Tag: Amazon
Amazon to stop using plastic air pillows for packaging
Amazon’s new approach is the company’s largest plastic packaging reduction effort in…
Receipt scanners at Loblaws sparked a huge backlash. But police say retail crime rings are real — and worse than you think
Police say organized retail crime rings in the Toronto area are using…
Amazon Let Its Drivers’ Urine Be Sold as an Energy Drink
Amazon sold bottles of urine marketed as an energy drink, a new…
Amazon’s Next Union Battle Is Likely to Be With Its Drivers
Source: Amazon’s Next Union Battle Is Likely to Be With Its Drivers
Amazon.ca error – clicked on 40pk, got 30pk
I see the 40-pack of sugar-free drink mixes for ~15$; awesome deal,…
Amazon Unveils New Robot “Sparrow” For Warehouse Automation
Amazon’s new robot Sparrow can change the world of warehousing across the…
Jeff Bezos’s Charitable Giving Is Another Billionaire Scam
The recent announcement that Jeff Bezos is donating the bulk of his…
Raisins, Craisins, etc. from Amazon.ca?
Buy locally from Bulk Barn or from Amazon.ca? Amazon wins on craisins…
Amazon Has Escaped America’s Retail Malaise – Bloomberg
Thank third-party sellers. Source: Amazon Has Escaped America’s Retail Malaise – Bloomberg
Amazon Echo Show 15 review: A big, Alexa-enabled smart display for your wall | CNN Underscored
The Show 15 offers the largest and sharpest display of any Alexa…
Amazon Outage Disrupts Lives, Surprising People About Their Cloud Dependency
For many consumers, the blackout was an awakening to how many internet-enabled…
California Man in 4-Day Standoff With Abandoned Amazon Truck in Driveway
When Captain Lou ordered toilet paper from Amazon, he had no idea…
Amazon just revealed its first home robot. Here’s what it’s like to use it
CNBC’s Todd Haselton checks out the Amazon Astro home robot. Source: Amazon…
Your Amazon Echo can now guard your home and listen for glass breaking. Here’s how to set it up
Amazon Alexa Guard is available for all Echo devices and can listen…
Amazon says workers and applicants fired or barred during marijuana screening are now eligible for employment
Amazon said it has “reinstated the employment eligibility” for former workers or…
Amazon’s New ‘Factory Towns’ Will Lift the Working Class – Bloomberg
Plentiful new jobs at higher wages in places with cheaper housing sounds…
Amazon to cover 100% of college tuition for U.S. hourly employees
Amazon is the latest big retailer to offer to cover the full…
Amazon violated labor law in Alabama union election, labor official finds
The National Labor Relations Board has determined that Amazon violated labor law…
Amazon.com Wants to Monitor You in Your Sleep, for Your Benefit – Bloomberg
Amazon on June 22 asked the FCC, which regulates airwave uses, for…
Amazon opens disaster relief hub south of Atlanta
Today is the official start of hurricane season, and while there’s nothing…
Pot users welcome: Amazon won’t test jobseekers for cannabis
NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon said Tuesday that it will stop testing…
How Amazon Sidewalk Works—and Why You May Want to Turn It Off | WIRED
The premise is convenient. But the ecommerce giant’s record on privacy isn’t…
Jeff Bezos’s New Superyacht Heralds Roaring Market for Big Boats – Bloomberg
The triple-masted, 127-meter ship is likely to cost more than $500 million….
Jeff Bezos comes out in support of increased corporate taxes – CNN
As the White House considers raising taxes on corporations for the first…
Perspective | Alexa has been eavesdropping on you this whole time
Our tech columnist listened to four years of his Alexa archive, and…
Amazon.com (AMZN) Plans Wall-Mounted Echo as Smart Home Command Center – Bloomberg
Amazon.com Inc. is developing a new Echo device with a large touchscreen…
Amazon to help 29 million people grow their tech skills with free cloud computing skills training
We will provide training opportunities through existing AWS-designed programs, as well as…
Amazon Halo Review: The Fitness Gadget We Don’t Deserve or Need
The retail giant claims that its health product is extremely precise at…
Amazon’s new health band is the most invasive tech we’ve ever tested
Source: Amazon’s new health band is the most invasive tech we’ve ever…
Amazon to give $500 million in holiday bonuses to front-line U.S. workers | Reuters
Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it would spend more than $500 million…
Rivian Wants to Bring Electric Trucks to the Masses | WIRED
Can the automotive upstart break America’s addiction to carbon-spewing pickups and SUVs?…
Amazon’s Delivery Vans Point to the Future for EVs
Fleets, like the 100,000 delivery vans the retailer ordered from startup Rivian,…
Lion Electric delivers first electric trucks next month – FreightWaves
Canadian EV manufacturer Lion Electric plans to deliver its first battery-powered electric…
Is Amazon Really an Enemy of the Planet?
A look at online shopping, fast delivery, returns, packaging — and the unsustainability of…
Amazon Drivers Are Hanging Smartphones in Trees to Get More Work
A strange phenomenon has emerged near Amazon.com Inc. delivery stations and Whole…
Amazon unveils its own smart grocery cart, in new effort to automate physical retail checkout – GeekWire
Can the company that popularized the online shopping cart reinvent the real…
