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Asking Alexa to thank your Amazon delivery driver will trigger a $5 tip — paid for by the company

Customers looking to tip their Amazon delivery driver can get a little help in doing so from Alexa.

Amazon expands ‘s-team’ with addition of four executives to senior leadership group

Amazon has expanded its senior leadership team with four additional leaders, according to a message to employees from CEO Andy Jassy, shared publicly by the company Wednesday morning.

Seattle soccer fan became toast of the internet with his map for where to find alcohol at the World Cup

Ed Ball is back in Seattle after spending 10 days traveling to the World Cup in Qatar.

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Can the Kindle Scribe replace the yellow notepad? Notes on taking notes with Amazon’s new device

For many years, I’ve tried various tech alternatives to my trusty yellow notepad: Microsoft Word and Google Docs, OneNote on a Surface Tablet, Evernote on the web and smartphone, Samsung Galaxy Note Plus with stylus, etc.

Is it ‘Day 2’ at Amazon? A former executive’s turnaround plan for the tech giant

[Editor’s Note: This guest commentary by author, consultant, and former Amazon executive John Rossman first appeared in his Substack newsletter, The Digital Leader.] A reader suggested that I weigh in on the current shakeup going on at Amazon.

AI’s next frontier: AlphaCode can match programming prowess of average coders

Artificial intelligence software programs are becoming shockingly adept at carrying on conversations, winning board games and generating artwork — but what about creating software programs?

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Rad Power Bikes lays off employees for the third time this year

Rad Power Bikes is conducting its third round of layoffs this year, citing an effort to reduce costs amid the broader market downturn.

OpenAI’s ChatGPT bot sparks excitement and concern from investors, entrepreneurs, researchers

“Extremely impressive.” “Incredibly rich.” “Super exciting.” That’s how tech leaders are describing ChatGPT, the new conversational chatbot model released last week by OpenAI.

Resetting Amazon: Why the tech giant should rethink its business from scratch

Amazon is resetting its business. Is it doing enough to change its mindset?

Boeing pays tribute to its ‘Queen of the Skies’ following the rollout of the last 747

Nearly 55 years after Boeing started production of its jumbo 747 jet, the last model of the iconic airplane left the company’s factory in Everett, Wash., closing a chapter in aviation history.

Pentagon splits giant cloud contract among Amazon, Microsoft, Google, and Oracle

Correction: This story previously misstated the total value of the contracts.

Meet Allison Arzeno, the data science whiz leading insurance tech company Assurance IQ

It’s been a leadership roller coaster ride over the past two years for Allison Arzeno, chief executive officer of Seattle insurance technology company Assurance IQ.

A new firm founded by ex-Boeing leaders aims to boost health startups with diverse teams

Pier 70 Ventures, a new healthcare-focused venture firm led by managing partners with deeper expertise in nurturing startups, is placing an emphasis on funding diverse teams and women entrepreneurs.

Redfin launches new feature that shows zoning data on home detail pages

Redfin announced Monday that it added the zoning data of more than 70 million homes on its platform, becoming the first real estate site to offer such information.

NASA’s Orion spacecraft zooms around the moon and sets a course for splashdown

NASA’s Orion capsule fired its main engine for three and a half minutes today during a close approach to the moon, executing a maneuver that’s meant to put the spacecraft on course for a splashdown in six days.

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