Jun 2, 2014, 9:06 AM Amazon’s new TenMarks math app makes Kindle debut TenMarks, the math instruction company acquired by Amazon last year, released its first app for Amazon’s Kindle platform this morning, and… Read More
May 31, 2014, 11:45 AM Amazon is ruining dating; Ballmer’s basketball bid is bad for Seattle; and other top stories of the month It was another huge month for GeekWire. Not only did thousands of you visit the site to get your daily… Read More
May 31, 2014, 10:06 AM GeekWire Radio: How technology is reshaping the public library How often do you visit your local public library, in person or online? If you’re a heavy technology user, you’re actually… Read More
May 29, 2014, 3:28 PM Beats by Bezos? Amazon reportedly launching streaming music service for Prime subscribers Amazon is planning to launch a music streaming service for people who subscribe to its Prime service, according to a… Read More
May 28, 2014, 3:23 PM Chart: As same-day shipping ramps up, retailers focus on free shipping If same-day delivery is the future of retail, then the present is all about free shipping. Free shipping continues to gain in… Read More
May 28, 2014, 11:27 AM Walmart CEO Doug McMillon credits Amazon for ‘teaching the world what’s possible’ Walmart and Amazon are two giants in the world of retailing, one started off in the physical world and the other online. But today… Read More
May 27, 2014, 8:10 PM Amazon says dispute with publisher Hachette is just business as usual After two weeks of silence, Amazon has finally given its side of the story in its ongoing contract dispute with Hachette… Read More
May 27, 2014, 10:58 AM The next battleground for Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook and Google: Artificial Intelligence Digital personal assistants today can help you send messages, place phone calls, schedule meetings or find answers from the… Read More
May 27, 2014, 9:21 AM Zappos ditches job posts, replaces them with a social network It’s common practice for companies to look at prospective employees’ social media accounts to get a better sense of who they… Read More
May 24, 2014, 1:05 PM Is Netflix taking a bite out of Redbox? DVD-kiosk retailer to remove 500 machines We saw it happen with Blockbuster — the rise of online video services such as Netflix and Amazon hastened the… Read More
May 23, 2014, 10:51 AM Chart: The top 25 companies for pay and benefits People looking for high pay and good benefits are finding that working in the tech industry comes with plenty of… Read More
May 23, 2014, 9:37 AM Author of Amazon exposé cites ‘heavy handed’ tactics as book gets tangled up in company’s Hachette dispute Amazon has started blocking users from pre-ordering books published by Hachette — including a book about Amazon itself — as… Read More
May 21, 2014, 4:57 PM Amazon’s Bezos: Suburban HQ ‘would have been the wrong decision’ Amazon was founded in the suburbs, but the company is now unusual among tech companies for making its home in the… Read More
May 21, 2014, 11:33 AM Amazon will have 10,000 robots in its warehouses by year’s end, Bezos says Amazon is significantly ramping up its use of warehouse robots from its Kiva Systems subsidiary — expecting to have 10,000… Read More
May 21, 2014, 11:33 AM Sold out: Amazon’s warehouse tours booked solid until March 2015, with 14,000 sign-ups Amazon doesn’t like it when it sells out of things, but that’s what happened after 14,000 people signed up to take… Read More
May 21, 2014, 11:04 AM Amazon adds 30 million customers in the past year Amazon’s Jeff Bezos said today at the company’s annual shareholder meeting in Seattle that it added 30 million new customers… Read More
May 21, 2014, 10:56 AM Amazon’s Jeff Bezos: We’re not secretive, we’re just quiet Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos just wrapped up the company’s 2014 annual meeting at Seattle Center, giving shareholders a broad overview of… Read More
May 21, 2014, 10:10 AM Chart: Amazon.com joins Google, Microsoft and Apple in list of top global brands Amazon.com joined the ranks of the world’s top10 brands, jumping four spots with a brand value of $64.2 billion, according… Read More
May 21, 2014, 9:25 AM Animal rights activists protest Foie Gras outside of Amazon’s shareholder meeting Too cruel to swallow. That’s the message from a handful of animal rights activists standing outside of Amazon’s annual shareholder meeting… Read More
May 21, 2014, 8:07 AM Amazon adds The Sopranos, Six Feet Under, other HBO content to Prime Instant Video Amazon today added its first set of HBO content to Prime Instant Video, bringing shows like The Sopranos and The… Read More
May 20, 2014, 2:21 PM Six topics Jeff Bezos should address at Amazon’s shareholder meeting Amazon’s shareholder meeting on Wednesday is one of the rare times we get to hear from Jeff Bezos. The rest of the year,… Read More
May 20, 2014, 9:42 AM Amazon confirms $20 million investment in China’s Yummy77 food delivery service Amazon has invested in a Shanghai-based food delivery service Yummy77. An Amazon spokesman confirmed the investment to GeekWire today. TechNode was the first… Read More
May 20, 2014, 7:17 AM Amazon’s new ranking of America’s most well-read cities: Guess who’s first? Amazon released its fourth annual list of America’s most well-read cities this morning, and Alexandria, Va., continued its reign at… Read More
May 19, 2014, 6:35 PM Chart: Apple, Amazon top list of companies most sued for patent infringement After looking at what companies get sued for patent infringement, it’s easy to see why Apple plans to work with… Read More
May 19, 2014, 1:55 PM E-commerce meets social: Amazon racks up 157K #AmazonCart tweets in 2 weeks Amazon.com introduced #AmazonCart earlier this month, giving customers an easy way to add items they see on their Twitter feed… Read More
May 19, 2014, 11:21 AM Need a beach book? Check out Amazon’s annual summer reading picks The weather is warming up. And that means Amazon’s editors have once again suggested the best summer reads for people… Read More
May 19, 2014, 7:14 AM Amazon’s first kids TV show gets mixed reviews from our expert panel (at my house) With a well-received first season of political comedy “Alpha House” under its belt, Amazon will move further into original programming with… Read More
May 16, 2014, 10:56 AM Here’s the very large object hiding inside Amazon’s San Francisco mystery locker A mysterious giant Amazon locker showed up in San Francisco yesterday, and while nobody knew what was in it at… Read More
May 15, 2014, 6:40 PM Photo: Mysterious giant Amazon locker appears in San Francisco for Friday event A gigantic orange Amazon locker has appeared near the Ferry Building in San Francisco, and nobody knows why. Or rather,… Read More
May 15, 2014, 3:16 PM Microsoft, Apple earn top marks on data privacy scorecard; Amazon falls short The Electronic Frontier Foundation today released the latest edition of its “Who Has Your Back?” report that examines how major… Read More
