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Google, Amazon and Microsoft cloud businesses helped more than double spending on data centers last yearGoogle, Amazon and Microsoft cloud businesses helped more than double spending on data centers last year
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‘Get Out’ producer Jason Blum talks about Netflix, low-budget movies and the Oscars‘Get Out’ producer Jason Blum talks about Netflix, low-budget movies and the Oscars
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“My theory — very un-Hollywood — is I’d rather have a small piece of what I anticipate to be a much bigger pie than a big piece of what I anticipate to be a small pie.”

By Recode Staff
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Full transcript: ‘Sneaky Pete’ showrunner Graham Yost on Recode MediaFull transcript: ‘Sneaky Pete’ showrunner Graham Yost on Recode Media
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He also worked on the FX series “Justified,” and — for about a minute — “Full House.”

By Recode Staff
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Senator Chuck Schumer says the world would be a ‘worse place’ without AmazonSenator Chuck Schumer says the world would be a ‘worse place’ without Amazon
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On Recode Decode, Schumer says he’s “sympathetic” to tech giants like Facebook and Amazon.

By Eric Johnson
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How to make a hit TV show — for AmazonHow to make a hit TV show — for Amazon
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Veteran screenwriter Graham Yost has made big movies like “Speed” and TV shows like “Justified.” Now he has a streaming success with “Sneaky Pete.”

By Eric Johnson
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Amazon thinks it has a fix to Alexa’s terrifying laughing issueAmazon thinks it has a fix to Alexa’s terrifying laughing issue
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Sleep easy.

By Jason Del Rey
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Amazon is taking aim at Walmart by offering a 54 percent discount on Prime memberships for Medicaid recipientsAmazon is taking aim at Walmart by offering a 54 percent discount on Prime memberships for Medicaid recipients
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It’s the company’s latest move to court lower-income shoppers.

By Jason Del Rey
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Airbnb has hired a former head of Amazon Prime to run its core businessAirbnb has hired a former head of Amazon Prime to run its core business
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Greg Greeley, who ran Amazon Prime, jumps south.

By Theodore Schleifer and Jason Del Rey
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Amazon is bringing free Whole Foods delivery to Prime members in San Francisco and AtlantaAmazon is bringing free Whole Foods delivery to Prime members in San Francisco and Atlanta
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The delivery partnership is picking up steam.

By Jason Del Rey
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Amazon’s Ring buy gives it the same number of acquisitions this year as Apple or GoogleAmazon’s Ring buy gives it the same number of acquisitions this year as Apple or Google
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The online retailer’s acquisitions by the numbers.

By Rani Molla
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Here’s how a lawsuit against Ring scuttled one deal a few months before Amazon bought itHere’s how a lawsuit against Ring scuttled one deal a few months before Amazon bought it
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Did a private equity firm lose out on a quick dollar because it got spooked?

By Theodore Schleifer
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Amazon, Walmart and Target are squeezing traditional grocery chains on priceAmazon, Walmart and Target are squeezing traditional grocery chains on price
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A tough environment for local grocers is getting tougher.

By Jason Del Rey and Rani Molla
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Amazon will start selling UFC pay-per-view fightsAmazon will start selling UFC pay-per-view fights
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Amazon is starting to look more and more like a cable company.

By Kurt Wagner
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Amazon is making its second-biggest acquisition ever — the doorbell company RingAmazon is making its second-biggest acquisition ever — the doorbell company Ring
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The deal gives Amazon another tool as it begins to deliver packages inside homes.

By Theodore Schleifer and Jason Del Rey
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Netflix spends more on content than anyone else on the internet — and many TV networks, tooNetflix spends more on content than anyone else on the internet — and many TV networks, too
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Last year it spent almost as much as Disney on non-sports programming.

By Rani Molla
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Amazon plans to open as many as six more cashierless Amazon Go stores this yearAmazon plans to open as many as six more cashierless Amazon Go stores this year
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New futuristic convenience stores could appear in Seattle and Los Angeles.

By Jason Del Rey
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Amazon is now worth more than 2.5 WalmartsAmazon is now worth more than 2.5 Walmarts
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It was worth just two Walmarts last month.

By Rani Molla
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The Amazon Prime credit card will start giving 5 percent back on Whole Foods purchasesThe Amazon Prime credit card will start giving 5 percent back on Whole Foods purchases
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And non-Prime members with the regular Amazon Rewards Visa card will earn 3 percent back.

By Jason Del Rey
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Twitter, YouTube, Amazon and Verizon are competing for streaming rights to the NFL’s ‘Thursday Night Football’Twitter, YouTube, Amazon and Verizon are competing for streaming rights to the NFL’s ‘Thursday Night Football’
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It’s likely that the NFL will sign a multiyear deal.

