Amazon Prime Day brings wave of deals, protests
Amazon's Prime Day is coming with a wave of deals — and protests.
Amazon's Prime Day is coming with a wave of deals — and protests.
Lawsuit claims Amazon's Alexa devices record without consent
A lawsuit claims Amazon is violating laws in at least eight states by recording children without consent through Alexa devices.
A lawsuit claims Amazon is violating laws in at least eight states by recording children without consent through Alexa devices.
Amazon security workers to be laid off after rebid contract
SEATTLE -- The contractor that has provided security at Amazon's Seattle headquarters since 2012 is preparing to lay off more than 1,000 workers.Security Industry Specialists is the subject of a union organizing campaign and has struggled with high turnover and inadequate staffing.A notice of the upcoming layoffs was posted Wednesday morning by the Washington Employment Security Department.The Los Angeles-based company won a security contract with Amazon seven years ago.
SEATTLE -- The contractor that has provided security at Amazon's Seattle headquarters since 2012 is preparing to lay off more than 1,000 workers.Security Industry Specialists is the subject of a union organizing campaign and has struggled with high turnover and inadequate staffing.A notice of the upcoming layoffs was posted Wednesday morning by the Washington Employment Security Department.The Los Angeles-based company won a security contract with Amazon seven years ago.
Amazon's growing ties to oil industry irks some employees
Amazon is getting cozy with the oil industry — and some employees aren't happy about it.
Amazon is getting cozy with the oil industry — and some employees aren't happy about it.
Amazon's Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie finalize divorce
Amazon says founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has finalized his divorce with wife MacKenzie, giving her a separate stake in the online shopping giant.
Amazon says founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has finalized his divorce with wife MacKenzie, giving her a separate stake in the online shopping giant.
Amazon ups its anti-counterfeit game
Amazon, which has wrestled with counterfeit products on its site for years, has developed a fleet of tools that allow sellers to remove items from Amazon.com themselves and to prevent fake goods from making it to the site at all.
Amazon, which has wrestled with counterfeit products on its site for years, has developed a fleet of tools that allow sellers to remove items from Amazon.com themselves and to prevent fake goods from making it to the site at all.
Amazon's fleet of jets is growing
Amazon is expanding its airplane fleet, diminishing further its reliance on major delivery services like UPS, FedEx and the U.S. Postal Service.
Amazon is expanding its airplane fleet, diminishing further its reliance on major delivery services like UPS, FedEx and the U.S. Postal Service.
Amazon's growing pains in Seattle offer lessons to new hosts
As Amazon turns its attention to setting up new homes in Long Island City, New York and Arlington, Virginia, experts and historians in Seattle say both places can expect a delicate relationship with the world's hottest online retailer.
As Amazon turns its attention to setting up new homes in Long Island City, New York and Arlington, Virginia, experts and historians in Seattle say both places can expect a delicate relationship with the world's hottest online retailer.
Did Amazon just make up a neighborhood for its new headquarters?
Did Amazon just create a brand new neighborhood for its second headquarters? The e-commerce giant on Tuesday officially announced it has chosen New York's Long Island City and Northern Virginia for HQ2.
Did Amazon just create a brand new neighborhood for its second headquarters? The e-commerce giant on Tuesday officially announced it has chosen New York's Long Island City and Northern Virginia for HQ2.
Amazon mum on reports it will split new headquarters
Amazon isn't commenting on reports that it plans to split its new headquarters between facilities in two cities rather than choosing just one.
Amazon isn't commenting on reports that it plans to split its new headquarters between facilities in two cities rather than choosing just one.
After backlash, Amazon to boost pay for longtime workers
Amazon, facing a backlash from longtime warehouse employees who say its $15 hourly minimum wage wouldn't benefit them, will provide a bigger raise to those workers.
Amazon, facing a backlash from longtime warehouse employees who say its $15 hourly minimum wage wouldn't benefit them, will provide a bigger raise to those workers.
Starting Nov. 1, Amazon will raise its minimum wage to $15 for all US employees
Amazon says it’s giving all its hourly employees a raise, just in time for the holidays. The company announced their new minimum wage will be $15 an hour across the country.
Amazon says it’s giving all its hourly employees a raise, just in time for the holidays. The company announced their new minimum wage will be $15 an hour across the country.
Amazon to raise minimum wage
Amazon is boosting its minimum wage for all U.S. workers to $15 per hour starting next month.The company said Tuesday the wage hike will benefit more than 350,000 workers, which includes full-time, part-time, temporary and seasonal positions.Pay for workers at Amazon can vary by location.
Amazon is boosting its minimum wage for all U.S. workers to $15 per hour starting next month.The company said Tuesday the wage hike will benefit more than 350,000 workers, which includes full-time, part-time, temporary and seasonal positions.Pay for workers at Amazon can vary by location.
Amazon pushes Whole Foods grocery delivery to new cities
Amazon continues to expand delivery from its Whole Foods grocery stores, announcing new service in 10 cities while broadening delivery areas where it's already operating.
Amazon continues to expand delivery from its Whole Foods grocery stores, announcing new service in 10 cities while broadening delivery areas where it's already operating.
Amazon launches Storefronts catering to small businesses
Amazon wants you to shop small.The online retailer launched a new section of its site Monday called Amazon Storefronts, which only lists products sold by small- and medium-sized businesses in the U.S.The company says smaller companies can get lost among its millions of goods and it wants a way for shoppers to find them more easily.
Amazon wants you to shop small.The online retailer launched a new section of its site Monday called Amazon Storefronts, which only lists products sold by small- and medium-sized businesses in the U.S.The company says smaller companies can get lost among its millions of goods and it wants a way for shoppers to find them more easily.
What's in the Amazon box? Maybe a real 7-foot Christmas tree
Watch out for the 7-foot box on the doorstep. Amazon plans to sell and ship fresh, full-size Christmas trees this year.
Watch out for the 7-foot box on the doorstep. Amazon plans to sell and ship fresh, full-size Christmas trees this year.
Park, load, go: Amazon brings grocery pickup to Whole Foods
Amazon, known for bringing items to shoppers' homes, is adding a curbside pickup option at Whole Foods for Prime members.
Amazon, known for bringing items to shoppers' homes, is adding a curbside pickup option at Whole Foods for Prime members.
Amazon removes Nazi-themed items after complaints
Amazon says it has removed items with Nazi or white supremacist symbols from its website after criticism from advocacy groups.
Amazon says it has removed items with Nazi or white supremacist symbols from its website after criticism from advocacy groups.
Amazon facial recognition matched members of Congress with mugshots, ACLU says
A facial recognition software from Amazon falsely matched multiple members of Congress with mugshots, according to research from the American Civil Liberties Union.
A facial recognition software from Amazon falsely matched multiple members of Congress with mugshots, according to research from the American Civil Liberties Union.
Amazon's Prime Day runs into early snags
Amazon's website ran into some early snags Monday on its much-hyped Prime Day, an embarrassment for the tech company on the shopping holiday it created.
Amazon's website ran into some early snags Monday on its much-hyped Prime Day, an embarrassment for the tech company on the shopping holiday it created.