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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

Apr 3, 2019, 4:55 PM

New court filing details why Amazon tore up its film distribution agreement with Woody Allen

Amazon said in a new court filing Wednesday that it ended a deal to finance and distribute films by Woody… Read More

Apr 3, 2019, 2:39 PM

Welcome home, Amazon: Bellevue mayor lauds company’s ‘transition’ from Seattle to nearby city

Bellevue officials weren’t coy with their feelings about Amazon’s decision to move thousands of Seattle-based employees to their city. GeekWire… Read More

Apr 3, 2019, 1:10 PM

Mayor Durkan says Amazon moving employees to Bellevue is ‘a good thing for Seattle’

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan seems unfazed by news that Amazon plans to shift thousands of jobs to Bellevue, Wash. GeekWire… Read More

Apr 3, 2019, 10:31 AM

Exclusive: Amazon moving thousands of employees out of Seattle, relocating key division to nearby city

Amazon plans to relocate its entire Seattle-based worldwide operations team to Bellevue, Wash., by 2023, adding thousands of employees to… Read More

Apr 3, 2019, 10:31 AM

Top AI researchers call on Amazon to stop selling facial recognition technology to law enforcement

A group of artificial intelligence researchers — including this year’s winner of the Turing Award — issued a joint statement… Read More

Apr 2, 2019, 9:00 AM

Walmart and Google team up for new voice-powered shopping experience in battle against Amazon

Walmart today unveiled a new partnership with Google’s virtual assistant to let customers shop via voice command, the latest integration… Read More

Apr 2, 2019, 12:01 AM

Three Washington girls among 100 winners of first ‘Amazon Future Engineer’ $40,000 scholarships

Amazon revealed 100 lucky winners who will receive the first “Amazon Future Engineer” scholarships as part of the tech giant’s… Read More

Apr 1, 2019, 1:14 PM

Amazon to cut prices on hundreds of Whole Foods items this week

Amazon will slash prices on hundreds of items at Whole Foods Market stores across the U.S. starting on Wednesday and… Read More

Mar 30, 2019, 9:28 PM

Jeff Bezos’ security consultant says Saudi government hacked Amazon CEO’s phone

The Saudi government hacked into Jeff Bezos’ phone and accessed private information, according to new details shared by the Amazon… Read More

Mar 30, 2019, 10:20 AM

GeekWire Podcast: How Microsoft is boxing Amazon into a corner on privacy and taxes

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft is putting Amazon into a difficult position by advocating a tax increase on… Read More

Mar 29, 2019, 12:32 PM

Amazon developing a free, ad-supported video news app for Fire TV, report says

Fire TV users may soon be getting their news from Amazon. The company plans to debut a free app for… Read More

Mar 28, 2019, 2:33 PM

Amazon’s newest Twitch Prime perk: Up to a year of free Nintendo Switch Online access

Amazon added another goodie to Twitch Prime, a series of benefits for gamers, up to a free year of the… Read More

Mar 28, 2019, 8:55 AM

Amazon hiring 800 in HQ2 runner-up Austin

Amazon is hiring 800 new tech workers in Austin and expanding into a new 145,000-square foot office in the Texas… Read More