Proof That Tech Companies Are Taking Over the World
By Tian DuBelko The idea of futuristic tech companies taking over the world isn’t a new idea by any means, but it may be happening faster than we think. Science fiction novels predicted megacorps and futuristic tech companies dominating the world, but not already by the year 2017. But according to Mary Meeker’s annual Internet Trends […]
Jeff Bezos talks business principles, AI and machine learning, plus space
By Tian DuBelko Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos stopped by the annual Internet Association gala last week and spoke about a wide range of topics, including Amazon’s business principles, artificial intelligence, as well as the company’s machine learning strategy. Bezos even briefly professed his love for space and the goals of his Blue Origin space company during his […]
Amazon Books coming to Bellevue Square this fall
By Tian DuBelko Amazon Books is bringing its brick-and-mortar bookstore to Bellevue Square this fall. This will be the 10th physical bookstore for Amazon, the Seattle-based tech giant. According to building permits discovered by Recode, the downtown Bellevue Square location will open in later 2017. The Bellevue Square store is the second such brick-and-mortar bookstore to launch […]
Did you know? Tech companies are the highest-paying internships in the U.S. in 2017
By Tian DuBelko On Tuesday, recruiting and job site Glassdoor released its list of the 25 highest-paying internships in the United States for 2017, and tech companies dominated the list. Seattle Tech Dominance 17 of the 25 spots were tech companies, and many of them are based in Seattle or have satellite offices located in the Puget Sound […]
Amazon Sets Sights on 354,000 Square Feet in New Bellevue Office
By Àngel Gonzàlez Amazon.com, which started out of a garage in Bellevue, is taking up a big chunk of office space close to its roots. The company is leasing all of Centre 425, a spiffy new 16-story building at the corner of Northeast Fourth Street and 106th Avenue Northeast in downtown Bellevue. The building is due […]
Say Goodbye to Special Rental Deals for Microsoft, Amazon, Others
By Taylor Soper The Seattle City Council passed a new law this week that prevents landlords from offering special deals to people who work at specific companies. The ordinance, passed unanimously Monday, bans “preferred employer” programs used by landlords to discount fees and other rental-related payments for employees of companies like Microsoft, Amazon, and others. Read the rest of […]
Does Amazon own Seattle?
By Spencer Soper and Peter Robinson Walk down Seventh Avenue in downtown Seattle and you can’t miss them: Three gigantic spheres resembling melted-together Milk Duds rising in the shadow of Amazon’s new 500-foot-tall office tower. The architectural oddity has already become a tourist attraction and social media phenomenon. Passersby snap photographs and watch construction crews […]
