Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 82 of 245

Nov 15, 2018, 1:00 PM

In New York and Washington D.C., Amazon is moving into President Trump’s stomping grounds

NEW YORK — Amazon’s plan to move at least 25,000 employees with annual salaries averaging $150,000 into skyscrapers in Long… Read More

Nov 14, 2018, 1:02 PM

Amazon Web Services promises to support OpenJDK through 2023 with release of internal tool as new open source project

Developers using the popular OpenJDK (Java Development Kit) software tool can breathe a little easier Wednesday after Amazon Web Services… Read More

Nov 14, 2018, 10:49 AM

New Yorkers protest Amazon HQ2: ‘We should be investing in housing … not in helicopters’

NEW YORK — Shawn Dixon’s life changed overnight. On Tuesday he was surprised to learn that Amazon plans to build… Read More

Nov 14, 2018, 7:56 AM

Dan Primack is right: Amazon has not sparked a startup wave in Seattle

Dan Primack is one of my favorite journalists on the startup and venture capital beat, and his Pro Rata newsletter… Read More

Nov 13, 2018, 3:36 PM

Empire State Building glows orange for Amazon and New Yorkers are seeing red on Twitter

The Empire State Building in New York City has been bathed in light to celebrate everything from the Fourth of… Read More

Nov 13, 2018, 2:45 PM

Virginia forms new neighborhood for Amazon, bracing for radical change in a sleepy DC suburb

ARLINGTON, Va. — Tell residents of this city that Amazon is moving into their National Landing neighborhood, and they’ll have… Read More

Nov 13, 2018, 12:52 PM

Flying to HQ2? Amazon’s picks intensify competition between Alaska and Delta in Seattle

Want to get from Amazon’s HQ1 city to all three of the new cities revealed by the tech giant on… Read More

Nov 13, 2018, 11:51 AM

Take a virtual tour of Amazon’s Virginia dreamland, where the sun shines and drones deliver packages

Circle the block all you want, there is no view of Mount Rainier or Puget Sound. You can’t see the… Read More

Nov 13, 2018, 9:50 AM

Watch Live: GeekWire’s analysis of Amazon’s HQ2 selections

Our live broadcast will start above at 10:00 a.m. PST After a year of high-stakes competition and frenzied speculation, Amazon’s… Read More

Nov 13, 2018, 9:48 AM

There go the neighborhoods: Home searches spike in new Amazon HQ cities as tech giant reveals expansion plans

The housing markets in Northern Virginia and New York City — winners of the Amazon HQ2/3 sweepstakes — are in… Read More

Nov 13, 2018, 9:24 AM

Far from the Seattle it changed, Amazon finds new headquarters cities — and new backlash on Day 1

There go the neighborhoods. Whether they’re going in a good or bad direction depends on how you feel about Amazon,… Read More

Nov 13, 2018, 9:17 AM

Amazon has chosen its HQ2 city, and guess what, Seattle? It’s us

Amazon has spoken. The race is over. The winner (or some may argue loser) of Amazon’s much ballyhooed HQ2 search… Read More

Nov 13, 2018, 8:54 AM

Crystal City just the latest addition to Amazon’s sprawling Northern Virginia cloud operation

Just a few miles away from Amazon’s proposed new headquarters in the soon-to-be created “National Landing” neighborhood split between Crystal… Read More

Nov 13, 2018, 8:05 AM

Google plans to double NYC workforce to 14K, vying for talent against Amazon’s new headquarters site

Amazon isn’t the only tech giant doubling down on the Big Apple. RELATED: Amazon announces HQ2 cities, splitting second headquarters as… Read More

Nov 13, 2018, 7:16 AM

Music City strikes a chord with Amazon: Nashville lands logistics hub with 5,000 corporate jobs

Well, it’s not quite HQ2 or HQ 1.5, or whatever Amazon’s headquarters search may now be called. But Nashville —… Read More

Nov 13, 2018, 7:05 AM

HQ2 incentives revealed: Here’s what NYC and Virginia gave up to get Amazon’s new headquarters

One of the most controversial aspects of Amazon’s year-long search for a second headquarters was the request for government incentives… Read More

Nov 13, 2018, 6:53 AM

Amazon announces HQ2 cities, splitting second headquarters as extraordinary contest concludes

ARLINGTON, Va. — After more than a year of reconnaissance, frenzied speculation, and non-stop media coverage, Amazon’s remarkable “HQ2” search… Read More

Nov 12, 2018, 6:36 PM

Report: Amazon to name New York and Virginia as HQ2 winners as early as Tuesday; other cities may get ‘major sites’

Amazon will announce New York City and Northern Virginia as the winners of its year-long search for a second headquarters… Read More

Nov 12, 2018, 2:36 PM

Company founded by U.S. Army vet develops cannabis-based products to help people struggling with pain

As the founder of G&G Laboratories, Mike Lui wants to help people who struggle with pain, such as veterans and… Read More

Nov 12, 2018, 10:53 AM

Amazon’s second home? GeekWire treks from Seattle to Virginia for new insights into HQ2 search

ARLINGTON, Va. — Why not? What if? It’s hard not to read those words, emblazoned on a piece of street… Read More

Nov 10, 2018, 7:00 AM

What’s going on with HQ2? Here’s everything we know — and the implications for finalists

Amazon’s continent-wide search for a second headquarters took a strange turn this week after a series of surprising news leaks.… Read More

Nov 9, 2018, 1:31 PM

4 tech trends from the Seattle International Auto Show, and why self-driving cars aren’t one

This year, the Seattle International Auto Show will feature more than 700 cars, including many that are not available for… Read More

Nov 9, 2018, 5:00 AM

HQ2 heartbreak? Don’t worry Austin, Atlanta and others, you’ll be just fine without Amazon (Take it from this HQ1 survivor)

A ploy. A farce. A PR stunt. Amazon is taking it on the chin this week following reports that it… Read More

Nov 8, 2018, 8:30 AM