Dec 20, 2021, 10:35 AM Contributions from Amazon employees helped Councilmember Kshama Sawant defeat recall Amazon employees were among the top contributors to the campaign that helped Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant, an outspoken critic… Read More
Dec 17, 2021, 10:41 AM Amazon consolidates healthcare groups under veteran exec, shakes up pharmacy leadership Amazon senior executive Neil Lindsay, a key figure in the growth of the company’s Kindle and Prime businesses, has been… Read More
Dec 16, 2021, 10:17 AM Amazon’s second chance: Bellevue gives tech giant an opportunity to reshape its regional legacy BELLEVUE, Wash. — Amazon is poised to transform a major swath of this city, much as the company reshaped Seattle… Read More
Dec 13, 2021, 8:47 AM Deadly tornado that collapsed Amazon warehouse raises questions about company’s policies Editor’s note: This story was update with information from Amazon about the cell phone policy. Original story: Six people died… Read More
Dec 9, 2021, 2:16 PM Italian antitrust regulator fines Amazon $1.3B for abuse of its market position The Italian government fined Amazon $1.3 billion for gaming its third-party seller platform to favor companies that pay the online… Read More
Dec 8, 2021, 11:16 AM AWS and Washington state launch cloud training, but educators have big questions about rollout Amazon Web Services and Washington state officials this week announced a new partnership to provide cloud computing education for high… Read More
Dec 8, 2021, 10:48 AM Cloud wake-up call: Amazon Web Services outage illustrates the pitfalls of online infrastructure Amazon Web Services is one of the greatest successes of modern business and technology, leveraging its first-mover advantage in the… Read More
Dec 8, 2021, 6:00 AM Review: Amazon’s Halo View health tracker is a good second release, with some awkward quirks Amazon’s original Halo Band, released last year, was notable both for what it lacked (a screen) and for what it… Read More
Dec 7, 2021, 9:40 AM AWS problems impact Amazon, Disney, Smartsheet, Canva and other online services If you’re having problems buying items or logging in to Amazon.com, you’re not alone, and thanks to the widespread use… Read More
Dec 2, 2021, 10:58 AM Amazon’s ‘New World’ online game bans nearly 8,000 accounts for ‘botting’ The developers of New World, Amazon Games’ flagship project, announced on Thursday that it banned thousands of accounts for automated… Read More
Nov 30, 2021, 1:34 PM Amazon cloud chief Adam Selipsky sees ‘endless’ opportunities to tailor services to industries Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky echoed his predecessor Andy Jassy in his first AWS re:Invent keynote address Tuesday morning,… Read More
Nov 29, 2021, 1:26 PM Amazon preps for a ‘multi-robot’ world: RoboRunner cloud service builds on its own warehouse tech The concept of “multi-cloud” has become widely accepted in the tech industry, as companies use different cloud vendors for various… Read More
Nov 29, 2021, 12:57 PM Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama will redo union vote after NLRB orders new election The National Labor Relations Board is calling for a new union election at an Amazon fulfillment warehouse in Bessemer, Ala.,… Read More
Nov 29, 2021, 10:36 AM Amazon cloud chief Adam Selipsky hints at new directions for AWS as re:Invent begins Amazon Web Services this week is holding its first re:Invent conference without Andy Jassy at the helm of the tech… Read More
Nov 24, 2021, 8:52 AM Amazon VP of physical retail stores leaves company after 14 years Cameron James, an Amazon vice president who most recently worked on the company’s physical retail stores, left the Seattle company… Read More
Nov 24, 2021, 6:48 AM Ship out of luck? 2021 holiday season will put Amazon’s workforce strategy to the test Amazon has spent billions of dollars to expand its fulfillment capacity and develop its own package delivery network in recent… Read More
Nov 23, 2021, 9:52 AM Amazon settles for $2.5M with Washington AG over pesticide sales by third-party merchants Amazon agreed to pay $2.5 million and to institute a series of reforms to prevent the unlicensed sales of regulated… Read More
Nov 19, 2021, 12:58 PM Return of the JEDI: Pentagon’s multicloud sequel puts Microsoft and Amazon in leading roles The U.S. Department of Defense is soliciting bids from multiple companies to upgrade its technology capabilities with the benefit of… Read More
Nov 18, 2021, 5:00 AM AWS launches Skills Center in Seattle, boosts efforts to give free cloud training to 29M people Amazon on Thursday is opening the doors to its first Amazon Web Services Skills Center in downtown Seattle. The 8,000-square-foot… Read More
Nov 18, 2021, 2:00 AM Starbucks and Amazon are opening a store together in New York City, with more in the works Two of Seattle’s retail icons are collaborating on a store for the first time. The first “Starbucks Pickup with Amazon… Read More
Nov 17, 2021, 12:22 PM Amazon doesn’t rock, artists and others say, in call to reject palm-scanning tech at Red Rocks venue “Put your hands in the air, wave ’em like you just don’t care!” someone said, somewhere, once. But musicians and… Read More
Nov 16, 2021, 10:48 PM Amazon’s new packaging for cold and frozen food is made from layers of recyclable paper Amazon is taking plastic liners, bubble bags, and some of the consumer guilt out of grocery deliveries. The company says… Read More
Nov 15, 2021, 2:57 PM Amazon will start reporting COVID case numbers in California to settle AG’s investigation In a legal settlement described as the first of its kind in the nation, Amazon agreed to disclose the number… Read More
Nov 15, 2021, 9:48 AM Segment on union busting from John Oliver rips Amazon and tactics other companies use Amazon is in the crosshairs again during a new segment on union busting from “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.”… Read More
Nov 15, 2021, 9:15 AM Livestreaming report: ‘New World’ hits top 5 on Twitch and ‘virtual YouTubers’ on the rise Twitch’s audience numbers have begun to tick back up now that summer’s over; “virtual YouTubers” are pulling in surprisingly big… Read More
Nov 12, 2021, 8:35 AM Amazon board member Thomas Ryder to retire after 20-year run Longtime Amazon board member Thomas Ryder is stepping down effective Dec. 31, the company announced this week. Ryder joined the… Read More
Nov 11, 2021, 10:44 AM Forget porch pirates, our Ring camera captured video of a cat escaping a coyote in Seattle Hold on to your cats, Seattle. It’s common these days to see viral videos of people pilfering packages from porches,… Read More
Nov 9, 2021, 9:43 AM Burned by counterfeits, Amazon and Weber grill rogue sellers in suit over bogus BBQ covers Amazon and Weber filed suit against 12 third-party sellers, alleging that they marketed counterfeit grill covers with the Weber logo… Read More
Nov 8, 2021, 1:36 PM Amazon customers will be able to pay with Venmo next year Starting next year Amazon customers will be able to pay on Amazon.com and Amazon’s mobile shopping app via Venmo, the… Read More
Nov 2, 2021, 10:34 AM COP26 updates: Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy, Gates Foundation and Amazon tout climate efforts Day two of the United Nations COP26 climate talks brought news of recently forged partnerships and new funding commitments from… Read More
