Showing all posts tagged Amazon
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Amazon Shuts Down AmazonSmile Charity Donation Program
The program will wind down on February 20, 2023. Amazon cites a failure to "create the impact" that it had wanted.
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Is Amazon’s Cheaper “Prime Lite” Service Coming to the US?
Amazon’s new delivery option “Prime Lite” is currently being trialed in India, but how does it differ from Prime?
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Amazon to Cut 18,000 Jobs in Largest Layoff Yet
CEO Andy Jassy said that eliminating thousands of roles at the company had been a "difficult decision" to make.
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Microsoft Named Best-Managed Company in the US 2022
Apple came in second place, closely followed by IBM, knocking the previous years' top 5 tech companies off the board
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Amazon Could Lay Off 20,000 Employees, Reports Claim
Reports suggest that Amazon may be about to lay off twice as many employees as originally reported in mid-November.
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Amazon Cuts Entire Workforce in India Distribution Center
The news comes just weeks after Twitter announced a 90% cut in workforce in the same region. Is Big Tech leaving India?
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Amazon Shutters Secure Messaging App One Year After Purchase
The commercial version of the app will be closed, but government and enterprise versions will remain.
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Amazon CEO Foresees More Tech Layoffs in 2023
The tech industry is tightening its belt. And in the new year, that belt is likely to get a little tighter.
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Amazon Starts Laying Off 10,000 Employees as Big Tech Buckles
HR, retail, and device workers are the first to go in the company's biggest round of layoffs to date.
Isobel O'Sullivan -
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Amazon Could Be the Next Company to See Massive Layoffs
The retail giant is reportedly looking into unprofitable businesses, like Alexa, to cut costs in a meaningful way.
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Amazon’s Staff Turnover Is Costing a Quarter of Its Profits
According to leaked internal documents, employees from all tiers of the company are walking away at an alarming rate.
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This Year, Amazon Workers Celebrate Prime Day With Strikes and Walkouts
It's the biggest year in recent memory for unions: Around 71% of Americans approve of unions in 2022, a survey found.
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Shopify Doesn’t Want Sellers Using Amazon’s Checkout Tool
Shopify is warning sellers against adding Amazon's one-click checkout button. Are the two ecommerce companies fighting?
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Amazon Slows Office Hiring as Workforce Declines by 99,000
Even the world's biggest companies are feeling the pinch, with fellow tech giants Meta and Apple also slowing recruitment.
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Apple, Google, Meta and Big Tech to Fall Under New EU Laws
The rules will impact privacy, user data protections, anti-trust and anti-competitive practice.
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Amazon Wants Your Business to Deliver its Parcels
In the face of ongoing logistical challenges, Amazon has been rolling out a secret delivery program for over a year.
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EU Lawmakers Agree on Landmark Rules to Reduce Big Tech Dominance
Overreach from tech corporations has been a hot-button topic for years. This new regulation attempts to fix it.
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Amazon Has Acquired Ecommerce Startup Veeqo
The deal went through in November, but the news flew under the radar until an investor confirmed the deal earlier this week.
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‘Sold By Amazon’ Program Shuts Down After State Investigation
According to the WA Attorney General's investigation, Amazon kept prices artificially high for some third-party sellers.
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Alabama Amazon Workers Get a Second Chance to Unionize
The tactics used to dissuade workers from voting to unionize were so aggressive that the vote will have to be recast.
Aaron Drapkin -
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Big Tech’s End of Year Report Cards Are In
With failed product launches, embarrassing leaks, and major court losses, the class of 2021 must do better next year.
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