By Kurt Wagner
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Full transcript: Sonos CEO Patrick Spence on Too Embarrassed to AskFull transcript: Sonos CEO Patrick Spence on Too Embarrassed to Ask
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Voice integration is coming.

By Recode Staff
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While Amazon doubles down on Alexa, it’s laying off hundreds in other parts of its consumer businessWhile Amazon doubles down on Alexa, it’s laying off hundreds in other parts of its consumer business
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The cuts mark a rare pullback for the tech goliath.

By Jason Del Rey
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Full transcript: Axios’ Ina Fried answers Spectre and Meltdown questions on Too Embarrassed to AskFull transcript: Axios’ Ina Fried answers Spectre and Meltdown questions on Too Embarrassed to Ask
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Ina used to work for Recode, but we let her on the show anyway.

By Recode Staff
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Amazon should buy CBS. Here’s why it would be a smart deal.Amazon should buy CBS. Here’s why it would be a smart deal.
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It’s about the NFL. Also, why tech should buy media.

By Edmund Lee
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Amazon has posted a profit for 11 straight quarters — including a record $1.9 billion during the holidaysAmazon has posted a profit for 11 straight quarters — including a record $1.9 billion during the holidays
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Amazon and Jeff Bezos have invested in a startup that’s trying to solve one of Alexa’s biggest problemsAmazon and Jeff Bezos have invested in a startup that’s trying to solve one of Alexa’s biggest problems
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Watch: Amazon’s full Super Bowl adWatch: Amazon’s full Super Bowl ad
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With cameos by Jeff Bezos, Cardi B, Gordon Ramsay, Rebel Wilson and Sir Anthony Hopkins.

By Rani Molla
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Amazon’s entry into the health care industry, by the numbersAmazon’s entry into the health care industry, by the numbers
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This could be Amazon’s biggest challenge yet.

By Rani Molla
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Amazon is creating a health care company with the help of Warren Buffett and JPMorgan ChaseAmazon is creating a health care company with the help of Warren Buffett and JPMorgan Chase
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase are working with the e-commerce giant.

By Jason Del Rey
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Watch Jeff Bezos in this teaser for Amazon’s Alexa Super Bowl commercialWatch Jeff Bezos in this teaser for Amazon’s Alexa Super Bowl commercial
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Alexa, from stranger to star.

By Dan Frommer
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Full transcript: The Verge’s Ashley Carman on Too Embarrassed to AskFull transcript: The Verge’s Ashley Carman on Too Embarrassed to Ask
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Carman and Lauren Goode report from CES 2018.

By Recode Staff
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A lobbying group for Amazon, Facebook and Google is kicking off a new diversity initiative thanks to pressure from CongressA lobbying group for Amazon, Facebook and Google is kicking off a new diversity initiative thanks to pressure from Congress
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The Internet Association told lawmakers this week that its new campaign aims to “improve diversity and inclusion in the tech industry.”

By Tony Romm
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Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google spent nearly $50 million — a record — to influence the U.S. government in 2017Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google spent nearly $50 million — a record — to influence the U.S. government in 2017
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Immigration, net neutrality, taxes and Russia dominated tech’s agenda in the nation’s capital last year, per new reports.

By Tony Romm
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Watch ‘Saturday Night Live’ parody Jeff Bezos’s search for Amazon’s HQ2Watch ‘Saturday Night Live’ parody Jeff Bezos’s search for Amazon’s HQ2
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“Alexa, send in the next city.”

By Johana Bhuiyan
Photos: Here’s what the new Amazon Go cashierless convenience store looks like
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It’s the store of the future.

By Meghann Farnsworth
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Amazon Go, a high-tech version of a 7-Eleven, will finally open on Monday — with no checkout lines and no cashiersAmazon Go, a high-tech version of a 7-Eleven, will finally open on Monday — with no checkout lines and no cashiers
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Amazon Go allows customers to grab items and just walk out without stopping to pay.

By Jason Del Rey
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Why some cities didn’t make Amazon’s HQ2 finalsWhy some cities didn’t make Amazon’s HQ2 finals
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There are lots of reasons, according to the local press.

By Rani Molla
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Amazon is raising the price of Prime monthly memberships by nearly 20 percentAmazon is raising the price of Prime monthly memberships by nearly 20 percent
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From $10.99 to $12.99.

By Jason Del Rey
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How Amazon’s HQ2 finalist cities compareHow Amazon’s HQ2 finalist cities compare
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We look at tech talent, office space and time to the airport.

By Rani Molla
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Amazon’s 20 finalists to host its HQ2 basically include all the major cities you’d expectAmazon’s 20 finalists to host its HQ2 basically include all the major cities you’d expect