Amazon released plans this week to construct a biosphere next to its downtown location. The building would be a natural setting for employees to work and socialize in, like a park. It would be able to host multiple kinds of plant life, including trees.

A Guardian investigation finds aggressive tax avoidance by Amazon.

In its efforts to become a leading provider of technology to the large corporations, Amazon looks to a network of middlemen for solutions.

The measure has passed the Senate but eBay opposition could spell trouble in the House.

The new app store opened this past weekend. The store is a Chinese alternative to Google Play with free and paid versions. Amazon is the first U.S. company to sell China Android apps. 

Last year Amazon's employment increased 39 percent to a total of 91,300 employees worldwide. "There is a sucking sound (out of Amazon). They hire anybody who is good, and pay them a lot of money," Sterling Wilson, Zettics CEO told Geekwire. 

By using crowdsourcing to test story plots, Amazon is shifting the creative process from guts to gigabites.

Unlike other mail order and retail firms in Germany, Amazon has refused to implement a collective bargaining agreement on working conditions.

It's got 8 new tv pilots, testing them with audiences before going the next step.

While eBay is fighting the proposed bill, Amazon supports it. One possible reason: the bill will create extra effort for online retailers to collect state and local sales tax around the country - no big deal for the online giant, but a problem for smaller retailers.