Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 62 of 245

Nov 6, 2019, 4:56 AM

Amazon doubles down on Boston as a robotics hub with new $40M facility

Amazon is expanding in Boston, with a new $40 million office that cements the region as the tech giant’s epicenter… Read More

Nov 5, 2019, 9:14 PM

Amazon’s $1.45M fails to upend Seattle City Council, but tech giant wins small victories

A heavily-funded campaign to elect a more business-friendly Seattle City Council saw some success in early election results released Tuesday… Read More

Nov 5, 2019, 3:37 PM

Amazon is reportedly testing step tracking on Echo Buds

Amazon’s Echo Buds are capable of tracking steps in some versions of the Alexa app, according to a report from… Read More

Nov 5, 2019, 9:55 AM

Is one-day shipping really more eco-friendly? Fact-checking Jeff Bezos as Amazon speeds up delivery

Despite high costs and logistical challenges, Amazon is speeding ahead with one-day shipping, a benefit increasingly available to millions of… Read More

Nov 4, 2019, 3:07 PM

Smiling Amazon boxes are singing again in new holiday ad — will high shipping costs dull the mood?

For the third year in a row, the Amazon boxes are singing to ring in the holiday shopping season. The… Read More

Nov 2, 2019, 1:23 PM

Amazon and JPMorgan to roll out new health insurance plans as part of Haven joint venture

Haven Healthcare, a joint venture between Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway, created its first offering in the form of… Read More

Nov 2, 2019, 7:46 AM

Seattle’s upcoming election is inundated with tech money — and it’s not just Amazon

The tech industry is taking an unprecedented interest in Seattle’s upcoming election, spending big and turning the national spotlight on… Read More

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at Build 2019. (GeekWire Photo / Kevin Lisota)

Nov 1, 2019, 11:44 AM

Satya Nadella: Staying out of politics, focusing on tech, helped Microsoft win Pentagon cloud contract

Microsoft’s surprise victory last week in a protracted competition to build the Pentagon’s war cloud has some critics asking whether… Read More

Nov 1, 2019, 5:29 AM

Amazon unveils Small Business Academy to help third-party sellers bolster e-commerce presence

Amazon today announced a new series of classes and programs to help small businesses make money selling goods online, at… Read More

Oct 31, 2019, 5:04 PM

Amazon confirms its Amazon Go team is ‘running internal tests’ at secretive retail store in Seattle

Amazon finally revealed that it is working on a grocery concept at a prime retail location in Seattle’s popular Capitol… Read More

Oct 31, 2019, 7:20 AM

Apple Prime? Tech giant takes big step toward subscriptions with new Apple Card-iPhone perk

Apple is inching closer to embracing a so-called “Apple Prime” subscription program that investors have speculated about for years, potentially… Read More

Oct 29, 2019, 8:50 AM

Judge limits role of former Amazon sales exec in AWS vs. Google Cloud non-compete lawsuit

A lawsuit against a former Amazon Web Services sales executive who joined rival Google Cloud earlier this year took an… Read More

Oct 29, 2019, 3:00 AM

Amazon makes grocery delivery free with Prime, ends $15/month fee under pressure from Walmart

Amazon plans to make grocery delivery a built-in benefit of Prime membership — no longer charging an extra $15 per… Read More

Oct 26, 2019, 4:20 PM

Microsoft: ‘We are proud that we are an integral partner’ of DoD after winning $10B JEDI contract

Microsoft finally issued a statement after the Department of Defense announced late Friday that it awarded a $10 billion cloud… Read More

Oct 26, 2019, 7:19 AM

AI Rising: How companies, police and the public are already grappling with artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence might sound like a futuristic concept, and it may be true that we’re years or decades away from… Read More

Oct 25, 2019, 4:31 PM

Amazon ‘surprised’ after Pentagon awards coveted $10 billion JEDI cloud contract to rival Microsoft

The Department of Defense announced Friday it is awarding the coveted $10 billion, 10-year contract to build the military’s war… Read More

Oct 25, 2019, 8:22 AM

Jeff Bezos no longer world’s richest person following Amazon’s stock stumble

Jeff Bezos lost his title as the world’s richest person Thursday after Amazon’s latest earnings report didn’t live up to… Read More

Oct 24, 2019, 4:44 PM

Amazon will spend nearly $1.5B in Q4 for one-day delivery initiative as shipping costs skyrocket

Amazon is spending massively to increase capacity for its new one-day delivery initiative — and it’s cutting into the company’s… Read More

Oct 24, 2019, 3:12 PM

Amazon tops 750,000 employees for the first time, adding nearly 100,000 people in three months

Amazon’s headcount around the globe now exceeds three quarters of a million people, a major hiring milestone for the second… Read More

Oct 24, 2019, 2:18 PM

Activists and politicians protest Amazon spending on Seattle elections: ‘The country is watching’

Amazon built its iconic “biospheres” as a gathering space for its 50,000 employees and an anchor to the Seattle neighborhood… Read More

Oct 24, 2019, 1:39 PM

Amazon Web Services approaches $9B in quarterly revenue, but growth slows again, missing analyst expectations

Amazon Web Services yet again powered the tech giant’s bottom line in Q3, but for the second quarter in a… Read More

Oct 24, 2019, 1:19 PM

Amazon shares fall 8% after missing profit expectations again; $70B in Q3 revenue up 24%

Update: See additional Amazon earnings coverage here: Amazon Web Services approaches $9B in quarterly revenue, but growth slows again, missing… Read More

Oct 24, 2019, 12:50 PM

Amazon Web Services and NASA team up to stream video from space via the cloud

Amazon Web Services and NASA have demonstrated how cloud-based video processing can distribute live streams from space, with a shout-out… Read More

Oct 24, 2019, 10:05 AM

Amazon earnings preview: Investors watching 1-day shipping costs, AWS, and regulatory scrutiny

Update: See all our Amazon earnings coverage here: Amazon shares fall 8% after missing profit expectations again; $70B in Q3… Read More

Oct 24, 2019, 8:26 AM

Senators Warren and Wyden ask FTC to investigate Amazon’s culpability in Capital One data breach

Two Democrats in the Senate are asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Amazon’s involvement in the Capital One data… Read More

Oct 24, 2019, 6:46 AM

Apple TV app finally arrives on Amazon Fire TV devices

For the first time ever, the Apple TV app is available for owners of Amazon Fire TV devices, a sign… Read More

Oct 23, 2019, 4:15 PM

Amazon buys another healthcare startup to boost primary care service for its employees

Amazon has snapped up small healthcare startup Health Navigator to help power its recently-launched primary care program for employees. The… Read More

Oct 23, 2019, 1:06 PM

F5 Networks and Amazon Web Services team up in cloud partnership of Seattle tech giants

F5 Networks and Amazon Web Services inked a multi-year cloud deal that will bring together the sales teams from the… Read More

Oct 23, 2019, 6:25 AM

Amazon expands Counter in-store package pickup service to thousands more retail locations

Amazon is expanding a program that turns physical retail stores into package pickup centers, a move that further grows the… Read More

Oct 22, 2019, 8:08 AM

Amazon sues e-commerce ‘coaches,’ alleging they taught underhanded tactics to sellers

Amazon is accusing two California men of swindling aspiring third-party sellers with promises of learning the secrets of making a… Read More