Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 30 of 244

Mar 8, 2022, 1:34 PM

Amazon halts AWS cloud signups in Russia and Belarus; existing customers not impacted

Amazon has stopped taking on new cloud customers in Russia and Belarus, escalating its response to the invasion of Ukraine,… Read More

Mar 8, 2022, 9:09 AM

Amazon out to ‘reimagine radio’ with new app Amp which lets users DJ their own shows

Amazon is tuning into the radio business — or, a 2022 version of radio. The company revealed a new app called… Read More

Mar 7, 2022, 10:18 AM

Amazon quietly buys another multichannel retail technology company, UK-based Veeqo

Amazon confirmed Monday morning that it has acquired Veeqo, a software company based in the United Kingdom that offers inventory… Read More

Mar 7, 2022, 9:40 AM

Report: Amazon picks college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit for ‘Thursday Night Football’ booth

Kirk Herbstreit, a college football analyst with ESPN, is reportedly Amazon’s choice to provide color commentary for “Thursday Night Football”… Read More

Mar 7, 2022, 6:00 AM

Amazon’s bizarre bazaar: Strange final chapter for tech giant’s first bricks-and-mortar bookstore

“Best Book Club Ever” read one sign inside Amazon Books at Seattle’s University Village this weekend. On the bookshelves below… Read More

Mar 2, 2022, 3:46 PM

Surprise, dismay, and delight greet Amazon’s decision to close its physical bookstores

Reacting to a plot twist that many did not see coming, book lovers, sellers and Amazon watchers were caught off… Read More

Mar 2, 2022, 11:21 AM

Amazon will close bookstores, 4-star and Pop Up retail outlets to focus on grocery and fashion

Amazon will permanently close 68 physical retail locations, including all of its Amazon 4-star, Books, and Pop Up stores, in… Read More

Mar 1, 2022, 3:45 PM

Amazon’s Luna game streaming service opens to all users, adds new channels

Amazon Games announced that its cloud-based game streaming platform Luna is officially out of beta, and is now available to… Read More

Mar 1, 2022, 8:50 AM

Amazon expresses ‘horror and concern’ over war in Ukraine as it offers $5M to aid organizations

Amazon doesn’t have any direct operations in Ukraine, but as the country suffers under the ongoing invasion by Russia, the… Read More

Feb 28, 2022, 9:27 AM

Amazon tells U.S. warehouse workers masks are now optional regardless of vaccination status

Amazon will no longer require employees in its warehouse facilities across the U.S. to wear face masks as protection against… Read More

Feb 25, 2022, 9:24 PM

Microsoft brings Amazon’s Twitch back to the Xbox dashboard

Microsoft’s Xbox department announced on Wednesday that Xbox users can once again stream their gameplay directly from their consoles to… Read More

Feb 22, 2022, 12:33 PM

Amazon targets ‘fake review brokers’ with claims of fraud and deceit

Amazon is seeking to shut down two sites that it alleges brokered large numbers of fraudulent and misleading product reviews… Read More

Feb 22, 2022, 8:24 AM

Update: Slack, Peloton, and others recover from Monday morning outages

Update, 11 a.m. Feb. 22: Slack, Peloton and other services are recovering after a few hours of downtime.] Update 3:55… Read More

Feb 21, 2022, 10:07 AM

Surprise: Amazon spent less than $500M on M&A in 2021, one of its lowest totals in recent years

Amazon joined other tech companies in a huge corporate buying spree last year, right? Well, it depends on how you… Read More

Feb 17, 2022, 11:36 AM

Amazon-published video game ‘Lost Ark’ sets Steam records in first week after release

Amazon’s recently-published online game Lost Ark has broken several playtime records on the Steam digital storefront. Lost Ark, developed by… Read More

Feb 12, 2022, 8:43 AM

GeekWire Podcast: The realities of Amazon’s pay increase; inside Microsoft’s HoloLens business

Our guest on the GeekWire Podcast this week, Ashley Stewart, is a Seattle-based senior tech correspondent for Insider who reports… Read More

Feb 11, 2022, 12:59 PM

Former Seattle entrepreneur and her husband to get back most of funds seized by FBI in Amazon case

Amy Sterner Nelson and Carleton Nelson have reached a settlement agreement with the U.S. government that will return most of… Read More

Feb 10, 2022, 4:05 PM

Vaccinated Amazon employees can remove their masks at work as tech giant adjusts COVID policies

Amazon employees vaccinated against COVID-19 can ditch their masks starting Friday, the company said in an internal memo on Thursday.… Read More

Feb 10, 2022, 9:00 AM

‘Things could get worse’: Amazon’s salary bump reignites housing concerns in Seattle region

The headline was like a punch in the gut to many dreaming of owning or renting a home in the… Read More

Feb 9, 2022, 9:00 AM

New ‘Science Hub’ to launch at Univ. of Washington with $1.9M from Amazon

Amazon and the University of Washington will collaborate on a new “Science Hub” funded with an initial $1.9 million investment… Read More

Feb 9, 2022, 8:36 AM

Amazon tops 1M U.S. employees

Amazon has surpassed 1 million direct employees in the United States for the first time, a new milestone that reflects… Read More

Feb 8, 2022, 9:43 AM

Amazon Care rolls out virtual services nationwide and will expand in-person options to more cities

Amazon’s healthcare service Amazon Care has expanded its virtual care services nationwide and will roll out its in-person services this… Read More

Feb 8, 2022, 9:09 AM

Amazon using Super Bowl hype to show off new look for ‘Thursday Night Football’ on Prime Video

While the rest of the football-watching country gets excited for the Super Bowl on Sunday, Amazon is gearing up for… Read More

Feb 8, 2022, 8:15 AM

Amazon lands four Oscar nominations, led by acting nods for ‘Being the Ricardos’ stars

Amazon scored four nominations Tuesday for the 94th Academy Awards, led by three stars of the film “Being the Ricardos,… Read More

Feb 7, 2022, 8:40 AM

Amazon Super Bowl ad stars Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost — and Alexa as a mind reader

It might seem like Amazon’s Alexa is reading your mind when she automatically orders more toilet paper or turns on… Read More

Feb 7, 2022, 7:15 AM

Amazon more than doubles max base pay to $350k for corporate and tech workers, citing labor market

Amazon will boost its maximum base pay to $350,000 for corporate and tech employees, from $160,000 previously, as part of… Read More

Feb 4, 2022, 3:10 PM

Hype cycle: Report calls Amazon a possible Peloton suitor, stock climbs 40% on rumor

Peloton is finding fewer people interested in acquiring its connected exercise bikes these days, so maybe Amazon will just buy… Read More

Feb 4, 2022, 8:34 AM

Amazon market value soars $170B as Meta keeps sinking in aftermath of pivotal earnings reports

Amazon stock is up more than 12% in trading Friday morning after its fourth-quarter earnings report, adding more than $170… Read More

Feb 3, 2022, 3:09 PM

Amazon would have posted $1.8 billion operating loss in Q4 2021 if not for Amazon Web Services

Another blockbuster quarter for Amazon Web Services masked one of the worst operating losses in the recent history of the… Read More

Feb 3, 2022, 1:52 PM

Amazon and Starbucks plan to open two additional ‘Pickup and Go’ stores this year

Amazon and Starbucks plan to expand upon their physical retail partnership and open two more “Starbucks Pickup with Amazon Go”… Read More