Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 57 of 245

Feb 12, 2020, 12:56 PM

Whip it good! Amazon patents a launch system for snapping payloads into the air — or even into orbit

Never let it be said that Amazon Prime Air VP Gur Kimchi thinks small: His latest patent lays out a… Read More

Feb 12, 2020, 9:39 AM

Video: Amazon PR chief Jay Carney on deposing Trump, worker conditions and political flak

Amazon’s top spokesperson addressed a number of controversies surrounding the tech company in an interview Wednesday with CNBC. The Obama… Read More

Feb 10, 2020, 4:41 PM

Senators Sanders, Warren and others demand Amazon overhaul ‘profit-at-all costs culture’

More than a dozen high-profile U.S. Senators are urging Amazon to change its workplace culture and implement new safety measures… Read More

Feb 10, 2020, 2:51 PM

Can Amazon really depose Trump? Explaining the tech giant’s rare legal move in $10B cloud dispute

The relentless ambition that brought customers same-day delivery and a new category of home speakers apparently extends to Amazon’s legal… Read More

Feb 10, 2020, 8:49 AM

Amazon asks to depose Trump in lawsuit challenging Pentagon’s award of major cloud contract to Microsoft

Amazon is asking a federal judge for permission to depose President Donald Trump and Defense Department officials to prove bias… Read More

Feb 10, 2020, 8:17 AM

Amazon-owned Audible and major publishers settle lawsuit over audiobook translation feature

Amazon-owned Audible and a group of major book publishers settled a copyright lawsuit filed last year over a feature called… Read More

Feb 10, 2020, 5:34 AM

Amazon pulls out of Mobile World Congress tech event due to coronavirus, no word from Microsoft

Amazon is the latest tech giant to pull out of the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona later this… Read More

Feb 8, 2020, 7:40 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Amazon’s real HQ2; Iowa caucus tech fallout; augmented reality at the ballpark

Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. Amazon’s second headquarters may be closer to Seattle than… Read More

Feb 6, 2020, 2:54 PM

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ stock sales reach nearly $4B over past week, latest filings show

Update, Feb. 7: Bezos sold another 283,632 shares Friday, worth more than $579 million, according to new filings. This brings the… Read More

Feb 6, 2020, 10:52 AM

Yes, Virginia, there is an Amazon HQ2, but it’s actually 10 miles outside of Seattle

When Amazon coined the term “HQ2” and announced plans to open a second North American headquarters, the company promised it… Read More

Feb 6, 2020, 6:57 AM

Amazon to bring 15,000 employees to Bellevue as rapid expansion in Seattle-area city continues

Amazon said it plans to expand its headcount to more than 15,000 people in Bellevue, Wash., the growing city 10… Read More

Feb 5, 2020, 10:11 AM

Reading Amazon’s mind: Subtle changes in annual report hint at tech giant’s strategies and plans

Amazon’s 2019 was about as eventful as it gets. The tech giant plowed billions into an ambitious one-day shipping promise,… Read More

Feb 5, 2020, 6:00 AM

Amazon opens registration for re:MARS 2020, starring Jeff Bezos and Hollywood’s Jon Favreau

How do you follow up on Iron Man? The answer for Amazon’s second annual re:MARS conference is to bring the… Read More

Feb 4, 2020, 3:29 PM

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos sells more than $1.8B in stock, new regulatory filings show

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos sold more than $1.8 billion in stock in transactions starting on Friday, according to regulatory filings… Read More

Feb 4, 2020, 2:09 PM

Amazon and Microsoft back proposed business tax in breakthrough for fight against homelessness

The Seattle-area business community is throwing its weight behind a proposal to tax high-paying companies in the region to fund… Read More

Feb 3, 2020, 8:48 AM

Trump’s new executive order targets counterfeits on Amazon and other e-commerce sites

President Donald Trump issued an executive order Friday seeking to crack down on the import of counterfeit goods and contraband… Read More

Feb 3, 2020, 8:34 AM

Report: How blockbuster tax deals for Tesla and Boeing influenced Amazon’s HQ2 search

A report from Bloomberg reveals new details about Amazon’s thinking throughout the HQ2 search process and how its secretive approach… Read More

Feb 1, 2020, 8:07 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Amazon employees defy company; taxing tech; umbrellas as lightning rods

It was a big week on the Seattle and Pacific Northwest tech beat. Here’s what we’re talking about on this… Read More

Jan 31, 2020, 7:00 AM

Amazon reveals new details about its federal tax bill in shot across the bow at critics

Amazon disclosed new details about its U.S. taxes for 2019 in public financial documents and a blog post Friday morning,… Read More

Jan 30, 2020, 3:20 PM

Growing like crazy: Amazon now has a whopping 798,000 employees, up 23% from last year

Amazon’s appetite for hiring employees is showing no signs of slowing down. As part of its holiday quarter earnings report,… Read More

Jan 30, 2020, 2:58 PM

Amazon Web Services makes nearly 67% of Amazon’s operating profit in blockbuster quarter

Amazon Web Services posted net sales of nearly $10 billion and operating profit of $2.6 billion in the fourth quarter,… Read More

Jan 30, 2020, 1:16 PM

Amazon crosses $1 trillion again after crushing holiday quarter with $87.4B in revenue

Shares of Amazon rose 12 percent in after-hours trading after the company beat expectations for holiday quarter and revealed that… Read More

Jan 30, 2020, 1:15 PM

Amazon tops 150M paid Prime subscribers globally after record quarter for membership program

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos once said the company’s goal is to make it “irresponsible” for someone to choose not to… Read More

Jan 30, 2020, 9:39 AM

Amazon earnings: Record holiday quarter expected as investors watch impact of 1-day shipping

Amazon will report quarterly earnings Thursday afternoon. Analysts expect a record holiday quarter with $86.15 billion in revenue, up 19… Read More

Jan 29, 2020, 9:57 AM

What did people do before Alexa? Amazon has the answer in Super Bowl ad with Ellen DeGeneres

Plenty of people turn to Alexa for answers to random questions and assistance in launching everything from favorite songs to… Read More

Jan 28, 2020, 8:46 AM

Amazon and Google sued by reps of legendary songwriters over pirated music on their platforms

Amazon and Google failed to police their music marketplaces and allowed pirated recordings to proliferate, according to a series of… Read More

Jan 27, 2020, 3:00 PM

Take cover: Amazon’s big umbrellas renew a stormy old debate about Seattle culture

In a steady downpour around Amazon’s downtown Seattle headquarters buildings, the march of the umbrellas is like a well-choreographed dance.… Read More

Jan 27, 2020, 10:54 AM

MacKenzie Bezos, Amazon CEO’s ex-wife, sells $400M in stock after pledge to give away billions

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife, MacKenzie Bezos, has divested herself of about $400 million worth of the Amazon stock she… Read More

Jan 26, 2020, 2:45 PM

Hundreds of Amazon employees protest company PR policy by speaking out about climate change

Amazon employees are responding to threats of termination for their climate advocacy by intentionally violating the company’s corporate communications policy.… Read More

Jan 23, 2020, 10:47 AM

Decoding the Jeff Bezos phone hack: What the rest of us can learn from the forensic report

Jeff Bezos’ smartphone is back in the news. After days of second-hand reports that the Amazon founder and Washington Post… Read More