May 17, 2021, 5:23 PM Amazon rebrands Amazon Go Grocery to Amazon Fresh, closes Seattle-area store near Microsoft HQ The news: Amazon is renaming its Amazon Go Grocery brand to “Amazon Fresh” and closing its Amazon Go Grocery store… Read More
May 17, 2021, 4:37 PM Amazon may launch healthcare business line with at-home COVID test and other diagnostic services Amazon is reportedly considering launching a new line of business that expands on the tech giant’s interests around healthcare. Business… Read More
May 17, 2021, 3:54 PM Report: Amazon may be looking to buy longtime Hollywood film and TV studio MGM Amazon’s desire to be an even bigger player in Hollywood could involve the acquisition of MGM, according to an exclusive… Read More
May 17, 2021, 8:12 AM Amazon rolling out ‘WorkingWell’ program to reduce injuries among operations employees The news: Amazon is launching a new employee wellness program called WorkingWell, designed to provide activities, exercises and support to… Read More
May 17, 2021, 7:57 AM Amazon goes after alleged fraudulent text message advertising schemes in new lawsuit Amazon doesn’t know exactly who is using its name in an allegedly fraudulent text message advertising scheme, but the company… Read More
May 13, 2021, 2:16 PM Internal memo: Longtime Amazon exec Jeff Blackburn returns after brief hiatus to lead new entertainment unit Blackburn’s back. Longtime Amazon exec Jeff Blackburn is returning to the Seattle tech giant, just a few months after he… Read More
May 13, 2021, 10:18 AM Amazon to add another 75,000 workers and offers $100 bonus for proof of vaccination Amazon is hiring an additional 75,000 workers for its warehouse and logistics operations across the U.S. and Canada as the… Read More
May 12, 2021, 2:46 PM Amazon to stream WNBA games on Prime Video in tech giant’s latest deal with a pro sports league Add the WNBA to the list of professional sports leagues that Amazon wants to help showcase via its Prime Video… Read More
May 12, 2021, 11:23 AM Behind release of NFL’s new schedule, Amazon Web Services helped sort endless matchup options It might seem like a no-brainer to pit the Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Tom Brady against “America’s… Read More
May 11, 2021, 2:38 PM Amazon shows off ‘New World’ gameplay in trailer for online multiplayer game set for Aug. 31 debut Amazon Games has released a new trailer for its massively-multiplayer online game New World, which is scheduled for release on… Read More
May 11, 2021, 8:40 AM Amazon begins the ‘huge’ lift to shrink the carbon footprint of its devices to reach climate goals Amazon’s newest Echo Dot is sold in charcoal, glacier white and twilight blue. But behind the scenes, the smart speakers… Read More
May 11, 2021, 6:00 AM ‘Amazon Unbound’ is a portrait of a company ‘getting perilously close to invincible’ “I wonder what unit profitability was in 2017 without advertising?” That seemingly mundane question, posed by Jeff Bezos during a… Read More
May 10, 2021, 9:39 AM Amazon blocked 10 billion counterfeit listings and spent $700M fighting fraud on its site last year As part of a continued effort to show that it’s serious about cracking down on counterfeit goods sold on its… Read More
May 9, 2021, 10:23 AM California legal rulings may have big impact on Amazon’s liability for third-party products it sells In November 2015, Kisha Loomis signed on to Amazon and ordered her son a hoverboard, a two-wheeled vehicle popular with… Read More
May 7, 2021, 6:25 PM Amazon employee at Bessemer, Alabama fulfillment center dies The news: An Amazon fulfillment center worker died Thursday after being found in the bathroom of a warehouse in Bessemer,… Read More
May 7, 2021, 10:38 AM Amazon Sidewalk launching in June with Tile trackers and others on shared network Amazon announced Friday that Sidewalk, its neighborhood wireless network designed to provide connectivity to small Internet of Things (IoT) devices,… Read More
May 7, 2021, 9:59 AM Ex-Amazon exec Jeff Blackburn leaves venture capital post after 5 weeks on job When Jeff Blackburn announced his retirement from Amazon in February after 22 years, the longtime Jeff Bezos lieutenant stressed that… Read More
May 6, 2021, 6:00 AM Amazon Web Services debuts 5-week accelerator for clean energy startups Amazon Web Services is announcing the creation of a 5-week accelerator to support clean technology startups. Applications to the AWS… Read More
May 5, 2021, 5:40 PM Jeff Bezos sells more than $2.4B in Amazon stock Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos sold off more than $2.4 billion in Amazon shares this week, new regulatory filings… Read More
May 5, 2021, 12:06 PM Zoox CTO on the Amazon acquisition, and the environmental promise of self-driving taxis Has the past year convinced you that your family doesn’t need multiple vehicles? Could you be persuaded to give up… Read More
May 4, 2021, 8:26 AM Alexa Show Mode debuts, turns Windows 10 PCs into Echo Show-like displays The news: Amazon on Tuesday unveiled Alexa Show Mode, which turns select Lenovo Windows 10 PCs into Echo Show-like displays. The… Read More
May 4, 2021, 7:00 AM Why former Amazon exec Jeff Wilke thinks the U.S. can be a manufacturing powerhouse again When Jeff Wilke, the former CEO of Amazon Consumer Worldwide, made the surprise announcement in August that he was leaving,… Read More
May 3, 2021, 10:00 AM Amazon and NFL deal for ‘Thursday Night Football’ on Prime Video will begin year early, run 11 seasons Amazon and the National Football League have tacked on an extra year to a recent deal that makes Prime Video… Read More
May 3, 2021, 7:00 AM Former Amazon exec Jeff Wilke on why he left, what it was like to work for Jeff Bezos, and more In March, Jeff Wilke quietly stepped away from Amazon, the company he was instrumental in building from an online book… Read More
Apr 30, 2021, 8:52 AM Optimal Prime: Amazon’s big quarter reveals its post-pandemic potential Year-over-year quarterly growth of 44% would be significant for any company, but when the underlying numbers are this big, it… Read More
Apr 29, 2021, 3:27 PM Amazon sheds 27k employees in Q1 in return to traditional post-holiday jobs pattern Amazon’s total number of full- and part-time employees fell to 1.271 million people in the first quarter of 2021, down… Read More
Apr 29, 2021, 1:08 PM Amazon crushes earnings estimates with $108.5B in Q1 revenue, up 44%, profits of $8.1B, up 224% Amazon blew past expectations for its first fiscal quarter earnings, posting revenue of $108.5 billion, up 44% year-over-year, and earnings… Read More
Apr 28, 2021, 1:52 PM Amazon to spend $1B to boost pay for 500k operations workers by as much as $3 an hour Amazon announced Wednesday that it plans to invest more than $1 billion in wage increases for its operations workers, promising… Read More
Apr 28, 2021, 1:36 PM JEDI news: Judge won’t dismiss Amazon’s claim that Trump interfered with $10B cloud contract The news: A federal judge on the Court of Federal Claims declined to dismiss allegations that former President Trump interfered with… Read More
Apr 27, 2021, 6:00 AM Amazon upgrades Fire HD 10 lineup as remote work and school led to renewed interest in tablets Amazon announced the next generation of Fire HD 10 tablets on Tuesday, improving the biggest in its line of devices… Read More
