Mar 2, 2021, 6:00 AM Amazon Web Services inks deal with the PGA Tour, its latest cloud computing sports deal Amazon Web Services continues to expand its reach into the sports world. The latest deal, announced Tuesday, is with the… Read More
Mar 1, 2021, 5:59 AM Biden issues pointed reminder about union rights amid pivotal vote by Amazon employees An Amazon website called “Do It Without Dues” urges workers at its Bessemer, Ala., warehouse to “KNOW THE FACTS” about… Read More
Feb 27, 2021, 9:52 AM Inside Amazon’s ‘Labor Awakening’: Journalist Erika Hayasaki on her New York Times Magazine story What happens when Amazon becomes an integral part of the economy and culture of a community? And what does the… Read More
Feb 27, 2021, 8:28 AM Amazon Kids adds new browser setting control to give children access to more sites Amazon has added a new browser setting to Amazon Kids that lets parents give their children wider access to the… Read More
Feb 24, 2021, 6:00 AM Amazon donating $15M to Code.org to create AP computer science course with inclusive focus Amazon is making a $15 million donation to Code.org to help the Seattle nonprofit launch a new Advanced Placement computer… Read More
Feb 23, 2021, 10:31 AM Internal memo: Key Amazon exec Jeff Blackburn officially leaving, hinting at new role elsewhere Another Jeff is moving on from his longtime Amazon executive role, filling out the picture of what has become a… Read More
Feb 22, 2021, 5:08 PM Riveter CEO and husband dispute FBI’s seizure of their bank accounts in AWS kickback investigation Update: In a court filing on Jan. 10, 2024, federal prosecutors vacated the prior guilty pleas of Christian Kirschner and… Read More
Feb 21, 2021, 8:31 AM Amazon’s new approach to ‘Human Capital’ is a telling takeaway from its annual regulatory report Customers are still No. 1 at Amazon, but the tech giant now wants it to be known, officially, that employees… Read More
Feb 20, 2021, 1:42 PM Alexa-enabled printer, Amazon’s first product from Kickstarter-like program Build It, hits preorder goal Amazon on Wednesday announced Build It, a Kickstarter-like program that lets you preorder potential products that the company will only… Read More
Feb 19, 2021, 10:15 AM Will Bezos bounce? Amazon CEO’s departure plan sharpens debate over ‘billionaire tax’ in Wash. state When Jeff Bezos announced plans to step down as Amazon CEO later this year, critics of a plan to tax… Read More
Feb 18, 2021, 11:44 AM Here’s what makes Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg generational leaders, according to a former exec A passion for product. Constant curiosity. And a great sense of humor. These are some of the leadership qualities exhibited… Read More
Feb 18, 2021, 10:10 AM California eclipses Washington as Amazon’s biggest state for jobs, with 153k employees and counting Amazon topped 153,000 full- and part-time employees in California as of the fourth quarter of 2020, rapidly outpacing the more… Read More
Feb 17, 2021, 9:54 AM Former AWS real estate managers, accused of taking millions in kickbacks, challenge Amazon’s motives amid FBI investigation Update: In a court filing on Jan. 10, 2024, federal prosecutors vacated the prior guilty pleas of Christian Kirschner and… Read More
Feb 16, 2021, 9:54 PM New York AG sues Amazon, accuses company of ‘flagrant disregard’ for health and safety of workers The news: New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against Amazon on Tuesday evening, accusing the tech giant… Read More
Feb 16, 2021, 4:17 PM Permits connect Amazon to former New Seasons site in Seattle in latest physical retail expansion Amazon is named in electrical permits for improvements to the former New Seasons Market grocery store in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood,… Read More
Feb 16, 2021, 9:45 AM As Shopify continues to boom, Amazon acquires Selz, a startup that helps e-commerce businesses Amazon has acquired Selz, a 7-year-old startup that helps entrepreneurs sell products online. The deal signals Amazon’s continued focus on… Read More
Feb 12, 2021, 10:17 AM Amazon sues New York AG, criticizing ‘exorbitant demands’ and defending its COVID-19 response Amazon filed a pre-emptive lawsuit Friday morning against New York Attorney General Letitia James, defending its COVID-19 response at major… Read More
Feb 11, 2021, 9:34 AM Buckle up: Amazon wages legal war vs. counterfeits and PR battle vs. vestiges of Trump administration Amazon and luxury retailer Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A. filed two lawsuits Thursday in federal court in Seattle against four people and… Read More
Feb 10, 2021, 6:22 PM Amazon inks another sports deal as AWS will power NHL’s digital transformation and in-game analytics Amazon Web Services is broadening its reach across the professional sports landscape, announcing a new partnership with the National Hockey… Read More
Feb 10, 2021, 7:36 AM Amazon wealth reigns: Jeff Bezos, MacKenzie Scott lead list of top U.S. philanthropists for 2020 Amazon founder Jeff Bezos was the top American philanthropist in 2020, giving away $10.1 billion to non-profit efforts associated with… Read More
Feb 9, 2021, 10:48 AM Former Amazon board member Tom Alberg reviews the new book, ‘Working Backwards’ [Editor’s Note: Tom Alberg, managing director at Seattle-based venture capital firm Madrona Venture Group, was an Amazon investor who served… Read More
Feb 9, 2021, 10:41 AM Amazon’s business secrets: Former insiders explain how the tech giant really works in new book How will Amazon maintain its culture as it approaches 1.3 million employees and prepares for its founder Jeff Bezos to… Read More
Feb 8, 2021, 2:10 PM Advertising surge lifts Amazon’s ‘Other’ segment past subscription business, on pace to rival AWS Amazon’s Q4 2020 earnings last week were understandably dominated by news that CEO Jeff Bezos is stepping down in Q3… Read More
Feb 6, 2021, 7:54 AM GeekWire Podcast: Amazon, Andy Jassy and the cloud, with Corey Quinn of The Duckbill Group What does Andy Jassy’s track record at Amazon Web Services say about how he’ll lead Amazon as the company’s next… Read More
Feb 5, 2021, 7:00 AM Dispute between Elastic and AWS highlights ongoing battle over open source business model Editor’s note: This is a guest post written by Daniel Li, partner at Madrona Venture Group, which first appeared in his… Read More
Feb 4, 2021, 5:03 PM Here’s the biggest challenge facing Amazon’s Andy Jassy — at least in the words of one partner Andy Jassy will have big shoes to fill when he takes over from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos later this year.… Read More
Feb 4, 2021, 10:30 AM Amazon arrives in rural America: Tech giant delivers hope and concern to California town “They are a company I’m sure you’re all familiar with. A large, national, international operator at the cutting edge of… Read More
Feb 4, 2021, 9:19 AM Amazon adding AI-equipped cameras to delivery vans to monitor safety, sparking privacy concerns Amazon delivery drivers keeping their eyes on the road will have Amazon keeping an eye on them as the company… Read More
Feb 3, 2021, 10:45 AM Amazon’s next CEO, Andy Jassy, is a music-loving, wing-eating, hard-charging disciple of Jeff Bezos When singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile sat down for a live video interview in December, the person asking the questions on stage… Read More
Feb 2, 2021, 4:29 PM Amazon Web Services posts record $13.5B in *profits* for 2020 in Andy Jassy’s AWS swan song Turns out Andy Jassy was basically running most of Amazon already. Amazon Web Services, the cloud computing giant led by… Read More
