Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 178 of 244

Oct 16, 2014, 10:17 PM

In first East Coast expansion, Amazon will start delivering groceries to Brooklyn

Brooklynites will soon have a new option for grocery delivery, thanks to Amazon. The company will start delivery to Brooklyn’s Park… Read More

Oct 16, 2014, 8:16 AM

CSI marathon, anyone? CBS jumps into the cord-cutting fray with $5.99 a month streaming service

Not content to sit back and let online video titans like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon slug it out alone, CBS… Read More

Oct 15, 2014, 9:27 PM

Amazon to hire 80K seasonal workers this holiday season, up 14% from last year

Amazon.com is going on another hiring spree for the holiday season, as the Seattle retailer announced late Wednesday that it… Read More

Oct 15, 2014, 10:56 AM

HBO ready to sell a standalone streaming service next year

Next year will mark the first time you will be able to watch Game of Thrones without a cable subscription.… Read More

Oct 15, 2014, 9:16 AM

Walmart opens two massive warehouses, enabling faster and cheaper online shopping

Walmart announced today at a meeting with analysts that it is opening two new fulfillment centers in the U.S. as it… Read More

Oct 14, 2014, 9:50 AM

Google undercuts Amazon Prime fees by charging $95 a year for same-day delivery

Google said today it is launching its same-day delivery service in three new markets and unveiled a new pricing scheme that offers… Read More

Oct 14, 2014, 4:30 AM

AWS migration service 2nd Watch lands $10 million, names new CEO

2nd Watch, which helps companies move applications onto Amazon Web Services, has raised $10 million in fresh funding from Top… Read More

Oct 13, 2014, 5:30 PM

Amazon slated to open pop-up retail store in upscale San Francisco mall

Amazon is set to open a retail store in San Francisco as early as next week, according to a source… Read More

Oct 13, 2014, 3:35 PM

Google’s Eric Schmidt: Our biggest search competitor is Amazon — not Microsoft or Yahoo

When it comes to competition for search engine traffic, Google isn’t most worried about Microsoft Bing or Yahoo as a threat… Read More

Oct 13, 2014, 1:00 PM

What’s next for T-Mobile? The list of potential acquirers may surprise you

French Telecom provider Iliad said today it was pulling the plug on its plans to acquire T-Mobile. So, if not… Read More

Oct 13, 2014, 8:33 AM

Amazon gives Prime members early access to some of retailer’s lowest prices

Amazon’s Prime subscription service has long been associated with fast delivery and other perks, like free streaming video. But now,… Read More

Oct 10, 2014, 1:50 PM

In swipe at Apple, Amazon may support Ultraviolet movie locker technology

Amazon may become one of the players in the Ultraviolet movie and TV locker consortium, the Wall Street Journal reported… Read More

Oct 9, 2014, 12:20 PM

Amazon planning brick-and-mortar store in midtown Manhattan

As e-commerce has gathered speed, brick-and-mortar retailers have started offering customers in-store pickup for things they order on the Web. Now,… Read More

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Oct 9, 2014, 8:37 AM

Amazon’s binge-watching experiment pays off with ‘Transparent’

“Transparent,” Amazon’s new dark comedy starring Jeffrey Tambor, has been picked up for a second season less than a month after… Read More

Oct 7, 2014, 10:45 AM

Supreme Court to hear Amazon warehouse worker case over security line issue

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case on Wednesday involving former Amazon warehouse workers fighting over unpaid security searches… Read More

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Oct 7, 2014, 10:23 AM

Microsoft to hold cloud event on Oct. 20

Microsoft announced today that it plans to hold an event for media and analysts on Oct. 20 in San Francisco… Read More

Oct 7, 2014, 9:02 AM

European Commission investigates Amazon’s tax policies in Luxembourg

Amazon.com is under investigation across the pond by the European Commission over the company’s tax practices in Luxembourg. As BBC… Read More

Oct 6, 2014, 12:25 PM

Walmart.com chief Neil Ashe says “showrooming” no longer a bad word

The world’s largest retailer is no longer fretting about people using their smartphones to search for better prices online when in their stores.… Read More

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Oct 6, 2014, 10:23 AM

Square raises $150M to achieve a $6B valuation

Square has raised an additional $150 million in capital, valuing the six-year-old San Francisco payments company at $6 billion, reports… Read More

Oct 6, 2014, 9:23 AM

The Washington Post will be distributed nationally thanks to Jeff Bezos’ other company

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos has already started making his mark at The Washington Post as the newspaper’s new owner. First, he tackled… Read More

Oct 5, 2014, 10:17 PM

What happened when we asked geeky kids, ‘Who’s better: Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, or Google?’

A few weeks ago, GeekWire put out a casting call on the site for geeky kids, inviting their parents to… Read More

Oct 3, 2014, 10:27 AM

Low-profile Zulily billionaire Mark Vadon on why fast-growing startups should avoid the limelight

Leading up to this year’s GeekWire Summit, I kept hearing one question: How in the world did you get Zulily… Read More

Oct 3, 2014, 9:34 AM

Amazon launches new collaborative writing platform to help authors up their game

People who are looking for feedback on their latest writing project now have a way to turn to the wisdom… Read More

Oct 2, 2014, 12:55 PM

Walmart’s global e-commerce chief pokes at Amazon in rival’s backyard

As the head of Walmart’s e-commerce division, Neil Ashe oversees the sale of a lot of smartphones. But there’s one… Read More

Oct 1, 2014, 3:43 PM

Amazon will shutter Kansas warehouse early next year

Residents of Coffeyville, Kansas found out today that the town will lose one of its largest employers. Amazon plans to… Read More

Sep 30, 2014, 4:53 PM

Diapers.com founder’s five-year plan is to raise $600M for new project

Marc Lore, the former founder of Diapers.com, has already raised $80 million for his new e-commerce company, called Jet.com, but… Read More

Sep 30, 2014, 12:37 PM

Ex-Microsoft and Amazon exec Brian Valentine joins stealthy startup incubator led by Napster co-founder

When we stumbled upon the stealthy startup Ivy Softworks earlier this year, Jordan Ritter didn’t want to say too much… Read More

Sep 30, 2014, 6:58 AM

eBay to spin off PayPal in 2015, CEO John Donahoe stepping down

Shares of eBay jumped more than six percent on Tuesday as the online retailer and marketplace announced plans to spin off… Read More

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Sep 29, 2014, 12:04 PM

Amazon’s ‘Alpha House’ to make a binge-viewing return on Oct. 24

“Alpha House,” the political comedy produced by Amazon Studios about four senators living in a house together, will come back… Read More

Sep 29, 2014, 10:57 AM

Amazon tests a new homepage that funnels customers into Kindle and Fire device lineup

This morning some Amazon customers woke up to a new homepage design. While the new look is very subtle, the changes say a lot about what products… Read More