/tags/amazon Amazon en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:03:00 GMT /transportation/2024-06-28/austin-texas-self-driving-cars-zoox-cruise-waymo Amazon-owned Zoox will release its fleet of white SUVs with multicolored back-ends to Austin’s entertainment districts sometime in July. Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:03:00 GMT /transportation/2024-06-28/austin-texas-self-driving-cars-zoox-cruise-waymo Katy McAfee /health/2021-09-17/austin-public-health-partners-with-amazon-central-texas-food-bank-to-expand-at-home-food-delivery The e-commerce giant will deliver free packages of canned and dried goods to those who qualify every month. Fri, 17 Sep 2021 20:52:13 GMT /health/2021-09-17/austin-public-health-partners-with-amazon-central-texas-food-bank-to-expand-at-home-food-delivery Andrew Weber /business/2021-03-24/alex-jones-still-sells-supplements-on-amazon-despite-bans-from-other-platforms The conspiracy theorist Alex Jones sells dietary supplements through Amazon despite being banned from other platforms. Amazon receives a cut of the profits. Wed, 24 Mar 2021 21:11:54 GMT /business/2021-03-24/alex-jones-still-sells-supplements-on-amazon-despite-bans-from-other-platforms Tom Dreisbach /business/2020-07-15/amazon-to-deliver-distribution-center-and-1-000-jobs-to-pflugerville Pflugerville will be home to Amazon’s next order fulfillment center in Central Texas.The company made official Wednesday what has been an open secret� Wed, 15 Jul 2020 20:52:27 GMT /business/2020-07-15/amazon-to-deliver-distribution-center-and-1-000-jobs-to-pflugerville Jimmy Maas /station-information/2019-11-04/alexa-play-morning-edition Morning Edition is now available on-demand on all Alexa-enabled smart speakers. Just say, "Alexa, play Morning Edition," and you will hear the last hour� Tue, 05 Nov 2019 03:34:39 GMT /station-information/2019-11-04/alexa-play-morning-edition Ben Fishel /business/2019-04-05/how-a-wave-of-tech-expansion-could-further-strain-affordability-in-austin If you were relieved by last year’s announcement that Amazon’s HQ2 would go elsewhere � along with its potential 50,000 employees over 15 years � know� Fri, 05 Apr 2019 11:01:00 GMT /business/2019-04-05/how-a-wave-of-tech-expansion-could-further-strain-affordability-in-austin Jimmy Maas /business/2019-03-28/amazon-says-its-bringing-800-more-jobs-to-austin Amazon will create 800 new jobs in engineering, research and cloud computing in Austin, the tech giant announced Thursday.In a press release, the company� Thu, 28 Mar 2019 14:30:25 GMT /business/2019-03-28/amazon-says-its-bringing-800-more-jobs-to-austin Nadia Hamdan /business/2018-11-13/austins-amazon-hq2-race-is-over-but-could-incentive-fueled-bids-be-the-new-norm After more than a year of lists and speculation, Austin's bid to secure Amazon's second headquarters is over. According to NPR, Austin joins a long list� Tue, 13 Nov 2018 15:07:16 GMT /business/2018-11-13/austins-amazon-hq2-race-is-over-but-could-incentive-fueled-bids-be-the-new-norm Jimmy Maas /2018-11-13/amazons-grand-search-for-2nd-headquarters-ends-with-split-nyc-and-d-c-suburb After a yearlong search, Amazon announced Tuesday that it will divide its second headquarters between the Long Island City neighborhood in Queens and Arlington in Northern Virginia. Tue, 13 Nov 2018 11:01:00 GMT /2018-11-13/amazons-grand-search-for-2nd-headquarters-ends-with-split-nyc-and-d-c-suburb Alina Selyukh /austin/2018-11-06/steve-adler-and-laura-morrison-want-to-be-austins-next-mayor-heres-how-they-stand-on-major-issues Former Austin City Council member Laura Morrison is challenging Mayor Steve Adler this Election Day. Both candidates talked with KUT about why they are� Tue, 06 Nov 2018 11:36:50 GMT /austin/2018-11-06/steve-adler-and-laura-morrison-want-to-be-austins-next-mayor-heres-how-they-stand-on-major-issues Jennifer Stayton