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Jun 3, 2020, 2:31 PM

Amazon Air adding 12 more cargo aircraft to delivery fleet

Amazon is adding more airplanes to its growing Amazon Air fleet, announcing Wednesday that it is leasing 12 Boeing 767-300… Read More

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Jun 3, 2020, 12:28 PM

Amazon donates $10M to ACLU, Equal Justice Initiative, NAACP, other social justice organizations

Amazon will donate $10 million to “organizations that are working to bring about social justice and improve the lives of… Read More

Jun 2, 2020, 10:08 AM

Amazon will offer temporary backup childcare to 650K U.S. employees through October

Amazon will join other tech giants by offering a backup childcare benefit to employees, but only temporarily. The Seattle-based company… Read More

May 31, 2020, 10:36 AM

Amazon, Microsoft, other tech leaders sound off amid protests over death of George Floyd

Seattle tech giants Amazon and Microsoft issued statements this weekend in response to the outrage and protests over George Floyd’s… Read More

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May 30, 2020, 10:41 AM

Protesters shatter Amazon Go windows in Seattle as outrage over Minneapolis man’s death spreads across country

Demonstrators broke the windows of an Amazon Go store in downtown Seattle during a protest Friday evening over the death… Read More

May 30, 2020, 9:54 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Dueling visions of Amazon; HBO Max launches; Saving the Cinerama

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. Amazon and critics wage a PR war in the… Read More

May 28, 2020, 10:27 AM

Lights, camera, Amazon: Should the tech giant buy Seattle’s iconic Cinerama movie theater?

Seattleites love coming in out of the rain for a movie. Especially if there is chocolate popcorn. So when news… Read More

May 28, 2020, 8:12 AM

Amazon will offer permanent jobs to 70% of workers hired in response to the pandemic

Amazon is planning to offer permanent roles to 70% of the 175,000 temporary workers the company brought on to deal… Read More

May 27, 2020, 10:53 AM

Amazon and critics wage PR war in annual meeting with starkly opposing portraits of tech giant

Working at Amazon is either like “winning a golden ticket,” or dealing with a “vein of toxicity” that runs through… Read More

May 27, 2020, 8:52 AM

Amazon reportedly in advanced talks to acquire autonomous vehicle startup Zoox

Amazon is in advanced talks to buy the self-driving vehicle startup Zoox Inc., according to the Wall Street Journal. The… Read More

May 27, 2020, 7:53 AM

Made in Seattle, HBO Max streaming service launches without Amazon Fire TV support

Updated below with Amazon statement. The new HBO Max streaming service launches today, at $14.99/month. Developed at the company’s engineering… Read More

May 26, 2020, 10:23 PM

What to expect as Amazon’s annual shareholder meeting goes virtual for the first time

Amazon’s response to COVID-19 will be under a microscope Wednesday morning as the company holds its shareholder meeting virtually for… Read More

May 25, 2020, 10:03 AM

Amazon group that created Kindle and Echo is working on technology for COVID-19 testing

Amazon is enlisting its cutting-edge Lab126 hardware group, best known for creating its Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets and Echo smart… Read More

May 21, 2020, 8:19 AM

Amazon reportedly postponing Prime Day sales event to fall

Amazon plans to move its annual Prime Day sales event from summer to fall due to disruptions caused by the… Read More

May 21, 2020, 6:05 AM

Photos: Inside Amazon’s new 8-floor family homeless shelter attached to its Seattle HQ

Attached to one of Amazon’s downtown Seattle office buildings, in the heart of the tech giant’s headquarters campus, a new… Read More

May 21, 2020, 12:01 AM

Amazon launches first solar energy facility in China

Amazon announced its first solar energy facility in China on Thursday, one of five renewable energy projects the company is… Read More

May 20, 2020, 2:16 PM

Report: Overlap with internal Amazon initiatives is complicating its Haven health care joint venture

Duplication with Amazon’s own internal healthcare initiatives has emerged as one of multiple stumbling blocks for Haven, the health care… Read More

May 20, 2020, 10:11 AM

Amazon dives deeper into video games, launches first big-budget title Crucible

Amazon took a big step into the gaming industry Wednesday with the launch of Crucible, a free-to-play online shooter and… Read More

May 19, 2020, 11:34 AM

Proposed class-action suits in US and Canada claim Amazon abused ‘monopoly power’ to fix prices

A trio of proposed class-action lawsuits in the U.S. and Canada accuse Amazon of abusing its market dominance to fix… Read More

May 19, 2020, 8:10 AM

Amazon delivers 100M supplies to healthcare organizations and governments fighting COVID-19

Amazon has delivered more than 100 million pieces of personal protective gear and other supplies to healthcare organizations and governments… Read More

May 18, 2020, 10:08 AM

Jousting with Congress over Bezos testimony, Amazon says it will send ‘the appropriate’ executive

Anyone eager for Jeff Bezos’ moment in the Congressional hot seat, previously occupied by the likes of Bill Gates and… Read More

May 18, 2020, 8:58 AM

Microsoft and FedEx team up against Amazon with new tech and logistics partnership

Microsoft and FedEx will work together to develop new products and services under a multiyear technology and logistics partnership announced… Read More

May 16, 2020, 9:29 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Uber, Grubhub and Seattle; Amazon on 60 Minutes; Surface Earbuds first take

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. Word leaked out this week that Uber is considering… Read More

May 14, 2020, 4:40 PM

How Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant is changing its tone during the pandemic

Alexa, do I need a coronavirus test? That’s a query that almost certainly was not in the repertoire for Amazon’s… Read More

May 14, 2020, 4:28 PM

Sixth confirmed Amazon employee dies from COVID-19

An Amazon warehouse worker in New York died from COVID-19 last month, the company confirmed to CNBC on Thursday. He… Read More

May 14, 2020, 10:31 AM

Amazon wage and hazard pay increases for essential workers to expire in June

Amazon’s hourly wage increases and hazard pay will expire in June, a company executive confirmed to Recode this week. Amazon… Read More

May 14, 2020, 8:49 AM

Amazon is manufacturing hundreds of thousands of face shields to sell at cost

Amazon is manufacturing hundreds of thousands of face shields to sell to healthcare professionals battling COVID-19 and eventually offer to… Read More

May 13, 2020, 5:34 PM

Alexa, is this a scam? Amazon cracks down on tech support sites, alleging they tricked new users into paying to fix bogus bugs

Amazon is suing two companies for “widespread tech support fraud,” alleging that they tricked new users of Echo speakers and… Read More

May 13, 2020, 9:22 AM

Atul Gawande steps down as CEO of Amazon’s health care venture with Berkshire and JPMorgan

Dr. Atul Gawande is stepping down as CEO of Haven Healthcare, a joint venture between Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire… Read More

May 13, 2020, 6:00 AM

Amazon upgrades Fire HD 8 lineup, adds USB-C charging, aiming to rebound in tablet market

Amazon revamped its Fire HD 8 devices on Wednesday, promising faster performance and more storage, and upgrading the lineup to… Read More