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Aug 6, 2021, 1:10 PM

Amid COVID surge, Amazon to require masks for warehouse workers regardless of vaccination status

A day after pushing back the return to an in-person setting for its office workers to the new year, Amazon… Read More

Aug 6, 2021, 8:58 AM

Amazon opening new Fresh grocery store in Seattle as part of property developed by Paul Allen’s Vulcan

Amazon will open its second Amazon Fresh grocery store in the Seattle area next week with a location in the… Read More

Aug 5, 2021, 10:48 AM

Nautilus Biotechnology shares surge 50% on news of Amazon investment

Shares of Nautilus Biotechnology rose by as much as 50% on Thursday morning after a report revealed that Amazon has… Read More

Aug 5, 2021, 8:32 AM

Amazon delays office return to January 2022 as rise of Delta variant thwarts corporate plans

Amazon told employees Thursday that it will delay its timeline for returning to regular work in the office until early… Read More

Aug 4, 2021, 9:23 AM

Amazon maintains big lead over Google and Apple in U.S. smart speaker market, new study says

Amazon has a “dominant share” of the U.S. market for smart speakers, accounting for 69% of devices sold over the… Read More

Aug 4, 2021, 7:14 AM

This is Amazon’s at-home COVID-19 test kit: We tried it and talked to a testing expert about it

Amazon launched an at-home COVID-19 test kit for U.S. consumers last month, broadening the options for people to get tested… Read More

Aug 2, 2021, 5:13 PM

Amazon pressured Alabama workers and union vote should be redone, labor investigator recommends

Amazon stepped outside allowable guidelines and improperly pressured Alabama warehouse workers against unionizing the Bessemer fulfillment warehouse in April, and… Read More

Jul 30, 2021, 2:58 PM

Amazon earnings reveal major shift: Total services revenue on track to surpass retail sales

Direct retail sales are poised to represent less than half of Amazon’s business for the first time in its history… Read More

Jul 30, 2021, 9:40 AM

Amazon disputes record $885 million fine from European Union data privacy watchdog

Amazon has been fined a record 746 million euros, or $885 million based on current exchange rates, over alleged violations… Read More

Jul 29, 2021, 4:53 PM

Amazon boosting wages and hiring incentives to keep up in competitive labor market

Amazon is finding it necessary to boost wages and increase its use of incentives to fill some of its open… Read More

Jul 29, 2021, 2:00 PM

Amazon’s advertising business is surging amid industry-wide ad sales boom for tech giants

Amazon’s advertising business continue to grow rapidly as it is now one of the company’s key sources of revenue. In… Read More

Jul 29, 2021, 1:15 PM

Amazon sales of $113B disappoint Wall Street but profits of $7.8B exceed expectations

Amazon posted net sales of $113.1 billion for the second quarter, up 27%, but fell short of Wall Street expectations,… Read More

Jul 29, 2021, 12:45 PM

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on the natural ‘tension’ in the company’s new leadership principles

Newly minted Amazon CEO Andy Jassy didn’t subject himself to an intensive round of press interviews upon taking over from… Read More

Jul 29, 2021, 10:15 AM

Amazon Prime Day, AWS and jobs in the spotlight for Andy Jassy’s first earnings report as CEO

Amazon’s earnings report Thursday will be its first with CEO Andy Jassy at the helm. While it may be tempting… Read More

Jul 28, 2021, 7:00 AM

Amazon ends ‘binding arbitration’ for customer disputes — here’s what it means

For a major corporate declaration, it was relatively brief. And as short as the email was, it can be distilled… Read More

Jul 27, 2021, 5:48 PM

Amazon experiments with removing ability to move items from ‘Saved for Later’ to Wish List

Some eagle-eyed Amazon customers have noticed a change in the options available from their “Saved for Later” lists, and we… Read More

Jul 26, 2021, 7:38 PM

Amazon’s ‘New World’ game spreads hype, melts video cards in unexpectedly popular closed beta

Amazon’s massively multiplayer online RPG New World has attracted a big audience so far with its closed beta, which has… Read More

Jul 24, 2021, 8:38 AM

How Facebook works: Comparing its engineering process to Google, Microsoft, and Amazon

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees recently that the company’s long-term goal is to “bring the metaverse to life” —… Read More

Jul 23, 2021, 2:36 PM

Amazon leads $2.5B funding round in Rivian, maker of the tech giant’s future electric delivery vans

Amazon is pouring more money into Rivian, as the electric vehicle maker announced Friday that the tech giant was among… Read More

Jul 23, 2021, 10:01 AM

Amazon plans to investigate discrimination within AWS after hundreds of employees sign petition

Amazon says it plans to investigate allegations of discrimination and bias within its Amazon Web Services cloud computing unit after… Read More

Jul 22, 2021, 9:50 AM

Amazon, Expedia, Microsoft, Steam, Costco and many others hit by widespread Internet outage

An internet outage hit some of the largest online sites in the United States, according to reports tracked by outage… Read More

Jul 21, 2021, 12:25 PM

Amazon gives developers access to Alexa device home screens, aiming to revitalize market for skills

Amazon will offer independent software developers a slice of the most important real estate on Alexa devices, giving users the… Read More

Jul 20, 2021, 8:40 AM

Wyze sues Xiaomi and Roborock to invalidate robotic vacuum patent and save its Amazon listing

Smart-home device company Wyze Labs is suing Chinese consumer electronics giant Xiaomi and robot vacuum maker Roborock in federal court… Read More

Jul 19, 2021, 2:59 PM

Amazon will no longer test warehouse workers for COVID-19

The Information reported Monday that Amazon will stop conducting on-site COVID-19 tests for warehouse employees after July 30. The company… Read More

Jul 17, 2021, 6:00 AM

9 ways to make the tech sector more equitable: New study examines Washington state workforce

A new report details extensive gender and racial inequities in Washington state’s technology workforce, and makes a series of recommendations to… Read More

Jul 16, 2021, 3:33 PM

After concerns from Amazon, Apple removes product review analyzer Fakespot from App Store

Fakespot, a mobile app that analyzes customer reviews on Amazon and other online retailers, disappeared from Apple’s App Store on… Read More

Jul 15, 2021, 10:18 AM

Amazon provides key tools in the cloud for designing Formula 1’s race car of the future

Amazon’s interest in sports has taken the tech giant from NFL stadiums to NHL hockey arenas and now onto the… Read More

Jul 14, 2021, 7:34 PM

Amazon sued by U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission over defective products

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on Wednesday sued Amazon in an attempt to force the retailer to accept… Read More

Jul 14, 2021, 5:56 AM

An evening with Kindle Vella: First impressions of Amazon’s new attempt to reimagine reading

The serialized story is a mainstay of the literary world, a tried-and-true formula for creating a tantalizing tale, from opening… Read More

Jul 13, 2021, 5:22 PM

Port of Seattle bans facial recognition tech by law enforcement; some private use remains permitted

The Port of Seattle Commission voted Tuesday to ban the use of biometric technology for surveillance and security purposes by government… Read More