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Sep 30, 2021, 1:17 PM

Sign of the retail times: Macy’s sues to block Amazon from taking over signature NYC billboard

Macy’s is suing a real estate company to prevent Amazon from taking over the iconic billboard next to its landmark… Read More

Sep 30, 2021, 12:10 PM

Whole Foods co-founder and CEO John Mackey will retire in 2022, 5 years after Amazon acquisition

Whole Foods announced Thursday that its co-founder and CEO John Mackey will retire on Sept. 1, 2022. He will be… Read More

Sep 30, 2021, 10:54 AM

Two social media influencers enjoined from Amazon sales in settlement over counterfeit goods

Two people sued by Amazon last year for promoting counterfeit luxury fashion products on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok have settled… Read More

Sep 29, 2021, 4:58 PM

Amazon settles allegations of illegal retaliation in dispute over firing of activist employees

Updated with details of settlement and statement from former employees. Amazon has reached a settlement with two former employees who… Read More

Sep 28, 2021, 10:24 AM

Amazon’s new Astro home robot uses AI to navigate autonomously, with display and periscope cam

Amazon introduced a home robot called Astro, under development for the past several years, using artificial intelligence and other advanced… Read More

Sep 28, 2021, 10:04 AM

Amazon Glow makes video calls more immersive, with projected and interactive space for kids

Anyone who has struggled to keep kids engaged with distant relatives via traditional screen interactions has certainly felt that strain… Read More

Sep 28, 2021, 9:36 AM

Amazon adds display in new $80 Halo View health band, skips mic, boosts free membership to a year

Amazon unveiled a new health band called Halo View, the second device from its Halo health-and-wellness initiative, and the first… Read More

Sep 28, 2021, 9:15 AM

Amazon unveils smart thermostat, 15-inch Echo Show, Astro home robot in new wave of devices

Amazon started its annual Echo and Alexa devices and services event on Tuesday morning with the announcement of a $59.99… Read More

Sep 27, 2021, 10:25 AM

Gates Foundation poached Washington STEM CEO, then gave nonprofit $100K to find a replacement

In June, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced that it hired Angela Jones, the well-regarded CEO of Washington STEM,… Read More

Sep 27, 2021, 10:25 AM

Amazon Web Services launches $40M initiative that aims to reduce health inequities

Amazon Web Services will provide $40 million in credits and technical support over three years for organizations working to enhance… Read More

Sep 24, 2021, 3:44 PM

Whole Foods will charge $9.95 fee for grocery delivery, removing perk for Amazon Prime members

Grocery delivery will get pricier for Whole Foods customers. Amazon will implement a $9.95 service fee for Whole Foods delivery… Read More

Sep 24, 2021, 7:00 AM

Amazon Go app is checking out, as shoppers can now use company’s main app at all physical stores

The Amazon Go app is going away. In another move to streamline its shopping services and family of mobile apps,… Read More

Sep 24, 2021, 6:45 AM

Bringing books into the TikTok era: Amazon’s Kindle Vella and the rise of the new ‘story platforms’

Amazon’s Kindle Vella spotlights the growing market for episodic stories, designed for mobile devices, unfolding as larger narratives over time.… Read More

Sep 22, 2021, 1:13 PM

Amazon moves further into video game publishing with new project from English studio Glowmade

Amazon Games has partnered with the independent studio Glowmade, headquartered in Guildford, England, to publish an original video game. This expands… Read More

Sep 22, 2021, 8:00 AM

Seattle’s Climate Pledge Arena to feature Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ tech to avoid lines in select stores

Amazon may have skipped putting its name on the outside of the renovated stadium where the Seattle Kraken will begin… Read More

Sep 21, 2021, 3:15 PM

Amazon gives $7.5M to complete bike and walking trail in Bellevue, where it is growing rapidly

Amazon contributed $7.5 million to complete the Wilburton and Wilburton Trestle trail segments in Bellevue, Wash., the city just east… Read More

Sep 21, 2021, 10:04 AM

Amazon boosts Kindle Paperwhite screen size and battery life in first major upgrade in 3 years

Amazon’s new Kindle Paperwhite, announced Tuesday morning, is the first major upgrade to the company’s front-lit e-reader since 2018, offering… Read More

Sep 20, 2021, 2:20 PM

Amazon adds former Slack, Etsy director Edith Cooper to board

Amazon has added former Goldman Sachs exec Edith Cooper to its board of directors. Cooper previously served on the board… Read More

Sep 20, 2021, 10:30 AM

Remote work already changing Seattle permanently, tech worker survey indicates

The majority of Seattle tech workers don’t expect to ever return to their offices full time and the effects of… Read More

Sep 16, 2021, 10:43 AM

Carpenters’ union halts work on Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Facebook expansions in Seattle area

Construction work on several major tech company expansion projects, including those by Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Facebook, slowed to a… Read More

Sep 15, 2021, 12:51 PM

California legislation to aid Amazon warehouse workers won’t replace ongoing unionization efforts

Stuart Applebaum has heard the argument before. That, perversely, a union organizer should quietly root against non-union higher wages or… Read More

Sep 15, 2021, 8:39 AM

Microsoft in standoff with Amazon over big hire, names Charlie Bell to lead ‘bold’ new security group

Microsoft confirmed that it has hired longtime Amazon Web Services leader Charlie Bell to lead a newly formed engineering organization… Read More

Sep 14, 2021, 10:32 AM

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says it’s ‘hard to argue’ its retail business is a monopoly

Facing a new slate of regulators and legislators calling for new principles of antitrust scrutiny, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy made… Read More

Sep 10, 2021, 6:00 AM

Rep. Jayapal: Biden administration supports Amazon-busting ‘Ending Platform Monopolies Act’

Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s Amazon-busting legislation, the “Ending Platform Monopolies Act” that would potentially force the company’s dismantling, has earned Biden… Read More

Sep 9, 2021, 5:01 PM

Rep. Adam Schiff rips Amazon and Facebook for ‘directly profiting’ on COVID-19 misinformation

Rep. Adam Schiff, in separate letters to bosses of tech giants Amazon and Facebook, criticized the efforts of both companies… Read More

Sep 9, 2021, 1:38 PM

Amazon’s new co-op mode on Luna offers an interesting use case for cloud gaming service

Amazon announced a number of big additions to its cloud gaming service Luna on Thursday morning, including a new family-oriented… Read More

Sep 9, 2021, 10:36 AM

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, pop superstar Ciara, and other luminaries to speak at GeekWire Summit

Andy Jassy will join us for an on-stage interview at the 10th annual GeekWire Summit in October in Seattle, making… Read More

Sep 9, 2021, 8:51 AM

Amazon to spend $1.2B to pay college tuition and expand skills training for operations workers

Amazon is increasing its investment in the education and training of its front-line operations workers, announcing Thursday that it will… Read More

Sep 9, 2021, 8:32 AM

Amazon is now selling its own branded TV sets embedded with Alexa

Amazon unveiled its first smart TVs on Thursday. The tech giant is selling the Amazon Fire TV 4-Series starting at… Read More

Sep 8, 2021, 11:33 AM

Sen. Elizabeth Warren concerned that Amazon is ‘peddling misinformation’ about COVID-19

In a six-page letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Sen. Elizabeth Warren expressed concerns that the “search and ‘Best Seller’… Read More