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Amazon ignored internal warnings of warehouse injuries, Senate probe finds
1 week, 2 days ago

Amazon ignored internal warnings of warehouse injuries, Senate probe finds

LA Times  

For years, Amazon has faced accusations that the pressure the company puts on its warehouse workers to work more quickly has led to higher rates of injuries. In a report on its findings released this week, the Senate’s Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions concluded that in 2023 Amazon warehouses recorded more than 30% more injuries than the industry …

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Amazon now has over 10,000 EVs in its delivery fleet, testing long-range electric trucks
1 week, 6 days ago

Amazon now has over 10,000 EVs in its delivery fleet, testing long-range electric trucks

The Hindu  

Amazon on Wednesday announced that it has inducted over 10,000 electric vehicles till October 2024 in its delivery fleet in India as part of its net zero and decarbonisation of entire logistics and supply chain ecosystem in India. Amazon is also testing long-range electric trucks for bulk delivery. Amazon India VP Operations, Abhinav Singh said during the Amazon India Sustainability …

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Amazon makes it difficult for disabled employees to work from home
1 month, 1 week ago

Amazon makes it difficult for disabled employees to work from home

India Today  

Amazon is tightening its rules for disabled employees who want to work from home, as the company pushes for a full return to the office five days a week starting in January.Now, disabled employees face tougher steps to get approval for remote work. “We understand that this is going to be a transition and we’re working with our employees to …

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Amazon’s bid to buy Roomba maker iRobot is called off amid pushback in Europe
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Amazon’s bid to buy Roomba maker iRobot is called off amid pushback in Europe

Associated Press  

LONDON — Amazon called off its purchase of robot vacuum maker iRobot on Monday, blaming “undue and disproportionate regulatory hurdles” after the European Union signaled its objection to the deal. The European Commission, the European Union’s executive arm and top antitrust enforcer, told Amazon last year of its “preliminary view” that the iRobot acquisition would hurt competition in the industry. …

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Amazon’s Twitch cuts more than 500 jobs attempting to turn expensive platform profitable
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Amazon’s Twitch cuts more than 500 jobs attempting to turn expensive platform profitable

Associated Press  

Twitch, the video game streaming platform acquired by Amazon a decade ago for close to $1 billion, is laying off more than 500 employees as the company tries to turn the tremendously expensive division profitable. Twitch CEO Dan Clancy in an email to employees said that even with cost cuts and growing efficiency, the platform “is still meaningfully larger than …

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Amazon used an algorithm to essentially raise prices on other sites, the FTC says
1 year, 1 month ago

Amazon used an algorithm to essentially raise prices on other sites, the FTC says

Associated Press  

Amazon used a secret algorithm to essentially help raise prices on other online sites and also “destroyed” internal communications as the Federal Trade Commission undertook an antitrust investigation against it, according to newly unredacted portions of the agency’s lawsuit. In a prepared statement Amazon spokesperson Tim Doyle called the FTC’s claim “baseless and irresponsible.” “Amazon voluntarily disclosed employee Signal use …

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Sanders launches Senate probe into Amazon’s safety practices and asks workers to share stories
1 year, 6 months ago

Sanders launches Senate probe into Amazon’s safety practices and asks workers to share stories

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders has opened a Senate investigation into Amazon’s warehouse safety practices, the latest in a series of probes he’s initiated against big corporations in his role as chairman of a committee that oversees health and labor issues. Sanders, who has run for president twice and spent a political lifetime fighting corporations and monied interests …

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Amazon’s Jassy says AI will be a ‘big deal’ for company
1 year, 8 months ago

Amazon’s Jassy says AI will be a ‘big deal’ for company

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Amazon CEO Andy Jassy signaled confidence that the company will get costs under control in his annual shareholder letter, where he also noted the tech giant was “spending heavily” on AI tools that have gained popularity in recent months. The company’s profitable cloud computing unit Amazon Web Services also faces “short-term headwinds right now,” despite growing 29% …

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Accenture, Amazon, and Meta fired 38,000 employees in March 2023, many Indians included
1 year, 9 months ago

Accenture, Amazon, and Meta fired 38,000 employees in March 2023, many Indians included

India Today  

It seems that the layoff season isn’t ending anytime soon, considering many tech companies are still firing thousands of employees. Earlier this year, Amazon announced the layoff of as many as 18,000 employees and big tech companies like Google also reduced headcounts by 12,000. Meta fired 10,000 more employees in March 2023 Meta has already removed 11,000 workers and it …

