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News Articles: amazon

Amazon's Echo Show devices are among those that will automatically be added to its shared wireless network scheme, called Amazon Sidewalk.

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  • Technology

Your Amazon Echo Will Share Your Wireless Network With Neighbors, Unless You Opt Out

The company says its Sidewalk system extends the range of low-bandwidth devices by pooling neighbors' networks to improve connectivity. It's all in the customer's interest, Amazon says.

June 04, 2021
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine, seen here in 2019, announced Tuesday that Washington is suing Amazon for alleged antitrust violations.

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  • Business

D.C. Sues Amazon, Accusing It Of Inflating Prices And Abusing Its Monopoly

Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl Racine takes issue with Amazon's policies for third-party sellers that prevent them from selling products for lower prices elsewhere.

May 25, 2021
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Construction of an Amazon facility in Connecticut has been halted after a seventh noose was found by workers at the site on Wednesday.

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  • National

Amazon Shuts Down A Construction Site In Connecticut After A 7th Noose Is Found

The latest noose was found hanging from a beam during a lunch break on Wednesday. Amazon says a $100,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the identity of the culprits.

May 21, 2021
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
A view of Amazon's headquarters in Luxembourg. The online retail giant on Tuesday prevailed at the European Union's second-highest court in a major tax case.

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  • Europe

Amazon Wins Case Against EU Regulators Over Luxembourg Taxes

The European Commission has said the online giant got a sweetheart deal from Luxembourg that amounted to "illegal state aid" worth $303 million.

May 12, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Workers at Amazon's facility in Bessemer, Ala., held a historic vote on whether to form the company's first warehouse union.

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  • Business

It's A No: Amazon Warehouse Workers Vote Against Unionizing In Historic Election

Amazon avoided the prospect of a first unionized warehouse in America, where it's now the second-largest private employer. The vote in Alabama had prompted new interest in unions across the country.

April 09, 2021
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
Vote tally is underway in a historic union election at Amazon's warehouse in Alabama.

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  • Business

Amazon Union Election: 'No' Votes Outnumber 'Yes' Votes At End Of 1st Day Of Counting

Hand counting will continue on Friday. So far, more than two-thirds of the tallied votes are against unionizing.

April 08, 2021
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
A banner encourages workers to vote in a union election at Amazon's warehouse in Bessemer, Ala.

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  • Business

Why Is The Amazon Union Vote Count Taking So Long?

It's a really large mail-in election. (Yes, this one, too.) The tally of yes and no votes has finally begun.

April 08, 2021
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
A vote tally begins in a union election at Amazon's warehouse in Bessemer, Ala., pictured here on Feb. 6.

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  • Business

Historic Amazon Union Vote Count Begins This Week For Alabama Warehouse

The results will determine whether Amazon gets its first U.S. warehouse union. It's been dubbed one of the most consequential union elections in recent history.

March 30, 2021
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
Alex Jones addresses a pro-Trump crowd on Jan. 6, the day of the U.S. Capitol riot. Jones is widely known for his support of baseless and often bigoted conspiracy theories, and he has been banned from many tech platforms, though not Amazon.

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  • Investigations

Alex Jones Still Sells Supplements On Amazon Despite Bans From Other Platforms

The conspiracy theorist Alex Jones sells dietary supplements through Amazon despite being banned from other platforms. Amazon receives a cut of the profits.

March 25, 2021
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach
Lina Khan, here at her home in Larchmont, N.Y., in 2017, has been nominated to the Federal Trade Commission.

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  • Technology

Big Tech Showdown Looms As Biden Taps Top Critics Lina Khan, Tim Wu

Federal Trade Commission nominee Lina Khan and presidential adviser Tim Wu have advocated for new rules to curb the power of the tech giants.

March 22, 2021
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh and
  • Shannon Bond
<em>Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America,</em> by Alec MacGillis

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  • Book Reviews

In Amazon's Shadow, An America Divided In Search Of 'Fulfillment'

ProPublica's Alec MacGillis has written an economic history of the country, shaped by stories of people living and working in Amazon's shadow as their home cities and states transform around them.

March 17, 2021
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  • Alina Selyukh
More than 5,800 warehouse workers at the Bessemer, Ala., Amazon facility are voting this month on whether to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union. Supporters are protesting in solidarity with those workers.

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  • National

Biden Backs Amazon Warehouse Workers' Union Drive

More than 5,800 warehouse workers at the Bessemer, Ala., Amazon facility are voting this month on whether to join the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union.

March 01, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
New York Attorney General Letitia James sued Amazon on Tuesday over workplace safety concerns at two of the company's distribution and fulfillment centers in Queens and Staten Island.

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  • Business

New York Sues Amazon Over COVID-19 Workplace Safety

New York Attorney General Letitia James says Amazon refused to obey coronavirus guidelines that would protect its warehouse employees from infection.

February 17, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Amazon workers in Alabama are voting on whether to join a union, in the company's first warehouse union vote since 2014.

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  • Business

In Alabama, Workers At Amazon Warehouse Are Poised For Union Vote

Some 5,800 workers at the Bessemer facility will vote starting this week on joining the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, potentially making it Amazon's first union shop in the U.S.

February 07, 2021
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By:
  • Jason Slotkin
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos delivers the keynote address at the Air Force Association's Annual Air in 2018.

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  • Business

Jeff Bezos To Step Down As Amazon's CEO

Amazon's CEO will be Andy Jassy, the head of its cloud computing division. "As much as I still tap dance into the office, I'm excited about this transition," Bezos says.

February 03, 2021
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh and
  • Shannon Bond
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