Amazon has opened an investigation into allegations regarding the culture of its cloud-computing unit, the company confirmed Thursday, after an internal petition criticized it as having “an underlying culture of systemic discrimination, harassment, bullying and bias against women and under-represented groups.” The petition, signed by more than 550 employees and viewed by The Washington Post,… Continue reading Amazon Opens Discrimination Investigation after Internal Petition Wins Backing of Hundreds of Employees
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Amazon’s Battle Against Product Recalls Is On
A U.S. safety regulator’s decision last week to sue Amazon.com Inc. could bring clarity to a question that has long befuddled courts and state legislatures nationwide: Who is responsible when a product bought from the world’s largest online retailer hurts or kills someone? In recent years, dozens of people who say they were harmed by… Continue reading Amazon’s Battle Against Product Recalls Is On
Nearly 20,000 Amazon Workers Tested Positive for COVID-19
Amazon said Thursday that nearly 20,000 of its front-line U.S. workers have tested positive or been presumed positive for the virus that causes COVID-19. But the online retail behemoth, revealing the data for the first time, said that the infection rate of its employees was well below that seen in the general U.S. population. The… Continue reading Nearly 20,000 Amazon Workers Tested Positive for COVID-19
Amazon and Mall Operator Looking to Convert Struggling Department Stores into Fulfillment Centers
Amazon.com Inc. and Simon Property Group, the largest mall owner in the U.S., have been in talks to take over space left by ailing department stores. Simon has been exploring with Amazon the possibility of turning some of the property owner’s anchor department stores into Amazon distribution hubs, according to people familiar with the matter.… Continue reading Amazon and Mall Operator Looking to Convert Struggling Department Stores into Fulfillment Centers
Amazon to Hire 100,000 Warehouse and Delivery Workers Amid Coronavirus Shutdowns
Amazon.com Inc. plans to hire an additional 100,000 employees in the U.S., according to a company spokesman, as people are turning to online deliveries at a breakneck pace to help contain the spread of the new coronavirus. Amazon plans to deploy the new workers to fuel e-commerce deliveries and is raising pay for these employees… Continue reading Amazon to Hire 100,000 Warehouse and Delivery Workers Amid Coronavirus Shutdowns
Amazon Threatens to Fire Employees Who Speak Out Against Company’s Environmental Policies
A group of Amazon employees say the company has threatened to fire two workers for speaking out against the company’s environmental policies. In a statement posted to Twitter on Thursday, Amazon Employees for Climate Justice said that several employees were contacted by legal and human resources representatives, who said they were in violation of the… Continue reading Amazon Threatens to Fire Employees Who Speak Out Against Company’s Environmental Policies
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Loads Up on Amazon Stock
Billionaire Warren Buffett’s company has been adding more Amazon shares to its investment cart. Berkshire Hathaway, said in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday that it owned 537,300 Amazon shares at the end of June, up from 483,300 shares. Buffett first revealed Berkshire Hathaway’s stake in Amazon in May, although he said… Continue reading Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Loads Up on Amazon Stock
Vertafore Selects Amazon Web Services as its Preferred Cloud Provider
Today, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company, announced that Vertafore, a leading software and data provider to the insurance industry, is migrating its business-critical products and workloads to the world’s leading cloud and has selected AWS as its standard for artificial intelligence and machine learning workloads. Vertafore is already running key customer-facing workloads… Continue reading Vertafore Selects Amazon Web Services as its Preferred Cloud Provider
Amazon’s Zappos Rejected by U.S. High Court on Data Breach Suit
The U.S. Supreme Court turned away an appeal by Amazon.com Inc.’s Zappos unit, letting a lawsuit proceed over a 2012 hack that exposed the personal information of 24 million customers. The online shoe and clothing retailer argued unsuccessfully that the customers couldn’t sue without proof of concrete injury, such as the impending misuse of their… Continue reading Amazon’s Zappos Rejected by U.S. High Court on Data Breach Suit
Do Amazon and Google Pose a Threat to Homeowners Carriers?
Amazon has made no secret of its intent to disrupt virtually every industry on the planet, most recently announcing a partnership with JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway to create an independent healthcare company. Reportedly, the retail giant has also begun to explore the idea of setting up an insurance price comparison site in the UK.… Continue reading Do Amazon and Google Pose a Threat to Homeowners Carriers?