Amazon (AMZN) News

Mar 14, 2026, 9:16 AM

How AI is changing the business and art of video — from ‘chaos machine’ to creative catalyst

Seattle creative studio leaders Brice Budke and Zeek Earl discuss how AI is transforming video production — and what still requires human creativity, taste, and intuition. Read More

Mar 10, 2026, 9:09 AM

Judge blocks Perplexity’s AI bot from shopping on Amazon in early test of agentic commerce

A federal judge sided with Amazon in its lawsuit over Perplexity’s Comet browser, granting a preliminary injunction in an early legal test of AI-powered shopping tools. Read More

Mar 10, 2026, 8:39 AM

I got my hair cut at the one-of-a-kind Amazon Salon in London: See before and after photos

We all know Amazon as a master of book sales, cloud computing and Prime Video — but GeekWire’s John Cook had to determine how a Seattle-based tech juggernaut fared at cutting hair. Read More

Mar 5, 2026, 6:00 AM

Amazon makes a new bet on healthcare AI, rivaling Microsoft in the doctor’s office

AWS is launching Amazon Connect Health, handling patient calls, clinical documentation and billing codes in a new challenge to Microsoft’s Nuance and a crowded field of AI scribe startups.
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Mar 4, 2026, 2:29 PM

Amazon lays off robotics staff in latest cuts

The layoffs are separate from Amazon’s broader cuts announced in January that impacted more than 16,000 corporate workers. Read More

Mar 3, 2026, 7:57 AM

Amazon launches AI-generated ‘canvas’ for sellers as e-commerce platforms race to add AI tools

Amazon is rolling out a “dynamic canvas” in Seller Central that generates personalized visual dashboards in response to seller prompts, building on its existing AI-powered Seller Assistant. The feature launches as Shopify, Walmart and others race to add AI to their merchant tools. Read More

Mar 1, 2026, 9:28 AM

Filings: How Amazon’s $50B OpenAI deal actually works, and what they’re keeping secret

Amazon’s $50 billion OpenAI investment made big headlines, but the SEC filings tell a more complicated story. Here’s how the money flows, what triggers the payments, and what the companies are keeping secret. Read More

Feb 27, 2026, 7:37 AM

Amazon invests $50B in OpenAI, deepens AWS partnership with expanded $100B cloud deal

“We think they’ll be one of the big winners in AI, we can help them grow, and we believe we’ll earn a strong return for Amazon over the long term,” said Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. Read More

Feb 25, 2026, 6:45 AM

Pick Alexa’s personality: Amazon lets users choose ‘Brief,’ ‘Chill,’ or ‘Sweet’ conversation styles

Amazon is letting Alexa+ users customize how the voice assistant communicates, choosing between Brief, Chill, and Sweet personality styles. It’s a first for Alexa. Read More

Feb 24, 2026, 6:54 PM

Amazon to move out of longtime office building near its main Seattle headquarters

The tech giant has occupied the seven-story, 251,000-square-foot space owned by Seattle Children’s since 2014. Read More

Feb 24, 2026, 3:44 PM

Head of Amazon’s AGI lab is leaving in latest exit from high-profile Adept startup deal

David Luan, who led Amazon’s AGI Lab and its Nova Act AI agent initiative, is leaving less than two years after joining through the Adept acqui-hire deal. Four of five Adept co-founders have now left the company. Read More

Feb 23, 2026, 2:43 PM

Water, power, and transparency: Amazon’s $12B data center deal signals a new era of accountability

Amazon announced a $12 billion data center project in Louisiana in which the company vowed to pay its own way for energy and other infrastructure. Read More

Feb 20, 2026, 6:16 PM

Amazon pushes back on Financial Times report blaming AI coding tools for AWS outages

Amazon issued an unusually pointed rebuttal to a Financial Times report that its AI coding tools caused AWS outages, calling one key claim “entirely false.” Read More

Feb 18, 2026, 6:13 AM

Cloud and AWS cost consultant Duckbill expands to software, raises $7.75M for new Skyway platform

Cloud cost consultant Duckbill, known for co-founder Corey Quinn’s sharp takes on AWS, raises $7.75M and launches Skyway, a financial planning and forecasting platform for enterprise cloud spending. Read More

Feb 13, 2026, 10:45 AM

Ring cancels Flock partnership amid broader surveillance concerns

Ring has canceled its planned partnership with Flock Safety, the license-plate-recognition company, citing integration challenges, amid growing scrutiny of the role of home security cameras in surveillance and law enforcement. Read More

