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‘Largest sales day in Amazon’s history’: Customers bought 375M items during Prime Day

by Taylor Soper on July 13, 2023July 13, 2023 at 7:35 am

Amazon released sales data for its annual Prime Day shopping event that took place July 11 and 12 this week. The company said July 11 marked its single largest sales… Read More

Former Amazon Web Services data center leader Chris Vonderhaar joins Google Cloud

by Todd Bishop on July 12, 2023July 12, 2023 at 7:43 am

Chris Vonderhaar, a longtime Amazon Web Services executive who left the company this spring, has joined AWS rival Google Cloud. Vonderhaar started at Google Cloud this week with the title… Read More

Invite-only deals give Amazon Prime Day a new twist, with secretive selection process

by Todd Bishop on July 10, 2023July 10, 2023 at 11:33 am

Interested in a 75% discount on a 43-inch 4K Amazon Fire TV, or a 15% price cut on a Motorola razr+ foldable phone? Good luck. Yes, these are two of… Read More

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on making AI chips, Prime Video spend, speeding up shipping

by Taylor Soper on July 7, 2023July 7, 2023 at 8:18 am

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy spoke with CNBC for a wide-ranging interview about AI, Prime Video, and more. Here were some of the key takeaways (comments edited for brevity and clarity):… Read More

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Amazon now has more than 5,000 electric delivery vehicles in the U.S.

by Taylor Soper on July 6, 2023July 5, 2023 at 5:12 pm

Amazon announced Thursday that it has more than 5,000 Rivian electric delivery vehicles on the road across more than 800 U.S. cities, up from 3,000 in March.

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Amazon’s Sparrow is leaving the nest: Trailblazing warehouse robot is ready for a wider rollout

by Todd Bishop on June 29, 2023June 29, 2023 at 11:26 am

SAN MARCOS, Texas — Just off Interstate 35, midway between San Antonio and Austin, the newest member of Amazon’s robotic fleet has been training for more than a year in… Read More

Amazon partners with Staples to add nearly 1,000 drop-off locations for customer returns

by Kurt Schlosser on June 28, 2023June 28, 2023 at 9:00 am

Amazon is partnering with the office supply chain Staples to add another place where Amazon customers can drop off returns. The deal, announced Wednesday, adds nearly 1,000 locations for label-free,… Read More

Amazon, Uber, and Lyft sue seller over rogue rideshare signs — here’s what he says in response

by Todd Bishop on June 27, 2023June 27, 2023 at 12:43 pm

Updated with additional details and statements from Amazon, Uber and Lyft. Uber and Lyft are joining forces with Amazon in a lawsuit targeting the alleged sale of counterfeit LED window… Read More

Amazon looks to boost generative AI projects with new $100M cloud initiative

by Todd Bishop on June 22, 2023June 22, 2023 at 10:59 am

Amazon Web Services says it will invest $100 million in a new initiative to connect its machine learning and artificial intelligence experts with customers and partners to encourage and accelerate… Read More

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From vacant storefronts to vibrant hubs: Revisiting ‘third places’ for urban resilience

by Chuck Wolfe on June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 at 2:20 pm

In Seattle, city government and the Downtown Seattle Association continue to build on the “Amazon Great Return” through a variety of strategies to reactivate downtown. While attempts to maintain safety and… Read More

FTC sues Amazon, alleging it duped consumers into buying hard-to-cancel Prime subscriptions

by Lisa Stiffler on June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 at 11:22 am

The Federal Trade Commission is suing Amazon for allegedly duping customers into signing up for subscriptions to its Prime service and making it unnecessarily difficult for them to cancel. “Amazon… Read More

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Amazon vs. Walmart: Reporter and author Jason Del Rey on the ‘defining business clash’ of our era

by Todd Bishop on June 21, 2023June 21, 2023 at 7:13 am

Amazon famously professes to obsess about customers, not competitors, but if the company really wants to focus its business, concentrating on its battle with Walmart might not be a bad… Read More

Amazon will hold Prime Day 2023 on July 11-12, adding invite-only deals and ‘Buy with Prime’ sites

by Todd Bishop on June 20, 2023June 21, 2023 at 3:00 am

Amazon will hold its 2023 Prime Day sales event on Tuesday, July 11, and Wednesday, July 12, the Seattle-based e-commerce giant announced tonight. The company will introduce a new invite-only… Read More

Amazon closes another Go convenience store in downtown Seattle; location was second to open

by Kurt Schlosser on June 20, 2023June 20, 2023 at 12:45 pm

Amazon closed another of its Amazon Go convenience stores in downtown Seattle, three months after it announced that eight of the high-tech physical retail locations were closing across the U.S.… Read More

