Amazon released new numbers about the growth of its Delivery Service Partners program, saying 3,000 independent companies now deliver more than 10 million packages for Amazon each day, employing 275,000… Read More
Amazon has been targeting alleged sellers of fake product reviews for the past seven years, starting with the first suit of its kind in 2015. A new wave of suits… Read More
T-Mobile agreed Friday to pay $350 million to settle class-action lawsuits brought over an August 2021 cyberattack in which a hacker infiltrated its computer systems to steal sensitive data relating… Read More
Facing a pair of related lawsuits, Amazon and Microsoft both acknowledge that people working on their respective facial-recognition technologies downloaded IBM’s “Diversity in Faces” photo database — compiled from 1… Read More
Microsoft’s decision to stop using and enforcing non-compete clauses for all employees except senior leaders is another blow against the use of the restrictions in Washington state’s tech industry, longtime… Read More
Bending to employee sentiment and legislative mandate, Microsoft announced a series of reforms Wednesday that will curtail or end some of its most controversial workplace policies and practices. The company… Read More
A proposed class action lawsuit alleges that Amazon breached its contract with Prime members last year when it stopped offering free two-hour delivery on Whole Foods purchases of $35 or… Read More
Amazon “exercises near complete control” over the thousands of ostensibly independent companies that deliver packages for the e-commerce giant, a new lawsuit alleges, treating them as de facto franchisees without… Read More
Amazon is seeking to shut down two sites that it alleges brokered large numbers of fraudulent and misleading product reviews by offering money and other incentives, such as free products,… Read More
Amy Sterner Nelson and Carleton Nelson have reached a settlement agreement with the U.S. government that will return most of their personal funds seized by the FBI as part of… Read More
Amazon will pay $2.25 million under a consent decree with Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson to settle claims that one of the company’s former programs for third-party sellers constituted… Read More
Yelp’s attempt to hire a former Groupon vice president in Seattle has sparked a legal battle between the companies over Washington state’s non-compete law. In a lawsuit filed this week… Read More
A proposed class action lawsuit alleges that Seattle-based Zillow Group concealed problems in its home-buying business from shareholders before abruptly shutting the unit down two weeks ago. The suit, filed… Read More
Microsoft and Amazon reached an agreement that clears the way for former Amazon Web Services executive Charlie Bell to start his new job leading a newly formed cybersecurity engineering organization… Read More
Two people sued by Amazon last year for promoting counterfeit luxury fashion products on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok have settled with the company, agreeing to pay an undisclosed sum that… Read More
Amazon has long contended that it shouldn’t be held legally liable for defective products sold by third-party merchants on Amazon.com, maintaining that the liability rests with the seller, not with… Read More
Amazon will compensate customers up to $1,000 for property damage or personal injury caused by defective products sold by third-party merchants on Amazon.com. The threshold will cover more than 80%… Read More
Amazon and GoPro are suing nine defendants on allegations that they attempted to sell counterfeit GoPro accessories on Amazon.com, in violation of intellectual property laws. The suit, filed in March… Read More
Parler wasn’t ending its fight against Amazon Web Services last night when it abruptly dropped its suit seeking to require the cloud giant to resume hosting its service. In an… Read More
Update: In a court filing on Jan. 10, 2024, federal prosecutors vacated the prior guilty pleas of Christian Kirschner and Kyle Ramstetter in connection with these allegations, describing prosecution as… Read More
A federal judge in Seattle has denied an initial attempt by Parler to require Amazon Web Services to restore cloud services to the controversial social network, referencing the Jan. 6… Read More
[Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in journalist Eli Sanders’ “Wild West” newsletter, which covers internet-related legal issues. Subscribe here.] The social media platform Parler marketed itself as a place where Americans… Read More
Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern says he hopes the U.S. Justice Department’s antitrust complaint against Google ultimately changes the search giant’s behavior, and creates a fair marketplace for the online… Read More
Mike Angiulo worked at Microsoft for 25 years as an engineering manager and vice president for products including Windows PCs, Microsoft Outlook, Xbox, Surface, and cloud and artificial intelligence technologies.… Read More
Amazon is asking the California Supreme Court to review an appeals court ruling in a landmark product liability case, seeking to avoid a precedent that would leave the tech giant… Read More
New language in Slack’s quarterly regulatory filing warns investors that Microsoft could retaliate against the workplace collaboration company over its antitrust complaint against the tech giant. Slack’s latest 10-Q filing… Read More
In the fall of 2016, Angela Bolger ordered a replacement battery for her HP laptop for $12.30 through Amazon Prime. Once it arrived at her San Diego home, she popped… Read More
Prosecutors are citing a series of profane and derogatory WhatsApp messages as evidence against four brothers charged with defrauding Amazon of at least $19 million by abusing the Seattle tech… Read More
[Update, Aug. 14, 2:30 p.m.: Amazon says it plans to appeal the ruling. See the company’s statement below.] An appeals court in California ruled Thursday that federal law does not… Read More
Amazon has formed an internal “Counterfeit Crimes Unit” to bolster its fight against knock-off products on Amazon.com, as the company seeks to show customers, legislators and legitimate retailers that it’s… Read More