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
Jan 9, 2020, 11:17 AM Amazon confirms Ring fired employees for attempting to access customer video data Amazon confirmed Thursday that its subsidiary Ring fired employees for attempting to access customer video data beyond the scope of… Read More
Jan 9, 2020, 9:20 AM In just 3 years, Amazon has amassed nearly 3M square feet of real estate in this Seattle-area city Amazon opened its first office in Bellevue, Wash., a little more than two years ago. A dizzying expansion followed, multiplying… Read More
Jan 9, 2020, 9:00 AM Game streaming report: ‘Just Chatting’ category takes over Twitch; Facebook Gaming sees growth The quickly-growing audience for streaming sites has continued to embrace the “Just Chatting” category, which overtook more games-oriented programming on… Read More
Jan 8, 2020, 2:00 PM Amazon devices chief on Sonos accusations: ‘We have tried to be a great partner to them’ Amazon’s head of devices is maintaining an amicable tone toward Sonos despite accusations of stolen technology and bullying from the… Read More
Jan 8, 2020, 11:21 AM Bernie Sanders enlists Amazon employee activists in climate change campaign Sen. Bernie Sanders and employee activists have been thorns in Amazon’s side over the past year as they repeatedly call… Read More
Jan 8, 2020, 10:21 AM Ring CEO Jamie Siminoff on ‘productizing’ privacy and staying the course amid controversy Jamie Siminoff won’t be deterred. The Ring CEO told GeekWire as much at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas… Read More
Jan 8, 2020, 9:55 AM Inside Amazon’s CES media event: Shaq shows up, touts Ring, makes drinks with celeb chef Guy Fieri LAS VEGAS — The celebs were out in full force at Amazon’s happy hour media event at CES on Tuesday.… Read More
Jan 7, 2020, 6:10 PM Sonos vs. Google: Amazon won patent for ‘distributed speaker synchronization’ four years ago Is this why Sonos decided to sue Google rather than going after Amazon? Our search of U.S. patent records this… Read More
Jan 7, 2020, 9:51 AM Ring customers with cameras breached by hackers sue Amazon in proposed class action lawsuit An 8-year-old in Mississippi, a Georgia woman lying in bed, a Michigan family watching TV, and dozens of other Ring… Read More
Jan 6, 2020, 12:33 PM Why Amazon got smacked by Ricky Gervais’ Golden Globes jab at Apple over labor practices With Apple CEO Tim Cook in the audience and a recent report on labor violations in the news, it’s no… Read More
Jan 6, 2020, 6:16 AM ‘Alexa, pay for gas’: Amazon unveils voice control feature to buy fuel at Mobil and Exxon stations Later this year, drivers will be able to pay for gas at more than 11,500 Exxon and Mobil stations across… Read More
Jan 6, 2020, 6:00 AM Amazon’s Ring to let customers opt out of receiving police video requests Ring, the Amazon-owned home security and video doorbell company, will update its app to let customers opt out of receiving… Read More
Jan 6, 2020, 6:00 AM Fire TV passes 40M users as Amazon expands its streaming media device to cars Amazon’s push to control the television-viewing experience is expanding beyond the living room and into cars. Amazon is partnering with… Read More
