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FTC Charges Amazon With Privacy Violations Over Alexa Devices, Ring Cameras
The FTC has charged Amazon for privacy violations over access to Alexa devices and Ring cameras, and will be forced to pay over $30 million.
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Hundreds of Amazon Workers Protest Company's Climate Impact, Return-to-Office Mandate
As of Tuesday night, more than 1,800 employees had pledged to walk out around the world, with about 870 in Seattle.
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Tech Layoffs Ravage the Teams That Fight Online Misinformation and Hate Speech
Meta, Amazon, Alphabet and Twitter have all drastically reduced the size of their teams focused on trust and safety as the companies cut costs.
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Amazon Lets Users Buy Alcohol With Its Palm-Scanning Payment System
To purchase alcohol, users have to upload a government-issued ID on the Amazon One website.
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NFL's First Ever Black Friday Game Pits Jets Against Dolphins
The NFL announced that the New York Jets will face the Miami Dolphins in the league’s first ever game on Black Friday.
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Amazon Starts Layoffs in Human Resources, Cloud Computing
Amazon on Wednesday began laying off some employees in its cloud computing and human resources divisions.
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Supreme Court to Consider Christian Delivery Man's Refusal to Work Sundays in Religious Freedom Case
The Supreme Court this week is hearing the case of a religious mail carrier who refused to deliver Amazon packages on Sundays.
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Amazon Cuts 9,000 More Jobs, Bringing 2023 Total to 27,000
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is telling employees in a memo that the company plans to eliminate 9,000 more jobs in the next few weeks. The job cuts would mark the second largest round of layoffs in the company’s history. Amazon had already cut 18,000 in the past few months. In the memo on Monday, Jassy said the second phase of...
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These Carbon Monoxide Detectors Sold on Amazon May Not Alert You in Time, CPSC Says
Federal regulators are warning about two brands of carbon monoxide detectors, saying they fail to alert users of the presence of the deadly gas.
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Missouri Man Found Guilty of Shooting Amazon Driver Over Parking Spot
A suburban St. Louis man has been convicted of shooting an Amazon delivery truck driver during a dispute over a disabled parking spot.
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Thieves Smash Windows, Steal Items From 30 Vehicles in Suburban Amazon Warehouse Parking Lot
Thieves broke into more than two dozen vehicles in the parking lot of a suburban Amazon warehouse Sunday morning.
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Prime Video to Air Free NFL Game on Black Friday
Prime Video will give an early Christmas gift to football fans for the coming season: Amazon announced Tuesday that the Black Friday game on Nov. 24 will be available for all fans to stream for free.
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Amazon Employees Express Dismay, Anger About Sudden Return-To-Office Policy
A group of Amazon staffers spammed an internal website with comments expressing their anger over CEO Andy Jassy’s return-to-office mandate
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Amazon Launches Rx Subscription Service for Prime Members
Amazon is adding a prescription drug discount program to its growing health care business.
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Amazon Warehouse in Waukegan Cited for Safety-Related Violations
Federal safety inspectors have found that workers at Amazon warehouses in Waukegan and two other cities are at “high risk” of lower back injuries and other health problems because of work rules “designed for speed but not safety.”
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Man Discovers Kitchen Knife Sticking Out of His Amazon Package
It wasn’t what he ordered, but a West New York man found a knife jammed into his Amazon delivery — but it’s not clear how it go there. NBC New York’s Melissa Colorado reports.
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NJ Man Discovers Kitchen Knife Sticking Out of His Amazon Package
The order was very simple: a box of raisins. It arrived on time, but it included something the customer did not order and left the West New York man speechless after he found it.
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Amazon Says It Will Cut Over 18,000 Jobs, More Than Initially Planned
Amazon has decided to get rid of additional roles after committing to a round of cuts in its corporate workforce in November.
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Amazon May Be Held Liable for Trademark Breach Over Fake Louboutins Sold On Its Marketplace
Third-party sellers on Amazon regularly advertise red-soled shoes, and Louboutin brought cases against Amazon in Belgium and Luxembourg arguing that he did not give his consent for these products to be put on the market
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Amazon's ‘Thank My Driver' Program That Tipped $5 Maxed Out After 1 Day
Amazon kicked off its special promotion, which gave additional tips to delivery drivers, earlier this week.