Oct 21, 2013, 6:25 PM Netflix CEO Reed Hastings on competition with Amazon and what’s next with game consoles While his company’s stock is still rising in after hours trading, and looks like it may top $400 a share… Read More
Oct 19, 2013, 7:59 AM GeekWire Radio: The inside story of Amazon, with author Brad Stone In less than two decades of existence, Amazon has emerged as a force not just in online commerce but in the… Read More
Oct 18, 2013, 3:59 AM Chart: The top 25 companies that pay software engineers the most money Who would have thunk that Walmart offers better pay to software engineers than Microsoft, Expedia and Amazon.com. But that’s one… Read More
Oct 17, 2013, 2:57 PM Hark hits the wall: Corporate records list ‘void’ status, co-founder now at Amazon The story of Hark — a Seattle startup that was attempting to build the YouTube of audio clips and once… Read More
Oct 17, 2013, 10:48 AM Amazon.com Wine Store now shipping to four more states Wine drinkers in New York, Michigan, Arizona and Louisiana have a new online source for their vino: Amazon.com. Customers in… Read More
Oct 16, 2013, 2:21 PM Android co-founder Rich Miner: Microsoft stifling innovation inspired me to build an open-source OS SAN FRANCISCO — While Google’s mobile operating system is currently eating Microsoft’s lunch in terms of market share, one of… Read More
Oct 15, 2013, 1:41 PM The ‘Amazon.love’ memo: Jeff Bezos sizes up Amazon’s rivals and their fans One of the more interesting parts of Brad Stone’s new book about Amazon is a previously unpublished memo from Jeff… Read More
Oct 15, 2013, 10:57 AM Report: Amazon smartphones to stem from HTC partnership It seems ailing smartphone maker HTC may have a partnership that will keep it afloat. According to a report by… Read More
Oct 15, 2013, 6:07 AM Why Jeff Bezos is determined to avoid “Steve Jobs’ mistake” Amazon is legendary for its thin profit margins, but there’s a method to the company’s madness, as detailed in Brad… Read More
Oct 14, 2013, 9:59 PM Amazon unpacked: Brad Stone on his new book, ‘The Everything Store’ Brad Stone’s new book about Amazon.com, “The Everything Store,” will be released on Tuesday — a definitive and unvarnished account… Read More
Oct 14, 2013, 9:33 PM Review: ‘The Everything Store’ is the definitive story of Amazon When journalist Brad Stone first sat down with Jeff Bezos to discuss his plan to write a book about Amazon,… Read More
Oct 14, 2013, 12:41 PM Amazon headlines Affordable Art Fair, next stop in Seattle The headline sponsor for this year’s Affordable Art Fair in New York and Seattle is a newcomer to the art… Read More
Oct 13, 2013, 10:46 AM Advice from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos: Be proud of your choices, not your gifts A fourth grader asked the question, but it really could have applied to anyone. Amazon.com CEO and founder Jeff Bezos,… Read More
Oct 12, 2013, 11:45 AM Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on the most important traits of innovators A willingness to fail. A willingness to be misunderstood. And maintaining a childlike wonder in the world. Whether you’re a… Read More
Oct 12, 2013, 9:41 AM GeekWire Radio: Zulily, Amazon, GeekGirlCon, Nest Protect, and those gigantic Fox News ‘tablets’ There’s lots to talk about this week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast, from emerging tech giants to high-tech… Read More
Oct 11, 2013, 1:38 PM Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture now employs 300 people, gearing up for commercial operations Blue Origin, the Seattle-based space venture backed by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, has been quietly working for the past 13… Read More
Oct 11, 2013, 12:39 PM Photos: Bezos Center for Innovation showcases Seattle’s inventions, aims to inspire future entrepreneurs Jeff Bezos knows a little something about innovation and what it can mean for an individual, a company, a city,… Read More
Oct 11, 2013, 10:59 AM Amazon trying to lure top YouTube networks away from Google You might be soon watching your favorite YouTube star on Amazon Instant Video, if a new report is correct. According… Read More
Oct 10, 2013, 1:15 PM Amazon buying TenMarks math instruction startup, moving further into education Amazon is diving further into the education market with an acquisition announced today. The Seattle-based retail giant said that it… Read More
Oct 10, 2013, 7:38 AM Jeff Bezos’ biological dad didn’t know his son was Jeff Bezos, until journalist informed him last year Ted Jorgensen is a 69-year-old former circus performer and unicyclist who runs a small bike shop in Glendale, Ariz. He has… Read More
Oct 10, 2013, 6:57 AM Book excerpt goes inside Amazon’s brutal culture, built around Jeff Bezos’ brain “This document was clearly written by the B team. Can someone get me the A team document? I don’t want… Read More
Oct 9, 2013, 11:58 AM Xbox One back in stock on Amazon, GameStop The Xbox One has been sold out at most online retailers for a while now — maybe President Obama is… Read More
Oct 8, 2013, 11:55 AM Amazon takes aim at PayPal with new ‘Login and Pay With Amazon’ service You may be seeing more “Pay with Amazon” buttons around the web starting today. Amazon announced today that it’s rolling… Read More
Oct 8, 2013, 8:22 AM Look out, Amazon: Rainn Wilson has a problem with the latest Kindle ads Unlike Nokia, Rainn Wilson doesn’t exactly think imitation is the best form of flattery. You see, Wilson, who played “Dwight”… Read More
Oct 8, 2013, 6:38 AM Amazon ‘Developer Select’ offers rewards to app makers, Amazon Coins to their users Amazon says it will offer extra promotion and cloud computing credits to app developers who optimize their software for the… Read More
Oct 7, 2013, 10:28 PM Amazon wins key ruling in fight with IBM over $600M CIA cloud computing deal Amazon today won a key court ruling over IBM in its bid to secure a $600 million contract to provide… Read More
Oct 7, 2013, 2:39 PM Amazon job post hints at Bay Area expansion for grocery delivery service If a new job posting is any indication, San Francisco should get ready for Amazon Fresh. Amazon posted a job… Read More
Oct 7, 2013, 9:00 AM Amazon ‘dangerous’ for rivals and investors, warns Barron’s Barron’s magazine gave Amazon.com some bearish treatment in a piece over the weekend — saying that the company is “dangerous”… Read More
Oct 7, 2013, 8:53 AM Amazon to add 7,000 employees in Europe As part of its expansion into Europe, Amazon.com is hiring 6,000 permanent workers for three new logistics centers in Poland.… Read More
Oct 7, 2013, 7:37 AM Shares of Redbox parent jump after hedge fund discloses large stake, encourages sale Shares of Outerwall, the Bellevue company best known for its Coinstar coin counting machines and Redbox movie rental kiosks, jumped… Read More
