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- Feb 15
Amazon dumped New York, but cities still wooing the company
Amazon's breakup with New York was still fresh when other cities started sending their own valentines to the online giant
Feb 15
- Feb 15
Amazon faces backlash from New York City locals after canceling HQ2 plans
The tech giant decided to pull out of the planned Long Island City site after local opposition.
Feb 15
- Feb 15
Amazon cancels plan to build a headquarters in New York
Local politicians, union leaders and residents questioned the financial breaks promised to the company.
Feb 15
- Feb 15
Amazon cancels plan for New York headquarters
The company received fierce backlash from state lawmakers, progressive activists and union leaders, who said the company did not deserve $3 billion in government incentives.
Feb 15
- Feb 15
Amazon pulls out of New York headquarters plan
Amazon pulls out of plans to set up a headquarters in New York.
Feb 15
- Feb 15
Amazon pulls plug on building Queens HQ
The company announced Thursday that it will not build a headquarters in New York City due to local opposition.
Feb 15
- Feb 14
Amazon pulls out of New York headquarters plan
"After much thought and deliberation, we've decided not to move forward with our plans to build a headquarters for Amazon in Long Island City, Queens," Amazon spokesperson Jodi Seth told ABC News.
Feb 14
- Feb 14
Major investor questioning conduct of National Enquirer's parent company after allegations from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos
A major investor is questioning the conduct of The National Enquirer's parent company after allegations from Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
Feb 14
- Feb 12
Amazon acquires Eero, maker of home Wi-Fi systems
Critics said the acquisition is an attempt to monitor users' browsing habits in order to target ads.
Feb 12
- Feb 12
National Enquirer refuses to reveal source behind Bezos leak
The brother of Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos' reported girlfriend, allegedly supplied the texts between the two, the Daily Beast reported.
Feb 12
- Feb 11
National Enquirer parent company owner David Pecker's lawyer denies Bezos allegations
The attorney for the CEO of American Media, Inc., responded to Jeff Bezos' allegations that the parent company of the National Enquirer attempted to extort, blackmail him
Feb 11 - Feb 11
Investigators zero in on Amazon CEO leaker as National Enquirer denies extortion
One possible source of the leaked texts between Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez could be her brother, Michael Sanchez, according to the Daily Beast.
Feb 11 - Feb 11
'Please hide packages from husband': Amazon delivery guy goes the extra mile
Why can't this guy deliver our Amazon orders too?
Feb 11 - Feb 11
Amazon purchases online pharmacy PillPack
PillPack offers presorted packaging and home delivery for prescription medication.
Feb 11 - Feb 11
Amazon Prime Day starts on July 16
The massive 36-hour sales event offers members access to exclusive deals.
Feb 11 - Feb 11
Do Amazon's Prime Day deals live up to the hype?
ABC News' business correspondent Rebecca Jarvis breaks down what to know and what to look for when doing online shopping this Amazon Prime Day.
Feb 11 - Feb 11
Amazon website crashes at start of Prime Day
Amazon customers using the site and app were met with images of dogs and error messages when they crashed on the first day of the sales.
Feb 11 - Feb 11
New sales record set on Amazon Prime Day 2018
Customers bought more than 100 million products during the 36-hour sale.
Feb 11 - Feb 11
Amazon probes report workers deleted bad reviews
Amazon is investigating reports that employees may have gamed its system.
Feb 11 - Feb 11
Reports of bribery emerge at Amazon
Some retailers are paying to have bad product reviews removed, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Feb 11 - Feb 11
Amazon's Alexa helps parents with quiet mode
Plus, a new backpack lightens the load and GoPro announces its new Hero 7 camera.
Feb 11 - Feb 11
Amazon raising minimum wage for US employees
The online giant is raising its minimum wage to $15 for all full-time, part-time and seasonal workers, in time for the holiday season.
Feb 11 - Feb 11
Amazon offering free holiday shipping to everyone
The online retail giant is expanding free shipping to all customers on items scheduled to arrive in time for Christmas.
Feb 11 - Feb 11
Amazon announces new headquarters in New York City, Virginia
The company will invest $5 billion in the new sites, which will create 50,000 new jobs, the company said in a statement.
Feb 11 - Feb 11
Amazon chooses New York City, Virginia as locations for new headquarters
The retail giant announced new headquarters in the Long Island City neighborhood of Queens and Crystal City, Virginia.
Feb 11 - Feb 11
Amazon faces backlash after picking NYC, Virginia for headquarters
Critics say the yearlong competition for Amazon's new headquarters' locations was just a ploy by Amazon to get access to powerful information.
Feb 11 - Feb 11
Amazon now delivering full-size Christmas trees
The online retail giant will now deliver fresh, full-size Christmas trees directly to your doorstep.
