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Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant to be integrated on the same devices for the first time

by Todd Bishop on August 30, 2023August 30, 2023 at 8:06 am

Amazon and Google are putting their rival voice assistants on the same devices for the first time, allowing users to alternate between Alexa and Google Assistant depending on their preference… Read More

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Amazon raises free shipping minimum order amount to $35 for some non-Prime customers

by Kurt Schlosser on August 29, 2023August 29, 2023 at 9:45 am

Amazon is testing a new minimum order amount of $35 for non-Prime members to qualify for free shipping, raising the amount from $25 in what has been a constantly shifting… Read More

Grubhub adding Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ tech to college campus dining experiences

by Kurt Schlosser on August 29, 2023August 28, 2023 at 8:55 pm

Amazon is headed back to college for the new school year. The company’s cashierless “Just Walk Out” technology is being deployed for the first time by Grubhub as part of… Read More

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Amazon Web Services acquires Fig, a YC grad that boosts the command line for devs

by Taylor Soper on August 28, 2023August 28, 2023 at 9:46 am

Amazon Web Services has acquired Fig, a small San Francisco-based startup that helps developers be more efficient and collaborative while using the command line.

Amazon is testing a new way to show ratings on product search pages

by Taylor Soper on August 21, 2023August 21, 2023 at 9:21 am

For some Amazon shoppers, relying on the quantity of reviews for a product — not only the star rating — can help influence a purchase decision. That’s partly why a… Read More

Inside the first liquor store to use Amazon’s cashierless technology

by Taylor Soper on August 21, 2023August 21, 2023 at 8:28 am

Now you can “Just Walk Out” — with a bottle of tequila. Amazon’s cashierless technology experience has made its way into a liquor store for the first time ever. Seattle-based… Read More

Wash. safety regulators cite Amazon for ‘willful’ violations; company calls claim ‘categorically false’

by Todd Bishop on August 16, 2023August 16, 2023 at 2:19 pm

The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries announced an $85,800 fine against Amazon, alleging that the company knowingly put workers at risk of injury at its Spokane, Wash., fulfillment… Read More

CEOs of Amazon Web Services and Redapt join Seattle Sounders FC ownership group

by Taylor Soper on August 16, 2023August 16, 2023 at 10:20 am

Seattle’s professional soccer club is adding more tech heavyweights to its ownership group. Seattle Sounders FC announced Wednesday that the families of Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky and Redapt… Read More

Amazon devices chief Dave Limp is leaving in latest executive departure

by Taylor Soper & Todd Bishop on August 14, 2023August 14, 2023 at 2:01 pm

Dave Limp, the longtime leader of Amazon’s devices division, will step down later this year. Limp is leaving Amazon after more than 13 years, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy confirmed in… Read More

Amazon rolls out AI-generated summaries of customer reviews

by Todd Bishop on August 14, 2023August 14, 2023 at 9:08 am

Amazon says it’s using artificial intelligence to automatically generate and present summaries of customer reviews, helping shoppers quickly understand the overall sentiment and key highlights about products before purchasing. The… Read More

Amazon uses badge-swipe data to tell employees they aren’t complying with return-to-office policy

by Todd Bishop on August 10, 2023August 10, 2023 at 7:36 am

Messages sent by Amazon to some employees this week, asserting that they aren’t complying with a corporate mandate to return to the office at least three days a week, is… Read More

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Seahawks add Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ tech to new Pro Shop and four more food stands at stadium

by Kurt Schlosser on August 8, 2023August 8, 2023 at 11:31 am

It’s an all-out blitz of Amazon technology at Lumen Field in Seattle as the Seahawks are expanding the use of “Just Walk Out” and Amazon One technology to a new… Read More

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Amazon will put on another Prime Day event in October

by Taylor Soper on August 8, 2023August 8, 2023 at 8:52 am

Amazon announced Tuesday that it will hold a “Prime Big Deal Days” sales event this fall.

Q&A: AWS renewable power leader on AI’s energy strain, a political dust-up in Oregon, and more

by Lisa Stiffler on August 5, 2023August 7, 2023 at 10:57 am

Amazon for three years has ranked as the No. 1 corporate purchaser of renewable energy worldwide. As the retail, cloud and entertainment giant strives to reach net zero carbon emissions… Read More

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Amazon’s three-layered AI strategy, how AI startups can stand out, and hope for AI and humanity

by Todd Bishop on August 5, 2023August 5, 2023 at 8:06 am

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we look at how Amazon is positioning itself in the emerging era of generative artificial intelligence. We play and assess clips of Amazon CEO… Read More

Amazon’s online store sales dip below 40% of net sales for first time, and other earnings notes

by Todd Bishop on August 4, 2023August 4, 2023 at 10:50 am

The chart below is what Amazon’s net sales look like in raw numbers over the past several years, broken down into the major business segments reported by the Seattle-based company.… Read More

Amazon ‘still pausing on headcount’ as part of larger effort to boost profits

by Todd Bishop on August 3, 2023August 3, 2023 at 2:55 pm

Amazon ended the second quarter with 1.46 million employees, including both corporate and warehouse workers, about 4,000 fewer employees overall than the company reported three months earlier. It was a… Read More

Amazon stock jumps 7% after Q2 earnings beat estimates with $134.4B in revenue

by Taylor Soper on August 3, 2023August 3, 2023 at 2:59 pm

Amazon shares were up more than 7% in after-hours trading Thursday after the Seattle tech giant topped analyst expectations for both profits and revenue. Amazon’s cost-cutting moves over the past… Read More

