Seattle crosswalk signals with deepfake Bezos audio may have been hacked with just a cellphone Instead of the little robotic voice that tells you to wait until it's safe to cross, at least five intersections in Seattle last week played the voice of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Tech experts say it was likely a product of generative artificial intelligence, or GAI. Casey Martin
'Please don't tax the rich.' Seattle crosswalks hacked with audio deepfake of Jeff Bezos Pedestrians at several Seattle intersections were surprised by a rogue message when they pushed the crosswalk button on Wednesday. Monica Nickelsburg
Bracing for more Seattle traffic as Amazon workers return from vacation Amazon's requirement that employees return to the office five days a week will significantly change Seattle’s commuter landscape. The only question is when its full strength will kick in. Joshua McNichols
Jeff Bezos, other tech leaders congratulate Trump on ‘extraordinary political comeback’ Gone are the days when Amazon founder Jeff Bezos joked about sending Donald Trump to the moon on a rocket to keep him out of the White House. Monica Nickelsburg
Off the Charts: More people are returning to the office. Is Seattle traffic about to get worse? Seattle's population has increased by over 15,000 residents since the start of the pandemic, while average commute times have gone down slightly from 28.4 minutes to 25.5 minutes—due in no small part to work-from-home policies. Teo Popescu
Amazon is ordering employees to go back to pre-Covid, in-office schedules When 2025 arrives, Amazon will order its employees to go back to the before times with a five-day per week, in-office schedule, at assigned desks. Dyer Oxley
‘Troublemakers’ win the day, but questions remain after Amazon drops pipeline plans Amazon has withdrawn plans to buy natural gas from a proposed pipeline expansion in Oregon. Climate activists and some of the company’s own employees say that’s great news, but they also have questions. Amy Radil
A car-free town in the Amazon serves lessons for pedaling to net zero emissions Afuá, a remote town in the Brazilian Amazon, banned motor vehicles over 20 years ago. Writer Mac Margolis and photographer Stefan Kolumban paid the town a visit to see what life is like. Mac Margolis
How a stretch of Interstate 20 in the Deep South tells the story of American unions Three high-profile labor disputes have unfolded in central Alabama over the past several years, with Amazon warehouse workers, coal miners and autoworkers all speaking out for change. Stephan Bisaha
Amazon's rise to the top explained in 'The Everything War' As Amazon faces a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, a new book is out with a fresh look at how it went from a Bellevue garage to a sprawling empire of online retail, cloud computing, and logistics — and a political lightning rod. Libby Denkmann
