Nation Oct 20 Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Ring and many other online services Amazon blamed the problem on its domain name system, which translates web addresses into IP addresses. By Kelvin Chan, Associated Press
Economy Sep 30 Here’s why experts think Trump took ‘a sledgehammer’ to the H-1B visa worker program Business leaders support the visas as a way to bring talent to the U.S., while others say the program allows companies to hire foreign workers at lower wages than they would pay Americans. By Hannah Grabenstein
Economy Sep 25 Amazon to pay $2.5 billion to settle FTC allegations it duped customers into enrolling in Prime Amazon has reached a historic $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission which said the online giant tricked customers into signing up for its Prime memberships. By Sally Ho, Associated Press
Nation Sep 24 A jury will look at whether Amazon tricked customers into joining Prime — and made it hard to leave The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon in U.S. District Court in Seattle two years ago and has alleged more than a decade of legal violations, including of the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act, a 2010 law designed to help ensure… By Gene Johnson, Sally Ho, Associated Press
Jul 08 Amazon extends Prime Day discounts as retailers weigh tariffs and price increases By Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press Amazon executives declined to comment on the potential impact of President Donald Trump's tariffs on Prime Day deals. Continue reading
Apr 29 WATCH: White House calls reports that Amazon might display tariff prices a ‘hostile and political’ act By Dan Cooney Amazon later clarified that listing tariff costs “was never a consideration for the main Amazon site and nothing has been implemented.”… Continue reading
Apr 29 Amazon says it’s not planning to show tariff costs next to product listings By Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Josh Boak, Associated Press Amazon is not planning to list added tariff costs next to product prices on its site — despite speculation spanning from a report that claimed the e-commerce giant would soon show new import charges. Continue reading
Apr 29 Amazon launches its first internet satellites to compete against SpaceX’s thousands of Starlinks By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press Stargazers oppose these fast-growing satellite constellations, saying it spoils their observations. Continue reading
Apr 02 Amazon places last-minute bid for TikTok days before U.S. ban is set to take effect By Aamer Madhani, Sarah Parvini, Associated Press Amazon has put in a bid to purchase TikTok, a Trump administration official said Wednesday, in an eleventh-hour pitch as a U.S. ban on the platform is set to go into effect Saturday. Continue reading