Oct 27, 2020, 7:14 AM Amazon to add another 100k seasonal positions, preparing for holidays in midst of pandemic Amazon says it will hire another 100,000 seasonal workers this year, bolstering its fulfilment and distribution operations for a holiday… Read More
Oct 22, 2020, 12:09 PM Amazon and J.L. Childress file suit against alleged counterfeiters in ongoing fraud battle Amazon announced another lawsuit against alleged counterfeiters Thursday, part of the company’s ongoing strategy to portray a tough-on-fraud image. Amazon… Read More
Oct 21, 2020, 8:36 AM Amazon now offering one-hour curbside pickup for Prime shoppers at all Whole Foods locations Amazon is now offering free, one-hour pickup of online grocery orders for Prime members at its Whole Foods stores across… Read More
Oct 20, 2020, 9:34 PM Amazon extends remote work policy for office employees to June 2021 Amazon employees can now work from home until June 30. The Seattle tech giant extended its remote work policy, which… Read More
Oct 19, 2020, 4:20 PM Justice Department seizes websites used to trick Amazon customers into buying device tech support Federal officials have seized six fraudulent websites that were part of an online scheme to deceive customers who were looking… Read More
Oct 19, 2020, 2:21 PM Amazon’s healthcare job postings reveal interest in buying provider networks, expanding Amazon Care Amazon continues to expand its reach into the $3 trillion healthcare industry as new job postings indicate where the company… Read More
Oct 19, 2020, 8:34 AM Amazon employees protest at Seattle HQ to ask for paid time off so workers can vote Show me what democracy looks like! This is what democracy looks like! Those chants kicked off a rally Saturday that… Read More
Oct 16, 2020, 10:49 AM Bill Gates on tech and antitrust: It’s ‘unfortunate’ that Congress is grouping companies together “One of the privileges of success in this country is government scrutiny, and that’s OK.” — Bill Gates, 1998. “I… Read More
Oct 15, 2020, 10:38 AM Amazon says third-party merchants sold $3.5B of goods during Prime Day amid antitrust scrutiny Amazon said Thursday that this year’s Prime Day provided the biggest boon to third-party sellers in the sales event’s six-year… Read More
Oct 14, 2020, 4:47 PM Indie booksellers feeling ‘Boxed Out’ by Amazon respond with campaign targeting tech giant Independent bookstores across the country put out the unwelcome mat for Amazon and the tech giant’s Prime Day shopping extravaganza… Read More
Oct 14, 2020, 12:57 PM Amazon reaches NFL playoffs: Report says tech giant has deal to stream wildcard game this season Amazon is taking its NFL streaming rights beyond “Thursday Night Football” and into the playoffs. The Wall Street Journal reported… Read More
Oct 13, 2020, 3:19 PM Report: Thousands of Amazon workers support internal petition demanding paid time off to vote Thousands of Amazon workers reportedly signed onto an internal petition on Tuesday demanding that the company provide paid time off… Read More
Oct 12, 2020, 2:51 PM ‘Amazon Augmented Reality’ app turns company’s cardboard boxes into interactive experiences Amazon has found another way to keep shoppers busy with the boxes that show up at their door. The company… Read More
Oct 12, 2020, 5:00 AM Amazon’s first-ever fall Prime Day brings new challenges in the midst of a tumultuous year Amazon and its army of logistics workers are bracing for the first-ever fall Prime Day starting Tuesday, as the extraordinary… Read More
Oct 10, 2020, 10:54 AM The case against Amazon: Key takeaways from the U.S. House antitrust report on digital markets Coming in at 451 pages, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee antitrust subcommittee’s report this week on competition in digital markets… Read More
Oct 10, 2020, 8:52 AM Here’s why Amazon pulled the plug on its first big budget video game ‘Crucible’ shortly after launch Amazon Game Studios and Relentless Studios’ online third-person shooter Crucible will be taken offline. An entry labeled as a “final… Read More
Oct 10, 2020, 7:48 AM GeekWire Podcast: Amazon antitrust findings; Satya Nadella’s WFH tips; Mysterious $60B woman Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week: A long-awaited report from a U.S. House antitrust subcommittee… Read More
Oct 8, 2020, 7:49 AM ‘Future of last mile delivery’: Amazon reveals first custom electric delivery vehicle built with Rivian Amazon is lifting the hood on one of three custom-designed electric delivery vans it built in partnership with Rivian. The… Read More
Oct 7, 2020, 11:09 AM Amazon says internal investigation into WSJ report on third-party sales data finds no policy violations In a letter to the U.S. House Judiciary antitrust subcommittee, Amazon says its internal investigation into the details of a… Read More
Oct 7, 2020, 10:11 AM ‘Mysterious $60B woman’: Profile offers rare look at MacKenzie Scott’s distribution of Amazon wealth MacKenzie Scott hasn’t given any interviews about her split from Amazon founder Jeff Bezos or her philanthropic pursuits in the… Read More
Oct 5, 2020, 10:12 AM Ex-Amazon employee arrested after issuing fake refunds totaling more than $96K A former Amazon employee was charged with federal wire fraud and aggravated identity theft after issuing false refunds for products… Read More
Oct 5, 2020, 7:00 AM Amazon streams Thursday Night Football again with new X-Ray feature, audio feed, Twitch shows Amazon will kick off its fourth consecutive year of streaming Thursday Night Football games later this week as Tampa Bay… Read More
Oct 3, 2020, 8:55 AM GeekWire Podcast: Startup CEOs optimistic despite pandemic; Amazon moves into virtual travel Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week: The results are in from the first-ever GeekWire 200… Read More
Oct 1, 2020, 3:20 PM Amazon says 19,000 employees tested positive for COVID-19 as it reveals pandemic data for first time Amazon released figures on Thursday that for the first time detail the spread of the coronavirus among its employees. The… Read More
Oct 1, 2020, 6:15 AM Amazon donating an additional $2.7M to aid underserved Seattle-area students during pandemic Amazon is donating more than $2.5 million to bolster its commitment to students from underserved communities in the Seattle region… Read More
Sep 30, 2020, 7:54 AM Our first-hand experience with Amazon’s new palm reader, and what it says about the future of retail What if grabbing a drink from the store was as easy as getting one from your fridge? Amazon is approaching… Read More
Sep 29, 2020, 10:47 AM Investigation into Amazon warehouse safety finds higher rate of injuries at robotic facilities Amazon fulfillment centers with robots have experienced “significantly higher” rates of human injuries in the past four years than those… Read More
Sep 29, 2020, 6:00 AM Amazon jumps into virtual tourism, offering live one-on-one experiences around the world One morning last week, I went on a walking tour of Quebec City with an experienced local tour guide, from… Read More
Sep 29, 2020, 12:01 AM Pay with your palm? Amazon unveils biometric ID, touting convenience and testing customer trust Amazon has developed a new biometric ID system that works by scanning the palms of participating customers, planning to ultimately… Read More
Sep 28, 2020, 12:39 PM SEC charges former Amazon finance manager and her family in $1.4M insider trading case A former senior manager in Amazon’s tax department has been charged with insider trading by the Securities and Exchange Commission.… Read More
