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Sep 15, 2014, 10:41 PM

Amazon reveals plans to spend whopping $1.1 billion on Ohio data center

Seattle-based Amazon.com is considering a big expansion in the Buckeye State, revealing plans to spend us much as $1.1 billion… Read More

Sep 15, 2014, 9:27 PM

Amazon exec: Twitch’s culture made it a natural fit for acquisition

SAN FRANCISCO – When asked about Amazon’s $970 million acquisition of Twitch, Mike Frazzini, the Vice President of Amazon Game… Read More

Sep 15, 2014, 9:21 PM

Amazon games chief explains strategy for making new titles, attracting talent

SAN FRANCISCO – Amazon Game Studios has picked up a lot of high-profile talent in the form of developers who… Read More

Sep 15, 2014, 8:29 PM

How Amazon’s new Seattle office buildings will recycle ‘waste heat’ from nearby data centers

The biodomes Amazon is planning for its new Seattle campus aren’t the only green aspects to the company’s expansion in the… Read More

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Sep 15, 2014, 4:52 PM

Alibaba’s higher IPO price would make it more valuable than Amazon, Disney

Alibaba, the largest e-commerce company in China, is now seeking to raise $66 to $68 a share in its U.S.… Read More

Sep 15, 2014, 1:31 PM

Coke resurrects Surge cola as Amazon exclusive — and it sells out in a flash

Amazon was only an online bookstore when The Coca-Cola company first launched Surge, but that didn’t stop the beverage giant from… Read More

Sep 15, 2014, 7:45 AM

Hachette vs. Amazon: Writers plan to appeal to online retailer’s board

Amazon.com’s board will be the next group to be dragged into a months-long dispute between the online retailer and publishing… Read More

Sep 14, 2014, 8:50 AM

It’s getting too dang hard to move around Seattle

I love Seattle. The mountains, the water and the quirky neighborhoods that make this one of the most beautiful and… Read More

Sep 13, 2014, 10:23 AM

Apple CEO Tim Cook digs at Amazon: ‘They’re not a product company’

Apple CEO Tim Cook was on The Charlie Rose Show last night for the first of a two-part interview about… Read More

Sep 12, 2014, 8:19 AM

Amazon plans London office tower with room for 5,000 employees

Amazon is opening up more office space not only in its hometown of Seattle, but also overseas. The company announced today… Read More

Sep 11, 2014, 12:15 PM

Expansion continues: Amazon to add 778K square feet of office space with two more buildings in Seattle

Another day, another Amazon building going up in Seattle. Amazon has submitted proposals with the city to construct two buildings on a block near the company’s new 3.3… Read More

Sep 10, 2014, 9:19 AM

Why did Apple’s live stream fail? Devs debate caching problems, Amazon S3 configuration

Attempting to watch Apple’s live stream yesterday from Cupertino was an exercise in frustration, at least for the first half… Read More

Sep 9, 2014, 4:12 PM

Taking stock of the winners and losers: How Wall Street reacted to Apple’s announcements

You would have thought that new iPhones, the Apple Watch and an extensive mobile payments service would be enough to… Read More

Sep 9, 2014, 1:05 PM

Amazon tries to lure Android users to its AppStore with Prime Video streaming

Amazon has finally launched Prime Instant Video for Android phones today, allowing users of Google’s mobile OS to access its… Read More

Sep 8, 2014, 1:38 PM

Twitch CEO says they sold to Amazon to maintain independence

SAN FRANCISCO – When the rumor mill heated up about a potential acquisition of online video game streaming website Twitch,… Read More

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Sep 8, 2014, 1:30 PM

Attention robot fans: Amazon.com unveils ‘Drone Store’

Amazon isn’t just interested in making its own drones to deliver items — now the company has opened up an online… Read More

Sep 8, 2014, 10:58 AM

Dropping the price of the Amazon Fire Phone to 99 cents doesn’t go far enough

Apple will suck the air out of the room tomorrow after its 10 a.m. press event, where it is expected to unveil new… Read More

Sep 8, 2014, 8:24 AM

Amazon drops Fire Phone to 99 cents after lackluster debut

Following a lackluster debut for its new flagship smartphone, Amazon this morning announced that it is dropping the price of the… Read More

Sep 8, 2014, 6:52 AM

Instacart inks deal with Whole Foods for in-store pick-up, speedier grocery delivery

Instacart has struck a formal partnership with Whole Foods Market, one which will allow for grocery delivery in less than… Read More

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Sep 5, 2014, 4:38 PM

Amazon to borrow up to $2 billion under new credit agreement

Amazon this afternoon disclosed a new credit agreement with Bank of America that will let the Seattle company borrow as much as… Read More

Sep 4, 2014, 12:58 PM

Amazon expands partnership with USPS to deliver groceries

Amazon confirms that it has begun testing grocery delivery service in San Francisco with the help of the U.S. Postal… Read More

Sep 4, 2014, 10:34 AM

Google agrees to refund customers $19M over kids’ in-app purchases

Google will refund at least $19 million to parents who paid for in-app purchases that their children made on Android devices without their knowledge… Read More

Sep 4, 2014, 10:06 AM

Amazon launches its first iPad game, pairing Apple tablets with the Fire TV

Amazon launched “Sev Zero: Air Support” for the iPad today, in a move that will connect Apple’s tablets with the… Read More

Sep 4, 2014, 6:00 AM

Tech Moves: Big Fish lures former PopCap CFO; Her Interactive names CEO; Pendrell’s new CFO; and more

—Big Fish just hooked a new finance chief. The Seattle casual games company today announced that Bob Chamberlain recently joined… Read More

Sep 3, 2014, 5:03 PM

Amazon launches new direct publishing program for kids’ e-books

Amazon announced today that children’s book authors have a new way to get their stories in front of young readers… Read More

Sep 3, 2014, 4:21 PM

Rev. Jesse Jackson to Amazon: Please, release your diversity numbers

Microsoft, Google, Facebook and Twitter all have released data about the diversity of their workforces in recent months. But there’s… Read More

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Sep 3, 2014, 11:10 AM

Amazon begins rolling out the Fire TV in Europe at a huge discount

Amazon announced today the Amazon Fire TV is now available for pre-order in the United Kingdom and Germany for a generous… Read More

Sep 3, 2014, 7:41 AM

Amazon’s longtime finance boss will retire in 2015

Tom Szkutak, Amazon’s chief financial officer for the past 12 years, will retire from the company next summer, the company… Read More

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Sep 2, 2014, 9:27 AM

Jeff Bezos taps Politico co-founder as new Washington Post publisher

Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos has tapped Politico co-founder Fred Ryan as the new publisher of The Washington Post. Ryan will… Read More

Sep 2, 2014, 8:10 AM

Avoiding news copters and skyscrapers: NASA developing automated air traffic control system for drones

Everyone is talking about drones. From bans at National Parks to Google’s new experimental Project Wing, unmanned aerial vehicles are… Read More