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Amazon fires employees for leaking customer data days after disclosing Ring dismissals

For the second time in a week, Amazon disclosed employee firings for improper access to customer data. TechCrunch obtained an… Read More

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A glimpse of the future at CES: Celebs, parallel reality, and next-gen toilets at the big tech show

CES is becoming less of a place where companies unveil game-changing products, and more where they show attention-grabbing ideas. That’s… Read More

Amazon confirms Ring fired employees for attempting to access customer video data

Amazon confirmed Thursday that its subsidiary Ring fired employees for attempting to access customer video data beyond the scope of… Read More

Ring CEO Jamie Siminoff on ‘productizing’ privacy and staying the course amid controversy

Jamie Siminoff won’t be deterred. The Ring CEO told GeekWire as much at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas… Read More

Ring customers with cameras breached by hackers sue Amazon in proposed class action lawsuit

An 8-year-old in Mississippi, a Georgia woman lying in bed, a Michigan family watching TV, and dozens of other Ring… Read More

Amazon’s Ring to let customers opt out of receiving police video requests

Ring, the Amazon-owned home security and video doorbell company, will update its app to let customers opt out of receiving… Read More

Thousands of Ring user passwords exposed following reports of hackers accessing cameras

Amazon’s home security business, Ring, landed in more hot water Thursday when researchers discovered thousands of user passwords had been… Read More

Amazon’s Ring security cameras targeted by consumer groups following hacks

Amazon is in the crosshairs of consumer groups — led by the digital rights organization Fight for the Future —… Read More

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What the Ring camera hacks say about security, privacy and technology

The hacking of multiple Ring cameras this week brought the sometimes abstract world of tech security and privacy into stark relief,… Read More

Tech industry’s password problems come home to roost with Ring security camera hacks

After a series of high-profile hacks involving in-home Ring security cameras, some people are finding that devices they bought to… Read More

Hackers infiltrate Ring cameras in Florida and Tennessee and harass children

Hackers accessed Ring security cameras in Florida and Tennessee over the last few days and communicated with children, raising questions… Read More

Amazon defends Ring’s relationship with police as U.S. senator resurfaces privacy concerns

Amazon is attempting to set the record straight on Ring, the security camera company that the tech giant acquired in… Read More

Amazon takes heat from senator over Ring’s ‘troubling’ relationship with police

News reports detailing the relationship between Amazon-owned Ring and police departments are raising eyebrows in Washington D.C. and at least… Read More

Amazon’s doorbell camera company Ring touts its work with 400 police agencies as privacy advocates sound alarm

Is Ring’s collaboration with police departments a public benefit or a privacy concern? That’s the issue raised by an announcement… Read More

Seattle startups vs. Amazon: Wyze and Xnor.ai partner for new person recognition feature on $20 security camera

Wyze Cam, the low-cost security camera that competes with Amazon’s network of smart home cameras, is getting a lot smarter,… Read More

Amazon’s Blink unveils new security camera with ‘exclusive’ chip and two-year battery life

Amazon’s acquisition of video doorbell and security camera company Ring last year got lots of attention, thanks in part to… Read More

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Shark Tank’s billion-dollar blunder: How startup Ring went from TV rejection to Amazon acquisition

Back in 2013, Jamie Siminoff was the founder and chief inventor of a struggling video doorbell company who was pinning… Read More

New filing: Amazon spent $1.65B on acquisitions in 2018, headlined by Ring and PillPack deals

Amazon spent $1.65 billion on acquisitions in 2018, according to a new regulatory filing from the company. That makes it… Read More

Ring introduces peephole front door security camera, new line of smart lighting offerings

LAS VEGAS — Amazon-owned Ring today unveiled a slate of new products, including a front door camera, smart lighting options… Read More

Amazon launches new ‘As Seen on Shark Tank’ online store for 70+ shark-backed products

Amazon has opened an online store specifically for products backed by investors from the CNBC show “Shark Tank,” through its… Read More

Secure in his Amazon success, Ring CEO returns to ‘Shark Tank’ and rejects pitch for a package lock

Jamie Siminoff swam with the sharks who rejected him five years ago, and in his return to “Shark Tank” for… Read More

Watch: Ring CEO on how he kept going after ‘Shark Tank’ rejection and how he feels returning to show

“The drive home sucked,” Jamie Siminoff said rather matter of factly this week when asked what he was thinking five… Read More

TLDR: GeekWire Summit Highlights — Gates Foundation, Redfin, Ring

Today’s featured stories Gates Foundation announces $15M commitment to map neighborhoods that help kids out of poverty Philanthropy advice from… Read More

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Inside the Amazon-Ring deal: How a doorbell maker got on the tech giant’s radar before $1B acquisition

Jamie Siminoff knows what it takes to be acquired by Amazon. The Ring founder appeared on stage at the GeekWire… Read More

TLDR: Amazon opens store selling highest-rated items

Today’s featured stories Amazon unveils new brick and mortar concept — Amazon 4-star — featuring highly rated items After getting… Read More

After getting $1B from Amazon, Ring founder Jamie Siminoff gets another knock from ‘Shark Tank’

“Shark Tank” investors didn’t bite five years ago when Ring founder Jamie Siminoff pitched his video doorbell on the popular… Read More

GeekWire Summit: Join us for a look into the future with leaders from Boeing, Ring, Uber and more

The GeekWire Summit is a week away, and our heads are spinning with anticipation, excitement and a bit of nervous… Read More

GeekWire Summit: Early-bird tickets on sale, CEOs of Boeing, Ring and Gates Foundation highlight agenda

The GeekWire Summit — our biggest event of the year — is coming up Oct. 1-3 in Seattle, and we’ve… Read More

TLDR Editor’s Picks: GeekWire’s top Amazon stories of the year (so far)

This week on TLDR, we’re looking back at some of the top stories of 2018 so far. Today’s topic: the… Read More

Amazon takes on Google as Ring launches $199 security product for the entire home

Amazon-owned Ring is taking on traditional home security systems and fellow tech companies like Google with its new Ring Alarm… Read More