Feb 11 - Feb 11
Amazon faces complaints over sponsored products placed in registries
Some new parents are saying they received unwanted gifts from friends who clicked on sponsored ads placed inside their baby registries on Amazon.
Feb 11 - Feb 11
Bigger stores without cashiers may be on the way
Amazon may try cashierless stores in larger spaces, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Feb 11 - Feb 11
Amazon continues to take orders in time for Christmas
Amazon Prime members can place orders until noon on Christmas Eve, and still receive their order by Christmas Day.
Feb 11 - Feb 11
Amazon made $200 billion in annual sales last year
Plus, Uber is showing mass transit details in Denver and companies are fitting workers with a "exovest" to help with heavy lifting.
Feb 11 - Feb 11
Amazon reconsiders building new headquarters in New York City: WaPo
The company is reacting to vocal opposition from politicians and activists.
Feb 11 - Feb 11
Federal prosecutors are looking into blackmail claims by Jeff Bezos
The Amazon founder claims that AMI, publisher of the National Enquirer, attempted to extort him by threatening to release compromising photos.
Feb 11 - Feb 11
Residents in New York City neighborhood fear Amazon will push them out
If the Fortune 500 company opens in Long Island City, Queens, residents fear their rents will increase.
Feb 11 - Feb 11
National Enquirer faces new allegations of threats and intimidation
Journalist Ronan Farrow and actor Terry Crews join Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in making claims that AMI, the tabloid's parent company, threatened them.
Feb 11 - Feb 11
Dan Abrams: Bezos allegations 'kind of extortion-y' but may not fit legal definition
ABC News Chief Legal Analyst Dan Abrams and Harvard Law Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz debate the potential legal fallout as prosecutors review Jeff Bezos' extortion allegations against AMI.
Feb 11 - Feb 11
'Absolutely is not extortion and not blackmail': AMI CEO David Pecker's attorney
In an interview with George Stephanopoulos on "This Week," AMI CEO David Pecker's attorney Elkan Abramowitz responds to Jeff Bezos' extortion and blackmail allegations against the National Enquirer.
Feb 11 - Feb 11
Clash between Amazon CEO and the National Enquirer continues
The head of the National Enquirer's parent company says the source of the information regarding Jeff Bezos was someone the Amazon CEO knows very well.
Feb 11 - Feb 10
Prosecutors review Jeff Bezos' extortion allegations against the National Enquirer
Other individuals have accused the tabloid publication of blackmail as well; this, after prosecutors reviewed allegations that the company killed stories that were potentially damaging to Trump.
Feb 10 - Feb 9
For Amazon, it's business as usual despite CEO drama
With its CEO engulfed in personal drama, Amazon is carrying on as usual
Feb 9 - Feb 9
NY gov raps Amazon critics amid report company's rethinking
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is warning about what he calls "political pandering" to critics of Amazon's proposed secondary headquarters amid a report that the company is reconsidering its planned New York City headquarters.
Feb 9 - Feb 9
Amazon reconsiders building new headquarters in New York City after facing opposition: WaPo
The company is reacting to vocal opposition from politicians and activists.
Feb 9 - Feb 8
Prosecutors reviewing Jeff Bezos' allegations of extortion against National Enquirer's parent company: Source
The Amazon CEO revealed the alleged extortion plot in a post on Medium.
Feb 8 - Feb 8
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says National Enquirer tried to extort him
In a post on Medium, Bezos said he won't participate in the Enquirer's "well-known practice of blackmail, political favors, political attacks and corruption."
Feb 8 - Feb 8
Amazon CEO goes public about alleged extortion plot against him by National Enquirer
Jeff Bezos speaks out on an alleged blackmailing attempt by the National Enquirer involving compromising photos.
Feb 8 - Feb 8
Bezos says Enquirer threatened to publish revealing pics
Amazon CEO and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos says the National Enquirer is threatening to publish revealing photographs of him unless his private investigators back off the tabloid
Feb 8 - Jan 23
Meet Amazon Scout, a delivery robot with a human chaperone (for now)
Scout has a human chaperone -- for now.
Jan 23 - Jan 18
Amazon introduces new way for teens to shop
Teens can now shop from their own profiles, and parents will be notified and given the option to approve the order.
Jan 18 - Jan 17
Newborn girl found dead in trash in Amazon facility bathroom: Police
Fire department members responded to the bathroom -- which is inside Amazon's secured facility -- and confirmed the baby was dead, police said.
Jan 17 - Jan 10
Amazon founder, wife announce they're divorcing after 25 years
Jeff Bezos and his wife, Mackenzie, are separating in what could be a billion-dollar divorce.
Jan 10