Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 28 of 244

May 27, 2022, 4:32 PM

In unusually close votes, Amazon shareholders send messages on exec pay, labor, and environment

New numbers reveal an undercurrent of Amazon shareholder opposition to the company’s board and management on issues including executive pay,… Read More

May 27, 2022, 6:00 AM

How this Amazon engineering outpost is translating its unique geographic position into growth

PITTSBURGH — When we last visited Amazon’s engineering center in this city, back in 2018, the company had just announced… Read More

May 25, 2022, 4:09 PM

Here’s how Amazon plans to rein in costs in quest to restore its consumer business to profitability

After doubling its fulfillment capacity and hiring hundreds of thousands of workers to meet demand during the pandemic, Amazon is… Read More

May 25, 2022, 10:37 AM

Amazon shareholders approve 20:1 stock split, vote down record 15 proposals at annual meeting

Faced with a barrage of proposals on issues ranging from unionization to the environment, a majority of Amazon shareholders followed… Read More

May 25, 2022, 8:29 AM

Inside the first Amazon Style store

[Drew Grant is senior editor for dot.LA] Starting today, Glendale’s most meme-able outdoor mall, The Americana at Brand, will be home… Read More

May 24, 2022, 2:24 PM

Has Amazon found its fourth pillar? Revisiting a key question for the company’s future

One year ago, the last question put to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos during his final shareholder meeting as the company’s… Read More

May 24, 2022, 7:00 AM

‘Way cooler than standing in line’: Mariners fans get first crack at Amazon tech in new ballpark market

The Seattle Mariners and their fans would certainly be happy to have a few more walk-off wins this season. Perhaps… Read More

May 23, 2022, 3:23 PM

Inside an Amazon robotic sortation center: How automation is changing the ‘middle mile’

IMPERIAL, Pa. — For a first-hand look at how robots and automation are changing logistics, we recently visited “PIT9,” an… Read More

May 23, 2022, 9:07 AM

Steve Ballmer praises Amazon CEO Andy Jassy in Time’s ‘100 Most Influential People’ tribute

Calling him a “great leader” with “incredible intellectual capacity and curiosity,” former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer heaps praise on Andy… Read More

May 18, 2022, 10:49 AM

Microsoft changes cloud practices in Europe, acknowledges missteps in rivalry with Amazon

Microsoft responded to criticism of its cloud licensing policies in Europe with a series of promises to change its licensing… Read More

May 9, 2022, 9:25 AM

Amazon donates $1M in STEM education collaboration with Seattle’s Pacific Science Center

Seattle’s Pacific Science Center is teaming with the Amazon Future Engineer program to deliver more science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)… Read More

May 5, 2022, 4:51 PM

Amazon is shutting down Selz, the e-commerce startup it acquired last year

Amazon is shutting down Selz, GeekWire has learned, about a year after acquiring the small e-commerce startup. Founded in 2013,… Read More

May 5, 2022, 4:38 PM

Wearing ‘Eat the Rich’ jacket, Amazon union leader testifies before senators and meets with president

Christian Smalls, the leader of the first union to successfully organize at Amazon in the United States, had a message… Read More

May 3, 2022, 8:56 AM

Amazon to reimburse employee travel expenses for abortions and other medical treatments

Amazon will reimburse U.S. employees up to $4,000 annually for travel and lodging for medical treatments that are unavailable within… Read More

May 3, 2022, 8:52 AM

Amazon donates $2.2M to fund helping students in Seattle and Bellevue afford basic needs

Amazon is donating $2.2 million to help students from underserved communities in Seattle and Bellevue, Wash., afford basic necessities, the… Read More

May 3, 2022, 6:04 AM

Amazon to add 2,500 corporate and tech jobs in expansion of Southern California tech hubs

Amazon plans to add more than 2,500 corporate and tech jobs across multiple sites in Southern California, the company announced… Read More

May 2, 2022, 12:12 PM

Amazon workers vote against forming union at second Staten Island warehouse

Amazon employees at a Staten Island facility rejected to form a union Monday by a 618-380 vote. The result is… Read More

Apr 29, 2022, 9:07 AM

Amazon adds ex-NFL star to ‘Thursday Night Football’ broadcast team, announces first matchup

Former Kansas City Chiefs star and NFL Hall of Famer Tony Gonzalez is joining the broadcast team for Amazon’s exclusive… Read More

Apr 28, 2022, 3:43 PM

How Amazon ended up with too much warehouse space — and what it’s planning to do next

Amazon added warehouse space faster than it ultimately needed in response to the challenges of the pandemic, outpacing consumer sales… Read More

Apr 28, 2022, 1:26 PM

Amazon stock sinks 10% after Q1 earnings as costs rise amid inflation, supply chain pressure

Amazon shares declined more than 10% in after-hours trading Thursday after the Seattle tech giant revealed its first quarter earnings… Read More

Apr 27, 2022, 12:48 PM

Amazon earnings preview: Analysts bullish despite rising costs and inflation

Update, Thursday afternoon: Amazon stock sinks 10% after Q1 earnings as costs rise amid inflation, supply chain pressure Amazon is… Read More

Apr 27, 2022, 12:30 PM

Seattle Mariners to use Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ and palm-scanning tech in new stadium market

Fans eager to return to their seats faster after a beer run at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park will get some help… Read More

Apr 26, 2022, 12:01 AM

Inside Amazon’s first high-tech Go store in suburbia, where there’s more stuff and a made-to-order menu

Amazon Go is growing beyond its traditional urban footprint, ushering in a new era for the high-tech, physical convenience stores… Read More

Apr 23, 2022, 7:17 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Netflix ads, Amazon’s shipping business, and Paul Allen’s real legacy

Does it seem like activity is picking up out there in the tech world? Big fundings may be happening less… Read More

Apr 21, 2022, 7:24 AM

Amazon launches $1 billion ‘Industrial Innovation Fund’ — here are the first startups to land cash

Amazon on Thursday announced a new $1 billion venture fund that the tech giant will use to back companies of… Read More

Apr 20, 2022, 10:33 PM

Amazon will extend Prime shipping benefits, and its own reach, to independent e-commerce sites

A new Amazon program will let Prime members buy items on non-Amazon e-commerce sites just as they would on Amazon.com,… Read More

Apr 14, 2022, 7:23 AM

Amazon CEO says company is addressing ‘top 100 employee experience pain points’

Andy Jassy published his first-ever annual shareholders letter as Amazon’s chief Thursday morning, taking over a tradition long-held by founder… Read More

Apr 14, 2022, 6:00 AM

Amazon is publishing new mobile games for the first time since 2015

Amazon is publishing two new mobile games through its Amazon Kids+ service, based on the original Amazon specials Super Spy… Read More

Apr 13, 2022, 8:50 AM

IMDb TV streaming service will rebrand as ‘Amazon Freevee’

Amazon’s ad-supported video streaming service, IMDb TV, is being rebranded. It will be known as Amazon Freevee, starting April 27.… Read More

Apr 11, 2022, 10:59 AM

‘Alexa, grow a tree’: Amazon launches voice-enabled reforestation initiative

Amazon is pairing up with One Tree Planted, a nonprofit that supports reforestation around the world, to plant trees. U.S.… Read More