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Feb 7, 2019, 10:58 AM

Woody Allen sues Amazon for $68M, alleging tech giant breached contract with famed director

Famed director Woody Allen sued Amazon for $68 million, alleging that the tech giant backed out of a deal to… Read More

Feb 7, 2019, 10:03 AM

Amazon recommends 6 guidelines for facial recognition legislation

Amazon is taking an active role advising lawmakers on legislation that would govern facial recognition technology, like the Seattle tech… Read More

Feb 6, 2019, 2:38 PM

Look out, UPS and FedEx? Amazon filing cites ‘intense competition’ in transportation and logistics

Amazon continues to pour billions into its growing shipping operations, an area where the company says it is facing “intense… Read More

Feb 6, 2019, 1:17 PM

Washington Post untangles a complex web behind the National Enquirer’s Jeff Bezos exposé

Jeff Bezos’ security chief has a theory that would explain how a supermarket tabloid obtained intimate text messages between the… Read More

Feb 5, 2019, 4:39 PM

Amazon, Microsoft, Expedia and other tech giants urge Washington state to pass eviction reform

Seattle’s biggest tech companies are throwing their weight behind legislation that would reform how landlords in Washington state handle evictions.… Read More

Feb 5, 2019, 3:10 PM

Amazon maintains big lead in smart speaker market over Google and Apple, new survey estimates

There’s been some buzz about Google’s smart speakers catching up to Amazon’s market-leading offerings in recent months, but a new… Read More

Feb 5, 2019, 12:40 PM

How do you direct a drone to drop off your purchases? Amazon has a patent for that

A newly published patent hints at the system that Amazon just might use to guide delivery drones to their destinations,… Read More

Feb 4, 2019, 4:01 PM

Amazon health care joint venture names Zocdoc executive as CTO, ramps up hiring

Serkan Kutan, an Amazon and Microsoft veteran who was most recently chief technology officer at medical appointment booking company Zocdoc, has… Read More

Feb 4, 2019, 3:19 PM

New York Senator opposed to Amazon HQ2 deal named to critical oversight board

The day after Amazon announced its intention to build a 25,000-person office in New York City, State Sen. Michael Gianaris… Read More

Feb 4, 2019, 2:34 PM

Amazon names Starbucks COO Rosalind Brewer as director, diversifying previously all-white board

Rosalind “Roz” Brewer, chief operating officer at Starbucks, has joined Amazon’s board of directors, the Seattle tech giant announced today.… Read More

Feb 4, 2019, 9:11 AM

New filing: Amazon spent $1.65B on acquisitions in 2018, headlined by Ring and PillPack deals

Amazon spent $1.65 billion on acquisitions in 2018, according to a new regulatory filing from the company. That makes it… Read More

Feb 1, 2019, 10:33 AM

Amazon shipping costs hit record $9B in latest quarter, total nearly $28B for 2018

Amazon’s self-proclaimed record-breaking holiday season also came with record costs for shipping billions of items to customers’ doors. The e-commerce… Read More

Jan 31, 2019, 2:53 PM

Amazon got 850K job applications in one month after announcing a $15 minimum wage

People apparently lined up to work at Amazon’s warehouses and Whole Foods stores in the weeks following the tech giant’s… Read More

Jan 31, 2019, 2:14 PM

Amazon’s big new business: Here’s how much advertising revenue the company generated in 2018

Amazon’s advertising business is showing no signs of letting up. Amazon reports record profits of $3B, crushes Wall Street expectations… Read More

Jan 31, 2019, 1:32 PM

Amazon patents a plan to have packages ride public buses for customer pickup

Amazon’s inventors have suggested using drone-dispensing trucks, rail cars and airships to deliver packages, but one of the company’s latest… Read More

Jan 31, 2019, 1:26 PM

AWS revenue grows 45% to $7.4B in fourth quarter; full-year revenue hits $25B

Revenue from Amazon Web Services’ market-leading cloud business crossed $7 billion for the first time during the last quarter of… Read More

Jan 31, 2019, 1:17 PM

Amazon reports record profits of $3B, crushes Wall Street expectations for holiday quarter

Amazon’s “record-breaking” holiday season powered the tech giant to a strong quarter, breaking a streak of two consecutive revenue misses.… Read More

Jan 31, 2019, 10:18 AM

Amazon earnings preview: Can tech giant snap streak of revenue misses?

Another day, another case of the most-valuable U.S. company reporting its latest financial results. Amazon again claimed the title this… Read More

Jan 30, 2019, 2:23 PM

Amazon to tease Prime series ‘Hanna’ during Super Bowl and give users 24-hour access to first episode

Amazon is trotting out more than just a fun ad for Alexa during Sunday’s Super Bowl LIII. The tech giant… Read More

Jan 30, 2019, 7:47 AM

Alexa toothbrush, dog collar and more failed gadgets make cut in Amazon Super Bowl ad

Amazon may appear to be trying to get its voice assistant Alexa into a dizzying array of gadgets these days,… Read More

Jan 29, 2019, 10:46 AM

Amazon reportedly eyes Middle East expansion

Amazon appears to have found its next area for e-commerce expansion: the Middle East. CNBC reports that Amazon has been… Read More

Jan 29, 2019, 10:05 AM

New York labor leaders join mounting resistance to Amazon HQ2

Two New York labor unions are joining a growing opposition movement to Amazon’s planned 25,000-person office in Queens. Leaders of… Read More

Jan 29, 2019, 9:19 AM

Amazon to fund computer science classes at 130 New York high schools as part of Future Engineer program

Amazon today pledged to provide introductory and advanced computer science classes in 130 high schools in New York City, home… Read More

Jan 28, 2019, 12:15 PM

AOC vs. Amazon: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warns of bias in tech giant’s facial detection tech

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s utilizes technology as only a digital native can. The 29-year-old Congresswoman knows the power of an authentic… Read More

Jan 28, 2019, 10:41 AM

The Jeff Bezos portfolio: Here’s how the Amazon chief has invested billions

Jeff Bezos is the richest person on earth. He amassed the world’s largest individual fortune largely thanks to his shares… Read More

Jan 28, 2019, 9:53 AM

Key Amazon exec Jeff Wilke invests in furniture rental startup Fernish as part of $30M round

Fernish, the furniture rental startup from Los Angeles that recently expanded to Seattle, just got a big jolt of fresh… Read More

Jan 26, 2019, 6:48 PM

‘We cannot let the next generation down’: Women in Cloud Summit rallies crowd to turn the tide in tech

In college, Washington State Sen. Patty Kuderer decided to take a programming class. She said she was excited about technology… Read More

Jan 25, 2019, 12:30 PM

Week in Geek: Amazon’s delivery robot, the app that helped AOC, and a rough game for the Surface Pro

While we’ve been watching the sky and waiting for drone deliveries from Amazon, the tech giant came at us from… Read More

Jan 25, 2019, 12:15 PM

Amazon turns to Harrison Ford, astronaut twins and more celebs in tease for Alexa Super Bowl ad

Amazon stole the Super Bowl advertising show last year with a celebrity-filled spot centered around a storyline in which Alexa… Read More

Jan 25, 2019, 10:16 AM

Did Amazon overextend itself with its rapid Alexa devices expansion?

Last September, Amazon unveiled a dozen new and updated devices at its annual big hardware unveiling — double the number… Read More