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Amazon layoffs hit workers in robotics, grocery, health and AWS divisions
In this articleAMZNFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTThe Amazon headquarters sits virtually empty on March 10, 2020 in downtown Seattle, Washington. In response to the coronavirus outbreak, Amazon recommended all employees in its Seattle of...
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Amazon to start charging delivery fees on Fresh grocery orders under $150
In this articleAMZNFollow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNTBrendan McDermid | ReutersAmazon will start charging delivery fees for Fresh grocery orders that are less than $150, in a move it said will help keep prices low on its services.Beginning ...
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Andy Jassy just wrapped up a rocky first year after succeeding Bezos as Amazon CEO
In this articleAMZNAndy Jassy, chief executive officer of Amazon.Com Inc., during the GeekWire Summit in Seattle, Washington, U.S., on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021.David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAndy Jassy celebrates his one-year anniversary as Amazon ...
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Amazon wants us to believe the robots are coming — but most people won’t find them useful
In this articleAMZNAmazon's Astro home robotAmazonElectronics companies have for years paraded around flashy, futuristic prototypes of consumer robots. They've pointed to a not-too-distant future where people will have roaming robot helpers around thei...
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Amazon is flying internet influencers to luxurious resorts in bid for social media clout
In this articleAMZNSivan Ayla, a social media creator, hosted a workshop on Amazon's influencer program at a recent paid getaway in Mexico.Amazon Influencer ProgramFor three days in May, more than a dozen stars of Instagram, YouTube and TikTok convened...
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DocuSign shares plunge 24% on profit miss and downgrades
In this articleDOCUThe Docusign Inc. website on a laptop computer arranged in Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S., on Thursday, April 1, 2021.Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesShares of DocuSign plunged as much as 24% on Friday after the e-signatu...
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Amazon will let you try on digital versions of shoes you want to buy
In this articleAMZNSource: AmazonAmazon on Thursday rolled out a new augmented reality shopping tool that lets users virtually try on shoes they may be interested in buying.Amazon said the tool would make the online shopping experience easier and more ...
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New York lawmakers pass bill limiting Amazon’s use of worker productivity quotas in warehouses
A worker sorts out parcels in the outbound dock at Amazon fulfillment center in Eastvale, California on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021.Watchara Phomicinda | MediaNews Group | The Riverside Press-Enterprise via Getty ImagesNew York state lawmakers on Friday app...
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Amazon to shut down Kindle store in China
In this articleAMZNAmazon KindleGetty ImagesAmazon will shut its Kindle ebook store in China next year, marking the latest retreat by a U.S. tech giant in the market.Kindle users in China will no longer be able to purchase new books after the ebook sho...
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Apple iPhone manufacturer says China lockdowns aren’t hurting supply chain as much as feared
In this articleAAPLCustomers walk past a digital display of the new green color Apple iPhone 13 pro inside the Apple Store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, in New York, March 18, 2022.Mike Segar | ReutersFoxconn, a major assembler of Apple's iPhones, said t...
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FBI searching Biden home in Rehoboth, Delaware, in classified documents probe
U.S. Secret Service agents are seen in front of Joe Biden's Rehoboth Beach, Del., home on Jan. 12, 2021. The FBI is conducting a planned search of President Joe Biden's Rehoboth Beach, Delaware home as part of its investigation into the potential misha...
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President Biden’s physical delayed due to travel schedule, White House says
President Biden will receive a physical examination on Feb. 16 after weeks of delays that a spokesperson attributed to a "busy and evolving travel schedule in recent weeks."Biden, the oldest president in history, is expected to announce his bid for re-...
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Manchin, Cruz introduce bipartisan bill barring Biden admin from selling US oil reserves to China
EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., joined Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, Wednesday in introducing bipartisan legislation that would prohibit the federal government from selling American emergency oil reserves to China.The legislation — which, in addition t...
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DOJ searching Biden Delaware beach home amid classified document investigation
FBI agents were sent to President Biden's vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Wednesday to conduct a search for additional classified documents, the president's attorney Bob Bauer said."Today, with the President’s full support and cooperation...
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Private payroll growth slowed to 106,000 in January as weather hit hiring, ADP says
Job creation in the private sector plunged in January as weather-related issues sent workers to the sidelines, payroll processing firm ADP reported Wednesday.Companies added just 106,000 new workers for the month, down from an upwardly revised 253,000 ...