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Amazon to double presence in Portland, Ore., adding 400 new tech roles

by Monica Nickelsburg on August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 at 8:52 amComment

Amazon is growing its Portland, Ore. tech team by 400 people and moving into a new 84,000 square foot office in the city’s urban core. The company said Wednesday it… Read More

Senator Wyden wants answers from Amazon on Capital One hack

by Monica Nickelsburg on August 6, 2019August 6, 2019 at 8:54 pm1 Comment

A U.S. senator from Oregon wants Amazon to explain the role it played in a hack that exposed sensitive data from more than 100 million Capital One credit card applicants.… Read More

Pentagon reconsiders $10B cloud contract as Trump sounds alarm over alleged Amazon favoritism

by Monica Nickelsburg on August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 at 4:05 pmComment

The Department of Defense announced Thursday it is reviewing a $10 billion, 10-year contract to build the military’s war cloud. Amazon and Microsoft are the last contenders in the contest,… Read More

Amazon sues former AWS exec for joining rival Google division as cloud wars escalate

by Monica Nickelsburg on July 31, 2019July 31, 2019 at 10:31 am 2 Comments

Amazon’s pioneering cloud business gave the company an early lead in an emerging and lucrative industry but competition is heating up between Amazon Web Services and newer entrants, like Microsoft… Read More

Amazon acquires enterprise flash storage startup E8 Storage

by Taylor Soper on July 31, 2019July 31, 2019 at 11:06 amComment

Amazon has acquired enterprise flash storage startup E8 Storage. Founded in 2014, the company sold a rack-scale software storage solution for the cloud. Israel’s Globes pegged the deal at $50… Read More

Seattle engineer arrested in Capital One hack that affected 106M people

by Taylor Soper on July 29, 2019July 30, 2019 at 11:09 am 6 Comments

Seattle-based engineer Paige Thompson was arrested Monday for allegedly hacking into Capital One’s databases and gaining access to approximately 140,000 Social Security numbers and 80,000 bank account numbers. Capital One… Read More

Amazon R&D and infrastructure spending spikes as tech giant staffs up on technical talent

by Nat Levy on July 26, 2019July 27, 2019 at 8:12 amComment

Amazon is spending more cash to hire top technical workers in key growth areas as the Seattle company competes for talent in a tight labor market. Amazon’s headcount rose 13… Read More

Amazon hires lobbyist with Trump ties amid contentious Pentagon cloud contest

by Monica Nickelsburg on July 20, 2019July 20, 2019 at 10:09 amComment

Amazon Web Services is enlisting Jeff Miller, a former fundraiser for President Donald Trump, according to a lobbying disclosure form published last week. Miller’s lobbying organization, Miller Strategies, will advocate… Read More

Why this supply chain startup is drawing comparisons to Amazon Web Services and Airbnb

by Taylor Soper on July 3, 2019July 3, 2019 at 6:54 pmComment

Amazon Web Services revolutionized the way that companies run their business online, allowing them to pay for as much compute power as needed without having to own or operate physical… Read More

Geek of the Week: Amazon’s David Ham takes Pride in his work and his role with LGBTQ group glamazon

by Kurt Schlosser on June 21, 2019June 22, 2019 at 10:54 amComment

June is a busy month for David Ham. The senior video program manager at Amazon Web Services has plenty to do during his day job. But as the president of… Read More

DHS moving biometric screening system to Amazon Web Services amid debate over government tech

by Monica Nickelsburg on June 20, 2019June 21, 2019 at 10:52 amComment

The Department of Homeland Security is migrating the system it uses to search for people using biometric data to Amazon’s cloud. The identification system is currently hosted on DHS servers… Read More

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How AWS Ground Station is taking its giant leap for satellite links in small steps

by Alan Boyle on June 10, 2019June 10, 2019 at 9:48 amComment

LAS VEGAS – Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says his company has gotten so big that it has to branch out into business lines that “move the needle,” like the recently… Read More

