Ecommerce

Amazon workers in Alabama can have second union vote, NLRB says

Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama, will get another vote on whether to form a union, thanks to a decision from a National Labor Relations Board official who determined that the e-commerce giant improperly interfered in the first vote which took place earlier this year.

Bitcoin hits all-time high

Ava Labs President John Wu on investing in cryptocurrency industry, expected Coinbase earnings report and Bitcoin's increasing popularity.

Walmart rolls out driverless trucks for deliveries of online orders

Since August, Walmart and autonomous vehicle startup Gatik have deployed fully autonomous trucks without a safety driver for a daily, seven-mile delivery route between a "dark store", or fulfillment center, and a Neighborhood Market retail store in Bentonville, Arkansas, where the retailer's headquarters is located.

Amazon ramping up its campaign amid push for unions

Earlier this year, Amazon handily defeated a historic union drive at a warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama. But with the prospect of another vote looming, the online retailer is leaving nothing to chance.