Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 63 of 244

Oct 14, 2019, 9:01 AM

Report: Amazon’s rapid expansion in Bellevue could reach 4.8M square feet and power ‘spectacular’ growth for Seattle suburb

Amazon spent most of the last decade gobbling up every available piece of real estate in Seattle, helping power a… Read More

Oct 10, 2019, 2:35 PM

Amazon exec Dave Limp expects Project Kuiper satellites to boost sales and cloud

Why is Amazon planning to put thousands of satellites in low Earth orbit? Part of the motivation is to expand… Read More

Oct 10, 2019, 2:07 PM

Amazon lays out positions on privacy, immigration, climate, and other issues on new policy page

Amazon laid out its positions on a wide range of issues in a new web page that surfaced Thursday, bringing… Read More

Oct 10, 2019, 11:46 AM

Q&A: Jay Carney on the Trump White House, Amazon antitrust scrutiny, and working for Bezos

Managing public relations for the most powerful country in the world, or one of the most powerful companies, is not… Read More

Oct 9, 2019, 3:06 PM

What Obama and Bezos have in common — from the man who’s called both ‘boss’

The list of similarities between Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and President Barack Obama is not long. But the two leaders… Read More

Oct 9, 2019, 2:44 PM

Amazon considered stricter privacy settings after criticism over handling of voice recordings

After it faced public backlash against the practice of using people to review voice recordings from Alexa devices, Amazon gave… Read More

Oct 9, 2019, 12:55 PM

Amazon-owned Twitch ‘shocked and saddened’ after synagogue shooting streams on its platform

A shooting at a synagogue in Germany that resulted in the deaths of two people was live-streamed on Amazon’s Twitch,… Read More

Oct 9, 2019, 7:02 AM

Amazon’s advertising arm is getting so big it held a major conference for brands

Amazon’s advertising division is quickly becoming an important pillar of the company, and another sign of its growth came last… Read More

Oct 8, 2019, 4:11 PM

LIVE: FTC Commissioner Rohit Chopra at the GeekWire Summit

In the year and change that Rohit Chopra has served on the Federal Trade Commission, he’s quickly emerged as one… Read More

Oct 7, 2019, 6:00 AM

Amazon unveils new Kindle e-reader for kids and refreshes Fire HD 10 tablet

Amazon today unveiled a new version of its Kindle e-reader designed specifically for kids and an updated version of the… Read More

Oct 1, 2019, 10:11 PM

Amazon’s Project Kuiper and OneWeb raise the curtain higher on their satellite plans

Filings with the Federal Communications Commission are providing fresh details about the plans being laid by Amazon and OneWeb to… Read More

Oct 1, 2019, 10:44 AM

Your move, Amazon: UPS Flight Forward wins FAA approval as drone delivery airline

UPS says its drone delivery subsidiary, UPS Flight Forward, has received certification from the Federal Aviation Administration to operate as… Read More

Oct 1, 2019, 7:37 AM

Amazon reportedly leases more than a dozen sites in Los Angeles for rapid grocery expansion

Amazon’s grocery push is kicking into high gear, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. WSJ reports… Read More

Oct 1, 2019, 6:00 AM

Amazon unveils new ‘IP Accelerator’ to battle fraud on its platform, help sellers trademark products

Amazon’s quest to stamp out fraud on its online retail platform is getting a jolt as the tech giant today… Read More

Sep 30, 2019, 12:45 PM

Amazon launches AWS IQ, a marketplace of third-party cloud experts for on-demand projects

Amazon.com opened up its online retail marketplace to third-party sellers early on, shaking up the e-commerce industry and extending the… Read More

Sep 30, 2019, 12:44 PM

Report: Amazon Go cashierless store technology could be coming to airports and movie theaters

As it slowly rolls out new Amazon Go locations in Seattle and other cities, Amazon is reportedly eyeing other ways… Read More

Sep 30, 2019, 7:39 AM

Washington Post Web Services? Publishing tech play an example of Bezos’ influence on the newspaper

Jeff Bezos’ day-to-day influence as the owner of the Washington Post has been a subject of much speculation, but a… Read More

Sep 28, 2019, 10:32 AM

Amazon expands Alexa’s horizons while attempting to alleviate consumer privacy concerns

Amazon announced a long list of new Echo and Alexa products and initiatives this week — from smart glasses to… Read More

Sep 26, 2019, 10:41 AM

Why Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos sees new opportunity in the yard, on the sidewalk, and beyond

Alexa is finally moving out of the house. That was the underlying theme of Amazon’s annual hardware and services unveiling… Read More

Sep 26, 2019, 10:04 AM

Tech industry continues push to shape federal facial recognition laws

Tech companies developing facial recognition software want to write the rules that will govern the controversial technology. A coalition of… Read More

Sep 26, 2019, 5:48 AM

Alexa will sync podcasts with smartphone apps, letting listeners pick up where they left off

Updated below with additional information. Almost lost amid the flurry of announcements from Amazon’s devices and services team Wednesday was… Read More

Sep 25, 2019, 6:12 PM

Bezos: Facial recognition ‘a perfect example’ of the need for regulation, and Amazon is working on it

Jeff Bezos made a surprise appearance at an Amazon press reception Wednesday evening to introduce singer-songwriter Charlie Puth to the… Read More

Sep 25, 2019, 3:24 PM

We swear, using Samuel L. Jackson to voice Alexa is Amazon’s best new idea

It’s been 30 years since Samuel L. Jackson gave the weather report as a DJ in Spike Lee’s “Do the… Read More

Sep 25, 2019, 11:48 AM

Amazon unveils new Alexa-powered Echo Buds, undercuts Apple’s AirPods with $129.99 price tag

Amazon is taking on Apple with its own wireless earbuds called the Echo Buds, powered by Alexa voice technology and… Read More

Sep 25, 2019, 11:23 AM

Amazon and Discovery cook up ‘Food Network Kitchen,’ a streaming service aimed at home chefs

Discovery and Amazon think they have the right ingredients to get food lovers to subscribe to yet another streaming service.… Read More

Sep 25, 2019, 9:48 AM

Everything Amazon announced at its devices event — Echo Buds, Echo Frames, Echo Studio, and more

Editor’s note: Read on for our real-time updates from Amazon’s event. The company published its own rundown of the products announced… Read More

Sep 25, 2019, 6:30 AM

Amazon acquires INLT to help sellers import goods to the U.S.

Amazon has acquired INLT, a startup that helps merchants deal with cross-border shipping. As first reported by Reuters, the deal… Read More

Sep 25, 2019, 6:00 AM

Q&A: Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer get ready for second season calling Amazon’s NFL games

There was limited time to interview Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer last week, so I made sure to ask the… Read More

Sep 25, 2019, 6:00 AM

NFL fans can access live Next Gen Stats for first time via Amazon’s Thursday Night Football stream

https://youtu.be/r1cnSpbPrnI Amazon is geeking out its Thursday Night Football streams this season by giving viewers access to advanced statistics during… Read More

Sep 24, 2019, 3:21 PM

Amazon launches on-demand healthcare clinic for Seattle-area employees

Healthcare is getting the Amazon treatment. The tech giant today launched Amazon Care, a primary care service for its employees… Read More