Amazon under scrutiny by California, Washington

The Wall Street Journal reported Friday that California is examining the retail giant's business practices, focusing partly on how Amazon treats independent sellers on its platform.

Amazon says most of its pandemic hires can remain as full-time employees

Amazon will convert 125,000 of the 175,000 temporary roles hired since March to permanent jobs if employees would like to stay at Amazon long term.

Amazon reportedly delays Prime Day event until September

The two-day shopping event is typically held in July, but keeping up with demand amid COVID-19 has led to the delay, according to a report.

Amazon to hire additional 75,000 workers, includes positions in the Bay Area

Amazon said on Monday it is hiring an additional 75,000 workers as the demand for online deliveries continued to surge amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Amazon workers risk their jobs, criticize company on climate policy

On Sunday, more than 300 employees of the online retail giant signed their names and job titles to statements on a blog post published on Medium.

Amazon Alexa device alerts family to man suspected of stealing from loved one at assisted living facility in Florida

Amazon's Alexa device is being credited with notifying a family of a suspected theft in progress. A family across the country checked in on an aging relative at an assisted living facility and noticed a stranger in his room.

New Amazon delivery hubs coming to Milpitas, Livermore

Amazon is expanding its territory in the Bay Area.The company plans to add new locations in Milpitas and Livermore.

Bay Area cities not on Amazon's finalist list for second headquarters
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Amazon is narrowing the list of cities under consideration for its second headquarters to 20, with the largest concentration in the Northeast.

Bay Area tries to win bid for Amazon HQ2
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The Bay Area is putting on a full court press to get Amazon to choose this area for its HQ2.

Amazon hunting for 2nd home, cities start lining up to apply
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Amazon, bursting out of its Seattle headquarters, is hunting for a second home. Must haves: A prime location, close to transit, with plenty of space to grow.

Bay Area residents react to Amazon Whole Foods deal
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Bay Area shoppers who frequent Whole Foods react to the news that Amazon is acquiring the speciality foods grocer. Tom Vacar reports.

Amazon server outage affects websites
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Many websites experienced outages after an Amazon cloud server experienced some technical issues. Ryan Eldridge, co-founder of Nerds on Call Computer Repair, spoke to KTVU FOX 2 News at 4P about the issue.

Amazon to open brick-and-mortar store in Bay Area
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Amazon, the online retail giant, has announced that it will open a bookstore in Walnut Creek. Rob Roth reports.