Howell cops bust fake Amazon scammer in $80K sting
HOWELL TOWNSHIP, N.J. — The Howell Township Police Department is warning residents about an ongoing scam targeting community members after a resident was nearly defrauded of $80,000 in a complex scheme involving…
Congress Requests DOJ Investigate Amazon For Alleged ‘Criminal Conduct’
Congress Requests DOJ Investigate Amazon For Alleged ‘Criminal Conduct’ Ailan Evans on March 9, 2022 Bipartisan members of the House Judiciary Committee sent a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) on…
Amazon workers get go-ahead for a second union election in New York -organizer
By Jeffrey Dastin – Amazon.com Inc workers at a Staten Island sortation center have been given the greenlight to hold a vote on whether to unionize, according to a labor advocate, in…
Amazon CEO pledges logistics, cybersecurity support for Ukraine
– Amazon.com Inc is using its logistics capability to get supplies to those in need and cybersecurity expertise to help governments and companies as part of its support for Ukraine, Chief Executive…
Congress Urges Amazon CEO To Aid Tortured Chinese Whistleblower
Congress Urges Amazon CEO To Aid Tortured Chinese Whistleblower Philip Lenczycki on February 23, 2022 The bi-partisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) has called upon Amazon’s CEO Andy Jassy to advocate on…
Stolen Amazon delivery truck involved in L.A. hit and run crash
LOS ANGELES – On February 17, 2022, around 2:00 p.m., an Amazon driver was making a delivery in the 4100 block of Woodlawn Avenue. While making the delivery, 37-year Cristian Ramos Sanchez…
Brazil’s Space Agency signs agreement with Amazon Web Services
– Brazil’s Space Agency said on Wednesday it signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Amazon.com Inc’s cloud network unit to foster the long-term development of the country’s space program. The agreement, the…
First of six consultants indicted in Amazon bribery scheme sentenced to prison
Seattle – The first of six consultants indicted in September 2020, for a fraud and bribery scheme targeting Amazon.com and its online Marketplace, was sentenced today to 10 months in prison and…
Amazon to allow work without face masks, require vaccination for paid COVID leave
– Amazon.com Inc on Thursday informed staff at its U.S. warehouses and logistics sites that they must report being fully vaccinated by March 18 if they wish to receive paid leave due…
Amazon must adhere to UK supplier rules after grocery turnover tops 1 billion pounds
LONDON – Amazon’s food retail business in Britain faces increased regulation after the competition watchdog said rules setting out how grocers should treat their suppliers will now apply to the U.S. giant.…
India’s Maharashtra hopes to persuade Amazon, Uber, others to go electric faster
By Aditi Shah NEW DELHI – India’s Maharashtra state will offer companies like Amazon.com Inc and Uber new incentives to electrify their delivery fleets ahead of a 2025 target for cleaner air,…
Judge dismisses fired Amazon worker’s lawsuit alleging discrimination
– A federal judge on Monday sided with Amazon.com Inc in dismissing a discrimination lawsuit that workplace organizer Christian Smalls had filed against his former employer. U.S. District Judge Rachel Kovner rejected…
Velodyne issues warrant for 39.6 million shares to Amazon subsidiary
– A subsidiary of Amazon.com Inc has secured a warrant to acquire 39.6 million shares in Velodyne Lidar Inc, the sensor maker said on Monday, more than doubling its share price in…
Analysis-Despite client shift to ‘multicloud’, Amazon notches up sunny sales
By Paresh Dave – Amazon.com Inc has racked up four straight quarters of cloud computing sales growth, a streak analysts are calling impressive and easing concerns that a customer shift toward multiple…
Amazon trots out YouTube-sized advertising business
By Danielle Kaye NEW YORK – Amazon pulled the veil off its sprawling advertising business for the first time on Thursday, revealing a business larger than that of Google’s YouTube. Amazon reported…
Your Amazon shipment is running late: Amazon truck involved in crash on I-74
GREENSBURG, IN – Your Amazon packages might be a little bit late. An Amazon delivery tractor-trailer was involved in a multiple-vehicle crash that included two tractor-trailers today on I-74 west in Decataur…
Pipeline Rupture Causes Massive Oil Spray Into Amazon Rainforest
A South American energy company was forced to halt operations of a pipeline traveling through the Amazon rainforest after a rupture caused a large leak of crude oil, multiple sources reported. OCP…
Amazon Whistleblower Who Was Imprisoned And Beaten In China Asks Company For Apology
A Chinese man alleging that he was imprisoned and tortured after he revealed substandard working conditions in factories making Amazon products is asking the company for an apology. Tang Mingfang spent two…
Judge rules Amazon, Whole Foods can be sued by murderer who was denied job
NEW YORK – A federal judge said Amazon.com Inc and its Whole Foods unit can be sued over the refusal to hire a convicted murderer who claimed to be rehabilitated after nearly…
Amazon discloses staff injury rates showing where it is worse or better than peers
– Amazon.com Inc on Monday reported injury figures for 2020 showing worse-than-average safety rates in its U.S. warehouses but a better record than peers in delivery. The online retailer also said staff…
Amazon And Facebook Spent More Money Than Ever Lobbying In 2021
Amazon and Facebook parent company Meta spent more money in 2021 lobbying lawmakers and officials than any year before, according to lobbying disclosure filings. Amazon spent $20.3 million on lobbying while Meta…
Amazon Sued By Family Of Worker Killed In Tornado
The family of a worker killed in a tornado that destroyed an Amazon facility last month is suing the tech giant, according to court documents filed Monday. Randy and Alice McEwen, the…
Amazon Workers Will Redo Union Vote After First Election Ruled Illegal
Amazon employees in Bessemer, Alabama, are set to hold a second union vote after the first election was deemed illegal, a federal labor agency said Tuesday. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced that…
Amazon, Google Lobbying Small Business Partners To Oppose Anti-Big Tech Bills
Amazon and Google are lobbying small businesses who use their services to oppose antitrust bills aimed at breaking up major tech companies, enlisting them to pressure lawmakers, Politico reported. The companies are…
Amazon Settles With Labor Board, Making It Easier For Workers To Organize
Amazon reached a nationwide settlement with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) late Wednesday, making it easier for Amazon employees to form a union. The agreement obligates Amazon to email its warehouse workers…
Amazon Killed One Of Its Most Popular Features Because China’s Communist Party Demanded It
Amazon stopped offering customer ratings and reviews of books sold in China at the request of the Chinese Communist Party, according to a Reuters investigation. The Chinese government ordered Amazon to stop…
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