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Apr 23, 2019, 9:12 AM

Kohl’s to accept Amazon returns at all its stores, expanding partnership between retailers

Amazon’s unlikely alliance with Kohl’s is getting even tighter. Starting in July, Kohl’s will begin accepting returns for items purchased… Read More

Apr 22, 2019, 9:22 AM

Apple reportedly spending $30 million a month on Amazon Web Services

Apple’s use of Amazon Web Services has increased over the past few years and is now projected to hit $360… Read More

Apr 20, 2019, 8:56 AM

Unicorns, IPOs and the hidden links among the new wave of tech giants

Seattle has a new unicorn, Outreach, the sales and marketing automation company that raised a $114 million funding round, pushing… Read More

Apr 19, 2019, 8:31 AM

Should Apple join Amazon’s healthcare venture? Analysts make the case for collaboration between tech giants

As big tech companies vie for a slice of the $3.5 trillion spent by Americans on healthcare each year, analysts… Read More

Apr 18, 2019, 7:58 AM

Amazon and Google make peace: YouTube to return to Fire TV and Prime Video coming to Chromecast

Amazon and Google have resolved a long-running feud that kept YouTube off Fire TV devices for more than a year.… Read More

Apr 16, 2019, 11:15 AM

Alexa, certify me: Amazon Web Services launching training program for Alexa skill builders

Amazon Web Services plans to launch a certification program Tuesday that will give developers building so-called “skills” for its Echo… Read More

Apr 16, 2019, 9:50 AM

Amazon gives $200K to Seattle Chamber political action committee ahead of City Council elections

Amazon donated $200,000 to the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce’s political action committee in March ahead of a significant City… Read More

Apr 15, 2019, 10:47 AM

Bellevue accelerates self-driving transit plans as Amazon moves major team from Seattle

For more than a year, transportation wonks and city officials have been working to turn Bellevue, Wash., into a smart… Read More

Apr 15, 2019, 9:06 AM

Amazon reportedly exploring free, ad-supported music streaming service, Spotify shares slip

Amazon is working on a new free, ad-supported streaming music service, ratcheting up its challenge to Spotify, according to a… Read More

Apr 14, 2019, 8:00 AM

New book ‘Billionaire Boondoggle’ explains the myth behind corporate tax incentives

It’s tax season, and some people are finding out the hard way that those so-called tax breaks that President Trump… Read More

Apr 11, 2019, 3:56 PM

Uber lists Seattle companies Amazon and Convoy as competitors in IPO filing

Two Seattle companies made an appearance in Uber’s IPO prospectus that published Thursday as potential threats to its business. The… Read More

Apr 11, 2019, 10:44 AM

Amazon shareholders seek moratorium on facial recognition sales to government, climate change action and other political goals

Employee and shareholder activism is catching like wildfire in the tech industry, where fierce competition for talent makes workers especially… Read More

Apr 11, 2019, 10:00 AM

Amazon’s original birthplace sells for $1.5M, but fate of legendary mailbox remains unclear

Amazon’s first home has a new owner. The house at 10704 N.E. 28th St. in Bellevue, Wash., formerly rented by… Read More

Apr 11, 2019, 9:57 AM

Amazon confirms that employees listen to Alexa conversations to help improve digital assistant

Behind Amazon’s digital assistant Alexa are thousands of humans reviewing some of the millions of utterances people make to their… Read More

Apr 11, 2019, 7:23 AM

Jeff Bezos challenges retail giants to match (or beat!) Amazon’s $15/hour minimum wage and benefits

Amazon last fall raised its minimum wage to $15/hour for its U.S. workers, after facing pressure from Sen. Bernie Sanders… Read More

Apr 11, 2019, 5:19 AM

Jeff Bezos uses annual Amazon letter as antitrust antidote: ‘Third-party sellers are kicking our first party butt. Badly.’

Amazon is getting trounced by third-party sellers on its platform, has weathered some spectacular failures in the process of building… Read More

Apr 11, 2019, 3:51 AM

Early Amazon investor Tom Alberg to leave board, 23 years after betting on Jeff Bezos’ little startup

More than 23 years after betting on a small startup called Amazon.com, Tom Alberg, the company’s longest-standing board member, is… Read More

Apr 10, 2019, 3:41 PM

Amazon acquires Canvas Technology to bolster warehouse robotics capabilities

Amazon has acquired Canvas Technology, a Boulder, Colo., robotics company that powers autonomous vehicles in industrial settings. Amazon for years… Read More

Apr 10, 2019, 2:16 PM

And then there were two: Amazon Web Services and Microsoft named finalists for the Pentagon’s $10B JEDI cloud contract

The U.S. Department of Defense narrowed down the list of contenders for its ten-year $10 billion cloud contract to the… Read More

Apr 10, 2019, 11:27 AM

Amazon takes heat over climate change as employee activist group swells to more than 3,500

For months, Amazon employees have been agitating for a comprehensive environmental plan at the company and on Wednesday they reached… Read More

Apr 10, 2019, 9:00 AM

Google takes aim at Amazon Web Services with Google Cloud for Retail

Google plans to launch one of its first vertical-market cloud services packages introduced under new CEO Thomas Kurian Wednesday at… Read More

Apr 10, 2019, 8:25 AM

Amazon Go stores to accept cash as legislators go after cashless retail

Amazon is responding to growing criticism of retailers that don’t accept cash, which advocates for the poor say is a… Read More

Apr 10, 2019, 8:00 AM

Amazon was here: Early employees recall startup days in Seattle building that will soon disappear

In a non-descript, four-story building, around the corner from Seattle’s iconic Pike Place Market, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos once sat… Read More

Apr 8, 2019, 10:37 AM

Amazon Web Services adds more clean energy to its cloud with three new wind farm deals

More than 229 megawatts of clean power will be added to Amazon Web Services’ data centers by the end of… Read More

Apr 6, 2019, 7:00 AM

Why Amazon is pulling a giant team out of Seattle, and what it means for the tech giant’s home region

News that Amazon is shifting its worldwide operations team out of Seattle to nearby Bellevue, Wash., quickly ignited a debate… Read More

Apr 5, 2019, 9:39 AM

Shark Tank’s billion-dollar blunder: How startup Ring went from TV rejection to Amazon acquisition

Back in 2013, Jamie Siminoff was the founder and chief inventor of a struggling video doorbell company who was pinning… Read More

Apr 4, 2019, 1:23 PM

Amazon reportedly making AirPods competitor with built-in Alexa and better audio quality

Amazon is taking on Apple with its own version of AirPods. Bloomberg reported Thursday that Amazon is developing earbuds that… Read More

Apr 4, 2019, 10:45 AM

Amazon’s big Bellevue move: Politicians, business leaders and real estate experts weigh in

News that Amazon plans to move several thousand employees out of Seattle to nearby Bellevue, Wash., in the next five… Read More

Apr 4, 2019, 10:33 AM

Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos finalize divorce; Amazon CEO keeps 75% of couple’s stock

Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos have finalized their divorce. The Amazon CEO will receive 75 percent of the couple’s Amazon shares… Read More

Apr 4, 2019, 7:31 AM

Amazon adds HIPAA compliance to Alexa Skills, opening door for secure health apps

Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant has a new trick: transmitting secure patient information between patients and caregivers. Developers can now use… Read More