Feb 10, 2026, 11:14 AM

What Ring’s ‘Search Party’ actually does, and why its Super Bowl ad gave people the creeps

Ring’s Super Bowl ad for its AI-powered lost-dog feature was meant to be heartwarming. Instead, it set off a firestorm over privacy, surveillance, and what the technology could be used for next. Here’s what it actually does. Read More

Feb 5, 2026, 2:31 PM

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy defends $200B spending plan: ‘This isn’t some sort of quixotic top-line grab’

Amazon’s cloud unit posted its fastest growth in more than three years, but the company’s plan to spend $200 billion on infrastructure in 2026 sent shares tumbling 10% after hours. Read More

Feb 5, 2026, 1:30 PM

Amazon stock sinks 10% after Q4 profit miss as Jassy signals $200B in capital spending

Amazon posted record quarterly revenue and strong cloud growth in Q4 — but its stock fell after the company revealed its capital expenditure plans for 2026. Read More

Feb 4, 2026, 1:37 PM

Amazon names Amit Agarwal to lead seller services as Dharmesh Mehta becomes Andy Jassy’s new TA

Amazon named a new executive leader for its Selling Partner Services business, one of the most consequential parts of the company, and said the division’s current chief will become CEO Andy Jassy’s next technical advisor. Read More

Feb 4, 2026, 10:48 AM

Amazon earnings preview: Wall Street looks for cloud growth after capex surge and job cuts

Amazon reports Q4 earnings Thursday, capping a tech earnings season dominated by a single question: whether the industry’s AI spending binge will ultimately be worth it. Here’s what to watch. Read More

Feb 4, 2026, 10:10 AM

Microsoft exec Charlie Bell shifts to new role as Hayete Gallot returns from Google to lead security

A former Microsoft executive is returning to the company from Google to lead its security initiatives, replacing the former Amazon exec who is exiting the role to focus on engineering quality as an individual contributor at the Redmond company. Read More

Feb 4, 2026, 6:58 AM

Amazon rolls out Alexa+ to all U.S. customers, making its AI assistant free for Prime members

Amazon is making Alexa+, its upgraded AI assistant, free for all U.S. Prime members starting today, including app and web-based chatbots. But with AI habits already ingrained around ChatGPT and other rivals, can Alexa+ catch up? Read More

Feb 3, 2026, 2:57 PM

Oregon theater marquee joked about ‘Melania’ movie, and manager says Amazon pulled the film

The manager of the Lake Theater & Cafe in Lake Oswego, Ore., said it was “weird” that the film even exists and “funny” to screen it at the anti-establishment theater. Read More

Feb 2, 2026, 2:42 PM

Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ tech will survive company’s retail pullback, minus the palm-scanning

Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology will keep working at third-party locations after the company discontinues Amazon One palm scanning in June, the company confirmed Monday. Customers will tap a card or phone instead. Read More

Feb 2, 2026, 8:48 AM

Amazon layoffs hit nearly 2,200 in Washington state, more than half in core product and engineering roles

Software development roles account for the largest share of the layoffs, with engineering management, program management, and technical product roles also hit hard. Read More

Jan 31, 2026, 8:52 AM

GeekWire Field Trip: Starbucks rebounds, Microsoft slides, and Amazon resets

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: We hit the road for a driving tour of the week’s news, making stops… Read More

Jan 30, 2026, 7:44 AM

The end of the line for Amazon’s grocery stores brings a final irony: a 30-minute wait to get in

Amazon’s grocery experiment is ending this week. For bargain hunters, it’s a clearance sale. For one Seattle neighborhood, it’s a looming food desert. Read More

Jan 28, 2026, 2:43 AM

Amazon confirms 16,000 more corporate job cuts, bringing total to 30,000 since October

Amazon is laying off another 16,000 corporate employees globally, the company confirmed Wednesday morning, the second phase in a restructuring that now totals 30,000 positions — marking the largest workforce reduction in the company’s history. Read More

Jan 28, 2026, 2:27 AM

Amazon is ending its palm ID system for retail, Amazon One, as it closes physical stores

Amazon is winding down its Amazon One palm recognition service as the company retreats from physical retail experiments. Read More

Jan 27, 2026, 6:24 PM

The rise and fall of Amazon’s homegrown stores: A decade of retail experiments comes full circle

The closure of the Amazon Go and Fresh stores is the end of an era for the online giant. We trace how Amazon got here — and why the only stores left are the chain it acquired. Read More