Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 177 of 244

Oct 30, 2014, 8:48 AM

Tech Moves: Amazon’s top ad exec leaving for Yahoo; Bsquare names CFO

—Amazon.com’s top online advertising executive, Lisa Utzschneider, is leaving the company to join Yahoo, reports AdAge. The news follows a report… Read More

Oct 30, 2014, 8:00 AM

Retailers act early to keep holiday shipping promises, trying to avoid another debacle

A year ago, shoppers were frustrated when packages did not arrive in time for Christmas as promised. Retailers and delivery giants couldn’t… Read More

Oct 30, 2014, 12:00 AM

Amazon wants the Black Friday shopping frenzy to last for a month

Amazon is kicking off the holidays a little early this year, offering so-called “Black Friday” prices starting as early as Saturday.… Read More

Oct 29, 2014, 3:36 PM

Alibaba’s stealthy new Seattle engineering office is within poaching distance of Amazon

GeekWire didn’t actually make it into the heart Alibaba’s secretive engineering office in downtown Seattle during our unannounced visit this afternoon. But we did make it as far… Read More

Oct 29, 2014, 10:01 AM

After selling out to Amazon, Twitch has a hilarious new nudity rule

Videogames are exciting, but please folks, keep your clothes on! That’s the gist of a new rule Twitch has implemented roughly… Read More

Oct 29, 2014, 8:55 AM

Amazon hiring former CIOs to help sell more enterprise cloud computing products

Amazon is courting former chief information officers in an effort to bring in more enterprise cloud computing business. The Wall Street… Read More

Oct 29, 2014, 8:18 AM

Ohio governor says Amazon committed to $1 billion data center

Reports surfaced last month that Amazon.com planned to spend $1.1 billion on a new data center in Dublin, Ohio —… Read More

Oct 29, 2014, 8:07 AM

New orders for Amazon Fire TV Stick not shipping until after holidays

People who order Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick today won’t receive the devices until well after the holidays — reflecting… Read More

Oct 28, 2014, 10:41 AM

Watch out Amazon: Apple may team up with Alibaba

Watch out, Amazon: Apple and Alibaba may be teaming up. Both Apple CEO Tim Cook and Alibaba CEO Jack Ma… Read More

Oct 27, 2014, 10:56 AM

Amazon acquires Rooftop Media for a few laughs

Amazon’s latest acquisition is no joke: The Seattle retailer has purchased online comedy service Rooftop Media. Terms of the deal,… Read More

Oct 27, 2014, 9:26 AM

Amazon wants to crowdsource the next great novel through Kindle Scout program

Amazon has one of the most active reader communities, writing hundreds, if not thousands, of heartfelt reviews on a daily basis. It is… Read More

Oct 27, 2014, 6:27 AM

Amazon’s new $39 ‘Fire TV Stick’ challenges Google Chromecast

Amazon this morning unveiled the second stage of its Fire TV initiative — a new $39 streaming device called the… Read More

Oct 25, 2014, 10:16 AM

GeekWire Radio: Ballmer vs. Bezos — who will get the last laugh?

A fascinating debate emerged in the tech world this week after Amazon’s big earnings miss and Steve Ballmer’s comments about… Read More

Oct 24, 2014, 3:01 PM

Ex-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer says Amazon isn’t a real business

Amazon.com is not a real business — at least according to Steve Ballmer. The former Microsoft CEO shared his thoughts… Read More

Oct 24, 2014, 12:02 PM

Amazon’s stock is getting hammered after poor earnings report, down 8 percent

Amazon.com is hiring like mad, expanding its footprint into a host of new industries. But the growth is coming at… Read More

Oct 24, 2014, 7:37 AM

No conspiracy here: Amazon’s Visa card now works with Apple Pay

Amazon said this morning that its Amazon Rewards Visa card — you know, the one the company tries to get you… Read More

Oct 23, 2014, 4:32 PM

Postal Service wins approval for 2-year grocery delivery test in S.F., expanding Amazon pilot

The federal Postal Regulatory Commission today approved a request by the U.S. Postal Service to conduct a two-year test of early… Read More

Oct 23, 2014, 2:57 PM

Ouch: Amazon takes $170M write-down on Fire Phone

Amazon’s first smartphone wasn’t exactly a hit, and now the company is paying for it. During the company’s earnings conference call this… Read More

Oct 23, 2014, 2:16 PM

Holy, crap: Amazon added 40,000 employees in the past year, nearing 150,000 staffers worldwide

Amazon.com is showing no signs of slowing down, despite increasing losses. The Seattle-based company — which is expanding its footprint… Read More

Oct 23, 2014, 1:11 PM

Amazon posts $437 million loss, worse than Wall Street feared

Amazon posted a $437 million net loss for the third quarter, or a loss of 95 cents a share,… Read More

Oct 23, 2014, 9:48 AM

Amazon outbids Google for .spot domain, shells out $2.2M

Will the .spot domain ever catch on? Amazon is betting on it. The Seattle online giant outbid Google on Wednesday… Read More

Oct 23, 2014, 6:45 AM

Amazon Web Services expands in Europe with new data centers in Germany

Amazon Web Services this morning expanded its presence in the European Union, activating new data centers in Frankfurt, Germany, in an… Read More

Oct 22, 2014, 10:41 AM

Target takes aim at Amazon for holidays, offering free shipping on all orders

Target has pulled out the big guns in its race to beat Amazon this holiday season. The Minneapolis-based retailer said today… Read More

Oct 21, 2014, 8:52 PM

Amazon’s Visa card will work with Apple Pay, just not right away

Amazon has confirmed it will support Apple Pay, putting to rest rumors it was rebuffing Apple’s entrance into the mobile payments… Read More

Oct 21, 2014, 11:14 AM

Amazon Q3 earnings likely to reflect recent spending spree

Amazon has been on a spending spree. Over the past few months, it has expanded its grocery service in New… Read More

Oct 20, 2014, 9:22 PM

Up close with Amazon’s high-end Kindle Voyage e-reader

Amazon’s new Kindle Voyage e-reader offers the ability to turn the page by pressing on the bezel. The sensor-based technology is new,… Read More

Oct 20, 2014, 2:21 PM

Amazon quickly reaches book contract with Simon & Schuster

Amazon has reached a deal with Simon & Schuster, one of the five major publishers it has been negotiating with,… Read More

Oct 20, 2014, 10:52 AM

Microsoft hires longtime Amazon VP Suresh Kumar to run cloud infrastructure

Microsoft has quietly hired a veteran of Amazon’s retail business, Suresh Kumar, as its new corporate vice president in charge of… Read More

Oct 20, 2014, 10:04 AM

NYT columnist Paul Krugman says Amazon is hurting America, compares it to Standard Oil

Paul Krugman is an Amazon customer. But that’s not stopping the well known columnist for The New York Times from… Read More

Oct 20, 2014, 6:49 AM

Kindle Voyage review: Amazon’s best e-reader yet, but it comes at a price

In the world of tablets and smartphones, with notifications and apps competing for your attention at every turn, there’s something… Read More