TikTok lays off 75 Bellevue workers, mostly in e-commerce division
With the launch of TikTok Shop in 2023, the company's presence on the Eastside has stretched to include roughly 1,700 employees across two Bellevue offices.
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Amazon set to expand drone delivery of lightweight packages to 500 US cities
Amazon's expansion of drone use will intensify the battle between it and Walmart to provide consumers with the fastest delivery times.
Amazon bars customers from seeking class-action lawsuits
Amazon updated its users’ terms of agreement Friday, effectively making it more challenging for customers to seek redress in court.
Former Amazon exec’s Bellevue startup moves headquarters to Dallas
The decision might fuel the argument that Washington state is creating a hostile environment for companies, but moving was always the plan, the founders said.
MacKenzie Scott steps back into spotlight with new book
MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of Amazon’s founder, Jeff Bezos, announced Saturday that she had written a new novel, her first book since 2013.
Under Amazon, Whole Foods is shedding ‘Whole Paycheck’ reputation
Whole Foods' private label lineup now features more than 4,000 products that have been concocted to appeal to longtime customers without giving new ones sticker shock.
WA companies respond to Spokane wildfires with money, supplies, tech help
Some of Seattle's largest corporations have launched employee donation-matching programs to support those affected by the wildfires in Spokane.
Amazon intern in Seattle dies after falling out of window onto trail
Dayanara Nicole Urbina Ruiz, 21, died July 30 from blunt-force trauma, according to the King County medical examiner's office.
Seattle tech layoffs continue with Salesforce cuts
Salesforce is laying off 59 employees between its Seattle and Bellevue offices in yet another week of tech sector cuts.
Amazon accused of ‘greenwashing’ seafood products
Two consumers are accusing Amazon of falsely marketing seafood products as sustainable. The lawsuit targets dozens of tuna, salmon and other seafood products sold by Amazon online and in stores.