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  Amazon is no longer Seattle's top employer, but its Bellevue headcount continues to climb

  Amazon confirmed Friday it now employs about 49,000 people in its hometown, Seattle. That's down from a peak of 60,000 in 2020.

  • Monica Nickelsburg
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  GeekWire tested Amazon's delivery driver smart glasses. How smart are they?

  You may see your Amazon delivery driver wearing something new soon: smart glasses. The retail behemoth is testing them out to see if they can boost delivery efficiency. GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop donned some Amazon gear and a pair of the new spectacles to see what's in store. He told KUOW’s Kim Malcolm about his experience.

  • John O'Brien
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  Amazon cuts over 2,300 jobs in Washington as employees warn of AI risks

  The local impact of Amazon’s latest round of layoffs is coming into focus.

  • Monica Nickelsburg
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  Amazon lays off 14,000 corporate workers, including some in Seattle

  Amazon plans to shrink its corporate workforce by about 14,000 people. The company notified employees across locations, including its Seattle headquarters, of their termination Tuesday.

  • Monica Nickelsburg
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  Amazon cloud outage takes down many online services around the world

  A problem with Amazon’s cloud computing service disrupted internet use around the world Monday, taking down a broad range of online services, including social media, gaming, food delivery, streaming, and financial platforms.

  • Associated Press
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  Which employers seek H-1B visa workers in Washington state?

  President Donald Trump sent shockwaves through the tech industry last month when he issued a proclamation restricting new H-1B visas to applicants whose petitions included a $100,000 payment. Here's what that could mean for Washington state.

  • Teo Popescu
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  Seattle crosswalk signals with deepfake Bezos audio may have been hacked with just a cellphone

  Instead of the little robotic voice that tells you to wait until it's safe to cross, at least five intersections in Seattle last week played the voice of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Tech experts say it was likely a product of generative artificial intelligence, or GAI.

  • Casey Martin
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  'Please don't tax the rich.' Seattle crosswalks hacked with audio deepfake of Jeff Bezos

  Pedestrians at several Seattle intersections were surprised by a rogue message when they pushed the crosswalk button on Wednesday.

  • Monica Nickelsburg
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  Bracing for more Seattle traffic as Amazon workers return from vacation

  Amazon's requirement that employees return to the office five days a week will significantly change Seattle’s commuter landscape. The only question is when its full strength will kick in.

  • Joshua McNichols
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  Jeff Bezos, other tech leaders congratulate Trump on ‘extraordinary political comeback’

  Gone are the days when Amazon founder Jeff Bezos joked about sending Donald Trump to the moon on a rocket to keep him out of the White House.

  • Monica Nickelsburg

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