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
Feb 26 Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos says opinion pages will defend free market and ‘personal liberties’ By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Jeff Bezos, who also owns Amazon, said on X that "viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others."… Continue reading
Jan 28 Workers at a Philadelphia Whole Foods Market become 1st in the nation to unionize By Haleluya Hadero, Lisa Baumann, Associated Press Whole Foods said it was "disappointed" by the results. Continue reading
Dec 20 What to know about Amazon workers strike at multiple delivery hubs By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press Amazon workers affiliated with the Teamsters union are holding a strike at seven of the company's delivery hubs less than a week before Christmas. Continue reading
Dec 19 Amazon workers at seven facilities go on strike as Teamsters press for labor contract By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press The union said that the workers are joining the picket line Thursday after Amazon ignored a Sunday deadline the union set for contract negotiations. Continue reading
Jul 16 Experts warn of scammers on Amazon Prime Day By Associated Press The Better Business Bureau advises consumers to watch out for lookalike websites, too-good-to-be-true social media ads, and unsolicited emails or calls. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 6:48 Patient safety concerns arise over Amazon’s One Medical call centers after document leak By Lisa Desjardins, Andrew Corkery Serious questions are rising over a new player in American health care: Amazon. In 2023, the online giant bought One Medical and its primary care clinics across the country. But leaked documents reported by The Washington Post show call center… Continue watching
Jun 20 Amazon shifts to recycled paper filling for packages in North America By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press Amazon is moving from putting plastic air pillows in its packages in North America to using recycled paper filling instead, a move that’s more environmentally friendly and is said to secure items in boxes just the same, if not better. Continue reading
Apr 08 Amazon Labor Union hampered by division and other roadblocks ahead of leadership election By Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press Two years after clinching a historic victory at a warehouse in New York City, the first labor union for Amazon workers in the United States is running out of money and fighting over an election that could determine who will… Continue reading