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The article reports on death of Tony Hsieh due to injuries suffered in house fire who was known for online firm Zappos and mentions the Downtown Project which included employee who blasted investment firm's management in an open letter in September 2014.

The article discusses the rest of the American economy languished year, the tech industry's biggest companies seemed immune to the downturn, surging as the country worked, learned and shopped from home.

The article offers the U.S. news brief as of October 2020. Topics discussed include Cloud services help lift Microsoft profits to record; Virus upturn keeps S&P pointed down; and mentions that Advanced Micro Devices agreed to pay 35 billion dollars in stock for Xilinx, a deal aimed at reshaping one of the computer chip industry's pioneer.

The article reports that Microsoft that it would give developers more control in its app store, providing a sharp contrast to Apple, which is facing growing pressure for its firm grip on its App Store.

The article evaluates drone Ring Always Home Cam offered by Amazon.com.

The article offers information related to the impact of coronavirus pandemic on e-commerce, airlines, and cargo industry in the U.S.

The article reports that technology and ecommerce firm Amazon has announced to hire several employees across the country including in New York and mentions that Amazon has expected employees to occupy the space in 2023.

The article reports on an inquiry began by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission into the investments made by technology giants Microsoft, Amazon and Google in artificial intelligence start-ups OpenAI and Anthropic. Topics discussed include the benefits of the investments to these technology giants, and the focus of the inquiry on the impact of these investment deals on the competitive landscape and the possibility of a violation of laws.

The article focuses on billionaire philanthropist and novelist Mackenzie Scott and how she spends her fortunes in good cause. Information is provided on Scott's family and college education, writing achievements like "Traps," approach to public life and charitable giving and charitable work with then husband, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Grants and charitable giving by Scott are highlighted including for Lost Horse, LLC, fundraising for Lakeside School in Seattle, Washington and Giving Pledge.

The article discusses several U.S. news including plans of the Amazon to buy autonomous ride-hailing start-up Zoox; and the Kanye West and Gap Sign 10-Year Clothing Line Deal.

The article offers news briefs including state investigators in California and Washington have been looking in to whether Amazon abuses its power over sellers on the tech giant's site, and PacificGas& Electric agrees to give victims more stock.

The article discusses Amazon is putting a one-year pause on letting the U.S. police use its facial recognition tool, in a major sign of the growing concerns that the technology may lead to unfair treatment of African- Americans.

The article offers news brief related to industries including Detroit auto makers said they would work through their annual summer shutdowns to rebuild inventories as demand recovers; Amazon said it would offer up to 10 days of subsidized emergency child and elder care to its 650,000 employees in the United States; and U.S. urges data recorders after Bryant Kobe copter helicopter crash.

The article discusses that Target is temporarily closing or shortening the hours of about 200 stores in the U.S.as protests and looting spread across country in the aftermath of the death of a black man George Floyd; and mentions that Target will continue to pay workers for 14 days of their regular pay at the affected stores, including a 2-an-hour dollar Covid-19 premium.

The article offers information on decline in sales of amazon due to corona virus pandemic.

The article reports that ecommerce firm Amazon is moving to meet surge in demand for household staples and medical supplies by pulling back on stock items and mentions that the firm has told vendors and sellers that it would not accept shipments into its warehouses.

The article reports on the growing level of anxiety and uncertainty faced by emergency physicians and medical front liners in the U.S. as the coronavirus expands around the country.

The article reports that officials have recommended elder residents of Seattle, Washington or who have underlying health conditions remain in home and mentions death of several people due to coronavirus.

The article report that first public indication inside the Life Care nursing care center in Kirkland, Wash., which came on Friday 2020, prompting an alarming sign to go up on front door and including the views of Dr. Chris Spitters, the health officer in Snohomish County, north of Seattle, on it.

The article reports that technology company Microsoft's sales in the current quarter would be lower than it had previously predicted due to coronavirus-related disruptions in Chinese manufacturing.

The article reports that e commerce company Amazon has asked a federal court to let it depose U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper, by arguing that hearing from them is essential to determining if they intervened against Amazon.

The article reports on forensic analysis of cellphone of Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer (CEO) of ecommerce Amazon, which found that the device was hacked after receiving video from Whatsapp account and mentions that Prince Mohammed was used as conduit.

