Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 84 of 244

Oct 15, 2018, 8:41 AM

Amazon launches new ‘As Seen on Shark Tank’ online store for 70+ shark-backed products

Amazon has opened an online store specifically for products backed by investors from the CNBC show “Shark Tank,” through its… Read More

Oct 15, 2018, 7:28 AM

Amazon donates $2M to create fund to help immediate needs of Seattle school students

Amazon is announcing a $2 million grant to help Seattle school students. But the focus isn’t the latest shiny education… Read More

Oct 14, 2018, 4:58 PM

Review: Amazon’s Twitch NFL live stream shows potential future of live sports online

Amazon is using Twitch and its Thursday Night Football live streams to test new gamification features that might change the… Read More

Oct 12, 2018, 10:47 AM

Amazon hires top UW computer science prof as new robotics director, a year after he arrived from CMU

Amazon is tapping one of the world’s leading human-robot interaction experts to help manage a robotics operation that has become… Read More

Oct 11, 2018, 4:09 PM

TLDR: Microsoft partners with Indian cricket legend on smart bat

Today’s featured stories Microsoft partners with Indian cricket legend to develop a smart bat that tracks live analytics Alexa and… Read More

Oct 11, 2018, 1:52 PM

USPS wants to raise rates for Amazon last-mile delivery 9-12% amid pressure from Trump to increase revenue

The United States Postal Service plans to raise rates for the Parcel Select service used by Amazon, FedEx, and UPS… Read More

Oct 11, 2018, 11:30 AM

Alexa and Cortana can now control Xbox devices as new ‘skill’ for digital assistants rolls out broadly

Amazon’s virtual brain Alexa and Microsoft’s Cortana can now turn on Xbox devices, launch games, take screenshots and more under… Read More

Oct 11, 2018, 9:39 AM

Plug-and-pray no more: Amazon’s new smart plug for Alexa is a gift from the smart-home gods

“New plug named First plug found. To control it, say ‘Alexa, turn on First plug.’ “ My jaw dropped when… Read More

Oct 10, 2018, 5:55 PM

TLDR: IRL Glasses block out TV & computer screens

Today’s featured stories Want to live ‘in real life’ and block out screens? These glasses on Kickstarter may do the… Read More

Oct 10, 2018, 3:47 PM

Amazon, Microsoft and Google stocks hammered in historically rough trading day

Tech stocks had their worst day in years, as a mass sell-off caused major drops for some of the world’s… Read More

Oct 10, 2018, 3:39 PM

Voice tech localization startup Jargon wins GeekWire-Ubiquity prize at Amazon’s Alexa Accelerator

It’s been a whirlwind past few months for the entrepreneurs behind Jargon, but Tuesday evening marked a high note after… Read More

Oct 10, 2018, 1:30 PM

Amazon assures Bernie Sanders that warehouse worker pay will increase despite loss of stock awards and bonuses

Amazon sent a letter to U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders assuring him that the company’s new $15 minimum wage and pay… Read More

Oct 10, 2018, 10:52 AM

The top pitches from Amazon’s Alexa Accelerator as startups push boundaries of voice tech

“Alexa, please ask the audience to take their seats.” Between bad Alexa jokes and innovative ideas pitched on stage, the… Read More

Oct 10, 2018, 10:33 AM

Report: Amazon Web Services cuts deals with SAP, Symantec valued at a combined $1B

It’s become clear over the last several quarters that Amazon Web Services is signing longer-term cloud computing deals with big… Read More

Oct 9, 2018, 8:36 AM

Watch: Google announces smart home-focused Home Hub, Pixel tablet and next-gen Pixel phone

Google unveiled a new series of devices at an event New York City Tuesday, including the widely reported next generation… Read More

Oct 8, 2018, 4:33 PM

TLDR: Microsoft unveils Project xCloud game streaming service

Today’s featured stories Microsoft will launch Project xCloud game streaming service in 2019, powered by custom servers built from Xbox… Read More

Oct 8, 2018, 9:25 AM

Amazon HQ2 officials reportedly visit Chicago and Miami, keeping speculation alive until the very end

New reports about Amazon’s visits to two cities in the running for the company’s second headquarters are stirring up fresh… Read More

Oct 8, 2018, 8:28 AM

Second Amazon Go store opens in Chicago, with a third on the way

The second Amazon Go location opened in Chicago today, and a third is coming soon, showing that the tech giant… Read More

Oct 8, 2018, 8:04 AM

Amazon’s other brick-and-mortar move: Inside the growing network of ‘AWS Loft’ co-working spaces

SAN FRANCISCO — The co-working space at 525 Market St. looks, at first glance, like many others in this city and… Read More

Oct 6, 2018, 7:00 AM

Everything you need to know about Amazon’s $15 min. wage and the new app backed by Bill Gates

In a surprise move, Amazon announced this week that it will raise its internal minimum wage to $15 an hour… Read More

Oct 5, 2018, 10:43 AM

Best burger in Seattle? In Amazon land, Shake Shack cooks up a winner with help from startup Crowd Cow

Update, Wednesday, 12:25 p.m. PT: Shake Shack announced that the Seattle location will open Thursday, Oct. 11, at 11 a.m.… Read More

Oct 4, 2018, 3:47 PM

TLDR: Amazon ends warehouse worker bonuses & stock awards

Today’s featured stories Amazon criticized for ending warehouse bonuses and stock awards in shift to $15/hour wage Nintendo plans new… Read More

Oct 4, 2018, 9:27 AM

Amazon criticized for ending warehouse bonuses and stock awards in shift to $15/hour wage

Not all Amazon employees are happy with the company raising their wages to at least $15 an hour. That’s because… Read More

Oct 4, 2018, 8:11 AM

Amazon Web Services, Apple dispute report that China placed spy chips in some of their servers

A blockbuster Bloomberg report that Chinese spies infiltrated the networks of Amazon Web Services and Apple was met with unusually… Read More

Oct 3, 2018, 10:19 PM

TLDR: GeekWire Summit Highlights — Nintendo, eBay, Boeing

Today’s featured stories How Nintendo learned from a Wii U disappointment to create the popular Switch console eBay CEO: ‘I… Read More

Oct 3, 2018, 2:17 PM

Amazon investor and activist Nick Hanauer: ‘PR stunts are easy and cheap. Significantly raising wages for workers is not’

Just before Amazon announced it will raise employees’ minimum wage to $15 an hour, one of the company’s first investors… Read More

Oct 3, 2018, 10:20 AM