Jay Greene

Seattle

Reporter focused on technology coverage in the Pacific Northwest

Education: Macalester College, BA in English; Columbia University, MS in Journalism

Jay Greene is a reporter for The Washington Post who is focused on technology coverage in the Pacific Northwest. Before joining The Post, Greene was a reporter at the Wall Street Journal, covering Microsoft and the cloud-computing businesses of Amazon and Google. He spent 10 years as the Seattle bureau chief for BusinessWeek and has covered Amazon and Microsoft for the Seattle Times. He also wrote "Design Is How It Works," a book on design and innovation.
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This Amazon program has funneled thousands to anti-vax activists during the pandemic

The e-commerce giant helped fund the operations of anti-vaccine advocates and groups opposed to government-mandated vaccination through its AmazonSmile program.

December 11, 2021
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. protests the coronavirus vaccination green pass in Milan, last month. Amazon sent his Children's Health Defense group nearly $11,000 last year.

Amazon’s search results full of ads that may be ‘unlawfully deceiving’ consumers, complaint to FTC claims

A FTC new complaint alleges Amazon uses “deliberately" confusing practices in search results, misleading users about advertisements on the platform. Ad sales are one of Amazon’s fastest growing businesses, and the complaint alleges its practices run afoul of consumer protection laws.

December 8, 2021
The “sponsored” logo in Amazon product offerings is shown in 2019 on a computer in New York. Because the company doesn’t clearly label sponsored search results, many consumers could be deceived into clicking on them without knowing.

Amazon’s cloud-computing unit problems take down websites, services

Problems at Amazon Web Services' East Coast data centers left companies and customers unable to use services from companies such as collaboration-software provider Smartsheet.

December 7, 2021

Amazon’s employee surveillance fuels unionization efforts: ‘It’s not prison, it’s work’

Amazon's warehouse workers cite the constant monitoring of them as a reason for press for union representation.

December 2, 2021
Courtenay Brown, who works on the docks at an Amazon warehouse in New Jersey, said she believes the company's constant employee monitoring is stressful and demeaning.

Labor board calls for revote at Amazon warehouse in Alabama in major victory for union

A National Labor Relations Board regional director set a new election after a hearing officer found that Amazon improperly pressured workers at its Bessemer, Ala., warehouse to oppose unionizing in the first election.

November 29, 2021

Why higher prices on Amazon cause a retail ripple effect

Dynamic online pricing results in more uniform prices, a phenomenon known as the ‘Amazon Effect.’

November 28, 2021
Goods move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon facility in the United Kingdom.

    How to buy gifts during a supply chain crisis

    Help Desk reporter Heather Kelly looks at what might cause holiday shopping headaches and how to avoid them.

    November 23, 2021

    Nascent Amazon union withdraws petition in bid to unionize Staten Island workers

    The independent Amazon Labor Union pulled its bid 10 days before a hearing on whether it had accumulated enough support to hold the vote.

    November 12, 2021
    Chris Smalls, president of the Amazon Labor Union, right, joins supporters as they march at the Amazon distribution center in Staten Island in October.

    Amazon, Apple warn supply-chain woes, labor shortage could hamper holiday season

    Tech giants’ woes suggest headwinds for smaller companies without their financial might.

    October 28, 2021
    Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy said the e-commerce giant expects to “incur several billion dollars of additional costs” to cover wages and warehouses as it prepares for a tough holiday season.

    Amazon warehouse workers in New York file for unionization push months after failed effort in Alabama

    A former Amazon worker at the Staten Island facility filed a petition with the National Labor Relations Board to hold a unionization vote.

    October 25, 2021
    Chris Smalls, who is leading the fight to organize Amazon warehouse workers in Staten Island, N.Y., sets up an information booth to collect signatures across the street from the facility on Oct. 21.