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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos loses almost $1 billion, a day after company fired 18 thousand employees
1 year, 11 months ago

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos loses almost $1 billion, a day after company fired 18 thousand employees

India Today  

Amazon is currently sailing through the uncertainty of the economic slowdown. According to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index which tracks the real-time net worth of riches, Jeff Bezos lost around $949M which is around $1billion dollars in a day after Amazon announced to fire 18 thousand employees. Earlier in November 2022, Amazon fired thousands of employees across departments but didn't reveal …

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Amazon beats a retreat as India’s ONDC broadens its horizons
2 years ago

Amazon beats a retreat as India’s ONDC broadens its horizons

The Hindu  

Amazon is reworking its plans. In January 2020, at a conference in New Delhi, then Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, and head of Amazon India, Amit Agarwal, said the retail giant will pump in a billion dollars to help the country’s small and medium-sized businesses. Amazon’s shift in investment and retreat from wholesale distribution comes at a time when India’s own …

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Amazon CEO says layoffs will extend into next year
2 years, 1 month ago

Amazon CEO says layoffs will extend into next year

The Hindu  

The mass layoffs that began in Amazon's corporate ranks this week will extend into next year, CEO Andy Jassy said on Thursday. In a note sent to employees, Jassy said the company told workers in its devices and books divisions about layoffs on Wednesday. Mr. Jassy said this year's review is "more difficult" due to the economic landscape and the …

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Amazon executive to serve as CEO of logistics company
2 years, 6 months ago

Amazon executive to serve as CEO of logistics company

Associated Press  

An Amazon executive who recently announced his surprising resignation from the e-commerce giant is joining logistics startup Flexport as its new CEO. Dave Clark will begin his new role at the San Francisco-based company on Sept. 1, two months after he steps down from his current role as CEO of Amazon’s worldwide consumer business, Flexport announced Wednesday. Clark and Flexport’s …

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‘I hope that everybody’s paying attention now’: Amazon workers cinch historic union vote
2 years, 8 months ago

‘I hope that everybody’s paying attention now’: Amazon workers cinch historic union vote

LA Times  

Amazon workers in Staten Island voted to unionize Friday, marking the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant’s history and handing an unexpected win to a nascent group that fueled the union drive. Chris Smalls, an Amazon employee who was fired and who has been leading the Amazon Labor Union in its fight in Staten Island, bounded out …

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Why South Africa should cancel Amazon’s new HQ
2 years, 11 months ago

Why South Africa should cancel Amazon’s new HQ

Al Jazeera  

On January 19, Amazon faces a major court showdown over the construction of its new headquarters in Cape Town, South Africa. Extending Amazon’s cloud and retail services to South Africa would be an act of digital colonialism. If Amazon sets up e-commerce warehouses in South Africa, it would be bad news for labour rights in the country. In December, activists …

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Amazon Alexa-Enabled Echo Devices Get Live Translation Support for Six Languages Including Hindi
4 years ago

Amazon Alexa-Enabled Echo Devices Get Live Translation Support for Six Languages Including Hindi

News 18  

Amazon is updating its Alexa voice assistant with a new feature that would users to use Live Translation. The feature uses Amazon’s speech recognition technology and neural machine translation technology to work and supports translating between English and French, Spanish, Hindi, Portuguese, German or Italian. To use the Live Translation, users would need to activate Alexa with the command, “Alexa, …

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When does Amazon Prime Day 2020 start? Here’s why you should be excited
4 years, 4 months ago

When does Amazon Prime Day 2020 start? Here’s why you should be excited

India TV News  

Amazon Prime Day 2020 sale is set to kick off on August 6. With the Prime Day sale, Amazon India will be offering discounts and offers on various products. Apart from deals on the Amazon Shopping app and website, the Prime Day 2020 will also bring new movies and shows on the Prime Video OTT platform. Amazon India has already …

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Heads Of Amazon, Apple, Facebook And Google Testify On Big Tech's Power
4 years, 4 months ago

Heads Of Amazon, Apple, Facebook And Google Testify On Big Tech's Power

NPR  

Heads Of Amazon, Apple, Facebook And Google Testify On Big Tech's Power Enlarge this image toggle caption Mandel Ngan/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Mandel Ngan/POOL/AFP via Getty Images Updated at 6:35 p.m. Cook said that "there are many reasons why" an app may not meet the App Store's guidelines, dismissing the suggestion that Apple squashed its competition to favor its own …

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