Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 28 of 245

Jun 21, 2022, 10:01 AM

Amazon names new CEO of Worldwide Stores, 17-year company veteran Doug Herrington

Doug Herrington, a veteran of Amazon’s consumer business, will be promoted to the new role of CEO of Worldwide Amazon… Read More

Jun 18, 2022, 10:21 AM

What the rest of us can learn from Bezos’ big mistake … and other lessons in ‘career self-care’

In many ways, Jeff Bezos would seem to have it all. But when is enough enough? In a new book,… Read More

Jun 18, 2022, 7:27 AM

Former AWS engineer found guilty of wire fraud and computer intrusions in 2019 Capital One hack

An ex-Amazon Web Services engineer accused of a massive hack in 2019 was found guilty of seven federal crimes on… Read More

Jun 16, 2022, 1:35 PM

Lawsuit alleges Amazon uses Alexa interactions for ad targeting without users’ knowledge or consent

Amazon’s Alexa is the target of a new lawsuit alleging that the company is using information gathered from users of… Read More

Jun 14, 2022, 4:51 PM

Amazon adds former Seattle Seahawks star Richard Sherman to broadcast team on Prime Video

Richard Sherman earned a reputation as a vocal player during his celebrated NFL career. Now the former Seattle Seahawks star… Read More

Jun 13, 2022, 6:51 AM

Amazon will finally deliver packages via drone for the first time in the U.S. later this year

Nearly a decade after first revealing its plan to deliver items via drones, Amazon is finally putting its technology to… Read More

Jun 11, 2022, 7:09 AM

What this software engineering leader learned working peak season at an Amazon warehouse

Philip Su, a software engineering leader turned non-profit founder, decided to shake up his life last fall — seeking an… Read More

Jun 9, 2022, 8:08 AM

Augmented reality and shopping: Testing Amazon’s new virtual shoes feature

Amazon is making it easier to “try before you buy” — virtually, at least. The tech giant on Thursday launched a… Read More

Jun 8, 2022, 8:05 AM

Former Amazon consumer chief Dave Clark lands at Flexport as CEO

Longtime Amazon executive Dave Clark, who announced plans to leave the tech giant last week in an abrupt departure, has… Read More

Jun 6, 2022, 12:19 PM

Amazon hosting 15,000 interns this year, its largest class ever, using a mostly hybrid model

Amazon will host more than 15,000 interns from across the world this year, setting the stage for its largest class… Read More

Jun 6, 2022, 10:49 AM

Amazon’s Great Reshuffle: Consumer CEO’s exit continues exec shakeup

Dave Clark, an Amazon veteran of more than 23 years, and the CEO of the company’s worldwide consumer business for… Read More

Jun 6, 2022, 8:42 AM

Amazon shares rise 5% in initial surge after first stock split in more than two decades

Amazon at less than $130 a share? No, the market hasn’t completely cratered — today is the first day of… Read More

Jun 3, 2022, 9:30 AM

Dave Clark, Amazon Worldwide Consumer CEO, leaves abruptly after 23 years with tech giant

One of Amazon’s longtime leaders, Worldwide Consumer CEO Dave Clark, is leaving the company to pursue unspecified “other opportunities” in… Read More

Jun 2, 2022, 10:35 AM

Amazon Games inks publishing pact with indie studio Disruptive for new action-adventure title

Amazon Games will publish an upcoming, unnamed project from Disruptive Games, an indie game developer based in Berkeley, Calif., the… Read More

Jun 1, 2022, 4:00 PM

Amazon sued for ending free Whole Foods delivery as Prime benefit

A proposed class action lawsuit alleges that Amazon breached its contract with Prime members last year when it stopped offering… Read More

May 31, 2022, 10:46 AM

Amazon Cloud Cam, 2017-2022: Tech giant pulls the plug on its homegrown security camera

Truth be told, it took me a while to find my old Amazon Cloud Cam at the bottom of a… Read More

May 29, 2022, 3:37 PM

Photos: New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern visits Amazon’s headquarters in Seattle

Amazon hosted New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Friday at its Seattle headquarters, where she met with Amazon Web… Read More

May 28, 2022, 10:42 AM

What Amazon’s plan to improve worker safety reveals about the company’s true nature

Addressing the issue of warehouse worker safety in response to a shareholder question this week, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy described… Read More

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