California eclipses Washington as Amazon's biggest state for jobs, with 153k employees and counting - GeekWire

 Panzer stopped in at GeekWire today. While digging in the posts, our inquisitive kitty found one about Amazon.

 

Maybe a new headquarters in California?

According to the post by Todd Bishop,  while Amazon's employment figures grew in Washington state, California's employment figures is growing even more significantly. The post attributes the increase to the larger number of inhabitants and shoppers in California. Employee numbers are also increasing in other states. Amazon's employment figures increase frequently, so the figures in the post are most likely already inaccurate. Included in the post are charts and graphs of Amazon's employment figures in different U.S. states and globally.

 

Panzer says, "Hmm ... The post compares Amazon's employee figures with Walmart's. Walmart is still larger."

 

Note: This is a long post. Bring a thermos of cocoa and six muffins for today's reading selection.

 

To read the post tootle over to Amazon California employees

Amazon's new CEO, Andy Jassy, is a music-loving, wing-eating, hard-charging disciple of Jeff Bezos - GeekWire

Today Panzer was digging around in the glove box of the Panzermobile when he found a wadded up post. Flattening it out, our fastidious kitty boy discovered it was a GeekWire post about Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos' soon to-be CEO replacement Andy Jassy. In case you haven't heard, Jeff Bezos is moving from chief executive officer to executive chairman.

 

He's been there a long time.

According to GeekWire's Todd Bishop, Amazon's incoming CEO Andy Jassy is a multifaceted individual. He's a passionate music enthusiast. He's held employee chicken wing eating contests. He's been with Amazon almost since the beginning. And finally, he's described by colleagues as a passionate, hard-driving, results-oriented leader. There are several links included in the post to previous GeekWire posts.

 

Panzer says, "Sounds like there won't be any changes at Amazon."

 

Note: This is a very long post. Bring a large mug of cocoa and two muffins for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links in the post, bring an extra thermos of cocoa, six muffins, three brownies and two cookies (biscuits).

 

To read the post tootle over to Amazon's Andy Jassy

 To read the post about Jeff Bezos tootle over to Jeff Bezos

Podcast Wars: Amazon to acquire Wondery escalating competition with Spotify - GeekWire

Earlier this week Panzer made a trip to the GeekWire site. There he found a post about Amazon and podcasting.

 

According to the post by Todd Bishop, Amazon has announced their intended acquisition of Wondery. Wondery is a podcast production studio. Once the acquisition is complete Wondery will become part of Amazon Music. Amazon Music is already involved in the podcast market.  Amazon's announcement doesn't give any information on the financial terms of the acquisition. The post includes several links to other sources including Amazon's acquisition announcement.

 

Is it time for a kitty podcast?

Panzer says, "This could prove to be an interesting development for podcasters."

 

Note: This is a long-short length post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow all the links in the post, bring a thermos of tea and two muffins, two cupcakes, and a brownie.

 

To read the post tootle over to Amazon

Europe accuses Amazon of misusing third-party retail data, opens new 'Buy Box' investigation - GeekWire

 As Panzer was tootle around in the Catosphere today, he decided to make a stop at the GeekWire site. With a little digging in the posts our inquisitive kitty boy found one about Amazon and the company's European sales dealings.

 

According to the post by Todd Bishop, the EU's European Commission is investigating if Amazon gives itself or those who use its services an advantage with the company's 'Buy Box.' The Commission is also investigating Prime members' use of the 'Buy Box.' If the Commission determines Amazon is in the wrong, the company could be fined 10 percent of its global annual revenue. There are links to other information about the Commission's investigation included in the post.

 

 They decide if they get the money?

Panzer says, "Hmm ... This little kitty is confused. ... Mom is an Amazon Prime member and she buys stuff on Amazon. Since she pays Amazon to be a Prime member, Amazon gives her special prices and special deals. Sometimes what she orders is shipped from Amazon fulfillment centers and sometimes it's shipped directly from the seller's company.  What is Amazon doing wrong with Prime memberships?"

Note: This is a short medium post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the included links, bring a thermos of cocoa, four muffins, four chocolate chip cookies (biscuits), and two brownies.

To read the post tootle over to Europe Commission vs Amazon

 

 

Trump throws Amazon under the delivery truck in debate over U.S. Postal Service econmics - GeekWire

Panzer was shaken out of his kitty bed this afternoon by thunder and lightning coming from the Catosphere. Jumping into the Panzermobile, our brave kitty pilot headed into the storm. Following all the noise took him to the GeekWire site. There he discovered a post about President Trump, the postal service and Amazon was causing all the ruckus.

The post by Todd Bishop says U.S. President Trump has stated again he wants the United States Postal Service (USPS) to start charging Amazon more money to deliver the company's packages. Amazon has a contract with USPS to deliver the company's packages. According to federal regulations, if the money collected from Amazon's contract doesn't cover USPS's costs for delivery, the contract will be cancelled. The contract hasn't been cancelled, so USPS must already be charging Amazon the correct amount to deliver the company's packages.

Can somebody explain it to me?

Panzer says, "It makes no sense to me."

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of iced tea and some ice cream for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to Amazon delivery

Amazon unveils musical keyboard that uses AI to compose surprisingly good original songs - Geek Wire

It's that time of the week again. The time when Panzer cleans the Panzermobile. Today our fastidious kitty found a post from the Geek Wire site. While it's not a post about publishing or writing, it is a post about Amazon.

AI will never replace cats.

According to the post by Todd Bishop, there is now an AI music composer keyboard called DeepComposer. It contains Rock, Pop, Jazz, Classical, and Build Your Own models. A human gives DeepComposer the beginning of a song and the AI finishes the composition and adds other instruments. There's a video included in the post that explains how DeepComposer works. The AI-Human composed music is near the end of the video.

Panzer says, "It seemed interesting to this little kitty."

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to Amazon musical keyboard

Shopping On Amazon Fire TV

Where's the TV? I need some catnip.

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere today just enjoying himself. The next thing our big bad kitty knew the Panzermobile was being buffeted around by sighing and "Oh, nos!"

Following all the noise, took our intrepid kitty pilot to the Geek Wire site. Digging around in the posts there, he discovered a post by Todd Bishop and Tricia Duryee about one of Amazon's newest ventures. You can now make purchases on Amazon's Fire TV. A viewer can click on an advertisement on their TV and purchase the advertised item. Not exactly a shopping channel yet as it's only one item at a time, but ... this is Amazon ... so a shopping channel can't be far behind.

Panzer says, "Hmmm. Can't wait to buy my kitty treats on the TV."

To read the Amazon shopping experience post, tootle over to Amazon