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Mar 8, 2018, 2:33 PM

Amazon files lawsuits over counterfeit Vera Bradley purses and Otterbox phone cases

Amazon is cracking down on counterfeits. The Seattle e-commerce giant has filed three lawsuits in partnership with Vera Bradley, designer… Read More

Mar 8, 2018, 12:33 PM

Amazon all-hands meeting: Jeff Bezos, Whole Foods CEO, Blind Boys of Alabama on stage inside Key Arena

Whole Foods, Jeff Bezos quotes, and a halftime show from the Blind Boys of Alabama were the themes at Amazon’s… Read More

Mar 8, 2018, 12:30 PM

Is the ‘Amazon effect’ worth it for cities? Researcher calls for more transparency and data about corporate incentives

Government incentives and tax credits face new scrutiny, driven in-part by Amazon’s wishlist as it searches for a city to… Read More

Mar 7, 2018, 11:04 PM

‘Is Amazon good for Seattle?’ Debate sways a divided crowd in tech giant’s hometown

A movie theater in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood was the setting for a dramatic production on Wednesday evening, complete with… Read More

Mar 7, 2018, 5:55 PM

Washington state passes gender pay equity bill with support from tech industry … for the most part

Seizing on a historic moment for women challenging discrimination in the workplace, Washington state’s legislature passed the Equal Pay Opportunity… Read More

Mar 7, 2018, 3:49 PM

Mystery solved? Amazon explains what cracked up Alexa, and what they’re going to do about it

OK, don’t laugh. There’s been enough of that, apparently. After reports about its Alexa-enabled devices laughing out loud for no… Read More

Mar 7, 2018, 12:35 PM

Machine learning or laughing? Amazon’s Alexa is freaking people out with unprovoked chuckle

It’s one thing to believe that Amazon’s Alexa is constantly listening to us, but quite another to worry that she’s… Read More

Mar 7, 2018, 8:00 AM

VMware and AWS roll out new services for the hybrid cloud and bring their joint product to Europe

VMware unveiled the latest step in its evolving partnership with Amazon Web Services Wednesday, bringing the VMware Cloud for AWS… Read More

Mar 7, 2018, 6:00 AM

Amazon expands discounted Prime program for people on government assistance to cover Medicaid

Amazon has added Medicaid recipients to a program that offers a discount option for the popular Prime fast-shipping program to… Read More

Mar 7, 2018, 5:32 AM

Jeff Bezos named richest person on the planet: Net worth soars to $112B as Amazon’s appetite increases

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos seized the title of richest person on the planet, knocking Seattle area next door neighbor Bill… Read More

Mar 6, 2018, 5:00 AM

Amazon’s $15B buying spree: Tech giant’s acquisition activity reaches new heights

Amazon is on an unprecedented acquisition spree, dropping $15 billion since the start of last year and buying up companies… Read More

Mar 5, 2018, 10:44 PM

Amazon adds San Francisco and Atlanta to Whole Foods grocery delivery service, now in 6 cities

Amazon is expanding its new Whole Foods grocery delivery offering, adding San Francisco and Atlanta to the service. Amazon first… Read More

Mar 5, 2018, 2:00 PM

Amazon discreetly visits HQ2 cities in Phase 2 of extraordinary second headquarters competition

Amazon is on tour. The Seattle tech titan is visiting the 20 cities competing for its second headquarters, collecting data and… Read More

Mar 5, 2018, 7:15 AM

The battle between Amazon and Google escalates, this time around Nest

There’s no love lost between Google and Amazon, two of the biggest tech companies on the planet with market values… Read More

Mar 2, 2018, 12:00 PM

Capitalism’s biggest villain? Amazon is dubbed ‘the new Walmart — only worse’ in report

Amazon has usurped Walmart as the unscrupulous capitalist king of industry — at least according to Business Insider. Kate Taylor… Read More