Amazon opens Amazon Fresh grocery delivery to non-Prime members

by Taylor Soper on August 2, 2023August 2, 2023 at 7:56 am

Amazon will begin offering its grocery delivery service to customers who aren’t Prime members in select cities. Amazon Fresh is now available to non-Prime members in a dozen metro areas.… Read More

Amazon’s cloud business and AI initiatives in the spotlight in advance of earnings report

by Todd Bishop on August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 at 12:02 pm

Amazon’s cloud revenue growth rate and its artificial intelligence initiatives will be closely scrutinized when the company reports second-quarter earnings Thursday afternoon, Aug. 3. Wall Street analysts expect the company… Read More

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‘Amazon Clinic’ virtual health care platform expanding nationwide and adding video visits

by Kurt Schlosser on August 1, 2023August 1, 2023 at 8:37 am

Amazon announced Tuesday that it is expanding its Amazon Clinic virtual health care service to all 50 states and Washington, D.C., to help more customers get treatment for a variety… Read More

Amazon: More than half of deliveries now arrive same-day or next-day in top 60 U.S. metro areas

by Todd Bishop on July 31, 2023July 30, 2023 at 9:41 pm

Amazon says it has achieved its fastest delivery speeds on record after overhauling its U.S. operations to put more items closer to customers. More than half the items purchased by… Read More

Amazon and iRobot reduce acquisition price as struggling Roomba maker takes on new debt

by Todd Bishop on July 25, 2023July 25, 2023 at 8:45 am

Amazon and iRobot have agreed to a 15% reduction in Amazon’s acquisition price to offset a new $200 million loan necessary to fund the Roomba robotic vacuum-cleaner maker’s ongoing operations.… Read More

Amazon is asking some employees to move closer to the office

by Todd Bishop on July 22, 2023July 22, 2023 at 12:10 pm

Doubling down on its efforts to bring corporate and tech employees back to the office, Amazon is asking some workers to relocate to ensure they’re close enough to work in… Read More

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Amazon’s Alexa chief on the rise of ChatGPT, and why the comparison isn’t fair to either

by Todd Bishop on July 20, 2023July 21, 2023 at 7:16 am

Why can’t Alexa users have sophisticated, nuanced voice interactions with Amazon’s assistant, similar to text-based conversations with OpenAI’s ChatGPT? That was one of my questions for Rohit Prasad, the senior… Read More

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Amazon to expand palm recognition technology to all 500+ U.S. Whole Foods stores

by Todd Bishop on July 20, 2023July 20, 2023 at 8:26 am

Amazon says it will roll out its biometric palm-recognition technology to its more than 500 Whole Foods Markets stores in the United States this year.

Tech Moves: Amazon names new leader of Amazon Music; Zendesk hires Google vet as CMO

by Taylor Soper on July 18, 2023July 18, 2023 at 11:31 am

— Amazon appointed Ryan Redington as GM of Amazon Music, leading the tech giant’s streaming audio business. Redington, a 15-year veteran of Amazon who was previously VP of Music Industry, will… Read More

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Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant to be integrated on the same devices for the first time

Amazon raises free shipping minimum order amount to $35 for some non-Prime customers

Grubhub adding Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ tech to college campus dining experiences

Amazon Web Services acquires Fig, a YC grad that boosts the command line for devs

Amazon is testing a new way to show ratings on product search pages

Inside the first liquor store to use Amazon’s cashierless technology

Wash. safety regulators cite Amazon for ‘willful’ violations; company calls claim ‘categorically false’

CEOs of Amazon Web Services and Redapt join Seattle Sounders FC ownership group

Amazon devices chief Dave Limp is leaving in latest executive departure

Amazon rolls out AI-generated summaries of customer reviews

Amazon uses badge-swipe data to tell employees they aren’t complying with return-to-office policy

Seahawks add Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ tech to new Pro Shop and four more food stands at stadium

Amazon will put on another Prime Day event in October

Q&A: AWS renewable power leader on AI’s energy strain, a political dust-up in Oregon, and more

Amazon’s three-layered AI strategy, how AI startups can stand out, and hope for AI and humanity

Amazon’s online store sales dip below 40% of net sales for first time, and other earnings notes

Amazon ‘still pausing on headcount’ as part of larger effort to boost profits

Amazon stock jumps 7% after Q2 earnings beat estimates with $134.4B in revenue

Amazon opens Amazon Fresh grocery delivery to non-Prime members

Amazon’s cloud business and AI initiatives in the spotlight in advance of earnings report

‘Amazon Clinic’ virtual health care platform expanding nationwide and adding video visits

Amazon: More than half of deliveries now arrive same-day or next-day in top 60 U.S. metro areas

Amazon and iRobot reduce acquisition price as struggling Roomba maker takes on new debt

Amazon is asking some employees to move closer to the office

Amazon’s Alexa chief on the rise of ChatGPT, and why the comparison isn’t fair to either

Amazon to expand palm recognition technology to all 500+ U.S. Whole Foods stores

Tech Moves: Amazon names new leader of Amazon Music; Zendesk hires Google vet as CMO

Amazon’s Alexa and the rapid evolution of AI: A conversation with Alexa chief Rohit Prasad

Rare corpse flower blooms in Amazon’s Spheres and thousands line up to snap a pic and take a sniff

Large graffiti painted on street outside Amazon’s Seattle HQ targets company as ‘Prime polluter’