The article reports that government of India filed antitrust complaint against chief executive officer of Amazon Jeff Bezos.

The article refers to the management imbalance of an ecommerce store, Amazon and includes customer trust issues.

The article reports on the Amazon had lost a 10 billion dollar cloud computing contract with the Pentagon because President Trump used improper pressure to divert the contract from the company to harm its chief executive, Jeff Bezos.

The article offers information on the Amazon announced free two-hour grocery delivery for Prime members in more than 20 major metropolitan areas; and mentions the new delivery option is in addition to the free delivery Amazon offers to Prime members who shop at most Whole Foods Market stores.

The article discusses the move by the electronic commerce company Amazon to invest in order to keep its core businesses growing at the expense of profits.

The article reports on the technology company, Microsoft Corporation earnings and mentions that results showed that it continued to reel in huge profits with cloud computing services behind IT service management company, Amazon Web Services, Inc.

The article reports that the Amazon's new contributions of million dollars have made to the political action committee run by the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce for a New York City elections.

The article reviews the new products with Alexa built in include earbuds, glasses, a ring, and a tiny device for spaces like bathrooms and garages from the e-commerce company, Amazon.

The article reports that ecommerce firm Amazon will be opening several positions in the U.S. including full and part time jobs at headquarters office and mentions that the vacancies do not include seasonal position for warehouse workers.

The article discusses that EBay has accused three Amazon managers of illegally conspiring to poach its sellers, escalating a month-long feud between two of the country's largest e-commerce companies; and mentions that the company prohibits using the messaging system to solicit sellers.

The article reports on the successful acquisition by Microsoft of video game company Activision Blizzard after securing approvals from regulators in Great Britain and the U.S. Also cited are how the deal showed the failure by regulators to reduce the power of major technology firms despite years of trying to do so and the move by governments to file cases against big companies like Google.

The article reports on the version of the large language model-driven ChatGPT chatbot released by artificial intelligence (AI) start-up OpenAI that can interact with people using spoken words. It informs the integration of the DALL-E image generator into the ChatGPT and the struggle of ChatGPT with homonyms and its ability to correct itself and respond authoritatively . It cites efforts of technology firms Amazon, Apple and Microsoft in transforming their digital assistants.

The article discusses the success of the Microsoft company on the cloud software including growing of the Microsoft's core cloud computing product Azure; views of Mike Spencer, who runs investor relations for Microsoft; and pushing the adoption of the cloud service.

The article focuses on the American online retail store Amazon's plan to reject the proposals by activist investors with reference to societal impact on key areas such as facial recognition and climate change, and talks of minimal use of fossil fuel as part of Shipment Zero, and civil rights.

The article reports on the accusation by Somali Muslim women against electronic commerce company Amazon.com Inc. for violating the Civil Rights Act of 1964 after it created a hostile environment against them for protesting their work conditions near Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The article reports on Seattle's skyline of construction cranes, with specific reference to an accident in which one crane crashed down from atop a building being built.

The article discusses the financial performance of electric commerce company Amazon.com Inc. in the first quarter of 2019.

The article discusses the financial performance of technology company Microsoft Corp. in the quarter ending March 2019.

The article reports on the company Amazon which is closing its electronic commerce business in China after struggling for a long time to gain traction in the country despite of operating there for so many years.

The article reports on the employees at big technology companies who have pushed back against their employers for working with the military and law enforcement offices and demand for better treatment of women and minorities. It states that more than 4,200 Amazon employees are calling on the company to rethink the way it addresses and contributes to the issue.

The article reports on the technology companies Amazon and Microsoft who were the final candidates for the contested $10 billion contract to bring modern cloud computing to the U.S. Department of Defense.

The article reports on finalization of divorce of Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer (CEO) of ecommerce Amazon, and wife MacKenzie Bezos and mentions that Bezos will keep couple's Amazon Stock.

The article examines plans of American supermarket chain Whole Foods, to keep its promise to make stores more financially accessible, through price cuts.

The article reports on the claims of the security consultant of Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com Inc., that the Saudi government tried to gain unauthorized access to his phone in 2019 with the intention of harming him.