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Amazon Labor Union partners with Teamsters to boost warehouse worker representation

by Taylor Soper on June 18, 2024June 18, 2024 at 8:30 am

Workers in the Amazon Labor Union voted Tuesday to join Teamsters, partnering with one of the largest U.S. unions in a move that could pressure Amazon to negotiate on issues… Read More

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Cybersecurity in the age of AI: A conversation with Amazon Chief Security Officer Steve Schmidt

by Todd Bishop on June 15, 2024June 15, 2024 at 8:12 am

This week on the GeekWire Podcast: It was a big week for cybersecurity for Seattle’s cloud giants, albeit in very different ways for each. Microsoft President Brad Smith was in… Read More

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Amazon CEO’s advice to computer science grads: take risks, keep learning, write your own story

by Kurt Schlosser on June 13, 2024June 14, 2024 at 8:17 am

In a speech peppered with mentions of his own sports failings and achievements, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy offered up some advice for winning at life and work to graduates of… Read More

Amazon adding $1.4B to its affordable housing fund in Seattle and other regions

by Lisa Stiffler & Taylor Soper on June 11, 2024June 11, 2024 at 4:33 pm

Amazon is adding $1.4 billion to its Housing Equity Fund and has pledged to preserve and create an additional 14,000 housing units in the regions that include Seattle, Nashville, Tenn.,… Read More

Amazon shutting down warehouse near Seattle, will offer new roles to employees

by Taylor Soper on May 31, 2024May 31, 2024 at 10:39 am

Amazon is closing a warehouse in Tukwila, Wash., just south of Seattle. The company confirmed the closure after we spotted a new filing with the state Worker Adjustment and Retraining… Read More

Amazon’s departing cloud chief: Gen AI can be ‘one of the biggest opportunities AWS has ever seen’

by Todd Bishop on May 31, 2024May 31, 2024 at 9:58 am

Three years after returning to Amazon Web Services to lead the cloud giant through one of the most challenging and prosperous periods in its history, Adam Selipsky fielded questions this… Read More

Adam Selipsky, the exit interview: Amazon Web Services CEO on AI, competition, and the future

by Todd Bishop on May 31, 2024June 1, 2024 at 10:47 am

Adam Selipsky spoke with GeekWire this week at Amazon Web Services headquarters in Seattle in an interview prior to his departure as AWS CEO. His final day in the role… Read More

Amazon plans major expansion of drone deliveries after winning key FAA approval

by Todd Bishop on May 30, 2024May 30, 2024 at 6:17 am

Amazon says it will expand the range of its drone deliveries and the footprint of its drone network across the United States after the Federal Aviation Administration granted the tech… Read More

Amazon rolls out AI-powered search features for Fire TV

by Taylor Soper on May 30, 2024May 29, 2024 at 10:12 pm

Amazon is using natural language technology to give Fire TV users a new way to search for shows and movies. A new search experience rolling out in the coming weeks… Read More

Amazon makes Grubhub food delivery perk for Prime members an ongoing offer

by Kurt Schlosser on May 29, 2024May 29, 2024 at 4:00 pm

Amazon is getting its grub on permanently. Extending a food delivery perk that was originally good for a year, Amazon and Grubhub announced Wednesday that Prime members in the U.S.… Read More

Amazon shareholder proposals on warehouse and union issues lead voting but fail to pass

by Taylor Soper on May 24, 2024May 24, 2024 at 1:58 pm

Amazon shareholder resolutions related to warehouse working conditions and the company’s response to labor unions garnered the most support among the 14 proposals at this year’s annual shareholders meeting, according… Read More

Amazon shareholders reject all 14 proposals on issues related to climate, AI, working conditions

by Taylor Soper on May 22, 2024May 22, 2024 at 10:38 am

Investors representing a majority of Amazon’s shares voted against all 14 outside proposals submitted for the annual meeting of shareholders Wednesday morning, according to the company. The announcement of the… Read More

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How Amazon’s new cloud chief Matt Garman will approach the big challenges ahead

by Todd Bishop on May 22, 2024May 30, 2024 at 12:56 pm

Three executives from Amazon Web Services were meeting with a top CIA tech leader, trying to come up with a creative solution to an issue that was facing the U.S.… Read More

Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky steps down; senior exec Matt Garman named AWS CEO

by Todd Bishop on May 14, 2024May 14, 2024 at 7:35 am

Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky is stepping down from the role, three years after returning to the company to lead the cloud giant, according to an internal memo from… Read More

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Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite network sets up logistics site and training program

by Alan Boyle on May 14, 2024May 14, 2024 at 2:32 am

Amazon says it’s establishing a logistics facility in Everett, Wash., and partnering with a technical college in Kirkland, Wash., to boost the supply chain and workforce pipeline for its Project… Read More

Amazon rolls out fleet of heavy-duty electric trucks to decarbonize more of its transportation network

by Kurt Schlosser on May 7, 2024May 8, 2024 at 7:08 am

Amazon is bulking up its fleet of electric vehicles beyond the delivery vans that many customers are accustomed to seeing in their neighborhoods. The company announced Tuesday that it has… Read More

