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Aug 8, 2019, 9:08 AM

Amazon seeks to root out any ties to 8chan, as tech firms grapple with implications of extremist sites

Amazon’s cloud powers vast swaths of the internet, so perhaps it was only a matter of time until the debate… Read More

Aug 7, 2019, 11:45 AM

Amazon’s Treasure Truck wheels and deals into four more U.S. cities three years after Seattle launch

Amazon’s Treasure Truck keeps on truckin’. Two years after expanding on its quirky, Seattle-only deals-on-wheels idea, Amazon announced Wednesday that… Read More

Aug 7, 2019, 10:59 AM

Amazon wins patent for spoilage-sniffing refrigerator … but don’t hold your breath

Years after making its application, Amazon has won a patent for a refrigerator that uses cameras and chemical sensors to… Read More

Aug 7, 2019, 10:03 AM

Rollin’ down the street … After test ride near Seattle, Amazon delivery robot Scout adds California to mix

Here in the Pacific Northwest, we’re proud in a grumpy sort of way about our aversion to California imports, mainly… Read More

Aug 7, 2019, 9:24 AM

Amazon introduces Alexa speed controls, letting users determine how quickly voice assistant talks

If only we could do this with certain people in our lives! Alexa will speak up to two times slower… Read More

Aug 7, 2019, 8:15 AM

FedEx cutting shipping ties with Amazon as delivery competition escalates

FedEx said it is ending a ground shipping deal with Amazon, the shipping giant’s latest move to distance itself from… Read More

Aug 6, 2019, 2:15 PM

Amazon lays out a technology to guide delivery agents with augmented reality

Efficient package delivery is one of the keystones of Amazon’s retailing business, and a newly issued patent opens up a… Read More

Aug 6, 2019, 9:38 AM

Senator Wyden wants answers from Amazon on Capital One hack

A U.S. senator from Oregon wants Amazon to explain the role it played in a hack that exposed sensitive data… Read More

Aug 5, 2019, 4:58 PM

Amazon seeks FCC’s go-ahead to test mobile broadband devices in Silicon Valley

Amazon is seeking the Federal Communications Commission’s approval for a six-month test of mobile radio devices and networking software –… Read More

Aug 2, 2019, 8:33 PM

Earmuffs, Alexa! Amazon to let users opt out of human review of voice recordings, amid scrutiny

Amazon became the latest tech giant to let users of its voice assistant opt out of human review of their… Read More

Aug 1, 2019, 3:55 PM

Goodbye, Dash: Amazon will end support for geeky shopping gadgets

Amazon Dash, an IoT attempt by the tech giant to help customers quickly restock household items, is officially going bye-bye.… Read More

Aug 1, 2019, 10:32 AM

eBay accuses Amazon of illegal scheme to poach e-commerce sellers in new lawsuit

E-commerce heavyweight eBay is suing rival Amazon, alleging that managers at the Seattle tech giant conspired to poach e-commerce sellers… Read More

Aug 1, 2019, 10:07 AM

Esports star Ninja ditches Amazon’s Twitch, inks exclusive streaming deal with Microsoft’s Mixer

It’s a huge day for Microsoft’s Mixer streaming platform. Esports star Tyler Blevins, a.k.a. “Ninja,” announced Thursday that he will… Read More

Aug 1, 2019, 9:15 AM

Update: Jeff Bezos sells $2.8B in Amazon stock as ownership stake in tech giant drops to 12%

Update, August 5: New filings published Monday by the SEC show that Bezos sold more than 500,000 shares of Amazon… Read More

Jul 31, 2019, 8:18 PM

Amazon singled out in Democratic debates — again

Big Tech may be in the federal government’s crosshairs but you wouldn’t know it from the Democratic debates this week.… Read More

Jul 31, 2019, 1:43 PM

Key Amazon exec Jeff Blackburn to take one-year sabbatical in 2020

Jeff Blackburn, an influential Amazon executive and one of the longest-running members of Jeff Bezos’ senior leadership team, will take… Read More

Jul 31, 2019, 10:19 AM

Amazon sues former AWS exec for joining rival Google division as cloud wars escalate

Amazon’s pioneering cloud business gave the company an early lead in an emerging and lucrative industry but competition is heating… Read More

Jul 31, 2019, 10:02 AM

Amazon acquires enterprise flash storage startup E8 Storage

Amazon has acquired enterprise flash storage startup E8 Storage. Founded in 2014, the company sold a rack-scale software storage solution… Read More

Jul 30, 2019, 10:00 AM

Microsoft, Amazon, other tech giants forge ahead on healthcare data sharing pledge

This past August, executives from Microsoft, Amazon, Google, IBM, Oracle, and Salesforce banded together to promote data sharing in healthcare.… Read More

Jul 30, 2019, 8:37 AM

Fashion advice from Amazon? New personal styling service will tell you what to wear — for a price

In many areas, Amazon is king. Selling books, diapers, and other stables? Yep. creating a revolutionary logistics and delivery business?… Read More

Jul 29, 2019, 5:08 PM

Amazon sued by early voice tech developers who allege that company infringed on patents

Former investors and employees from VoiceBox Technologies are suing Amazon, alleging that the Seattle tech giant infringed on six of… Read More

Jul 29, 2019, 10:54 AM

As Amazon eyes food delivery in India, new report details tech giant’s grocery ambitions

Amazon is reportedly considering a new food delivery business in India, just a few weeks after shuttering its U.S. meal… Read More

Jul 26, 2019, 9:43 AM

Amazon R&D and infrastructure spending spikes as tech giant staffs up on technical talent

Amazon is spending more cash to hire top technical workers in key growth areas as the Seattle company competes for… Read More

Jul 25, 2019, 4:23 PM

Amazon’s big bet on 1-day delivery is costing more than expected and cutting into profits

Turns out that trying to promise 1-day delivery to tens of millions of customers costs a lot of money. Amazon… Read More

Jul 25, 2019, 3:59 PM

Amazon Web Services powers tech giant’s profits, again, but slower growth raises new questions

Amazon Web Services posted $8.4 billion in net sales and $2.1 billion in operating profits in the second quarter, continuing… Read More

Jul 25, 2019, 1:15 PM

Amazon shares dip after missing profit expectations; $63.4B in Q2 revenue up 20%

Shares of Amazon dipped more than 2 percent in after-hours trading after the company missed profit expectations for its second… Read More

Jul 25, 2019, 10:04 AM

eBay to launch new shipping service, upping the e-commerce ante as it battles Amazon and others

Next year eBay will launch a new delivery service to speed up shipments between buyers and sellers on its e-commerce… Read More

Jul 25, 2019, 9:27 AM

Amazon earnings preview: Analysts bullish despite more delivery investment and antitrust scrutiny

Update: Amazon shares dip after missing profit expectations; $63.4B in Q2 revenue up 20% Analysts are expecting another big quarter… Read More

Jul 24, 2019, 8:00 AM

Amazon’s newest Alexa accelerator cohort shows how voice apps and business models are maturing

Amazon’s Alexa Accelerator is up and running for the third consecutive year as another batch of early stage startups test… Read More

Jul 23, 2019, 2:15 PM

House antitrust chair ‘troubled’ by tech hearing, sends letters demanding clarity from Amazon, Facebook and Google

Amazon, Facebook, and Google finished their testimony at last week’s antitrust hearing, but the House Judiciary Committee isn’t letting them… Read More