New York Times interactive editor: We’re excited to compete with Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post There’s been quite a bit of reaction — and confusion — to Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos purchasing The… Read More
Jeff Bezos gives first interview since buying Washington Post, will use Amazon tactics for newspaper Up until Monday evening, Jeff Bezos’ motivations for acquiring the Washington Post for $250 million were largely unknown. The newspaper… Read More
The demise of Contour; Steve Ballmer’s surprising exit; and other top posts of the month August is supposed to be the month when the tech industry takes a breather, relaxing for a few moments before… Read More
What Bezos buying The Post teaches us about business threats Jeff Bezos set off quite a bit of handwringing and soul-searching when he purchased The Washington Post earlier this month for $250… Read More
Update: Amazon back online after 40-minute outage Amazon.com is back up and running. We’ve updated this post with details. Original story: Online shoppers take notice: Amazon.com is… Read More
Images: Amazon’s latest biosphere designs look like Starfleet Command New renderings submitted by Amazon’s architects show updated designs for the three giant, connected biospheres that will serve as the… Read More
A wild idea for Bezos and the Post: Develop a ‘Kindle Printer’ and shut down the main press The economics of delivering a local newspaper to your doorstep just don’t make sense anymore. The reasons? Declining subscriber counts… Read More
Jeff Bezos declines Washington Post interview about his Washington Post acquisition The Washington Post this weekend published an epic profile of its soon-to-be owner, Jeff Bezos, with contributions from six reporters… Read More
Bill Gates on Google’s Internet balloons; Contour hits the wall; and other comments of the week The best comments, quotes, and random zingers we heard this week… “The Internet is transforming almost every element of the… Read More
Comedians have fun with Jeff Bezos buy of The Washington Post Jeff Bezos’ purchase of The Washington Post was the big news of the week, making great fodder for late-night comedians.… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Jeff Bezos, the Washington Post and the future of media This week on the GeekWire radio show, we analyze one of the biggest news stories of the week, which is… Read More
Fruitcake, anyone? Amazon’s Kindle Fire slips out of Top 5, showing extreme seasonality The latest tablet shipment numbers from the IDC research firm show Apple’s iPad leading the worldwide market in the second… Read More
Hey everyone, Jeff Bezos lives in Seattle and Amazon is not a ‘Silicon Valley’ company Maybe I am splitting hairs here, or quibbling over something that really doesn’t matter. But, I’ve got to just say… Read More
Why Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post: Best reactions, commentary and insights I guess at this point we shouldn’t be surprised by the moves of Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos, who in the… Read More
Robots? Kindles? Door desks? How should Bezos reinvent the Washington Post? Free Kindles for every newspaper subscriber! Papers delivered by Amazon’s Kiva robots! Door desks in the newsroom! Certainly Jeff Bezos… Read More
Memo: Bezos already giving Washington Post employees some of that Amazon religion Jeff Bezos is buying the Washington Post newspaper for $250 million in his individual capacity, separate from his role at… Read More
Breaking: Jeff Bezos buying Washington Post for $250M In a surprise move, Jeff Bezos has reached a deal to acquire the Washington Post Co.’s newspaper publishing business for… Read More
Geek on the Street: Would you rather go on a date with Bezos, Gates or Zuckerberg? Whether you’re interested in their tech empires, computer-savvy minds, or dashing looks, it would be hard to pass up a… Read More
Why is Jeff Bezos hanging out in Silicon Valley this summer? Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is not enjoying this beautiful Seattle summer. Instead, it appears Bezos is camped out in Silicon… Read More
Amazon won’t say if grocery delivery business is profitable: ‘It was set up as a test’ Amazon.com spent more than five years testing Amazon Fresh in the Seattle area only and finally introduced the grocery delivery… Read More
An open letter to Jeff Bezos: A contract worker’s take on Amazon.com Dear Jeff Bezos, In your position, I imagine that you rarely have an opportunity to receive feedback from one of… Read More
Jeff Bezos: Yes, it’s Apollo 11! Serial numbers confirm historic engine find This is a pretty big piece of American history. Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos revealed today that his expedition and research… Read More
New peak: Amazon shares surpass $300 for first time The rapid growth of Amazon.com was echoed Thursday on Wall Street, as the company’s stock briefly topped $300 for the… Read More
Amazon Kindle is an early hit in China, opening new doors for Bezos & Co. Will Kindle’s early success in China be the beginning of a renaissance for Amazon in the country? Maybe. After years… Read More
Amazon’s rapid expansion in Seattle continues with two more 12-story office buildings Amazon.com is expanding its Seattle footprint yet again. Vulcan, the investment arm of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is planning to… Read More
Jeff Bezos-backed 3D-printing company MakerBot acquired for $403M Minnesota-based 3D printing manufacturer Stratasys today acquired MakerBot for $402 million based on Stratasys’ stock price in a deal that… Read More
Early Amazon investor Nick Hanauer disappointed Amazon isn’t more civically engaged Is Amazon.com doing enough to support its hometown? That question has been raised many times over the years, with local publications like… Read More
Whoops! Book by Jeff Bezos’ wife delayed by Amazon logistics Amazon prides itself on having a top-notch infrastructure for getting products where they need to go, and quickly. But sometimes,… Read More
Amazon opens doors on 3D printer storefront: Is this a sign of things to come? If a structural change to Amazon.com is any indication, the company is looking to take on the 3D printer scene.… Read More
Amazon noticeably (and admirably?) absent from cyber-spying controversy The revelations about the U.S. government’s cyber-spying program this week centered on reports that the NSA and the FBI are… Read More
