Another day, another Bezos cover you can’t unsee. I’d argue that today’s Bloomberg Businessweek cover is the best so far. Sure, we had our fun with Romance Novel Bezos and… Read More
Over the weekend, Amazon facilitated test drives for prospective Hyundai buyers in an unorthodox move for the Seattle-based tech giant. The promotion, called “Prime Now. Drive Now.,” lets L.A. and… Read More
Imagine sitting at an intersection, waiting for the light to change, when your dazed reverie is interrupted by a drone landing on the stoplight. That future might not be too far… Read More
The Federal Aviation Administration this morning issued its final rules for the commercial operation of small unmanned aircraft, better known as drones, limiting flights to the visual line of sight… Read More
Amazon, Uber, and a whole host of startups are hungry for their share of the food delivery market. But GrubHub has been delivering meals long before these new players arrived at… Read More
Amazon plans to turn a commercial office building on a central and “fashionable” Berlin street into a fulfillment warehouse as part of a plan to offer the city’s Prime subscribers… Read More
Amazon has agreed to lease 20 Boeing 767 freighter aircraft from Air Transport Services Group (ATSG), the company announced Wednesday. The announcement confirms rumors that began circulating in December that Amazon was looking… Read More
As Amazon expands its capabilities to deliver goods to customers, the retailer plans to bring parcel lockers to Europe, according to a published report. According to a report on Friday… Read More
First, Amazon created Flex, an Uber-esque home delivery service for Prime Now customers. Now, the retailer appears to be contracting with private drivers to deliver even standard packages to customers’… Read More
Drone deliveries and self-driving cars are both right around the corner. Amazon showed off functioning, autonomous Prime Air drones last year, and Teslas are already smart enough to prevent crashes. Today, Google was… Read More
Uber’s new package delivery service is expanding with some big-name partners like Nordstrom, SAP, T-Mobile, and perhaps most notably, Google. The ride-hailing giant today announced that it is moving beyond helping smaller brick-and-mortar… Read More
Amazon today released new photos and a video showing off a redesigned version of its delivery drone. It’s been almost exactly two years since Amazon first announced the “Amazon Prime Air” project… Read More
Is Amazon.com running its own air cargo operation? Vice’s Motherboard published a report Monday evening describing an “air freight transportation operation” flying four flights per day out of Ohio’s Wilmington Air Park, which previously served… Read More
Amazon, Google and Walmart are all looking to use unmanned flying vehicles to get goods into customers’ hands as fast as possible. However, a new startup announced on Monday by Skype co-founders Ahti Heinla… Read More
Walmart has applied to test drone delivery in the United States — outlining plans to use unmanned aerial vehicles to drop packages at homes and retail stores — according to an application… Read More
A new Seattle startup is using technology to help retailers and restaurants offer their own drive-thru service. Founded last year, FlyBuy is picking up momentum with its service that lets users order food… Read More
Uber is expanding its delivery service. Recode reported today that the ride-hailing company is now offering its UberRush program in San Francisco and Chicago after testing the same-day on-demand delivery service in… Read More
Seattleites interested in buying food from local farmers and producers have a new tech-powered option available. Farmigo, which calls itself the largest online farmers market, launched today in the Seattle-Tacoma… Read More
Ericka Burke wants to defeat fast food and says that her restaurant’s new partnership with Uber can help make it happen. Burke, owner of Capitol Hill’s popular Volunteer Park Cafe, is one… Read More
Watch out, Amazon — you’re not the only tech giant looking to dominate the restaurant delivery business. Uber has been adding markets to its relatively new UberEATS meal delivery service for the past… Read More
Amazon quietly launched its Prime Now one-hour delivery service in Portland, Ore. sometime on Tuesday, the same day the service became available in Seattle. The speedy delivery option is now… Read More
Amazon debuted one- and two-hour delivery of beer, wine and liquor in the U.S. this morning along with the launch of the Amazon Prime Now service in its hometown of Seattle.… Read More
Sprint customers living in Seattle now have access to an on-demand service from wherever they might be. The wireless carrier announced today that its Direct 2 You program is live in… Read More
Amazon looks poised to bring one-hour alcohol delivery to the Seattle area any day now, but expanding the service outside of Washington state might end up posing quite a challenge. Nick… Read More
Sidecar’s decision to shift its business model toward delivering packages, rather than people, seems to be a good one thus far. The San Francisco-based company originally launched back in 2012, primarily… Read More
Amazon is experimenting with all sorts of ways to deliver packages, using everything from drones to everyday people. But this is a new one. An Amazon patent application, made public today, describes a… Read More
Macy’s announced this week that it is expanding its same-day delivery service to nine additional markets in a move that keeps the retailer on pace with competitors like Amazon.com, Walmart, and Target.… Read More
Those who like shopping at Seattle’s Central Co-op can now have their groceries delivered. Instacart announced that it will offer one-hour delivery from Central Co-op starting today. The company will deliver items… Read More
Ride-hailing app Gett has raised more than $200 million in funding — and it’s celebrating with champagne. Lots of champagne, it turns out, due to a new partnership with Veuve Cliquot.… Read More
Peach is already growing quickly with its lunch delivery service, now serving mid-day meals to more than 250 offices in the Seattle region and recently expanding to San Diego. But the 25-person… Read More