Jan 10, 2023, 5:22 PM Longtime Amazon VP and public policy leader Paul Misener to step down Paul Misener, Amazon’s vice president of global innovation policy and communications, is stepping down. Misener joined Amazon in 1999 and… Read More
Jan 10, 2023, 5:34 AM Amazon expands customer reviews to third-party sites in new phase of ‘Buy with Prime’ program Amazon will give third-party merchants the ability to display Amazon customer ratings and reviews on their own e-commerce sites for… Read More
Jan 5, 2023, 10:13 AM Seattle business and tech leaders call for bold corporate action on housing crisis A new report commissioned by Challenge Seattle, a coalition of business and tech leaders, says more companies need to help… Read More
Jan 5, 2023, 7:54 AM The end of ‘everything’ at Amazon: Record layoffs signal new mindset for sprawling tech giant Amazon, simplify thyself. That was the message to Amazon employees Wednesday from Andy Jassy, signaling a shift in mindset with… Read More
Jan 4, 2023, 4:15 PM Amazon to lay off 18,000 corporate and tech workers Story updated with comments from Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. Follow-up: The end of ‘everything’ at Amazon: Record layoffs signal new… Read More
Dec 29, 2022, 9:12 AM GeekWire’s 2022 News Quiz: Challenge yourself with our annual test of tech news knowledge How closely were you reading GeekWire this year? Here’s your chance to put that accumulated knowledge to the test. It’s… Read More
Dec 28, 2022, 9:09 AM Report: Amazon planning standalone app for sports content Amazon’s desire to stream more live sports has the company looking at launching a standalone app for such content, according… Read More
Dec 22, 2022, 12:18 PM New chapter for physical retail: Barnes & Noble is growing — including in former Amazon Books spots How’s this for an epilogue? Barnes & Noble, the chain bookseller that struggled for years to compete against Amazon and… Read More
Dec 22, 2022, 11:44 AM How Amazon is changing the ‘Buy Box’ in Europe to resolve antitrust concerns Amazon will change the way it presents offers from multiple sellers in the all-important “Buy Box” on product pages as… Read More
Dec 18, 2022, 7:57 PM Kindle Scribe: Amazon says copy/paste, notebook organization, and other tools are ‘coming soon’ Amazon has quietly updated its Kindle Scribe product page with a glimmer of hope for anyone disappointed by some of… Read More
Dec 15, 2022, 9:03 PM Amazon installs historic Elephant Car Wash sign on Seattle HQ campus, blocks from original home One of Seattle’s beloved neon pink elephants is back up and smiling. Amazon installed the smaller Elephant Car Wash sign… Read More
Dec 15, 2022, 8:43 AM Amazon Games will publish the next ‘Tomb Raider’ Amazon Games announced Thursday that it will be the global publisher for the next entry in the long-running Tomb Raider… Read More
Dec 14, 2022, 7:33 PM 1 person killed in shooting at Amazon delivery station parking lot near Phoenix One person was killed Wednesday after a shooting at an Amazon delivery station parking lot in Chandler, Ariz., near Phoenix.… Read More
Dec 12, 2022, 3:33 PM Amazon adds another $150M for affordable housing in Seattle area Amazon will provide $150 million to build and preserve 1,700 units of affordable housing in Seattle and neighboring cities. The… Read More
Dec 10, 2022, 10:24 AM Resetting Amazon: Why the tech giant should rethink its business from scratch Amazon is resetting its business. Is it doing enough to change its mindset? In an analysis published this week, former… Read More
Dec 9, 2022, 8:00 AM Can the Kindle Scribe replace the yellow notepad? Notes on taking notes with Amazon’s new device [Update, May 2023: Amazon has added several features not available when this original story was published, including lasso select, cut,… Read More
Dec 8, 2022, 8:53 PM Amazon and Bandai Namco announce online fantasy game ‘Blue Protocol’ Amazon Games has partnered with the Japanese developer Bandai Namco to publish its online fantasy game Blue Protocol outside of… Read More
Dec 8, 2022, 3:21 PM Asking Alexa to thank your Amazon delivery driver will trigger a $5 tip — paid for by the company Update, Dec. 12: Customers looking to thank their Amazon delivery drivers with a $5 tip have run out of time,… Read More
Dec 8, 2022, 7:29 AM Is it ‘Day 2’ at Amazon? A former executive’s turnaround plan for the tech giant [Editor’s Note: This guest commentary by author, consultant, and former Amazon executive John Rossman first appeared in his Substack newsletter,… Read More
Dec 7, 2022, 12:32 PM Amazon expands ‘s-team’ with addition of four executives to senior leadership group Amazon has expanded its senior leadership team with four additional leaders, according to a message to employees from CEO Andy… Read More
Dec 6, 2022, 7:41 AM Amazon expands customer return drop-off footprint in new deal with Staples Amazon is teaming up with another competitor to expand the list of places where customers can return products. The Seattle… Read More
Dec 2, 2022, 10:14 AM Longtime Amazon exec Jeff Blackburn to retire after brief return leading entertainment unit Jeff Blackburn, a longtime Amazon executive who first joined the company after working on its 1997 IPO, is retiring —… Read More
Nov 30, 2022, 11:59 AM What’s wrong with Alexa: Former insider on the challenges facing Amazon’s AI voice assistant Amazon created the initial technical scaffolding for Alexa quickly, jumping out to an early lead in the market for smart… Read More
Nov 30, 2022, 9:03 AM Amazon reports ‘biggest holiday shopping weekend ever’ despite its own economic concerns Despite concerns about ongoing inflation and warnings that it would be slowing its growth, Amazon reported its “biggest holiday shopping… Read More
Nov 29, 2022, 1:41 PM Amazon Web Services pitches customers on cloud savings, makes bigger push into applications Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky made his pitch to businesses to double down on the company’s cloud technologies, and… Read More
Nov 28, 2022, 10:45 AM What to expect at re:Invent: Amazon Web Services navigates uncertain economic times Amazon Web Services will face a new challenge at its annual re:Invent conference in Las Vegas this week: keeping software… Read More
Nov 28, 2022, 10:21 AM Seattle Seahawks add three more concession stores using Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ tech The Seattle Seahawks took a loss against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, but fans at Lumen Field who are… Read More
Nov 27, 2022, 9:59 AM ‘It’s like driving a spaceship’: Amazon’s Rivian electric delivery vans spotted across Seattle “Small Business Saturday” turned out to be a good day to spot a growing effort by one very big business… Read More
Nov 19, 2022, 6:55 AM GeekWire Podcast: Layoffs land at Amazon HQ; Redfin’s real estate reversal; Jeff Bezos and Jay-Z Amazon became the latest tech giant to make layoffs in its corporate workforce this week in the face of the… Read More
Nov 18, 2022, 1:32 PM Amazon and Washington AG reach agreement on criminal background check notices for Flex drivers Amazon has made voluntary changes to its app for Flex delivery drivers in accordance with a Washington state law designed… Read More
