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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

Jan 23, 2020, 9:28 AM

Amazon asks judge to block Microsoft from working on JEDI cloud contract while court considers bias question

Amazon’s crusade to overturn the Department of Defense’s award of a lucrative cloud contract to rival Microsoft inched forward this… Read More

Jan 22, 2020, 2:41 PM

Senator probes Jeff Bezos on alleged hack by Saudi crown prince

A U.S. Senator is asking Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos for more information about an alleged hack, citing a “growing trend”… Read More

Jan 21, 2020, 2:26 PM

Jeff Bezos’ phone reportedly hacked in 2018 by Saudi crown prince via WhatsApp

The Guardian published an extraordinary report Tuesday that details how Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman personally hacked the phone… Read More

Jan 21, 2020, 10:59 AM

Amazon wins patent for robots that drop off bunches of items on delivery routes

Amazon is already testing robots that deliver packages, but a newly issued patent covers a far more ambitious scheme, involving… Read More

Jan 21, 2020, 6:21 AM

Lawsuit claims Amazon and freight partner worked truck driver ‘into the ground,’ causing him to crash

A truck driver sued Amazon and one of its freight partners, alleging the companies “worked (him) into the ground,” for… Read More

Jan 20, 2020, 5:45 AM

Here’s how Amazon’s rumored pay-by-hand tech could work

A new report sheds light on Amazon’s thinking about the rumored plan to let customers pay for purchases by scanning… Read More

Jan 19, 2020, 8:54 PM

Jeff Bezos’ India trip features an electric delivery rickshaw — along with protests and controversy

Jeff Bezos is having quite a trip in India — but not everyone is pleased with his first visit in… Read More

Jan 18, 2020, 10:18 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Apple acquires Xnor.ai; Microsoft’s bold climate plan; Seattle startup trivia

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Apple doubled down on artificial intelligence and boosted its presence in Seattle with the… Read More

Jan 17, 2020, 2:30 PM

Amazon Web Services enlists AI to help NASA get ahead of solar superstorms

If the sun throws out a radiation blast of satellite-killing proportions someday, Amazon Web Services may well play a role… Read More

Jan 16, 2020, 5:17 AM

Amazon to open new ‘themed’ pop-up store at Seattle HQ in latest physical retail expansion

Amazon is opening another retail store at its Seattle headquarters, an expansion of a new concept that has flown under… Read More

Jan 14, 2020, 12:37 PM

Amazon removes FedEx Ground ban for third-party sellers

CNBC reported that Amazon is lifting the FedEx Ground and Home ban it placed on third-party sellers last month, just… Read More

Jan 14, 2020, 10:24 AM

Microsoft and Amazon rise in patent rankings; Ford lands in top 10; Samsung and IBM take top spots

Two new rankings show Microsoft rising up the list of companies that won U.S. patents in 2019, based on the… Read More

Jan 14, 2020, 6:35 AM

Amazon seeks to block Microsoft from working on JEDI contract as legal battle continues

Amazon’s legal quest to overturn the decision to award the coveted JEDI cloud contract to rival Microsoft could be a… Read More

Jan 13, 2020, 7:09 AM

Amazon fires employees for leaking customer data days after disclosing Ring dismissals

For the second time in a week, Amazon disclosed employee firings for improper access to customer data. TechCrunch obtained an… Read More

Jan 11, 2020, 9:54 AM

A glimpse of the future at CES: Celebs, parallel reality, and next-gen toilets at the big tech show

CES is becoming less of a place where companies unveil game-changing products, and more where they show attention-grabbing ideas. That’s… Read More

Jan 10, 2020, 10:16 AM

Emboldened by election day victory, new Seattle City Council launches next challenge to Amazon

Just two weeks into 2020, the new Seattle City Council is already making good on its promise to take on… Read More

Jan 10, 2020, 9:52 AM

Amazon signals big ambitions for automobiles with expanded presence at CES

LAS VEGAS — Amazon’s consumer electronics ambitions have grown over the years at CES, the giant consumer technology show in… Read More