Lawsuit accuses Amazon of price gouging during COVID-19 pandemic
A class-action lawsuit accuses Amazon of hiking up prices for food, cleaning products, personal hygiene products and emergency or medical products during the pandemic.
A class-action lawsuit accuses Amazon of hiking up prices for food, cleaning products, personal hygiene products and emergency or medical products during the pandemic.
Amazon to surpass Walmart as largest US retailer
Amazon is one of the few retailers that has benefited during the pandemic, and that growth is about to pull the company past Walmart as the largest U.S. retailer.
Amazon is one of the few retailers that has benefited during the pandemic, and that growth is about to pull the company past Walmart as the largest U.S. retailer.
Amazon buying MGM with hopes of filling Prime video streaming service
The TV and movie studio MGM is behind productions such as James Bond, “Legally Blonde" and “Shark Tank.”
The TV and movie studio MGM is behind productions such as James Bond, “Legally Blonde" and “Shark Tank.”
Amazon to extend pause on police use of facial recognition
Amazon said Tuesday that it will extend its ban on police use of its face-recognition technology beyond the one-year pause it announced last year.
Amazon said Tuesday that it will extend its ban on police use of its face-recognition technology beyond the one-year pause it announced last year.
Amazon blocked more than 10 billion listings in counterfeit crackdown, company says
Amazon has been under pressure to crack down on counterfeits on its site. The company said it blocked more than 10 billion suspected phony listings last year.
Amazon has been under pressure to crack down on counterfeits on its site. The company said it blocked more than 10 billion suspected phony listings last year.
Amazon warehouse workers reject union bid in Alabama
Amazon workers voted against forming a union at a warehouse in Alabama, handing the online retail giant a decisive victory and cutting off a path that labor activists had hoped would lead to similar efforts throughout the company and beyond.
Amazon workers voted against forming a union at a warehouse in Alabama, handing the online retail giant a decisive victory and cutting off a path that labor activists had hoped would lead to similar efforts throughout the company and beyond.
Amazon secures enough votes to block historic union effort at Alabama warehouse
Amazon has enough votes to block the historic unionization effort at its warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama.
Amazon has enough votes to block the historic unionization effort at its warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama.
Amazon apologizes for tweet, acknowledges drivers ‘do have trouble’ finding restrooms
In a tweet directed at a U.S. representative, Amazon denied rumors that employees work so hard they have to urinate in empty water bottles. Amazon took a step back and apologized, acknowledging some of its drivers do have that problem.
In a tweet directed at a U.S. representative, Amazon denied rumors that employees work so hard they have to urinate in empty water bottles. Amazon took a step back and apologized, acknowledging some of its drivers do have that problem.
Amazon signs deal to stream Thursday night NFL games
The NFL will nearly double its media revenue with new agreements, including a deal with Amazon Prime Video that gives the streaming service exclusive rights to “Thursday Night Football” in 2022.
The NFL will nearly double its media revenue with new agreements, including a deal with Amazon Prime Video that gives the streaming service exclusive rights to “Thursday Night Football” in 2022.
Amazon makes adjustment to app icon after comparisons to Hitler mustache
Amazon updated its app icon, now featuring neutral blue tape partially peeled back without a jagged edge, after some made comparisons to Adolf Hitler's mustache.
Amazon updated its app icon, now featuring neutral blue tape partially peeled back without a jagged edge, after some made comparisons to Adolf Hitler's mustache.
Costco to raise minimum wage to $16 per hour, above Amazon, Target
A boost to $16 an hour starting next week puts Costco's starting wages above Target, Amazon.
A boost to $16 an hour starting next week puts Costco's starting wages above Target, Amazon.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to step down as CEO, transition to executive chair role
Amazon announced Tuesday its founder Jeff Bezos is stepping down as CEO and will transition to an executive chair role.
Amazon announced Tuesday its founder Jeff Bezos is stepping down as CEO and will transition to an executive chair role.
Amazon to pay $61.7 million to settle claims it withheld tips from drivers
Amazon will pay nearly $62 million to settle charges with the Federal Trade Commission that it took tips from delivery drivers over a two and a half year period.
Amazon will pay nearly $62 million to settle charges with the Federal Trade Commission that it took tips from delivery drivers over a two and a half year period.
6,000 Amazon workers in Alabama to vote on forming first US union in tech giant’s history
Thousands of Amazon workers at an Alabama facility will vote in February on whether to unionize, potentially becoming the first U.S.-based union in the company’s history.
Thousands of Amazon workers at an Alabama facility will vote in February on whether to unionize, potentially becoming the first U.S.-based union in the company’s history.
Amazon, Walmart, Target allowing some customers to keep refunded return items
Some retail heavyweights, including Amazon, Walmart and Target, are allowing customers to not only process refunds seamlessly online, but are also allowing customers to just keep the returned items.
Some retail heavyweights, including Amazon, Walmart and Target, are allowing customers to not only process refunds seamlessly online, but are also allowing customers to just keep the returned items.
Parler to be down 'for a while' without AWS, executives say: 'We are clearly being singled out'
CEO John Matze says Big Tech seeking to 'stifle free speech and competition in the marketplace'
CEO John Matze says Big Tech seeking to 'stifle free speech and competition in the marketplace'
Saturday's 49ers-Cards game has 11.2 million viewers online
Saturday’s game between the San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals set a record for the largest audience to stream an NFL game - an estimated 11.2 million total viewers.
Saturday’s game between the San Francisco 49ers and Arizona Cardinals set a record for the largest audience to stream an NFL game - an estimated 11.2 million total viewers.
Tony Hsieh, retired Zappos CEO, dies at 46
Tony Hsieh, the retired CEO of Las Vegas-based online shoe retailer Zappos.com who spent years working to transform the city's downtown area, has died. He was 46.
Tony Hsieh, the retired CEO of Las Vegas-based online shoe retailer Zappos.com who spent years working to transform the city's downtown area, has died. He was 46.
Amazon opens online pharmacy with prescription delivery, shaking up another industry
The move propels Amazon into a new business and could shake up the pharmacy industry. Big chains like CVS and Walgreens rely on their pharmacies to bring them a steady flow of shoppers.
The move propels Amazon into a new business and could shake up the pharmacy industry. Big chains like CVS and Walgreens rely on their pharmacies to bring them a steady flow of shoppers.
European Union files antitrust charges against Amazon
LONDON (AP) -- European Union regulators have filed antitrust charges against Amazon, accusing the e-commerce giant of using data to gain an unfair advantage over merchants using its platform.
LONDON (AP) -- European Union regulators have filed antitrust charges against Amazon, accusing the e-commerce giant of using data to gain an unfair advantage over merchants using its platform.