Mar 2, 2018, 10:26 AM

Widespread outage at Amazon Web Services’ U.S. East region takes down Alexa, Atlassian developer tools

Problems with Amazon Web Services’ Direct Connect service took down several customers Friday morning using the cloud leader’s creaky U.S.… Read More

Mar 2, 2018, 7:12 AM

Amazon’s $1B Ring deal ‘probably the biggest miss’ in Shark Tank history

Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary, aka “Mr. Wonderful,” was blown away when he saw Amazon’s agreement to acquire video doorbell… Read More

Mar 1, 2018, 7:00 AM

Could Amazon help Seattle land an NHL team? Ownership group sees arena as tech ‘showcase’

The Seattle SuperSonics played their last game at Key Arena in 2008, a few months after Amazon planted its flag… Read More

Feb 27, 2018, 1:40 PM

What Amazon’s acquisition of Ring means for the smart home market

Amazon’s acquisition of smart doorbell Ring marks a sea change for the smart home market. Amazon has been upping its… Read More

Feb 27, 2018, 12:29 PM

Amazon to acquire Ring video doorbell maker, cracking open the door in home security market

Amazon has reached an agreement to acquire Ring, the Santa Monica, Calif.-based maker of video cameras, doorbells and other smart… Read More

Feb 27, 2018, 8:18 AM

Really, New York is the ‘official’ second headquarters of tech? In Seattle, we say not so fast

Every so often New York makes me mad. No, it’s not the congestion or the people or the Yankees (though… Read More

Feb 23, 2018, 3:24 PM

Pittsburgh goes to court to keep Amazon HQ2 proposal secret

Pittsburgh officials are pushing back on a ruling demanding the city release its proposal for Amazon’s second headquarters. Late Friday… Read More

Feb 23, 2018, 1:22 PM

Amazon closes at $1,500/share for 1st time, marking another financial milestone for tech giant

Amazon stock closed at exactly $1,500 per share today, hitting that milestone for the first time as the tech giant… Read More

Feb 22, 2018, 12:16 PM

HQ2 clue? Pittsburgh leaders optimistic as Amazon announces plans to expand engineering outpost

PITTSBURGH — Local politicians weren’t coy about their desire for Amazon’s second headquarters during a media event Thursday to announce… Read More

Feb 22, 2018, 8:25 AM

Report: Amazon eyes additional Amazon Go stores in Seattle and Los Angeles

Amazon is going ahead with an expansion of its cashier-free convenience store concept Amazon Go, according to a report from… Read More

Feb 22, 2018, 5:00 AM

Robotics pioneer Red Whittaker wants to put a robot on the moon, and land Amazon in his backyard

PITTSBURGH — Asked if he will eventually land a robot on the moon, William “Red” Whittaker doesn’t hold back. “Oh,… Read More

Feb 21, 2018, 10:54 AM

Amazon Studios to adapt Iain M. Banks’ space-opera Culture novel, a ‘huge personal favorite’ of Jeff Bezos

Iain M. Banks’ sweeping Culture science-fiction book series finally has a video home. Amazon Studios announced this morning it’s acquired… Read More

Feb 21, 2018, 8:39 AM

Conservative group’s ad attacks ‘corporate welfare’ deals with Amazon in HQ2 cities

The center-right millennial advocacy group, Generation Opportunity, is targeting Amazon in a new ad that will run in the U.S.… Read More

Feb 21, 2018, 6:00 AM

Amazon Alexa accelerator expands, will host up to 3 startups in London for 2nd cohort

Amazon is now accepting applications for its second Alexa Accelerator cohort. The 13-week program, which launched last year and is run… Read More

Feb 20, 2018, 9:19 AM

New analysis picks Washington, D.C., as frontrunner for Amazon’s HQ2

Another day, another Amazon HQ2 analysis. This time, researchers at Hamilton Place Strategies, an analytic PR consultancy, crunched the numbers… Read More