Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 29 of 244

Apr 10, 2022, 1:54 PM

Jeff Bezos responds to Elon Musk’s tweet about converting Twitter HQ into homeless shelter

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos took some time out of his Sunday afternoon to respond to a tweet from Elon Musk,… Read More

Apr 7, 2022, 4:04 PM

Union in Alabama again files objections to Amazon’s conduct before second warehouse election

For the second time, the union attempting to organize workers at an Amazon warehouse facility in Bessemer, Ala., has filed… Read More

Apr 7, 2022, 10:44 AM

A franchise in disguise? Amazon’s Delivery Service Partners program will face a key legal test

Amazon “exercises near complete control” over the thousands of ostensibly independent companies that deliver packages for the e-commerce giant, a… Read More

Apr 6, 2022, 1:51 PM

‘Amazon, here we come,’ President Biden says in address to union leaders

Just days after the company was on the losing end of a historic union election, President Joe Biden issued a… Read More

Apr 6, 2022, 8:19 AM

Amazon is No. 1 on LinkedIn’s annual ranking of top 50 companies where people want to work in U.S.

As it strives to be “Earth’s Best Employer,” Amazon will have to settle for “top U.S. company,” at least according… Read More

Apr 1, 2022, 11:47 AM

Amazon ‘disappointed’ with union vote, may file objection based on ‘undue influence’ by NLRB

A group of Amazon warehouse workers just voted to form a union. But the battle is not over. Amazon issued… Read More

Apr 1, 2022, 10:23 AM

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s $212M in annual compensation isn’t quite what it seems

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s total compensation for 2021, including his first six months as the tech giant’s chief executive, was… Read More

Apr 1, 2022, 9:36 AM

In historic milestone for Amazon and organized labor, workers at N.Y. warehouse vote to unionize

For the first time in Amazon’s history, a group of the company’s U.S. warehouse workers voted to form a union,… Read More

Mar 31, 2022, 10:36 PM

Why this Amazon union vote is significant — for the company and the tech industry

No matter the result of a potentially historic organized labor outcome at Amazon warehouses, this is a “significant” moment for… Read More

Mar 31, 2022, 2:50 PM

Amazon appears to defeat union effort in Alabama again, but union leads in vote at N.Y. facility

Amazon faced off against unionization efforts at company warehouse facilities in New York and Alabama on Thursday, with vote counts… Read More

Mar 30, 2022, 9:42 PM

Unlock Venture Partners puts its portfolio in the metaverse

A Los Angeles- and Seattle-based investment firm may be the first to put its own portfolio page in the metaverse.… Read More

Mar 30, 2022, 9:25 AM

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy makes Time’s ‘100 Most Influential Companies’ cover; Rec Room, Wyze also on list

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has landed on the cover of Time as the magazine released its second annual list of… Read More

Mar 25, 2022, 11:30 PM

Amazon Games studio head Mike Frazzini is leaving the company

Mike Frazzini, the head of Amazon Games, is stepping down from his position. Bloomberg reported Frazzini has told staff at… Read More

Mar 23, 2022, 9:43 AM

Amazon names Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit as the voices of ‘Thursday Night Football’ on Prime

Amazon has officially announced that veteran sports play-by-play announcer Al Michaels and college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit will be the… Read More

Mar 22, 2022, 1:51 PM

Amazon opens supply hub for Ukrainian refugees, its largest humanitarian aid facility ever

Amazon is converting warehouse space in Slovakia, previously used to fulfill customer orders, into a massive humanitarian aid hub to… Read More

Mar 22, 2022, 1:41 PM

Seattle Pride drops Amazon sponsorship, cites company’s donations to politicians that support ‘anti-LGBTQIA+’ legislation

Seattle Pride is cutting ties with Amazon as a presenting sponsor of its 2022 celebration in June. In a statement… Read More

Mar 21, 2022, 11:07 AM

Report: Veteran sports broadcaster Al Michaels to call Amazon’s NFL games on Thursdays

Al Michaels, the longtime NFL play-by-play broadcaster, is Amazon’s pick to call “Thursday Night Football” games streaming on Prime Video… Read More

Mar 19, 2022, 8:13 AM

Tony Hsieh, Zappos, and Amazon: Inside the tragic final days of a fabled entrepreneur

Tony Hsieh was a legendary entrepreneur who built Zappos and sold the online shoe retailer to Amazon for $1.2 billion… Read More

Mar 18, 2022, 7:56 AM

The future of downtown Seattle: Reasons for hope, concern — and opportunity to change for the better

By some statistical measures, Seattle’s downtown is back. Residents have returned in pre-pandemic numbers. Tourism, certainly at Pike Place Market,… Read More

Mar 17, 2022, 7:18 AM

Amazon closes $8.5B MGM deal, its second-largest acquisition ever

Amazon said Thursday that its deal to acquire Hollywood studio MGM, announced in May 2021, has closed. The $8.45 billion… Read More

Mar 16, 2022, 9:01 PM

Amazon aims for a zero carbon grocery store with newest Amazon Fresh opening in Seattle

Amazon is opening the doors Thursday on its latest Amazon Fresh location in Seattle, and ushering in a new benchmark… Read More

Mar 15, 2022, 10:52 AM

European regulators clear Amazon’s $8.5 billion MGM deal as U.S. deadline looms

The European Commission gave unconditional approval to Amazon’s acquisition of Hollywood studio MGM, saying Tuesday that its review determined the… Read More

Mar 15, 2022, 10:46 AM

Amazon allocates $42.5M to build 318 affordable apartments near Seattle area light rail stations

Amazon on Tuesday announced that it has allocated $42.5 million to help pay for the construction of 318 affordable apartments… Read More

Mar 15, 2022, 10:33 AM

New Amazon CEO Andy Jassy crosses tough items off tech giant’s to-do list — what’s next?

An Amazon stock split has long been on shareholders’ wish list, promising to make the company’s shares more affordable for… Read More

Mar 13, 2022, 8:51 AM

‘SNL’ has a go at Amazon Go in spoof on how white and black shoppers may view ‘Just Walk Out’ tech

Are people really convinced that it’s safe to just grab and go from a cashierless Amazon Go store? Depends on… Read More

Mar 12, 2022, 1:19 PM

Amazon moves employees out of downtown Seattle office due to crime

Amazon is telling employees they can work at an alternative location due to recent crime around its downtown Seattle office… Read More

Mar 11, 2022, 7:57 AM

Amazon One palm-recognition technology blocked at iconic music venue after artists object

Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado no longer plans to implement the Amazon One palm-scanning technology, after a campaign by musicians… Read More

Mar 9, 2022, 2:01 PM

Amazon board approves 20-for-1 stock split, its first since before the dot-com bust

Amazon’s board has approved the company’s first stock split in more than two decades. Subject to shareholder approval, the 20-for-1… Read More

Mar 9, 2022, 11:17 AM

Amazon suspends Prime Video access and stops taking orders for New World in Russia

Amazon is taking more steps to halt its business in Russia amid the country’s invasion of Ukraine. On Tuesday it… Read More

Mar 9, 2022, 10:43 AM

Tech Moves: Adaptive Biotechnologies hires new CFO from J.P. Morgan Chase amid layoffs

— Adaptive Biotechnologies has a new CFO. Tycho Peterson comes from J.P. Morgan Chase, where he most recently served in… Read More