May 7, 2019, 11:52 AM Google unveils Nest Hub Max with 10-inch display, escalating rivalry with Amazon Alexa and Echo Google showed a new device called Nest Hub Max, with a 10-inch display and a built-in camera, stepping up its… Read More
May 7, 2019, 10:39 AM For the 1st time, a new Amazon Go store accepts cash as lawmakers push cashless retail bans Amazon today opened its 12th Amazon Go store, and its first in New York City. But there’s something about this… Read More
May 7, 2019, 9:04 AM Amazon reportedly wants news publishers to expand internationally — and it’s willing to pay Amazon wants to pay some of the biggest names in American publishing to expand internationally. That’s according to Vox’s Peter… Read More
May 4, 2019, 10:43 AM In Seattle visit, presidential hopeful Andrew Yang calls on Amazon to admit job loss from automation Updated below with Amazon response. U.S. presidential candidate Andrew Yang, a startup entrepreneur from New York known for his data-driven… Read More
May 3, 2019, 10:23 AM Microsoft’s Scott Guthrie: If Amazon Web Services is the Yankees, we’re the Red Sox As Microsoft began to realize its entire cloud service was offline Thursday, executive vice president Scott Guthrie was comparing his… Read More
May 3, 2019, 9:43 AM Company run by world’s 4th richest person invests in company run by world’s richest person Famed investor Warren Buffett has long been a fan of Amazon but never invested in the tech giant, until now.… Read More
May 2, 2019, 10:02 AM Amazon’s new Prime number: Why the tech giant is shifting its core shipping benefit to one-day delivery Amazon’s first quarter earnings report last week presented analysts and investors with a financial mystery. The company’s profits were much… Read More
May 1, 2019, 3:38 PM Investors double down on Downstream as Seattle startup helps more brands target their Amazon ads Investors like what they see with Downstream’s traction. The Seattle startup that helps brands with their Amazon advertising strategies has… Read More
May 1, 2019, 1:11 PM For the first time, Amazon’s own online sales make up less than half of its entire business For the first time in Amazon’s history, the company’s first-party online retail sales represented less than half of its overall… Read More
Apr 30, 2019, 2:42 PM Washington state greenlights delivery robots on sidewalks Autonomous delivery robots will soon be allowed on Washington state’s sidewalks. On Tuesday, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill… Read More
Apr 30, 2019, 8:13 AM Amazon is doubling its Denver workforce, continuing to grow in HQ2 runner-up cities Amazon plans hire 400 tech workers in Denver, Colo., more than doubling the tech giant’s presence in the region. The… Read More
Apr 29, 2019, 4:14 PM Amazon’s migration to Bellevue kicks into overdrive with big new office lease Amazon leased a pair of office towers in Bellevue, Wash., just a week after buying a huge development site in… Read More
Apr 29, 2019, 11:42 AM Amazon starts hiring for HQ2, plans to grow to 400 in Northern Virginia by end of year Amazon HQ2 is accepting applications. The Seattle tech company posted five job listings over the weekend for its new Arlington,… Read More
Apr 29, 2019, 10:55 AM Deadly crane incident at future Google Cloud campus in Seattle leaves project in flux The centerpiece of Google’s Seattle expansion is in flux after a construction crane for the tech giant’s new campus in… Read More
Apr 29, 2019, 10:42 AM Tax hike on Amazon and Microsoft to fund higher ed in Washington state passes legislature Update May 21: Gov. Jay Inslee signed the education bill into law. I just had the honor of signing HB… Read More
Apr 26, 2019, 3:34 PM As Amazon moves major team out of Seattle, mayor of neighboring city celebrates ‘Bellevue Prime’ Amazon is often criticized for its massive ambitions — which can sometimes seem imperialistic in scale. But the mayor of… Read More
Apr 26, 2019, 2:20 PM Here’s what to know about Amazon’s push to make one-day shipping the new standard for Prime Amazon forever altered the retail landscape when it introduced the Prime two-day shipping program 14 years ago. The Seattle company… Read More
Apr 26, 2019, 8:11 AM How Amazon became a profit machine — and why it might not last Amazon is on a record run of profits, crushing its previous high mark again with $3.6 billion in net income… Read More
Apr 26, 2019, 8:09 AM Slack renegotiated its deal with Amazon Web Services in 2018, will spend at least $212M more through 2023 Slack revealed Friday that it joined the parade of companies that renegotiated long-term deals with Amazon Web Services over the… Read More
Apr 25, 2019, 3:21 PM Amazon to make one-day delivery the new standard for Prime Amazon, which built its Prime subscription program on the promise of free two-day shipping, said it plans to shift that… Read More
Apr 25, 2019, 1:24 PM AWS revenue approaches $8 billion in Q1, up 41 percent compared to last year As bigger and bigger businesses take the plunge into cloud computing, Amazon Web Services is turning into a pretty big… Read More
Apr 25, 2019, 1:17 PM Amazon profits more than double to $3.6B, setting another record Amazon shattered analyst expectations for profits in the first quarter, more than doubling last year’s numbers and even beating out… Read More
Apr 25, 2019, 10:49 AM Amazon earnings preview: Tech giant aims for another record quarter In just a few hours, Amazon could follow in the footsteps of crosstown rival Microsoft, which hit a $1 trillion… Read More
Apr 25, 2019, 10:45 AM Amazon and Facebook land on ‘Dirty Dozen’ list of dangerous workplaces in America Labor activists are calling out Amazon and Facebook over their treatment of workers in a new report. The National Coalition… Read More
Apr 24, 2019, 7:20 PM Here’s how Amazon innovation guru Paul Misener uses machine learning at home Taking advantage of artificial intelligence and machine learning may be part of Paul Misener’s job as an Amazon executive, but… Read More
Apr 24, 2019, 6:34 AM Audible launches live (aka human!) customer service feature on Amazon Alexa devices Audible, the audiobook company owned by Amazon, is launching a new option for its customers to talk with a live… Read More
Apr 23, 2019, 3:07 PM Amazon claps back at Elizabeth Warren over claims of anti-competitive behavior In a rare public rebuke, Amazon responded to Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the presidential hopeful with Big Tech in her crosshairs.… Read More
Apr 23, 2019, 2:48 PM Amazon patents a ‘gust resistant location marker’ to defy wind and downdraft in drone deliveries If the winds of change are blowing when it comes to how packages will be delivered to our homes, Amazon… Read More
Apr 23, 2019, 2:16 PM Amazon’s migration to Bellevue continues as Seattle giant scoops up key development site UPDATE, APRIL 24, 3:30 P.M.: After months of speculation, a deal to make Amazon the new owner of a key… Read More
Apr 23, 2019, 10:00 AM How multiyear contracts with big business are changing the economics of the cloud As it scaled its way to unicorn status and beyond over the last few years, Pinterest was more focused on… Read More
