Jan 4, 2024, 10:27 AM Amazon shuts down last remaining Fresh Pickup location in Seattle, but keeps package service open Amazon closed the last of its only two Amazon Fresh Pickup locations, marking the end of another effort by the… Read More
Dec 26, 2023, 1:20 PM Ads coming to Amazon Prime Video movies and TV shows starting Jan. 29 Amazon has set the date for when it will introduce ad breaks to streaming content on Prime Video: Jan. 29.… Read More
Dec 16, 2023, 6:56 AM Surviving Amazon: Work, life, and bias inside one of the world’s most ambitious businesses [Editor’s Note: We’re excited this week to welcome a guest host to the GeekWire Podcast, Ross Reynolds, whose voice is… Read More
Dec 13, 2023, 2:39 PM Amazon brings back ability to use Alexa to thank and tip delivery drivers during holiday rush Next time an Amazon package hits your front step, don’t just shout thanks through the door or at the van… Read More
Dec 11, 2023, 9:36 PM Zulily sues Amazon, alleging that price-fixing and supplier coercion sank its attempts to compete Updated with Amazon statement. Less than a week after cutting hundreds of jobs and signaling its intent to go out… Read More
Dec 11, 2023, 10:40 AM Amazon asks court to toss FTC case, saying its practices are ‘the essence of competition’ Amazon defended the business practices targeted by the Federal Trade Commission as “the essence of competition” and asked a federal… Read More
Dec 5, 2023, 10:00 AM Amazon restructures seller fees to match its regional fulfillment strategy amid FTC lawsuit Amazon says it will change the way it charges sellers who use its fulfillment services, introducing a new fee designed… Read More
Dec 2, 2023, 10:23 AM ‘Amazon Q’ and the new era of AI for business: A conversation with AWS VP Matt Wood Conference attendees in Las Vegas are accustomed to encountering people standing on the street, aggressively trying to hand them flyers… Read More
Nov 29, 2023, 9:10 PM Inside Amazon’s new Bellevue office tower, where the company is testing evolving workplace designs Nobody dropped the tech industry’s tried and true “fail fast” mantra, but during a tour Wednesday of Amazon’s newly opened… Read More
Nov 29, 2023, 2:18 PM Amazon inks new deal with NASCAR, bolstering sports streaming portfolio Amazon’s live sports ambitions keep growing. The Seattle tech giant announced Wednesday a seven-year content deal with NASCAR that includes… Read More
Nov 28, 2023, 6:44 PM Amazon’s Project Kuiper highlights new connections to AWS and partners in Japan As Amazon gears up to build and launch thousands of satellites for its Project Kuiper constellation, it’s talking up the… Read More
Nov 28, 2023, 11:40 AM Sphere of influence? Google’s big Vegas ad buy clouds the landscape at Amazon re:Invent Reporting from Las Vegas … Brilliant marketing move or big waste of money? That’s the debate after Google Cloud bought… Read More
Nov 28, 2023, 10:19 AM AWS unveils ‘Amazon Q’ AI assistant, jabs at Microsoft and OpenAI at re:Invent Reporting from Las Vegas … Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky doubled down on the new era of artificial intelligence… Read More
Nov 27, 2023, 10:05 PM Amazon starts offering its palm recognition tech for building access and corporate security Amazon is expanding its Amazon One palm recognition technology to corporate customers, allowing their employees to use their palms instead… Read More
Nov 27, 2023, 12:23 PM EU regulators say Amazon’s iRobot deal could ‘restrict competiton’ Shares of Roomba maker iRobot fell nearly 20% after the European Commission said Amazon’s proposed $1.7 billion acquisition of the… Read More
Nov 27, 2023, 6:22 AM Inside the AI chip race: How a pivotal happy hour changed Amazon’s strategy in the cloud Annapurna Labs co-founder Nafea Bshara knows semiconductors and appreciates a good red wine. Amazon distinguished engineer James Hamilton has an… Read More
Nov 26, 2023, 5:00 PM Amazon puts Fire TV Cube to work, repurposes streaming device for desktop computing At a company famous for turning doors into desks, it only made sense for Amazon’s cloud division to find its… Read More
Nov 17, 2023, 6:01 AM Internal memo: Amazon will cut ‘several hundred’ Alexa jobs as it ends unspecified initiatives Amazon will eliminate several hundred roles in its Alexa division as part of a broader shift in priorities and a… Read More
Nov 16, 2023, 9:32 AM Amazon is helping a longtime Seattle art school move into modern space at base of HQ building Gage Academy of Art, a longtime school located in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, is moving to a modern facility at… Read More
Nov 15, 2023, 6:30 AM Amazon’s Astro robot gets its first job, going to work as a security guard Amazon is rolling out its Astro robot as a security guard for businesses, using its HD periscope and night vision… Read More
Nov 14, 2023, 2:44 PM Amazon will officially merge Comixology with Kindle in December Amazon will merge its digital comics storefront Comixology with Kindle on Dec. 4, which will also involve the official end… Read More
Nov 13, 2023, 11:11 AM Amazon lays off more employees from gaming division as part of strategy shift Amazon is trimming its gaming-related workforce for the second time this year. The company is shutting down two gaming initiatives,… Read More
Nov 9, 2023, 9:38 AM Amazon ordered to pay $46.7M in jury verdict over Alexa and Echo voice technologies Amazon was ordered to pay $46.7 million after a jury found that the company willfully violated four patents held by… Read More
Nov 9, 2023, 8:54 AM Amazon hit with another class action lawsuit over refunds on returned products Amazon failed to issue refunds for returned products and breached its own policies, according to a new class action lawsuit… Read More
Nov 9, 2023, 7:30 AM Amazon allows all non-Prime members to use Amazon Fresh online grocery service Amazon is letting anyone use its Amazon Fresh grocery delivery service, even if they aren’t a Prime member. The company… Read More
Nov 8, 2023, 11:33 AM Amazon makes job cuts in music division Amazon is cutting an unspecified number of positions in its music division in the latest layoffs to hit the tech… Read More
Nov 8, 2023, 4:00 AM Amazon adds new Prime benefit with One Medical virtual and in-person health care service Almost eight months after closing its $3.9 billion acquisition of primary care company One Medical, Amazon is making health care… Read More
Nov 6, 2023, 2:19 PM OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on possibility of ChatGPT device: ‘We’d like to figure out something amazing’ Reporting from San Francisco: OpenAI rolled out voice interaction as a premium feature for its ChatGPT mobile apps in September,… Read More
Nov 6, 2023, 8:40 AM Amazon holiday ad captures the joy of friendship — and sledding — at any age Amazon’s 2023 holiday ad campaign is intended to be a love letter to lasting friendships and joyful moments that don’t… Read More
Nov 6, 2023, 5:15 AM Internal memo: Amazon Web Services plans reorg of Sales, Marketing, and Global Services team Amazon Web Services will reorganize its Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) group to “lay the foundation for accelerated customer… Read More
