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 Amazon’s Alexa delves deeper into the Windows universe with new ‘Alexa for PC’ app Amazon today unveiled a new Alexa for PCs app that will bring the digital assistant to a lot more Windows… Read More
Nov 8, 2018, 5:36 AM International booksellers end strike against Amazon’s AbeBooks after company reverses stand A strike by international rare book dealers to withhold their books from Amazon-owned AbeBooks is over, after an organization that… Read More
Nov 7, 2018, 5:57 PM After a broken leg and blood clot, this entrepreneur built a portable recumbent exercise bike A broken leg doesn’t typically lead to startup idea creation. But that’s what happened to Michele Mehl. The Seattle-based entrepreneur… Read More
Nov 7, 2018, 9:40 AM My kids sat in front of Amazon’s first-ever printed toy catalog: ‘Whoa! … Is everything in here free?’ Forty or so years after I did the same thing with a Sears holiday catalog, and about a month after… Read More
Nov 7, 2018, 6:00 AM Urbanist Richard Florida on what splitting Amazon HQ2 means for cities: ‘It never was about a second headquarters’ In many ways, reports that Amazon will split its ballyhooed second headquarters between two cities came as a shock this… Read More
Nov 6, 2018, 2:04 PM Zillow Group hires Amazon veteran Allen Parker as new CFO Zillow Group today announced the hiring of Allen Parker as the company’s new chief financial officer. Parker previously spent more than… Read More
Nov 6, 2018, 1:32 PM With new support from Amazon Web Services, AMD unveils its best shot in years at denting Intel’s data center dominance Chip watchers think the second generation of AMD’s Eypc server processors could finally inject some competition into the market for… Read More
Nov 6, 2018, 1:17 PM Zillow Group shares dip 20% after Q3 earnings; company reveals revenue from new home-buying business; hires CFO from Amazon Zillow Group for the first time revealed revenue from its new home-buying and selling business as part of its third… Read More
Nov 6, 2018, 8:48 AM Seattle mayor celebrates reports that Amazon may split HQ2: ‘I’d call those branch offices’ Amazon’s desire to see other cities — revealed by its search for a second headquarters home — hasn’t always cast… Read More
Nov 5, 2018, 6:07 PM Report: Amazon will split HQ2 between Long Island City in Queens, and Crystal City in DC The latest update in Amazon’s HQ2 sweepstakes came Monday evening from The New York Times, which reported that Amazon is… Read More
Nov 5, 2018, 3:17 PM For the first time, Amazon is hiring its own drivers as seasonal employees to help deliver packages Amazon has used drivers from UPS, FedEx, USPS, third-party couriers, and other services — including its Uber-like platform Amazon Flex… Read More
Nov 5, 2018, 2:24 PM Dual Amazon HQ2s would depart from original promise of ‘full equal’ second headquarters When Jeff Bezos revealed his plans to open a second Amazon headquarters last September, he said, “we expect HQ2 to… Read More
Nov 5, 2018, 12:06 PM Two HQ2s? Amazon reportedly plans to divide its second headquarters between two cities Amazon plans to split its second headquarters evenly between two cities, an anonymous source familiar with the matter told The… Read More
Nov 5, 2018, 9:29 AM Unhappy with Washington Post’s Khashoggi coverage, some Saudis seek Amazon boycott A campaign to boycott Amazon is picking up steam in Saudi Arabia on Twitter among people unhappy with The Washington… Read More
Nov 5, 2018, 7:36 AM Hundreds of international booksellers go ‘on vacation’ to protest move by Amazon’s AbeBooks Book lovers trying to find rare volumes on Amazon-owned AbeBooks may see fewer choices, as hundreds of international booksellers have… Read More
Nov 5, 2018, 12:01 AM Amazon to offer free holiday shipping, temporarily ending $25 minimum for non-Prime members Amazon says it will offer free holiday shipping to all of its customers on hundreds of millions of items, a… Read More
Nov 4, 2018, 11:20 PM Amazon reportedly in ‘late-stage’ discussions with HQ2 finalists New York, Dallas and Northern Va. For more than a year, few details about the selection process for Amazon’s second North American headquarters — beyond the… Read More
Nov 4, 2018, 6:53 AM Tornado causes wall collapse at Amazon fulfillment center in Baltimore, two dead Two men died at an Amazon fulfillment center in Baltimore after a tornado struck the region on Friday, causing a… Read More
Nov 3, 2018, 3:07 PM Amazon exec slams HQ2 leaker: ‘You’re not doing Crystal City, VA any favors’ Amazon officials are notoriously private, declining to give interviews or comments to the press without express consent from the Seattle… Read More
Nov 3, 2018, 8:14 AM Amazon reportedly in advanced talks to place HQ2 at site in Northern Virginia It’s often said that Virginia is for lovers. And one very large tech company appears to be falling in love… Read More
Nov 2, 2018, 3:24 PM New ‘Amazon Day’ delivery option lets customers pick which days packages will arrive Amazon has come up with another option for its customers to get packages delivered. A new concept rolling out slowly… Read More
Nov 2, 2018, 1:31 PM Amazon Web Services’ Rekognition image analysis tool can now locate objects within a photo Amazon Web Services released new capabilities for its Rekognition image and video analysis service Friday that will allow companies trying… Read More
Nov 1, 2018, 9:21 AM Amazon launches ‘Amazon Future Engineer’ program to support computer science education Amazon is officially launching a new program it calls “Amazon Future Engineer,” a broad, community-based push into schools and education… Read More
Nov 1, 2018, 12:00 AM Amazon opening second 4-star store for top-rated items in Denver suburb Amazon unveiled the second location for its new brick-and-mortar retail concept that primarily stocks the most well-reviewed items from the… Read More
Oct 31, 2018, 10:19 AM Will Amazon HQ2 mean relief for Seattle’s frenzied housing market? Redfin thinks so Seattle home prices have been soaring for years, pitting buyers against each other in fierce competition as the city’s tech… Read More
