Podcast GeekWire Podcast: The realities of Amazon’s pay increase; inside Microsoft’s HoloLens business Our guest on the GeekWire Podcast this week, Ashley Stewart, is a Seattle-based senior tech correspondent for Insider who reports… Read More
Podcast Amazon more than doubles max base pay to $350k for corporate and tech workers, citing labor market Amazon will boost its maximum base pay to $350,000 for corporate and tech employees, from $160,000 previously, as part of… Read More
A Bezos too far? Dutch city will dismantle historic bridge to make way for Amazon founder’s big yacht A superyacht being built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is generating some super buzz due to the fact that a… Read More
Jeff Bezos’ Montessori-inspired free preschools will expand to Texas and Florida With five Bezos Academy preschools up and running in Washington state, the organization announced this week that it will be… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Amazon’s Alexa is going to space, and more news from the final frontier Alexa, open the pod bay doors. Amazon’s voice assistant hasn’t quite reached the level of HAL, the iconic AI from… Read More
Paul Allen’s L.A. site sells for $65M, part of effort to scale back late Microsoft co-founder’s projects A 120-acre site purchased by the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen for $20 million in 1997 in the Beverly Crest… Read More
Podcast Top Stories of ’21: Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, COVID, and what’s next for tech in Seattle and beyond Looking at GeekWire’s most-read stories for 2021, this series of headlines stands out as a symbol of the past year,… Read More
Debate: Is Amazon good for small business? Amazon is a seedbed for new small businesses while providing unprecedented opportunities for entrepreneurs and vital convenience and pricing for… Read More
Amazon’s second chance: Bellevue gives tech giant an opportunity to reshape its regional legacy BELLEVUE, Wash. — Amazon is poised to transform a major swath of this city, much as the company reshaped Seattle… Read More
The Rock thanks his ‘tequila drinking buddy’ Jeff Bezos at People’s Choice Awards Jeff Bezos made a surprise appearance at the People’s Choice Awards in Los Angeles Tuesday night to present an award… Read More
Bezos Earth Fund awards $443M in grants, focus is on climate justice, saving and restoring nature Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced 44 grants totaling $443 million from the Bezos Earth Fund on Monday. The new pledges… Read More
Jeff Bezos gives Obama Foundation $100M, names plaza in honor of late Congressman John Lewis Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is giving $100 million to the Obama Foundation, the organization that’s building the former president’s library… Read More
Bezos’ Day 1 Families Fund awards $96M in grants to 32 organizations helping homeless families Jeff Bezos’ Day 1 Families Fund on Wednesday announced the latest round of grantees who are working to help U.S.… Read More
Climate tech execs anticipate market benefits as COP26 summit amplifies role of private sector The stakes for the United Nations’ COP26 climate summit were incredibly high. The world is already feeling the detrimental impacts… Read More
Jeff Bezos says he’s spending more on his Earth Fund than on Blue Origin space shots Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has been getting a lot of press lately, but the Amazon founder and chairman… Read More
Idol threat: Jeff Bezos jokes with Leonardo DiCaprio over video of actor meeting billionaire’s girlfriend Jeff Bezos may be chasing the stars with his Blue Origin space venture, but he needs to keep an eye… Read More
Hanks, but no Hanks: Actor turned down Jeff Bezos’ offer to ride Blue Origin rocket because of price tag Tom Hanks has already been to space, sort of, as the star of 1995’s “Apollo 13.” He wasn’t going to… Read More
$10B Bezos Earth Fund earmarks $2B for land restoration and food production efforts As the United Nation’s COP26 climate talks in Glasgow kicked off this week, the Bezos Earth Fund on Monday announced… Read More
News Brief See worthy: First look at Jeff Bezos’ reported $500M superyacht at Netherlands shipyard Jeff Bezos appears to be getting closer to setting sail in superyacht style. The Amazon founder and former CEO is… Read More
Did Amazon lie to Congress? Lawmakers give CEO Andy Jassy ‘final opportunity’ to correct record Citing news reports indicating that Amazon gamed its marketplace to favor its own products, U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Seattle… Read More
William Shatner’s space trek is turning up a spotlight on Blue Origin’s highs and lows Star Trek captain William Shatner’s scheduled suborbital space trip is bringing a renewed flood of attention to Jeff Bezos’ Blue… Read More
Twitch got e-vandalized overnight with photos of Jeff Bezos amid fallout from data breach If you were using the web version of Twitch early Friday morning, you might’ve gotten the chance to see it… Read More
Billionaire belly laughs: SNL’s space skit pokes fun at Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson and Elon Musk You know that the billionaire space race has entered the nation’s mainstream when it’s skewered by NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.”… Read More
Jeff Bezos calls Amazon’s ‘New World’ video game a ‘success’ — but it’s too early to determine that ANALYSIS: Amazon’s new video game New World launched on Tuesday to strong social media buzz, high online engagement, and a… Read More
Blue Origin’s record on safety and sexual harassment comes under fire from within A former employee of Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture has given up her anonymity to lead a campaign accusing… Read More
Elon Musk chats about Starship and space telescopes … and Jeff Bezos’ rocket envy In the latest chapter of a long-running space spat, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took aim at his billionaire rival Jeff… Read More
Bezos Earth Fund pledges $1B to conserve land and sea in critical areas of the world The Bezos Earth Fund pledged $1 billion to conserve and protect vulnerable areas of the world, focusing initially on the… Read More
Elon Musk goads Jeff Bezos on Twitter as their prolonged space spat escalates SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has fired a fresh volley of tart tweets at Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and… Read More
Jeff Bezos’ mom did not email me: How I got a troll to apologize, and why we might be friends now In my five-plus years at GeekWire, I’ve often wondered what it would take to get Jeff Bezos’ attention and how… Read More
Ice cream news with a twist: Jeff Bezos has his own home soft-serve machine from popular L.A. brand This week-old news doesn’t exactly qualify as a scoop, but it is ice cream related, so dig in anyway. Straight… Read More
