Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 47 of 244

Sep 17, 2020, 4:09 PM

Testing Amazon Kitchen: Here’s our hot take on the tech giant’s first hot food bar at Amazon Go Grocery

Amazon does deliveries, cloud computing, voice technology, and e-readers pretty damn well. The company’s hot food game, though, could use… Read More

Sep 17, 2020, 11:36 AM

Amazon defends partnerships with oil industry as Washington governor seeks to rein it in

Amazon’s sustainability chief defended the company’s partnerships with fossil fuel companies Thursday during an Axios virtual event with Washington Gov.… Read More

Sep 17, 2020, 8:38 AM

Amazon reveals first 5 companies to receive investments from its $2B Climate Pledge Fund

Amazon on Thursday announced the first five companies selected to receive investments from its Climate Pledge Fund, a $2 billion… Read More

Sep 15, 2020, 8:32 AM

Amazon launches ‘Luxury Stores’ to bring high-end fashion brands to Prime shoppers on mobile

Maybe it’s time to get out of the quarantine sweatpants. Amazon has launched its Luxury Stores shopping experience, bringing high-end… Read More

Sep 14, 2020, 8:44 AM

Amazon to hire 100,000 new operations workers in latest spree fueled by pandemic demand

Amazon plans to hire an additional 100,000 full- and part-time workers across its operations network in the U.S. and Canada… Read More

Sep 10, 2020, 10:23 AM

Esports star ‘Ninja’ is back on Amazon’s Twitch months after Microsoft’s Mixer shut down

Twitch’s biggest streaming star is back. Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, the professional gamer who jumped from the Amazon-owned platform last year… Read More

Sep 9, 2020, 1:54 PM

Amazon adds former NSA and U.S. Cyber Command leader Keith Alexander as board director

Amazon today elected Keith Alexander, a retired four-star general of the U.S. Army, as it newest board director. Alexander was… Read More

Sep 9, 2020, 10:45 AM

Amazon Halo team hints at larger ambitions, with ‘full roadmap’ of health devices and experiences

Amazon’s new Halo tracker and service are just the start of a “full roadmap of new and innovative devices and… Read More

Sep 9, 2020, 8:52 AM

Here are the six new stats Amazon will help the NFL track during the upcoming football season

Fans might not be able to engage in football by attending NFL games in person at the start of the… Read More

Sep 9, 2020, 12:01 AM

Amazon opens new Go Grocery store in Microsoft’s neighborhood, as their retail tech rivalry grows

Amazon is opening its second Amazon Go Grocery store Wednesday, this one in Redmond, Wash., bringing its larger cashierless store… Read More

Sep 8, 2020, 10:46 AM

Seattle startup’s ‘TalkSocket’ combines Alexa and PopSockets, launches on Kickstarter for $49

A Seattle startup is partnering with PopSockets to turn the popular smartphone grip into a miniature Amazon Alexa device. Known… Read More

Sep 5, 2020, 8:57 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Breaking the IPO glass ceiling; Who succeeds Bezos?; TikTok’s ticking clock

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week. When Athira Pharma filed with the Nasdaq for a… Read More

Sep 4, 2020, 12:25 PM

Amazon tears into Trump after Pentagon reaffirms Microsoft as winner of $10B JEDI cloud contract

[Updated at 3 p.m. Pacific on Friday, Sept. 4.] Amazon issued a searing response Friday to the Department of Defense’s… Read More

Sep 4, 2020, 9:30 AM

Amazon has avoided unions for 25 years — here’s why labor leaders think that could soon change

Amazon landed in hot water this week when job posts revealed apparent details about the company’s strategies for identifying potential… Read More

Sep 4, 2020, 7:43 AM

The real HQ2: Amazon adding 10k more jobs in Bellevue, growing further beyond downtown Seattle

The city of Bellevue, Wash., is looking more and more like Amazon’s actual second headquarters location. The tech giant announced… Read More

