Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 3 of 242

Nov 24, 2025, 9:40 AM

Amazon will test new rapid delivery concept at Seattle site, filings reveal

Amazon plans to transform a closed Amazon Fresh Pickup site in Seattle into a new retail-style delivery hub for ultrafast local orders — a sign of the company’s evolving strategy for hyperlocal fulfillment. Read More

Nov 24, 2025, 9:25 AM

Amazon to invest $50B to expand AI infrastructure for U.S. government agencies

Amazon plans to invest up to $50 billion to expand AI and advanced computing infrastructure for U.S. government agencies, the… Read More

Worker inspecting Amazon Leo antenna mounted on a building roof

Nov 24, 2025, 7:00 AM

Amazon Leo starts to roll out its fastest satellite internet service — and reveals just how fast it’ll be

The effort formerly known as Project Kuiper is shipping hardware to select business customers for testing, in a move that heightens competition with SpaceX’s Starlink. Read More

Nov 22, 2025, 8:27 AM

Bezos is back in startup mode, Amazon gets weird again, and the great old-car tech retrofit debate

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Jeff Bezos steps back into startup life as co-CEO of a new AI venture. Plus, Amazon’s surprising experiment at Seattle-area thrift stores, and a debate over GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop’s plan to bring new tech to his old car. Read More

Nov 19, 2025, 2:31 PM

‘We are not going anywhere’: Key Amazon exec reaffirms tech giant’s commitment to Seattle region

The comments by David Zapolsky, Amazon chief global affairs and legal officer, follow years of political disputes in Seattle over taxes and other policies that contributed to Amazon shifting more of its workforce to Bellevue, Wash., and Northern Virginia. Read More

Nov 19, 2025, 12:59 PM

Amazon meets Goodwill: E-commerce giant tests package returns at thrift stores in Seattle area

It’s the latest step in Amazon’s push to expand its return network beyond the Seattle tech giant’s own brick-and-mortar locations. Read More

Nov 17, 2025, 10:52 AM

Ford partners with Amazon to sell certified pre-owned cars on tech giant’s marketplace

Amazon is making more moves in the auto industry with a new partnership with Ford, allowing customers to buy certified… Read More

Nov 17, 2025, 8:57 AM

Amazon’s surprise indie hit: Kiro launches broadly in bid to reshape AI-powered software development

Amazon’s Kiro development tool is launching broadly with new features and a unique branding strategy, as the company pushes deeper into the booming market for AI-assisted software development. Read More

Nov 13, 2025, 9:04 AM

‘Project Kuiper’ no more: Amazon renames satellite internet venture ‘Leo’ on path to commercial debut

Amazon rebrands its effort to expand global access to high-speed internet: Project Kuiper will now be known as Amazon Leo Read More

Nov 12, 2025, 7:18 AM

Whole Foods goes mini: Inside the new ‘Daily Shop’ grocery store near Amazon HQ2

On a recent trip out to Washington D.C., we visited Whole Foods’ Daily Shop store that just opened in Arlington, Va. It’s a new concept — a smaller, urban-focused version of the traditional Whole Foods grocery store. Read More

Nov 11, 2025, 1:16 PM

Why the prime minister of this European nation sees Amazon as a partner, not a problem

Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden visited Seattle this week, offering a glimpse into how his country — Amazon’s European headquarters — manages its relationship with the tech giant. In an interview with GeekWire, he called Amazon “a strategic partner,” reflecting a markedly different approach than Seattle’s own. Read More

Nov 10, 2025, 8:22 AM

Amazon Music adds ‘Fan Groups’ to allow listeners to discover, share and chat in dedicated communities

Fans can explore and create groups and have conversations about artists, songs, genres and more without leaving the Music app. Read More

Nov 10, 2025, 12:01 AM

Amazon expands low-cost ‘Haul’ service and launches shopping event as tariffs squeeze Chinese rivals

Amazon is expanding its low-cost “Haul” shopping service to 25 countries — rebranded as Amazon Bazaar in several markets — and marking the milestone with $1 and 11-cent deals, as new U.S. tariffs pressure Chinese rivals Temu and Shein. Read More

