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4 hrs ago | Seattle Times

Amazon proposing glass-and-steel biodomes on new campus

A rendering shows the intersecting glass-and-steel spheres that Amazon is proposing at its new high-rise complex.

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Related Topix: Media, IT Services, Audible, Eastlake (Seattle, WA), Seattle, WA

5 hrs ago | Insider Monkey

Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) or Netflix, Inc. (NFLX): Who Wins In This Key Space?

Last Thursday, Amazon.com, Inc. announced another new video content deal for its Prime Instant Video service.

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Related Topix: Netflix, Startups, Cable & Satellite, Comcast

6 hrs ago | Forbes.com

Amazon's Thin Margins Do Not Support Sky-High Valuation

Amazon's lofty valuation is not supported by the fundamentals of the company. The belief that Internet retail is or will be more profitable than traditional retail is untrue.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets

9 hrs ago | Seattle Weekly

Tall Tales from Amazonia

Amos Rollman is busy as usual in the Cascade Playfield pea patch, watering and tending to the vegetables.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Vegetables, Agriculture, Science, Ravenna (Seattle, WA), West Seattle (Seattle, WA), Rainier Valley (Seattle, WA)

13 hrs ago | Silicon Alley Insider

Amazon Has Plans For A Crazy, Glass Dome Headquarters In Seattle

Amazon is building a new headquarters in Seattle. It has scrapped plans for a rectangular design and has replaced it with three connected domes.

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15 hrs ago | ZDNet

Amazon Web Services passed for US government use

Amazon Web Services has been granted FedRAMP compliance for AWS GovCloud and all U.S. AWS Regions.

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19 hrs ago | The Globe and Mail

No easy fix for Amazon, Google, Apple tax fracas

ROB Insight is The Globe and Mail's exclusive feature led by a team of award-winning editors and writers who provide you with in-depth analysis on breaking business news and the issues that matter most.

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23 hrs ago | Digital Video Editing

Amazon wins key cloud security clearance from government

Amazon.com Inc has been given a security clearance by the U.S. government that will make it easier for federal agencies to use its cloud computing services.

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Related Topix: Cloud Computing, Science / Technology

Yesterday | Netcraft

Amazon Web Services' growth unrelenting

In September 2012 Netcraft reported that Amazon had become the largest hosting company in the world based on the number of web-facing computers .

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Related Topix: Computers, Internet, Science / Technology, Cloud Computing, Science, Computer Science

Mon May 20, 2013

MediaPost

Initiative Wins Amazon's Global Media Account

Interpublic Group's Initiative has won global media duties for e-Commerce giant Amazon.com after a review.

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Related Topix: Internet, Science / Technology, Media, IT Services, Audible, Kantar

Business Journal

Protesters to skip Amazon shareholders meeting, target Alaska Airlines

When Amazon shareholders and executives meet Thursday, the investors will vote whether to reappoint the nine board members and will decide on a shareholder initiative that asks Amazon to be more transparent in reporting its political donations and lobbying efforts.

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Related Topix: Eastlake (Seattle, WA)

Gizmag

Microsoft Points are dead (or may be soon) ... long live Amazon Coins

If you've ever owned an Xbox , you're probably familiar with one of the most annoying payment systems known to humankind: Microsoft Points.

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Related Topix: Microsoft, Startups, Microsoft Xbox, Video Games, Gadgets

TechCrunch

Amazon Studios Picks Up "Alpha House" Comedy Series Starring John ...

Jordan Crook studied English Literature at New York University before entering the tech space.

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Related Topix: New York University, Startups, TechCrunch, Mobile Marketing, Marketing, Zombieland

ITworld

Former Amazon cloud engineer tells all on Reddit

Usually Amazon Web Services, which many consider to be the leader in the infrastructure as a service cloud computing market, is pretty hush-hush about the internal workings of its massive cloud.

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Related Topix: Reddit, Science / Technology, Cloud Computing, Emerging Technology, Search Engines

International Business Times

Google and Amazon under PAC Scanner for Low Tax Payment

Until recently, it was only Amazon , one of the most profitable online stores in world, that was in the public eye for irregularities in its UK tax payments.

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Related Topix: Emerging Technology, Widevine Technologies, Search Engines

Sun May 19, 2013

I-Newswire.com

US- Based Iraq Native, Saul Silas Fathi, Releases Educational and...

Smuggled from Iraq to Israel , Saul Silas Fathi immigrated to the US, serving as a high-level executive.

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Related Topix: Islip, NY, Central Islip, NY, Iraq, World News

Sat May 18, 2013

The Beaumont Enterprise

Travel Author's New Book Hits Amazon's Top 20 Bestsellers in First Week

Travel Author's New Book Hits Amazon's Top 20 Bestsellers in First Week Travel Author, Victoria Ugarte's new book, "Losing Sight Of The Shore" hit #11 on Amazon Kindle's bestseller rank in Biographies, Adventurer's & Explorer's Category, within forty-eight hours of publishing.A natural storyteller, she spins travel tales of resilience, hard ... (more)

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Insider Monkey

Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA), SolarCity Corp (SCTY): What's Next?

The Fool's Jason Hall calls what is happening with Musk's stock "a bubble," and on an absolute valuation basis, he's right.

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Related Topix: Tesla Motors, Startups, SolarCity, Google

The WHIR

@WalmartLabs Acquires Cloud Startups OneOps, Tasty Labs

Both of the acquisitions were for undisclosed amounts. @WalmartLabs is the Silicon Valley operations of Walmart's ecommerce division and was created to help the big box retailer do ecommerce and compete with the likes of Amazon.

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Related Topix: Cloud Computing, Science / Technology, Internet, Social Software

WebWire

New on Amazon Kindle: 'Pleasure My Lustful Heart,' Torrid Romance Novella

'PLEASURE MY LUSTFUL HEART: A ROMANCE NOVELLA' by Geena Maxon, is now on Kindle.

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