Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 6 of 242

Jun 16, 2025, 8:57 AM

Whole Foods grocery store in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood closes after 7 years

A Whole Foods Market in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood has closed, seven years after opening at the base of a… Read More

Jun 14, 2025, 7:04 AM

Fresh produce with your package: Amazon testing tighter grocery bundling for same-day deliveries

Amazon is making a more concerted effort to get customers buying groceries online as they shop on the tech giant’s… Read More

Jun 7, 2025, 6:18 AM

15 years, 5 big shifts: What we’ve seen in Seattle tech since starting the GeekWire Podcast

Fifteen years ago, Steve Jobs and Apple had just introduced the first iPad, Steve Ballmer’s Microsoft had been left for… Read More

Jun 4, 2025, 9:28 AM

Amazon to invest $10B in North Carolina to fuel AI and cloud data center infrastructure

Amazon announced plans Wednesday to invest $10 billion in North Carolina to expand its data center infrastructure to support AI… Read More

Jun 3, 2025, 6:00 AM

Amazon Pharmacy updates include new caregiver feature and Medicare access for PillPack service

Amazon Pharmacy is launching a new caregiver support feature and expanding access to customers on Medicare as part of enhancements… Read More

May 31, 2025, 7:45 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Microsoft, Remitly, and the new shape of work — plus, Amazon’s NYT AI deal

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we discuss Amazon’s new licensing agreement with The New York Times to train its… Read More

May 29, 2025, 12:08 PM

Amazon has a secretive new hardware group led by former Xbox leader J Allard

New job postings shed more light on what J Allard is up to at Amazon. GeekWire reported in October that… Read More

May 29, 2025, 8:17 AM

Amazon inks deal with New York Times to license newspaper’s content for AI platforms

Amazon and The New York Times have agreed to a new deal in which the newspaper’s editorial content will be… Read More

May 22, 2025, 5:45 PM

Amazon shareholder revolt loses steam

Amazon’s latest shareholder results, released Thursday, show a continued drop in support for major environmental and social proposals. Measures on… Read More

May 21, 2025, 10:50 AM

Amazon shareholders reject oversight proposals as Andy Jassy disputes AI cutback claims

Amazon shareholders on Wednesday rejected all eight independent proposals at the company’s annual meeting, including measures seeking greater scrutiny of… Read More

May 21, 2025, 10:08 AM

Amazon’s AI-generated ‘shopping experts’ summarize product details in new audio feature

Amazon is adding another AI twist to its shopping app with an audio feature that provides highlights and insight about… Read More

May 14, 2025, 8:13 PM

Amazon lays off 100 in Devices & Services group amid ongoing tech industry cuts

Amazon is cutting about 100 jobs in its Devices & Services division, the part of the company that includes its… Read More

May 10, 2025, 7:29 AM

AI boom and D.C. hot mics: OpenAI and Microsoft go to Washington, Amazon surveys the field

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: The rapid acceleration of artificial intelligence takes center stage in business technology spending, in… Read More

May 7, 2025, 8:46 AM

Amazon unveils its first warehouse robot with a sense of touch

Amazon’s robots are really feeling it now. The tech giant this morning unveiled what it describes as its first warehouse… Read More

May 6, 2025, 9:57 AM

Generative AI tops cybersecurity in 2025 tech budget priorities, new AWS study finds

Generative AI will surpass cybersecurity in many corporate tech budgets this year — with 45% of global IT leaders naming… Read More

May 6, 2025, 9:40 AM

Amazon adds ‘Get book’ feature to iOS Kindle app in wake of ruling barring Apple purchase restrictions

A significant update to the Amazon Kindle app on iOS makes it easier for readers to purchase e-books directly from… Read More

May 3, 2025, 6:51 PM

Longtime T-Mobile exec joins Amazon’s Project Kuiper business as new CMO

Former T-Mobile exec Clint Patterson joined Project Kuiper as its new chief marketing officer at a pivotal time for Amazon’s… Read More

May 2, 2025, 4:31 PM

Shannon Loew, Amazon’s head of global real estate, is leaving after succeeding longtime leader

Shannon Loew, Amazon’s global real estate leader, is leaving the role he assumed last year after the retirement of longtime… Read More

May 2, 2025, 8:04 AM

Amazon deepens Anthropic ties with equity conversion, adding billions to Q1 profit

A portion of Amazon’s investment in AI startup Anthropic converted from notes into stock in the first quarter — triggering… Read More

May 1, 2025, 4:17 PM

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy gives measured take on tariffs, says company could emerge stronger

“Obviously, none of us knows exactly where tariffs will settle or when.” That was the opening line of Amazon CEO… Read More

May 1, 2025, 1:21 PM

Amazon tops Q1 expectations with $17.1B profit, warns of tariff risks ahead

Amazon exceeded Wall Street’s revenue and profit expectations for the first quarter — but delivered a new warning about the… Read More

Apr 30, 2025, 11:30 AM

Amazon earnings preview: Cloud growth, AI demand, and tariff risks in focus

Amazon is set to report first-quarter earnings after the market closes on Thursday, May 1, offering a fresh look at… Read More

Apr 29, 2025, 12:02 PM

GeekWire Podcast: Amazon and White House clash over tariff transparency

On this episode of the GeekWire Podcast, we break down today’s public clash between Amazon and the White House over… Read More

Apr 29, 2025, 8:39 AM

‘Not going to happen’: Amazon responds to White House barb over purported tariff transparency plan

Amazon pushed back on a report about an apparent plan to show consumers tariff-related costs that drew sharp criticism from… Read More

Apr 10, 2025, 8:18 AM

AI meets YQ: We asked Amazon Nova to analyze — and grade — Andy Jassy’s annual letters

In his 2024 Letter to Shareholders, released Thursday morning, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy introduces a new concept: Amazon’s “Why Culture,”… Read More

Apr 10, 2025, 3:31 AM

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s 2024 compensation tops $40M, driven by last year’s stock surge

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s total compensation reached $40.1 million in 2024, due largely to strong gains in the company’s stock… Read More

Apr 8, 2025, 6:00 AM

Amazon enters real-time AI voice race with Nova Sonic, a unified voice model that senses emotion

What happens when the AI senses the frustration or joy in your voice? A new speech-to-speech AI model from Amazon,… Read More

Apr 4, 2025, 11:57 AM

Ring founder Jamie Siminoff rejoins Amazon in new VP role

Jamie Siminoff has returned to Amazon as a vice president of product overseeing the company’s home security camera arm and… Read More

Apr 2, 2025, 9:47 AM

Report: Amazon put in a bid to acquire TikTok ahead of U.S. ban

Move over, Microsoft. Amazon is the latest Seattle-area tech giant being tied to a potential acquisition of TikTok. The New… Read More

Apr 1, 2025, 11:49 AM

Shopify arrives in Amazon’s backyard with new Bellevue office

There’s another tech giant in town. Canadian e-commerce behemoth Shopify has inked a deal for office space in Bellevue, Wash.,… Read More