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Amazon vs. Trader Joe’s; Bill Gates still a force at Microsoft; Inside the Binance founder’s sentencing

by Todd Bishop & John Cook on May 4, 2024May 4, 2024 at 8:53 am

This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we discuss Amazon’s efforts to compete with Trader Joe’s, and the related tactics revealed in “The Everything War,” the new book by Dana Mattioli… Read More

Anthropic courts Claude AI users (and devs?) with billboard across the street from Meta in Seattle

by Todd Bishop on May 3, 2024May 3, 2024 at 4:42 pm

Driving home from the Technology Alliance annual lunch in Seattle today, we were momentarily distracted by the big orange billboard for Anthropic’s Claude AI chatbot, overlooking Highway 99 / Aurora… Read More

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy discusses unions on CNBC

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Here’s where the Amazon CEO’s comments on unions crossed the line, according to NLRB judge

by Todd Bishop on May 2, 2024May 2, 2024 at 6:32 am

It was legal for Amazon CEO Andy Jassy to say that unionization would make it tougher for employees to have direct connections with their managers, according to National Labor Relations… Read More

Amazon keeping corporate headcount ‘flat’ but hiring in select areas including generative AI

by Taylor Soper on April 30, 2024April 30, 2024 at 2:51 pm

Amazon wants to keep corporate headcount growth flat but is still hiring selectively in some areas of the company, including generative AI. That’s the word from Amazon CFO Brian Olsavsky,… Read More

Amazon stock rises as Q1 earnings top estimates with $143.3B in revenue; AWS sales up 17%

by Taylor Soper on April 30, 2024May 1, 2024 at 10:19 am

Amazon topped estimates for its first quarter earnings, reporting $143.3 billion in revenue, up 13% year-over-year, and earnings per share of $0.98. Analysts expected Q1 revenue of $142.7 billion and… Read More

Capital spending soars in the cloud as Microsoft, Google, and others bet big on AI demand

by Todd Bishop on April 30, 2024April 30, 2024 at 7:56 am

Analysts, investors, and the media are suddenly focused intensely on capital expenditures by tech giants including Microsoft, Meta, Google, and others to size up the industry’s bet on the cloud… Read More

Amazon Q adds feature to create AI apps using natural language

by Todd Bishop on April 30, 2024April 30, 2024 at 2:56 pm

Amazon says it will give non-developers the ability to create apps using natural language as part of a new feature for Amazon Q, the AI assistant unveiled by Amazon Web… Read More

Amazon earnings preview: Advertising and AWS expected to continue fueling profits

by Taylor Soper on April 29, 2024April 29, 2024 at 8:29 am

Amazon reports its first quarter earnings on Tuesday. Analysts will be watching for continued growth in the company’s key profit drivers: advertising and cloud computing. After dropping in price throughout… Read More

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Amazon plans drone deliveries in Arizona while shutting down drones in California

by Alan Boyle on April 22, 2024April 23, 2024 at 9:52 am

Amazon says it’s gearing up to add a community in Arizona to its list of Prime Air drone delivery zones. Later this year, customers in the West Valley region of… Read More

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Amazon Labor Union partners with Teamsters to boost warehouse worker representation

Cybersecurity in the age of AI: A conversation with Amazon Chief Security Officer Steve Schmidt

Amazon CEO’s advice to computer science grads: take risks, keep learning, write your own story

Amazon adding $1.4B to its affordable housing fund in Seattle and other regions

Amazon shutting down warehouse near Seattle, will offer new roles to employees

Amazon’s departing cloud chief: Gen AI can be ‘one of the biggest opportunities AWS has ever seen’

Adam Selipsky, the exit interview: Amazon Web Services CEO on AI, competition, and the future

Amazon plans major expansion of drone deliveries after winning key FAA approval

Amazon rolls out AI-powered search features for Fire TV

Amazon makes Grubhub food delivery perk for Prime members an ongoing offer

Amazon shareholder proposals on warehouse and union issues lead voting but fail to pass

Amazon shareholders reject all 14 proposals on issues related to climate, AI, working conditions

How Amazon’s new cloud chief Matt Garman will approach the big challenges ahead

Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky steps down; senior exec Matt Garman named AWS CEO

Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite network sets up logistics site and training program

Amazon rolls out fleet of heavy-duty electric trucks to decarbonize more of its transportation network

Amazon vs. Trader Joe’s; Bill Gates still a force at Microsoft; Inside the Binance founder’s sentencing

Anthropic courts Claude AI users (and devs?) with billboard across the street from Meta in Seattle

Here’s where the Amazon CEO’s comments on unions crossed the line, according to NLRB judge

Amazon keeping corporate headcount ‘flat’ but hiring in select areas including generative AI

Amazon stock rises as Q1 earnings top estimates with $143.3B in revenue; AWS sales up 17%

Capital spending soars in the cloud as Microsoft, Google, and others bet big on AI demand

Amazon Q adds feature to create AI apps using natural language

Amazon earnings preview: Advertising and AWS expected to continue fueling profits

‘The Everything War’: Inside Amazon with author and Wall Street Journal reporter Dana Mattioli

Report: Amazon will stream NBA games in latest major sports deal for tech giant

Amazon will stream Seattle Kraken hockey games to Prime subscribers in unique sports rights deal

Amazon updates AWS Bedrock with new capability to import custom AI models

Amazon expands $9.99/month grocery delivery service for Prime members nationwide

Amazon plans drone deliveries in Arizona while shutting down drones in California