Amazon officially opens first phase of HQ2 in Virginia with room for 14k employees

by Kurt Schlosser on June 15, 2023June 15, 2023 at 3:49 pm

Free bananas and dogs at the office — Amazon is officially open for business at its HQ2 in Arlington, Va. The Seattle-based tech giant cut the ribbon Thursday on Metropolitan… Read More

Amazon asks industry and government to help fight fake reviews, as AI adds a new wrinkle

by Todd Bishop on June 13, 2023June 13, 2023 at 10:44 am

A lawsuit filed by Amazon this week in Seattle illustrates the challenge of combatting fake reviews. The company is seeking a court order and financial penalties against the operators of… Read More

Amazon board member Patty Stonesifer named interim CEO of The Washington Post

by Taylor Soper on June 12, 2023June 12, 2023 at 10:14 am

Patty Stonesifer, a longtime Amazon board member and former CEO of the Gates Foundation, was named interim CEO at The Washington Post following Monday’s announcement that publisher and current CEO… Read More

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Amazon Games’ latest publishing partnership is with NCSOFT for ‘Throne and Liberty’

by Thomas Wilde on June 8, 2023June 8, 2023 at 2:26 pm

The next release from Amazon Games’ publishing arm is a new massively-multiplayer online title from the developer behind Lineage, AION, and Guild Wars. Throne and Liberty debuted during the Summer… Read More

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Report: Amazon may bring ad-supported tier to Prime Video

by Taylor Soper on June 7, 2023June 7, 2023 at 3:56 pm

Amazon is discussing plans to create an ad-supported tier to its Prime Video platform, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. The move would boost revenue for Amazon’s… Read More

Inside Amazon’s Spheres: After five years, the plants and employees are living well together

by Kurt Schlosser on June 7, 2023June 7, 2023 at 1:33 pm

When the Spheres first opened on Amazon’s headquarters campus in Seattle, Jeff Bezos said the 40,000 plants inside the glass domes looked “happy.” Five years later, the employees using the… Read More

Downtown Seattle activity hits new high since pandemic, buoyed by Amazon office mandate

by Taylor Soper on June 6, 2023June 6, 2023 at 4:11 pm

Foot traffic in downtown Seattle and around Amazon’s headquarters hit record highs in May, as measured since March 2020 when the pandemic began. Amazon’s back-to-office mandate that kicked in May… Read More

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‘Largest sales day in Amazon’s history’: Customers bought 375M items during Prime Day

Former Amazon Web Services data center leader Chris Vonderhaar joins Google Cloud

Invite-only deals give Amazon Prime Day a new twist, with secretive selection process

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on making AI chips, Prime Video spend, speeding up shipping

Amazon now has more than 5,000 electric delivery vehicles in the U.S.

Amazon’s Sparrow is leaving the nest: Trailblazing warehouse robot is ready for a wider rollout

Amazon partners with Staples to add nearly 1,000 drop-off locations for customer returns

Amazon, Uber, and Lyft sue seller over rogue rideshare signs — here’s what he says in response

Amazon looks to boost generative AI projects with new $100M cloud initiative

From vacant storefronts to vibrant hubs: Revisiting ‘third places’ for urban resilience

FTC sues Amazon, alleging it duped consumers into buying hard-to-cancel Prime subscriptions

Amazon vs. Walmart: Reporter and author Jason Del Rey on the ‘defining business clash’ of our era

Amazon will hold Prime Day 2023 on July 11-12, adding invite-only deals and ‘Buy with Prime’ sites

Amazon closes another Go convenience store in downtown Seattle; location was second to open

Amazon officially opens first phase of HQ2 in Virginia with room for 14k employees

Amazon asks industry and government to help fight fake reviews, as AI adds a new wrinkle

Amazon board member Patty Stonesifer named interim CEO of The Washington Post

Amazon Games’ latest publishing partnership is with NCSOFT for ‘Throne and Liberty’

Report: Amazon may bring ad-supported tier to Prime Video

Inside Amazon’s Spheres: After five years, the plants and employees are living well together

Downtown Seattle activity hits new high since pandemic, buoyed by Amazon office mandate

Voices from the Amazon walkout: Why some employees are speaking out and pushing back

How big was that Amazon walkout crowd?

Amazon starts testing new mobile app layout, moving search box to bottom of the screen

Amazon will pay more than $30M to settle FTC complaints over Alexa and Ring privacy issues

Amazon employees walk out, seeking bolder climate action and end of return-to-office policy

Amazon employee groups expect nearly 2,000 workers to participate in walkout

Amazon confirms abrupt departure of AWS data center chief Chris Vonderhaar

Amazon is ending celebrity voices for Alexa that delivered weather, jokes and more

Union and warehouse issues lead Amazon shareholder votes, but fall well short of passing