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
Oct 21, 2019, 4:56 PM Tech Moves: Google names ex-Cortana chief to lead G Suite; Twitch hires ex-Zynga exec as CMO — Amazon-owned Twitch hired Doug Scott as chief marketing officer of the live streaming platform, based out of San Francisco.… Read More
Oct 21, 2019, 9:29 AM Bernie Sanders slams Amazon over hometown political spending as Seattle elections become a national issue Sen. Bernie Sanders became the latest federal lawmaker to zero in on local Seattle elections Monday morning, slamming Amazon’s hometown… Read More
Oct 19, 2019, 2:48 PM Warren denounces Amazon for ‘trying to tilt the Seattle City Council elections’ with $1.45M It’s unusual for an east coast senator and presidential candidate to wade into local politics in a city on the… Read More
Oct 19, 2019, 7:23 AM Will Amazon’s $1.45M bid to shake up Seattle politics backfire, or work exactly as planned? Amazon took a million-dollar gamble this week, betting a last-minute cash infusion will help elect a new Seattle City Council… Read More
Oct 17, 2019, 10:42 AM Seattle officials and activists protest at Amazon HQ over $1.45M effort to ‘buy our City Council’ On a rainy Seattle Thursday, a group of politicians and activists huddled under a bright orange canopy that matched the… Read More
Oct 16, 2019, 11:56 AM Univ. of Washington researchers make futuristic baby monitors from smart speakers Alexa could soon be the ultimate baby monitor. Researchers at the University of Washington created a speaker system that is… Read More
Oct 16, 2019, 9:30 AM Amazon Alexa Accelerator Demo Night: Read about the 8 startups that pitched voice-related tech Amazon’s voice technology has made some big leaps over the past two years — and so have the startups participating… Read More
Oct 16, 2019, 7:30 AM Watch out, Coachella? Amazon gets into music festival business, releases lineup for ‘Intersect’ An impressive lineup of musicians will be assembling in the desert in December for a two-day festival, but it’s not… Read More
Oct 16, 2019, 4:55 AM Amazon’s Alexa can now pay utility, phone and cable bills in India For the first time, Amazon is combining its digital payments platform with Alexa to let users in India pay their… Read More
Oct 15, 2019, 8:15 PM Democrats slam consolidation and power in Big Tech during presidential debate Democrats running for president in 2020 spent nearly 15 minutes debating Big Tech during the latest debate Thursday, the most… Read More
Oct 15, 2019, 6:08 PM Amazon claims apparel industry group is undermining its fight against counterfeit products Amazon responded Tuesday to the American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) with claims of its own after the industry trade… Read More
Oct 15, 2019, 4:26 PM Benioff: Amazon’s Seattle tax fight stoked tech industry opposition to S.F. homeless initiative Marc Benioff’s new book, “Trailblazer,” is the story of the Salesforce co-founder and co-CEO’s emergence as an accidental activist on… Read More
Oct 15, 2019, 10:23 AM Amazon gives $1M to group seeking to upend Seattle City Council in upcoming election Amazon is dramatically increasing its financial commitment to reshape politics in its hometown, in a move that signals a big… Read More
Oct 15, 2019, 9:41 AM Amazon gaining on Google in search advertising market share Google is still king of search ad revenue but Amazon is coming for the throne. That’s according to a new… Read More
Oct 15, 2019, 8:15 AM It’s true: Amazon has been profitable for nearly two years, even without AWS cloud windfall Amazon has compiled a run of record profits over the last few years. There’s a perception that the highly profitable,… Read More
Oct 14, 2019, 4:14 PM Bernie Sanders calls out Amazon’s hometown tax battle in plan to overhaul corporate America Sen. Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign unveiled an ambitious plan to reform corporate America on Monday. The proposal holds one company… Read More
Oct 14, 2019, 9:35 AM Amazon makes second $1M gift to Wikimedia Endowment, to help power online encyclopedia Amazon has doubled up on its commitment to Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, as a new $1 million gift from the… Read More
