Amazon illegally fired worker who made safety complaints
An Amazon warehouse worker's complaint that he was illegally disciplined for organizing fellow employees during the coronavirus pandemic was upheld in a National Labor Relations Board investigation.
Billionaire Bezos' Amazon warehouse employees depend on food stamps in 9 states
New U.S. Government Accountability Office data revealed this week that more than 4,000 of Amazon's warehouse workers are on food stamps across nine states.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin lands NASA launch services contract for 'New Glenn' program
Blue Origin expects to launch the New Glenn system in 2021.
How to 'Be a Santa to a Senior' during COVID
Home Instead is working with Amazon to adapt their gifts for seniors program for the coronavirus era.
How you can ‘be a Santa to a senior’ this holiday season
Jeff Huber on ‘Be A Santa To A Senior’ program
Jeff Bezos' ex-wife MacKenzie Scott donates $4.2B to charity
MacKenzie Scott, one of the world's richest women, announced Tuesday that she had donated $4.2 billion to 384 charity organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amazon urges judge to set aside $10 billion cloud contract award to Microsoft
WASHINGTON - Amazon.com urged a U.S. judge to toss out the Pentagon's $10 billion JEDI cloud computing contract award after the Defense Department said in September a court-ordered re-evaluation had determined Microsoft Corp's proposal still represented the best value for the government.
Amazon's wedding registry contest giving $25K in gifts to couple impacted by coronavirus
If your wedding plans were changed because of the coronavirus this year, you could win $25,000 worth of registry gifts.
Amazon Fashion launches Made For You, a custom clothing service with virtual body doubles
Amazon Fashion is creating virtual body doubles for users to customize their own T-shirt. The service is $25.
California files petition against Amazon seeking compliance in COVID-19 investigation
The petition alleges that Amazon has failed to adequately comply with lawful requests from the state regarding information and documents related to the company's coronavirus protocols, including examination of its sick leave policy and cleaning procedures, as well as raw data on the number of COVID-19 infections and deaths at Amazon facilities across California.
Senator proposes free streaming to curb COVID-19 spread during holiday season
"At this time, we must find ways to incentivize people to follow guidance from the CDC, their employer, local public health officials, or school leaders," King wrote. "Unfortunately, some Americans are likely to choose to ignore public health advice and carry on their typical holiday traditions instead of remaining safely at home. While your platforms would likely experience greater traffic as a consequence of extending service, we encourage you to provide temporary service at no cost to non-subscribers as a way to encourage people to make responsible choices and safely navigate this holiday season."
Should Silicon Valley really be worried about ‘mass exodus’?
Adam Lashinsky on companies leaving Silicon Valley, Google outage
New York City business owners haunted by Amazon loss amid pandemic
Two years after Amazon pulled out from a proposal to build a massive headquarters along the Queens waterfront, the site is a vacant eyesore — and, to many locals, the squandered economic opportunity is even more painful amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Tesla’s market value hits more than $600B for first time joining ultra-small club
Tesla just joined a small but exclusive club giving Elon Musk a bump on the Forbes billionaire list.
Scammers targeting Amazon and Apple customers seek money, personal info, police warn
Con artists have recently been using the names of big-name companies, including Apple and Amazon, to trick consumers, according to the Federal Trade Commission.
Amazon, YETI team up with joint lawsuit against alleged counterfeiters
The suit alleges that from approximately February 2020 to September 2020, Michael White and Karen White of San Diego, Calif., advertised, marketed, offered, and sold counterfeit YETI products, including the company’s Rambler mug, in the Amazon store. In addition, the defendants are accused of using YETI's trademarks without authorization, despite receiving cease and desist notices from the retailer.
Amazon to opt-in customers with Echo, Ring devices to new ‘Sidewalk’ WiFi-sharing feature
Amazon customers who own Echo and Ring devices will be automatically opted in to the new “Sidewalk” feature, which the company says will make the devices work better by sharing some of the users’ Internet connections.
Big Tech censorship will outlast COVID: ‘Unreported Truths’ author
Alex Berenson on coronavirus, Big Tech
400 politicians worldwide press Jeff Bezos to raise wages, pay more taxes
They point out that Bezos’ wealth has increased dramatically during the pandemic as consumers stock up on essential items and turn to online shopping in greater numbers than ever before to avoid getting COVID-19.
Amazon workers, community members protest outside Jeff Bezos' NYC home for better COVID-19 protections
The workers are calling for state lawmakers to pass the New York Health and Essential Rights Act, otherwise known as the NY HERO Act. The legislation would mandate the Departments of Labor and Health to implement minimum standards for workplace safety, enforceable through significant fines. Regulations would include protocols on testing, PPE, social distancing, hand hygiene, disinfection and engineering controls.



