Sep 3, 2020, 9:03 AM

Amazon launches ‘Alexa for Residential’ to help property managers add voice to smart apartments

Amazon is launching a new service for property managers called “Alexa for Residential” that makes it easier to deploy and… Read More

Sep 1, 2020, 11:02 AM

Amazon Music now links with Twitch to show artists’ live streaming performances

Musicians relying on digital streaming to connect with fans during the pandemic have another option to do so thanks to… Read More

Sep 1, 2020, 10:59 AM

Walmart unveils Walmart+, its Amazon Prime competitor that costs $98/year and will launch Sept. 15

Walmart on Tuesday officially unveiled Walmart+, its new $98/year membership program that competes with Amazon’s $119/year Prime membership. Walmart+ will… Read More

Aug 31, 2020, 1:02 PM

Tech Moves: Former Amazon VP Brad Porter joins Scale AI as CTO; Seattle startup Ally.io adds execs; and more

— Brad Porter, the longtime Amazon robotics leader, has surfaced as the first chief technology officer of Scale AI, a… Read More

Aug 31, 2020, 7:45 AM

Amazon’s drone delivery ambitions hit key milestone with new FAA approval

The Federal Aviation Administration this weekend approved Amazon’s Prime Air arm as an official “air carrier,” marking a key milestone… Read More

Aug 29, 2020, 9:25 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Amazon’s ambitious new health band; 4-day work week; Ex-Expedia CEO’s new gig

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week. Amazon surprised everyone by unveiling a new health band,… Read More

Aug 28, 2020, 10:56 AM

Judge issues preliminary injunction for Amazon and top authors in lawsuit against ‘pirate’ book site

A judge ordered an e-book publishing site to halt its alleged counterfeit scheme as part of a court case involving… Read More

Aug 28, 2020, 7:44 AM

Who will (eventually) replace Jeff Bezos? Amazon succession mystery deepens with key exec’s exit

Jeff Wilke, the flannel-wearing CEO of Amazon’s vast consumer business, has been described as a natural business leader and the… Read More

Aug 28, 2020, 7:40 AM

Amazon buys 1,800 electric vehicles from Mercedes-Benz for delivery fleet in Europe

Mercedes-Benz inked its largest order of electric vehicles to date, selling more than 1,800 vans to Amazon for the company’s… Read More

Aug 27, 2020, 10:40 AM

Portland’s Powell’s Books says it ‘must take a stand’ and will stop selling books through Amazon

Powell’s Books, the venerable independent bookstore in Portland, has had enough with Amazon and will no longer sell books through… Read More

Aug 27, 2020, 8:13 AM

Amazon opens first Fresh grocery store, debuts high-tech shopping cart in retail expansion

Amazon is ready to open the doors to its latest physical retail experiment as it debuts the company’s first Amazon… Read More

Aug 27, 2020, 7:01 AM

Amazon’s new $100 ‘Halo’ health band measures body fat, voice tone, sleep quality, and activity

Amazon will test the limits of human interest in health and wellness with a new $100 health band called “Halo”… Read More

Aug 26, 2020, 3:44 PM

The $200 billion man: Jeff Bezos crosses into new territory as Amazon’s stock surge fuels riches

Jeff Bezos crossed into new billionaire territory on Wednesday with another surge in Amazon stock that pushed the CEO’s net… Read More

Aug 24, 2020, 9:45 AM

California could soon make Amazon, other online marketplaces liable for defective products

In the fall of 2016, Angela Bolger ordered a replacement battery for her HP laptop for $12.30 through Amazon Prime.… Read More

Aug 24, 2020, 9:30 AM

Live music, big deals, and the rise of ‘Just Chatting’: Pandemic takes Twitch further beyond gaming

Canceled vacations and closed-down cities have fueled an uneven but dramatic rise in the overall audience for live-streaming platforms. Many… Read More