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Sep 19, 2018, 7:35 AM

Amazon to move past Microsoft for No. 3 spot in advertising revenue, new study finds

Amazon is on track to displace Microsoft in U.S. advertising revenues this year, joining Google and Facebook as one of… Read More

Sep 18, 2018, 3:26 PM

Lessons from Amazon: How working at the tech giant helped this founder shape his new company

Amazon DNA flows deeply within Perfect Loop. The Seattle startup, which helps match job candidates with employers, was founded in… Read More

Sep 18, 2018, 4:00 AM

Amazon teams up with Audi to expand Alexa’s automotive presence

Audi just became the latest carmaker to integrate Amazon’s digital brain Alexa into its vehicles. At an event in San… Read More

Sep 17, 2018, 5:11 PM

TLDR: Are third-party sellers paying Amazon employees to delete negative reviews?

Today’s featured stories Amazon reportedly investigating alleged incidents of third-party sellers paying employees to delete reviews and share secret sales… Read More

Sep 17, 2018, 3:16 PM

Report: Amazon to release more Alexa devices, including microwave, subwoofer, others

Amazon is preparing to release as many as eight new Alexa-powered devices, according to a report from CNBC on Monday.… Read More

Sep 17, 2018, 1:08 PM

Getty Images’ visual assets will enhance Alexa searches on Amazon’s Echo devices with a screen

A search on Amazon Echo devices with a screen will return visual responses from a vast collection of photographs thanks… Read More

Sep 17, 2018, 11:00 AM

Financial analyst renews call for Amazon to spin off Amazon Web Services

With antitrust scrutiny growing around Amazon as it continues to impact nearly every sector of the economy, one financial analyst… Read More

Sep 17, 2018, 9:16 AM

Can Amazon make up with Main Street? Online retail giant debuts ‘Storefronts’ for small businesses

Amazon today unveiled Storefronts, a section of its website dedicated to small and medium-sized business. The page kicks off with… Read More

Sep 17, 2018, 7:13 AM

Amazon reportedly investigating alleged incidents of third-party sellers paying employees to delete reviews and share secret sales data

How much would it be worth to a third-party seller on Amazon to be able to have negative reviews deleted?… Read More

Sep 16, 2018, 10:57 PM

Amazon Go store opening in Chicago, 1st location outside Seattle for checkout-less grocery concept

The first Amazon Go store outside of Seattle is getting set to open its doors. The tech giant said it… Read More

Sep 14, 2018, 9:58 AM

A voice in the storm: Amazon enables Alexa Donations to aid those hit by Hurricane Florence

Hurricane Florence has made landfall in North Carolina and brings with it the promise of miserable days ahead as the… Read More

Sep 14, 2018, 5:12 AM

Jeff Bezos on new foundation, Amazon HQ2 status, Trump media criticism, and why he was fine being second-richest person

Jeff Bezos was drawn to focus a large portion of his new $2 billion philanthropic foundation on preschool education because… Read More

Sep 13, 2018, 8:05 PM

TLDR: Bezos Creates “Day One Fund” With $2 Billion

GeekWire TLDR Daily Rundown: Watch today’s episode with guest host Brian M. Westbrook above, and click the headlines below to read… Read More

Sep 13, 2018, 3:49 PM

How Jeff Bezos’ new $2B ‘Day One Fund’ stacks up to other tech billionaires’ philanthropy

Jeff Bezos’ donation of $2 billion to his newly announced charitable fund clearly isn’t chump change. But in the world… Read More

Sep 13, 2018, 9:58 AM

‘The child will be the customer’: How billionaire Jeff Bezos will bring a key Amazon value to philanthropy

Customer obsession has driven Jeff Bezos from the day he founded Amazon as a tiny online bookseller. Full text: Amazon… Read More

Sep 13, 2018, 8:38 AM

Full text: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos reveals long-awaited philanthropic initiative

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos on Thursday revealed a new $2 billion philanthropic initiative called “Bezos Day One Fund” that… Read More

Sep 13, 2018, 8:09 AM

Jeff Bezos unveils $2B ‘Day One Fund’ focusing on homeless families and preschool education

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has unveiled his eagerly-awaited philanthropic initiative, announcing a new “Bezos Day One Fund” that will focus… Read More

Sep 12, 2018, 2:31 PM

Amazon again puts disaster relief efforts in motion as Hurricane Florence set to punish Carolina coast

Hurricane Florence, the monster Category 3 storm taking aim at the North and South Carolina coastline, is expected to make… Read More

Sep 12, 2018, 10:17 AM

Amazon HQ2 speculation swirls as Jeff Bezos heads to DC

Mr. Bezos is going to Washington, with the eyes of the nation on him. The Amazon CEO arrives in Washington,… Read More

Sep 11, 2018, 9:01 PM

Amazon expands Whole Foods grocery delivery to its hometown of Seattle, service now available in 38 cities

Amazon continues to expand grocery delivery from Whole Foods Market across the U.S., and the latest batch of 10 cities… Read More

Sep 11, 2018, 3:59 PM

Fir real? Amazon cuts further into holiday tradition and will ship 7-foot-tall Christmas trees this season

One of the things I love most about Christmas every year is the ritual of picking out the right tree… Read More

Sep 11, 2018, 1:42 PM

Beyond the cloud: Amazon Web Services hiring engineers for ‘big, audacious space project’

According to two recently deleted job postings on the internet, where nothing can ever really be deleted, Amazon Web Services… Read More

Sep 11, 2018, 11:32 AM

Amazon’s business sales marketplace hits $10B in annual revenue, reaching milestone faster than AWS

Amazon Business, the company’s marketplace for business, government, healthcare and educational organizations has hit $10 billion in sales this year,… Read More

Sep 11, 2018, 8:40 AM

Amazon to surpass Walmart as top U.S. apparel retailer with $30B in annual sales, analyst says

Amazon is becoming a go-to clothing destination for U.S. shoppers. A Wells Fargo analyst expects Amazon’s gross apparel and footwear… Read More

Sep 10, 2018, 4:21 PM

TLDR: Why Amazon wanted to put workers in cage-like devices + GIVEAWAY

Today’s featured stories Years after patenting the concept, Amazon admits putting workers in a cage would be a bad idea… Read More

Sep 10, 2018, 9:55 AM

Key question in Toronto’s bid for Amazon HQ2: ‘Does Jeff Bezos want to piss off Trump?’

Toronto is the only city outside the U.S. in the running for Amazon’s storied second headquarters. That sets the Canadian… Read More

Sep 10, 2018, 6:31 AM

The multibillion-dollar question: What in the world (or universe) will Jeff Bezos do with his riches?

Jeff Bezos transformed the modern economy, using disruptive thinking to reshape how people buy products and read books, and how… Read More

Sep 8, 2018, 9:39 AM

Is Amazon responsible for Seattle’s housing cooldown? Real estate experts weigh in

Seattle’s housing market has risen to record levels — for better or worse — fueled in part by Amazon’s historic… Read More

Sep 7, 2018, 12:38 PM

Amazon Go is coming to New York City, 3rd market outside Seattle for checkout-less grocery concept

Amazon Go is headed to the Big Apple. An Amazon spokesperson said the company plans to open a store in… Read More

Sep 7, 2018, 10:34 AM

Win or lose, Amazon HQ2 put 20 cities on the map — and some are already reaping the rewards

After pitching aggressively and offering up millions of dollars in tax incentives, Denver landed a coveted economic development deal earlier… Read More