Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 33 of 244

Oct 30, 2021, 9:46 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Facebook’s virtual reality, Amazon’s new reality, and Microsoft’s big milestone

This week on the GeekWire Podcast … We dissect Amazon’s earnings, offering our take on Andy Jassy’s take on the… Read More

Oct 29, 2021, 9:18 AM

Amazon discloses 20% stake in electric vehicle startup Rivian, makers of future delivery van

As it waits on its order of tens of thousands of delivery vans, Amazon revealed Friday that it has a… Read More

Oct 28, 2021, 2:23 PM

Amazon: Labor now ‘primary capacity constraint’ even as workforce approaches 1.5 million

The availability of workers became Amazon’s primary challenge in keeping packages moving smoothly through its system in the third quarter,… Read More

Oct 28, 2021, 1:18 PM

Amazon delivers big earnings miss, Jassy warns Q4 will bring ‘several billion dollars of additional costs’

Amazon’s profits plunged to $3.2 billion in the third quarter, dropping by nearly half year-over-year, and CEO Andy Jassy told… Read More

Oct 27, 2021, 10:35 AM

Amazon earnings preview: Wall Street expects lower profits as tech giant boosts spending

Is the cost of hiring workers and bolstering its fulfillment network taking a toll on Amazon’s bottom line? Wall Street… Read More

Oct 27, 2021, 8:00 AM

Bellevue’s boom: City’s tech industry is poised to eat Seattle’s lunch

When Apptio launched in 2007, early employees debated whether the enterprise software startup should establish its headquarters in Seattle or… Read More

Oct 27, 2021, 5:12 AM

Amazon’s $2B climate fund director on the role of innovation in reversing tech giant’s rising emissions

Amazon launched its $2 billion Climate Pledge Fund in June 2020 and has already invested hundreds of millions of dollars… Read More

Oct 27, 2021, 4:00 AM

Here are the latest recipients of Amazon’s $2 billion Climate Pledge Fund

In September 2019, Amazon’s founder Jeff Bezos announced the company’s ambitious Climate Pledge, setting a goal of achieving net-zero carbon… Read More

Oct 25, 2021, 1:35 PM

Climate Pledge Arena: Here’s what Seattle Kraken fans think of the new arena name

Climate Pledge Arena doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. But Seattle Kraken fans we spoke with on Saturday seemed indifferent… Read More

Oct 24, 2021, 12:33 PM

‘I got a beer in 8 seconds’: Testing Amazon’s cashierless tech at an NHL game inside Climate Pledge Arena

Grabbing a bite or a drink at a Seattle sporting event without waiting in line is now a reality. Amazon’s… Read More

Oct 22, 2021, 2:35 PM

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy: Antitrust bills risk ‘very serious unintended consequences’ for sellers

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says online sellers should consider the implications of U.S. antitrust legislation that could force the company… Read More

Oct 21, 2021, 10:44 AM

Despite hardware upgrades, Microsoft’s dual-screen Surface Duo 2 still suffers from split personality

Cracking open the Surface Duo 2 for first time this week, I had a litmus test for whether Microsoft and… Read More

Oct 20, 2021, 10:34 AM

Microsoft releases preview of Android apps on Windows 11 via Amazon partnership

Microsoft is releasing a preview of Android apps running on Windows 11 starting today. It’s a first for Windows, made… Read More

Oct 19, 2021, 1:13 PM

Potential Starbucks partnership shows Amazon’s ambitions for its cashierless retail technology

Could Starbucks give Amazon’s retail technology a jolt? A report this afternoon by the Insider news site, citing an internal… Read More

Oct 18, 2021, 4:30 PM

Did Amazon lie to Congress? Lawmakers give CEO Andy Jassy ‘final opportunity’ to correct record

Citing news reports indicating that Amazon gamed its marketplace to favor its own products, U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Seattle… Read More

Oct 18, 2021, 10:42 AM

Amazon’s Zoox will test its autonomous driving technology in Seattle’s ‘different driving culture’

Zoox, the robotaxi company acquired by Amazon last year, will start testing its autonomous driving technology in Seattle for the… Read More

Oct 18, 2021, 9:27 AM

Amazon adding 150k seasonal workers as massive hiring push continues across operations network

Amazon said Monday that it is adding 150,000 seasonal jobs to bolster the ranks of its operations network during the… Read More

Oct 16, 2021, 8:36 AM

GeekWire Podcast: The shared orbits of Microsoft and Amazon, and the tech industry’s future in space

Plenty of well-known tech leaders have jumped from Microsoft to Amazon over the years. So what does it say about… Read More

Oct 14, 2021, 10:52 PM

Seattle mayoral candidates debate city’s future, talk Amazon, taxes and corporate responsibility

In the first live Seattle mayoral debate of the election season, the two candidates — current council president Lorena Gonzalez… Read More

Oct 13, 2021, 12:04 PM

Amazon opening new Fresh grocery location in North Seattle plaza; another planned south of city

An Amazon Fresh grocery store will anchor a refresh of a sprawling shopping plaza along heavily traveled Aurora Avenue North… Read More

Oct 13, 2021, 7:00 AM

Small businesses try to survive around Amazon in Seattle as company shifts remote work policy again

While Amazon’s latest shift in its return-to-office policy is likely welcome news for Seattle-based employees who have grown accustomed to… Read More

Oct 11, 2021, 1:11 PM

Microsoft and Amazon reach truce allowing former AWS executive Charlie Bell to start in new role

Microsoft and Amazon reached an agreement that clears the way for former Amazon Web Services executive Charlie Bell to start… Read More

Oct 11, 2021, 9:39 AM

Amazon will leave remote work decisions to individual team leaders in new policy twist

[Updated below with additional details from internal FAQ.] Amazon no longer plans to bring corporate employees back to the office… Read More

Oct 9, 2021, 6:47 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Andy Jassy on Amazon’s future; Yoky Matsuoka on Google and Apple; Ciara on music and business creativity

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we’re sharing a few highlights from the GeekWire Summit, our annual business and technology… Read More

Oct 8, 2021, 10:43 AM

Amazon