Jul 7, 2020, 10:07 AM Amazon Prime Video rolling out individual profiles to allow users to personalize what they stream Amazon Prime Video is embracing personalization, allowing users to create and manage multiple profiles within accounts, the company announced Tuesday.… Read More
Jul 7, 2020, 10:04 AM Walmart to launch a $98/year Amazon Prime competitor for grocery delivery and other perks The battle between Walmart and Amazon is ramping up this month as Walmart prepares to launch a new membership service… Read More
Jul 6, 2020, 5:10 PM Seattle passes big business tax on salaries of top earners after years of false starts Seattle’s years-long effort to tax the wealth generated by tech and other lucrative industries crossed a new milestone Monday. The… Read More
Jul 6, 2020, 9:51 AM Amazon stock hits $3,000 for the first time as investors continue betting on Seattle tech giant Amazon stock just keeps on climbing. The Seattle company saw shares rise above $3,000 for the first time ever Monday… Read More
Jul 6, 2020, 9:47 AM Uber vs. Amazon and Instacart: $2.65B Postmates deal shows appetite for broader delivery market With its $2.65 billion deal to buy Postmates, announced Monday morning, Uber is making it clear that it’s hungry for… Read More
Jul 3, 2020, 10:10 AM Amazon Go Grocery stores slated for Seattle area and Washington D.C., expanding retail footprint Amazon is planning to open cashier-less “Go” grocery stores in Redmond, Wash., and Washington D.C., as part of a broader… Read More
Jul 2, 2020, 3:32 PM Amazon reportedly postponing Prime Day until October Amazon is once again postponing Prime Day, the company’s annual sales event, due to the coronavirus. Amazon informed sellers of… Read More
Jul 2, 2020, 10:36 AM Jeff Bezos is richer than ever, topping $171B and illustrating wealth gap as Amazon’s stock soars Amazon’s soaring share price has pushed CEO Jeff Bezos’ net worth to more than $171 billion, a new record that… Read More
Jul 1, 2020, 9:00 AM With Microsoft Mixer set to close, Amazon’s Twitch sets record with more than 5B hours watched in Q2 Twitch, the goliath of game streaming, is getting even more gigantic. Amazon’s streaming service registered more than 5 billion total… Read More
Jun 30, 2020, 3:07 PM After lackluster launch, Amazon pulls ‘Crucible’ back into closed beta weeks after game’s release Little more than a month after a much-hyped entry into big-budget video games, Amazon is pulling back “Crucible,” its new… Read More
Jun 30, 2020, 8:55 AM Amazon Web Services is creating its very own space force for cloud computing Amazon Web Services today unveiled a new business unit devoted to developing data infrastructure and cloud services for the aerospace… Read More
Jun 29, 2020, 10:53 AM Amazon will pay $500M in bonuses to workers powering the company through the pandemic Amazon will pay $500 million in bonuses to frontline workers and delivery partners confronting risks and high demand during the… Read More
Jun 27, 2020, 11:28 AM Mixer co-founder on Microsoft pulling the plug, Twitch’s market power, and his startup journey Matt Salsamendi was barely old enough to drive when he and James Boehm founded a game-streaming startup called Beam Interactive,… Read More
Jun 27, 2020, 8:23 AM GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft’s retail bombshell; Amazon’s robotaxi deal; and Trump vs. tech, again Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week. Microsoft shocked the tech world Friday morning by announcing… Read More
Jun 26, 2020, 12:22 PM GeekWire Daily: Zoox deal pits Amazon against Uber and Lyft in robotaxi race Greetings, GeekWire readers! The last 24 hours have been among the newsiest in recent memory on the Seattle tech beat, including a… Read More
Jun 26, 2020, 10:14 AM Greenpeace slams Amazon’s Climate Pledge Arena as a ‘meaningless and costly PR stunt’ A certain Muppet once told us it’s not easy being green. It’s not easy to get the approval of Greenpeace… Read More
Jun 25, 2020, 10:28 PM Confirmed: Amazon’s acquisition of robotaxi startup Zoox adds self-driving cars to its robotic fleet Update: Amazon on Friday morning confirmed its agreement to acquire Zoox, which will continue operating as a standalone business. Its blog… Read More
Jun 25, 2020, 4:30 PM Two Washington state students among 100 winners of ‘Amazon Future Engineer’ $40,000 scholarships Two Washington state students are among 100 winners of Amazon Future Engineer college scholarships, the company announced this week. This… Read More
Jun 25, 2020, 11:13 AM Amazon buys naming rights to KeyArena in Seattle, will call it Climate Pledge Arena as part of sustainability initiative Amazon just took its climate change initiative to another level. The Seattle tech giant announced Thursday that it bought the… Read More
Jun 25, 2020, 9:04 AM Amazon Alexa leader: COVID-19 has sparked ‘a huge increase in the use of voice in the home’ The COVID-19 crisis is speeding up the adoption of various technologies as people work remotely and spend more time at… Read More
Jun 24, 2020, 3:53 PM AWS ‘Honeycode’ makes Amazon a player in booming no-code software movement A new Amazon service called Honeycode promises to let non-developers quickly create interactive web and mobile apps without knowing how… Read More
Jun 24, 2020, 3:08 PM Amazon workers renew call for transparency as public health officials disclose new COVID cases Pressure is building on Amazon to release data on the prevalence of COVID-19 among its employees as new cases come… Read More
Jun 24, 2020, 12:01 AM Amazon forms ‘Counterfeit Crimes Unit,’ under pressure to escalate fight against fake products Amazon has formed an internal “Counterfeit Crimes Unit” to bolster its fight against knock-off products on Amazon.com, as the company… Read More
Jun 23, 2020, 2:22 PM Amazon’s carbon footprint grew 15% in 2019, highlighting the challenge of net zero emissions Amazon has pledged to make its retail and cloud-computing operations “net carbon zero” by 2040, but its newly released 2019… Read More
Jun 23, 2020, 6:30 AM Amazon unveils $2 billion fund to invest in startups building sustainable technology Amazon on Tuesday launched The Climate Pledge Fund, a new venture capital investment program that will funnel an initial $2… Read More
Jun 22, 2020, 3:46 PM Amazon slams Trump’s new visa ban as ‘short-sighted’ risk to American competitiveness President Donald Trump’s signature on an executive order further restricting immigration to the U.S. hardly had time to dry before… Read More
Jun 20, 2020, 10:10 AM Whole Foods workers protest after grocer prohibits employee-worn Black Lives Matter masks Whole Foods workers in Seattle protested outside of the grocer’s Westlake location on Friday after being told they could not… Read More
Jun 20, 2020, 10:10 AM GeekWire Podcast: The case against Apple’s App Store; IPOs go crazy; quest for a better email inbox Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week. Not everyone loves Apple’s App Store, it seems. This… Read More
Jun 19, 2020, 11:48 AM Amazon takes heat for chicken and waffles Juneteenth celebration at Chicago warehouse Amazon warehouse workers in Chicago expressed outrage at a flyer advertising a chicken and waffles event to commemorate Juneteenth, a… Read More
Jun 18, 2020, 10:51 AM Amazon joins Valentino in Rockstud counterfeit case, putting the legal shoe on the other foot Amazon, which has been sued in the past over knock-off goods sold on its third-party marketplace, is joining Valentino to… Read More