Tech Moves: Google snags Georgia Tech AI professor; Apptio hires exec from AWS; The Riveter names Portland leader; and more

by James Thorne on June 3, 2019June 6, 2019 at 7:33 am1 Comment

— Natural language processing expert Jacob Eisenstein is taking a gig as a research scientist with Google AI in Seattle. Eisenstein is an associate professor at Georgia Tech and has… Read More

GeekWire Cloud Summit is almost here: Learn from tech leaders at Slack, Microsoft, AWS and more

by Tom Krazit on May 29, 2019May 29, 2019 at 2:36 pmComment

We’re just one week away from the third annual GeekWire Cloud Summit, which will feature some of the leading forces behind this incredible once-in-a-generation shift in how businesses use and… Read More

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AWS Ground Station satellite control system is officially open for business

by Alan Boyle on May 23, 2019May 23, 2019 at 4:36 pmComment

Six months after a sneak preview, Amazon Web Services has just raised the curtain on AWS Ground Station, its cloud-based system for controlling satellites and downloading satellite data. AWS says… Read More

Slack renegotiated its deal with Amazon Web Services in 2018, will spend at least $212M more through 2023

by Tom Krazit on April 26, 2019April 26, 2019 at 8:34 amComment

Slack revealed Friday that it joined the parade of companies that renegotiated long-term deals with Amazon Web Services over the last few years as they grew from scrappy startups into… Read More

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Lockheed Martin joins the discussion about cloud computing services in space

by Alan Boyle on April 19, 2019April 19, 2019 at 3:49 pmComment

Is the final frontier the next frontier for cloud computing? One of the presentations planned for Amazon’s re:MARS conference in June suggests that Lockheed Martin is putting serious thought into… Read More

Working Geek: Amazon’s Nancy Wang helps women PMs make themselves heard via her nonprofit

by Lisa Stiffler on April 7, 2019April 5, 2019 at 11:26 amComment

While the number of women working in tech jobs in the U.S. has doubled over the past 20 years, they’re still significantly outnumbered by men in the field. Only 24… Read More

Report: Amazon testing new program that connects outside investors with startups that use AWS

by Taylor Soper on March 15, 2019March 15, 2019 at 10:06 amComment

Amazon wants to connect startups using its cloud computing platform with deep-pocketed investors, according to a new report from CNBC. The Seattle tech giant is testing a new program called… Read More

Tech Moves: Smartsheet names AWS vet as CTO; Ex-Nike exec heads Grayl’s board; Indeed replaces CEO

by James Thorne on February 14, 2019February 14, 2019 at 8:22 amComment

Work collaboration software company Smartsheet nabbed AWS veteran Praerit Garg to lead technology efforts as the company’s first official CTO. Garg was a general manager of identity, directory and access services at… Read More

‘We cannot let the next generation down’: Women in Cloud Summit rallies crowd to turn the tide in tech

by Tony Lystra on January 26, 2019January 28, 2019 at 3:24 amComment

In college, Washington State Sen. Patty Kuderer decided to take a programming class. She said she was excited about technology and created a simple program for the course, which she… Read More

Geek of the Week: Kevin Lin walks the talk as he left Amazon to launch startup and host his own podcast

by Kurt Schlosser on December 21, 2018December 21, 2018 at 9:45 amComment

Kevin Lin is computer software engineer who has an endless curiosity about technology and people and he likes to keep himself busy at the intersection of those two things. Born… Read More

Azure vs. AWS for startups: Microsoft’s top marketing exec explains its strategy in the cloud

by James Thorne on December 16, 2018December 16, 2018 at 11:11 am1 Comment

Startups were key to the early success of Amazon Web Services and most still favor the platform for cloud infrastructure. Microsoft thinks it has a strategy to win them over.… Read More

Amazon unveils new service to mine and decode medical records using artificial intelligence

by Clare McGrane on November 27, 2018November 30, 2018 at 8:18 amComment

Sorting through and analyzing medical records is incredibly time-consuming, limiting the ability of patients, doctors and administrators to make connections and fully grasp data. But technology giant Amazon is hoping to… Read More

