoes

This week on the GeekWire radio show: Is Amazon opening a bookstore in Seattle? We provide the clues and let… Read More