Oct 4, 2013, 3:20 PM Q&A: Robert Scoble on ‘Age of Context,’ Google, Microsoft and the ‘freaky factor’ Writer, interviewer and tech evangelist Robert Scoble was back in Seattle this week, with his ever-present Google Glass, to promote the… Read More
Oct 3, 2013, 3:27 PM Report: Amazon’s set-top box is coming for the holidays Sites including Bloomberg Businessweek reported earlier this year that Amazon was working on a set-top box that would compete with the… Read More
Oct 3, 2013, 9:59 AM Jason Goldberg’s Amazon-rival Fab lays off more than 100 Things seemed to be flying high this past June for Fab when the New York-based e-commerce upstart raised $150 million at a reported valuation of… Read More
Oct 3, 2013, 9:11 AM The top 50 disruptors: Jeff Bezos leads Vanity Fair’s ‘New Establishment’ list At the GeekWire Summit last month, venture capitalist Bill Gurley and Zillow chairman Rich Barton pointed out their belief that… Read More
Oct 3, 2013, 8:06 AM Groupon hires Amazon Prime VP, continues Seattle expansion Groupon continues to mine Amazon.com for talent, and today the daily deal company picked up a big name from its… Read More
Oct 3, 2013, 5:29 AM France passes law to prevent Amazon from offering free shipping on books In an effort to level the playing field and support smaller bookstores, French lawmakers passed a bill Thursday preventing Amazon.com… Read More
Oct 2, 2013, 9:44 AM FAA panel: Wi-Fi is safe during takeoff and landing If you’re even a semi-frequent flier, those moments between takeoff and 10,000 feet can be annoying if all you really… Read More
Oct 2, 2013, 9:22 AM Which Jeff Bezos just bought The Washington Post? William Randolph Hearst. Joseph Pulitzer. John S. Knight. Katharine Graham. And now … Jeff Bezos. Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos has… Read More
Oct 1, 2013, 10:34 AM Microsoft tops Apple as America’s most inspiring company; Google 7th, Amazon 8th Is it Bill Gates and his foundation? The company’s corporate giving program? Or maybe it’s just Steve Ballmer’s passion-packed speeches.… Read More
Sep 30, 2013, 9:23 PM Amazon.com hiring 70,000 seasonal workers, 40% more than last holiday season Amazon.com is going on a serious hiring spree in anticipation for a big holiday shopping season. The Seattle online retailer… Read More
Sep 30, 2013, 7:52 AM Better than sugar water: Apple overtakes Coca-Cola as world’s most valuable brand In what now has become legend, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs recruited PepsiCo exec John Sculley to the helm of the… Read More
Sep 29, 2013, 10:58 AM Week in Review: Kindle Fire HDX, Ballmer’s goodbye, and Control-Alt-Delete revisited Need to catch up at the end of the week? Here’s a roundup of highlights from GeekWire this week. Steve… Read More
Sep 26, 2013, 5:22 PM Three book recommendations for executives from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos Jeff Bezos isn’t the first guy you’d expect to host a book club. But that’s exactly what he did this… Read More
Sep 25, 2013, 11:37 PM Google aims at Amazon with Google Shopping Express When you want something quickly, Amazon is one of the best options for a fast delivery. But one other online… Read More
Sep 25, 2013, 9:57 AM Jeff Bezos explains the next step in Amazon’s strategy — the ‘hardest and coolest’ part In a series of briefings with reporters this week at Amazon’s Seattle headquarters, Jeff Bezos started by going to the… Read More
Sep 24, 2013, 9:21 PM Amazon debuts ‘second screen’ TV experience for Kindle HDX, but Bezos mum on further living room plans The debut of Amazon’s new Kindle Fire HDX tablet lineup is bringing a new feature to the company’s Instant Video… Read More
Sep 24, 2013, 9:00 PM With new Kindle Fire HDX, Jeff Bezos sees Amazon’s big bets coming together Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos can hardly wait to demo this feature. Sitting in a conference room in the middle of… Read More
Sep 19, 2013, 7:20 PM Rich Barton and Bill Gurley Unplugged: The full GeekWire Summit session I had a blast interviewing Zillow co-founder Rich Barton and Benchmark’s Bill Gurley on stage at the GeekWire Summit last… Read More
Sep 19, 2013, 3:59 PM Chart: Steve Ballmer’s ‘Perspective’ compares Microsoft to Amazon, Apple, Google and other rivals Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer is on stage right now at the company’s Financial Analyst Meeting, and he opened with the… Read More
Sep 19, 2013, 11:31 AM Amazon.com’s first CFO, Joy Covey, killed in Silicon Valley bike accident Some tragic news to report today. Joy Covey, who served as Amazon.com’s first chief financial officer from 1996 to 2000,… Read More
Sep 19, 2013, 9:55 AM Meet Sirqul, a Gripwire-spinout led by Amazon vet Rob Frederick Former Amazon Web Services veteran Rob Frederick found success right off the bat with his first mobile-focused startup, Gripwire. Now, he’s… Read More
Sep 18, 2013, 1:58 PM RadioShack, Staples pull plug on Amazon Lockers Well, that didn’t last long. Staples and RadioShack are pulling the plug on their 11-month-old experiment around Amazon Lockers, the… Read More
Sep 18, 2013, 10:56 AM Amazon updates Kindle app for iOS 7, adds new features Like many popular apps, Amazon’s Kindle app for iOS got a new coat of paint today just in time for… Read More
Sep 18, 2013, 10:04 AM Microsoft working on ‘hundreds’ of TV show ideas for Xbox One Amazon isn’t the only Seattle-area tech giant producing its own TV shows. In an interview with Bloomberg, Microsoft Studios VP… Read More
Sep 17, 2013, 4:37 PM Jeff Bezos explains why Amazon doesn’t really care about its competitors Jeff Bezos talks a lot about Amazon focusing on customers, to the point that it has become a cliché. But… Read More
Sep 17, 2013, 8:06 AM Amazon Instant Video gets AirPlay streaming on iOS, IMDB integration As app developers everywhere rush to update their code in advance of tomorrow’s iOS 7 launch, Amazon has added two… Read More
Sep 12, 2013, 1:07 PM Rich Barton and Bill Gurley agree: Jeff Bezos is the most respected CEO by people in Silicon Valley For every successful company out there, there is a plethora of highly-talented CEOs running great companies. But there is one… Read More
Sep 11, 2013, 8:23 AM Amazon’s next Kindle Fire HD gets inadvertent preview in latest tech leak Maybe it’s time for U.S. tech companies to bring all their hardware manufacturing in-house. A day after Apple unveiled… Read More
Sep 10, 2013, 8:27 AM Amazon.com now selling flowers online If you need a nice bouquet of flowers, Amazon has your back. As noted by AllThingsD, the Seattle online retail… Read More
Sep 9, 2013, 9:28 AM Before you update to iOS 7, be sure to update your Kindle app If you read e-books through the Kindle app on your iOS device, such a an iPad or iPhone, be sure… Read More
