Jul 16, 2018, 9:52 AM With $150B net worth, Jeff Bezos is the richest person in modern history as Amazon stock approaches $2K Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos reached a new milestone Monday, becoming the richest person in modern history as his net worth… Read More
Jul 15, 2018, 12:26 PM Owning an Amazon delivery business: The risks, rewards and economic realities of the tech giant’s new program for entrepreneurs Amazon has a new idea for anyone who has ever dreamed of owning and running a small business, but was… Read More
Jul 13, 2018, 10:19 AM Can Amazon fix healthcare? Experts offer a dose of reality on the tech giant’s health partnership The United States has a healthcare problem. The country spends more per capita on healthcare than any other place in the… Read More
Jul 12, 2018, 4:09 PM TLDR: Microsoft vs. Slack, high-tech Nike store, Elon Musk wants to help Flint Today’s featured stories Microsoft unveils free version of Teams productivity tool, upping the ante against rival Slack ‘Not like Amazon… Read More
Jul 12, 2018, 1:49 PM Report: Amazon and startup Xealth working on program to deliver medical supplies to patients Amazon and Seattle startup Xealth are working on a pilot program that will let doctors ‘prescribe’ items for delivery to… Read More
Jul 11, 2018, 4:17 PM TLDR: Anti-Amazon graffiti, see Times Square under water with HoloLens, needle-free blood sugar monitor for people with diabetes Today’s featured stories Photos: Graffiti targeting Amazon and Jeff Bezos illustrates animosity toward tech giant in Seattle So much to… Read More
Jul 11, 2018, 12:53 PM Photos: Graffiti targeting Amazon and Jeff Bezos illustrates animosity toward tech giant in Seattle With everything from spray paint to stencils to stickers, the Amazon and Jeff Bezos detractors are making a statement in… Read More
Jul 11, 2018, 8:00 AM Amazon HQ2 is still a mystery, but this real estate startup already plans to expand to the winning city Bryan Copley remembers “the day that the last single-family residence in South Lake Union was bulldozed.” The CityBldr CEO has… Read More
Jul 11, 2018, 6:00 AM How Amazon could succeed in travel: Researchers issue a warning to the industry When Amazon enters, or even thinks about entering, new markets, entire industries sit at the edge of their seats —… Read More
Jul 10, 2018, 4:43 PM TLDR: Microsoft unveils Surface Go, Demi Lovato to headline Amazon concert, new record for same-day delivery in space Today’s featured stories Microsoft unveils $399 ‘Surface Go’ with 10-inch display and USB-C port to take on lower-cost iPads and… Read More
Jul 10, 2018, 9:27 AM Heads up Amazon: Texas tops new ranking of best states for business, edging out Washington Texas is open for business, according to a new report from CNBC evaluating the economic climate of each state in… Read More
Jul 10, 2018, 8:00 AM Amazon Web Services’ Peter DeSantis sheds more light on the cloud giant’s custom chip strategy Evolving cloud workloads are going to require evolving hardware strategies to anticipate those future demands, and Amazon Web Services continues… Read More
Jul 10, 2018, 3:01 AM Prime takeover: Amazon goes on a marketing blitz inside Whole Foods stores as Prime Day nears Amazon really wants you to know about how Prime members can save money at its Whole Foods grocery stores. If you’ve… Read More
Jul 7, 2018, 7:28 AM President Trump says Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post will be out of business in 7 years, calls it a ‘propaganda machine’ for Amazon President Donald Trump is taking on Amazon and the news media once again, writing in a Tweet Saturday morning that… Read More
Jul 6, 2018, 10:25 AM Sonos IPO filing reveals new details of tenuous partnership with potential frenemy Amazon Sonos revealed new details of its delicate detente with competitor and partner Amazon as part the smart speaker maker’s filing… Read More
Jul 6, 2018, 10:12 AM Researchers find white supremacist propaganda for sale across Amazon marketplace Sellers across Amazon’s marketplace are peddling goods that promote bigotry and violence, according to a new report from two progressive… Read More
Jul 6, 2018, 9:22 AM How Amazon’s expanding U.S. brick-and-mortar footprint stacks up against other big retailers Amazon’s rapidly growing brick-and-mortar footprint — including a second Amazon Go store opening in Seattle this fall — has already… Read More
Jul 5, 2018, 3:50 PM TLDR Editor’s Picks: The state of the tech economy, from Seattle to Wall Street and beyond This week on TLDR, we’re looking back at some of the top stories of 2018 so far. Today: the ups… Read More
Jul 4, 2018, 10:34 AM In wake of Toys ‘R’ Us demise, Amazon reportedly planning new holiday toy catalog Amazon is looking to take advantage of the recent demise of retailer Toys “R” Us with plans to launch a… Read More
Jul 3, 2018, 3:50 PM TLDR Editor’s Picks: GeekWire’s top Amazon stories of the year (so far) This week on TLDR, we’re looking back at some of the top stories of 2018 so far. Today’s topic: the… Read More
Jul 3, 2018, 10:37 AM Revealed: Amazon Go’s new Seattle location signals tech giant’s growing ambitions for checkout-free retail concept Amazon is expanding its checkout-free Amazon Go retail concept with another location in the company’s backyard, GeekWire has learned. The… Read More
Jul 2, 2018, 10:00 PM Amazon Prime Day No. 4 starts July 16, will run for 36 hours with Whole Foods deals added to the mix Amazon’s Prime Day is back again for its fourth installment. The retail giant is following up last year’s summer sales… Read More
Jul 2, 2018, 4:40 PM TLDR Editor’s Picks: How Tech is Changing Seattle This week on TLDR, we’re looking back at some of the top stories of 2018 so far. Today’s topic: Tech… Read More
Jul 2, 2018, 3:19 PM A year after Amazon acquisition, Whole Foods deals with centralization and layoffs A year after its blockbuster acquisition of Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, Amazon is shaking up in the way the natural… Read More
Jun 29, 2018, 10:49 AM ‘Defining moment’ for Seattle as Microsoft, Amazon, others support Special Olympics USA Games Seattle-area tech companies are making a statement about building an inclusive workforce as the city hosts one of the largest… Read More
Jun 29, 2018, 9:02 AM We asked GeekWire readers which Amazon HQ2 city they would live in — and it’s not what we expected More than 2,000 GeekWire readers told us which of the 20 cities in the running for Amazon’s second headquarters they… Read More
Jun 28, 2018, 3:59 PM TLDR: Amazon’s blue crew delivery, Amazon agrees to acquire PillPack, Coinme installs 50th Bitcoin ATM Today’s featured stories Inside Amazon’s Prime photo op: A secret bus ride, a spectacular Seattle view — but alas, no… Read More
Jun 28, 2018, 12:11 PM Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, and tech’s battle for the hearts and classrooms of teachers If the ISTE 2018 exhibit hall was a high school, then Google and Microsoft were the enthusiastically competitive drama and… Read More
Jun 28, 2018, 10:59 AM Amazon’s new delivery program sparks early interest as shares of UPS and FedEx dip “I’m keenly interested in establishing myself in this program.” “I am a disabled combat veteran and I’m interested in Amazon’s… Read More
Jun 28, 2018, 7:01 AM Amazon agrees to acquire online pharmacy PillPack, reports peg deal at nearly $1B Amazon’s march into healthcare took another big step on Thursday as the tech giant announced its intention to acquire PillPack.… Read More