Amazon launches ‘Amazon Future Engineer’ program to support computer science education

by Frank Catalano on November 1, 2018November 1, 2018 at 1:10 pm1 Comment

Amazon is officially launching a new program it calls “Amazon Future Engineer,” a broad, community-based push into schools and education that represents a renewed emphasis on education, an area in… Read More

Why this top Amazon exec just placed a bet on a future Seattle NHL franchise

by Taylor Soper on September 5, 2018August 13, 2019 at 3:54 pmComment

Andy Jassy runs the world’s largest cloud computing business. He also just joined an NHL franchise ownership group trying to bring professional hockey to Seattle. So the new team operations… Read More

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TLDR: Amazon crushes profit expectations, Trump targets Twitter in a tweet, Lego Hogwarts Castle

by Starla Sampaco on July 26, 2018July 26, 2018 at 5:16 pmComment

Today’s featured stories Amazon’s record quarter: $2.5B in profits is biggest ever as tech giant comes up just short on sale Trump targets Twitter, his favorite communication platform, following reports… Read More

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TLDR: MLB commentary with robots, flying cars, facial recognition in schools

by Starla Sampaco on July 17, 2018July 17, 2018 at 3:58 pmComment

Today’s featured stories MLB partners with Amazon Web Services to predict pitches and analyze live games with robots Agent 007 James Bond’s next ride? Flying cars grab Farnborough Airshow’s spotlight… Read More

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MLB partners with Amazon Web Services to predict pitches and analyze live games with robots

by Taylor Soper on July 17, 2018July 17, 2018 at 3:58 pmComment

Deeper stats, predicted pitches, and live commentary produced by robots in the voice of iconic announcers — it could all be coming to Major League Baseball broadcasts soon. MLB re-upped… Read More

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Visualizing the cloud: Time-lapse takeaways from the GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit

by Kaitlyn Wang on July 5, 2018July 5, 2018 at 4:45 pmComment

Visual strategist Guillaume Wiatr has become a mainstay at GeekWire conferences, partnering with us to sketch out drawings and notes based on the talks, panels and fireside chats as they’re… Read More

Amazon to double presence in Portland, Ore., adding 400 new tech roles

Senator Wyden wants answers from Amazon on Capital One hack

Seattle engineer arrested in Capital One hack that affected 106M people

Amazon R&D and infrastructure spending spikes as tech giant staffs up on technical talent

Amazon hires lobbyist with Trump ties amid contentious Pentagon cloud contest

Why this supply chain startup is drawing comparisons to Amazon Web Services and Airbnb

Geek of the Week: Amazon’s David Ham takes Pride in his work and his role with LGBTQ group glamazon

Tech Moves: Google snags Georgia Tech AI professor; Apptio hires exec from AWS; The Riveter names Portland leader; and more

GeekWire Cloud Summit is almost here: Learn from tech leaders at Slack, Microsoft, AWS and more

Slack renegotiated its deal with Amazon Web Services in 2018, will spend at least $212M more through 2023

Working Geek: Amazon’s Nancy Wang helps women PMs make themselves heard via her nonprofit

Report: Amazon testing new program that connects outside investors with startups that use AWS

Tech Moves: Smartsheet names AWS vet as CTO; Ex-Nike exec heads Grayl’s board; Indeed replaces CEO

Amazon unveils new service to mine and decode medical records using artificial intelligence

Amazon launches ‘Amazon Future Engineer’ program to support computer science education

Why this top Amazon exec just placed a bet on a future Seattle NHL franchise

TLDR: Amazon crushes profit expectations, Trump targets Twitter in a tweet, Lego Hogwarts Castle

TLDR: MLB commentary with robots, flying cars, facial recognition in schools

MLB partners with Amazon Web Services to predict pitches and analyze live games with robots

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