Nov 8, 2025, 8:01 AM

Ring founder Jamie Siminoff on failure, reinvention, and his second act at Amazon

Ring founder Jamie Siminoff joins the GeekWire Podcast to discuss his journey from Shark Tank rejection to a billion-dollar Amazon acquisition, and how he’s reinventing himself and the business in the age of AI. Read More

Nov 5, 2025, 8:32 AM

How Amazon is bringing name brands to Whole Foods, without putting them on the shelves

Amazon officially unveiled a new “store within a store” at a Whole Foods Market outside Philadelphia, blending natural and organic groceries with national name brands through an in-app ordering system and robotic fulfillment. Read More

Nov 5, 2025, 7:30 AM

Layoffs at Microsoft and Amazon spark ethical questions about their impact on Seattle amid AI frenzy

Editor’s note: This column was written by Robert Trumbull, a Seattle-based author who writes about the ethics of tech. It’s… Read More

Nov 1, 2025, 8:36 AM

Seattle’s tech paradox: Amazon’s layoffs collide with the AI boom — or is it a bubble?

Amazon’s latest layoffs collide with an AI boom that’s reshaping Seattle’s tech scene. On this week’s GeekWire Podcast, we unpack Andy Jassy’s “startup” logic, debate whether AI is a true revolution or a bubble, and question the promise of Cascadia high-speed rail. Read More

Oct 31, 2025, 10:01 AM

‘Big Beautiful’ tax benefit: Amazon and other tech giants reap the rewards of new law, for now

Amazon’s cash tax payments fell 45% in the third quarter, driven largely by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, even as profits surged 38%. The new U.S. law, championed by President Trump, allows companies to immediately deduct equipment and R&D costs — boosting investment in AI infrastructure while cutting near-term tax bills. Read More

Oct 30, 2025, 3:46 PM

Amazon’s Anthropic investment boosts its quarterly profits by $9.5B

Amazon’s third-quarter profit jumped 38% to $21.2 billion, boosted in part by a $9.5 billion paper gain on its investment in AI startup Anthropic, maker of the Claude chatbot. Read More

Oct 30, 2025, 3:22 PM

‘It’s culture’: Amazon CEO says massive corporate layoffs were about agility — not AI or cost-cutting

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says the company’s latest big round of layoffs — about 14,000 corporate jobs — wasn’t triggered by financial strain or artificial intelligence replacing workers, but rather a push to stay nimble. Read More

Oct 30, 2025, 1:22 PM

Amazon stock soars 11% after topping Q3 estimates with $180B in revenue, $21B in profits

Investors were likely pleased with a re-acceleration in Amazon’s closely watched cloud computing unit, which reported $33 billion in sales, up 20% year-over-year and topping analyst estimates. Read More

Oct 29, 2025, 10:05 AM

Amazon layoffs hit software engineers hardest in Washington

The layoffs of software engineers reflect a striking shift for an industry that has traditionally relied on coders to help build and maintain the backbone of digital platforms. Read More

Oct 28, 2025, 6:22 PM

Filing: Amazon cuts more than 2,300 jobs in Washington state as part of broader layoffs

Amazon will lay off 2,303 corporate employees in Washington state, primarily in its Seattle and Bellevue offices, according to a filing with the state Employment Security Department that provides a geographic breakdown of the company’s 14,000 global job cuts. Read More

Oct 28, 2025, 1:57 PM

Amazon layoffs reaction: ‘Thought I was a top performer but guess I’m expendable’

On social media and elsewhere, impacted employees and others reacted to Amazon’s decision to cut 14,000 corporate and tech workers across numerous divisions. Read More

Oct 28, 2025, 3:14 AM

Amazon confirms 14,000 corporate job cuts, says push for ‘efficiency gains’ will continue into 2026

Amazon confirmed Tuesday that it is cutting about 14,000 corporate jobs in an efficiency push expected to continue into 2026, impacting more jobs in the future. Reuters reported Monday that the number of layoffs could ultimately total as many as 30,000 people. Read More

Oct 27, 2025, 12:33 PM