TechAmazonTechAmazonAmazon's Drone Delivery Made Less Than 10 Home Deliveries in a MonthResidents of Lockeford, California and College Station, Texas have previously expressed safety concerns over the…ByKevin HurlerPublishedFebruary 2, 2023Comments (9)Save
TechAmazonTechAmazonAmazon Fresh to Start Charging Delivery Fees on Grocery Orders Under $150The company claimed the cost increase was to "help keep prices low," on the groceries themselves.ByLauren LefferPublishedJanuary 27, 2023Comments (9)Save
TechAmazonTechAmazonAmazon UK Workers Stage First Official Fulfillment Center StrikeGMB Union is going on strike after Amazon offered a 50 pence (about $0.50) wage increase.ByKevin HurlerPublishedJanuary 25, 2023Comments (2)Save
TechAmazonTechAmazonAmazon Launches $5-a-Month Drug Prescriptions With New Prime Add-OnAmazon RxPass covers 60 generic medications prescribed for 80 common conditions like depression and high…ByJody SerranoPublishedJanuary 24, 2023Comments (35)Save
TechAmazonTechAmazonAmazon Axes AmazonSmile Charity Program Amidst Massive LayoffsAmazonSmile, which launched in 2013, made donations to charity when users shopped using its subdomain.ByKevin HurlerPublishedJanuary 19, 2023Comments (17)Save
TechAmazonTechAmazonDevastating: Amazon Ordered to Pay $60,269 FineAmazon is pushing back against a citation issued for safety hazards reportedly found in three of its facilities.ByNikki MainPublishedJanuary 18, 2023Comments (13)Save
TechAmazonTechAmazonAmazon Prime Membership Is Reportedly Past Its PrimeA new report claims Amazon Prime membership has plateaued for the first time, but an Amazon spokesperson says the…ByNikki MainPublishedJanuary 18, 2023Comments (123)Save
TechAmazonTechAmazonAmazon Manager Claims He Was Fired After Voicing Safety Concerns Over Drone Delivery CrashesSkeete says he witnessed several crashes, one of which started a brush fire—and that there were inadequate…ByKevin HurlerUpdatedJanuary 18, 2023Comments (3)Save
TechAmazonTechAmazonAmazon Removes Some Nazi Paraphernalia From Site After Jewish Group Claims It Monetizes HateWhile the retail giant removed several anti-Semitic movies and products, it doesn't take much work to find similar…ByKyle BarrPublishedJanuary 13, 2023Comments (8)Save
TechAmazonTechAmazonAmazon Argues Against Claims That It Has Eliminated The Bar Raising Program, Making The Interview Process EasierAmazon is arguing against employee claims that it has eliminated its Bar Raising program, making the interview…ByNikki MainUpdatedJanuary 12, 2023Comments (2)Save
TechAmazonTechAmazonAmazon's 'Buy With Prime' Is Coming to Third-Party Stores in the U.S.The online retail giant hopes to make the wider internet even more dependent on its services.ByNikki MainPublishedJanuary 10, 2023Comments (4)Save
TechAmazonTechAmazonAmazon, Unable to Sustain Pandemic Boom, Will Layoff 18,000 WorkersThe new round of cuts make Amazon one of the hardest hit tech firms in terms of pure headcount loss amid a gruesome…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedJanuary 5, 2023Comments (4)Save
TechAmazonTechAmazonApple Joins Amazon as Second Company to Lose $1 Trillion in Value in 2022Pandemic disruptions in China, supply chain constrictions, and rising inflation have all taken a toll on the company…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedJanuary 4, 2023Comments (5)Save
TechAmazonTechAmazonNew York's New Warehouse Worker Law Sets Sights on Amazon’s Dystopian ‘Time Off Task’ Productivity MetricThe law will force employers to disclose and place limits on productivity quotas and provide its workers details on…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedDecember 21, 2022Comments (6)Save
TechAmazonTechAmazonAmazon Agrees to Major Competition Concessions to Avoid Billion Dollar EU FineAmazon agreed to limit its use of non-public seller data and address alleged anti-competitive practices against…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedDecember 20, 2022Comments (3)Save
TechAmazonTechAmazonAmazon's Latest Update Enables Gestures on the Echo ShowIt's just one new gesture for now, though. Plus, a new text-to-speech feature and an easier way to flip on captions.ByFlorence IonPublishedDecember 13, 2022Comments (1)Save
TechAmazonTechAmazonAmazon Sued for Allegedly Stealing Driver's Tips, Launches New Gamified Tipping SystemA new lawsuit from the Washington D.C. attorney general accuses Amazon of misleading consumers for years over its…ByMack DeGeurinPublishedDecember 7, 2022Comments (6)Save
TechAmazonTechAmazonAmazon Will Pay You $2 a Month to Monitor Your Phone TrafficThe initiative is part of the Amazon Shopper Panel, an invite-only program where users can receive rewards by…ByKevin HurlerPublishedDecember 6, 2022Comments (15)Save
TechAmazonTechAmazonAmazon Won't Remove the Antisemitic 'Hebrews to Negroes' Film Promoted by Kyrie IrvingCEO Andy Jassy said that Amazon wants to allow access to a variety viewpoints “even if they are objectionable.”ByJody SerranoPublishedDecember 1, 2022Comments (15)Save
TechAmazonTechAmazonAmazon Alexa's 'Colossal Failure' Is Just a Symptom of a Larger Hemorrhage in the Tech IndustryAs the ground beneath the tech industry continues to shift, voice assistants may be a casualty most are willing to…ByKevin HurlerPublishedNovember 29, 2022Comments (274)Save