The job cuts will affect several hundred people from the sales, marketing and global services team for AWS, the company’s cloud computing division.
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Amazon bets $150 billion on data centers required for AI boom
The spending spree is a show of force as the company looks to retain its cloud computing edge over Microsoft and Google.
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Meet the Amazon ‘influencers’ making money off everything they own
From kettlebells to rubber duckies, meet regular people who act as ‘Amazon influencers’ reviewing everything they own.
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Amazon argues national labor board is unconstitutional, joining SpaceX and Trader Joe’s
The move comes in a case in which the company is accused of retaliating against workers who voted to unionize.
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Mexican regulators tell Amazon to wall off Prime TV, reveal its algorithms and open up delivery
Online sellers have complained in the past that Amazon Prime forces vendors to use the company’s own delivery services.
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Amazon Prime ads on movies, TV shows will begin in late January
Prime members who want to keep their movies and TV shows ad-free will have to pay an additional $2.99.
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A rural post office was told to prioritize Amazon packages. Chaos ensued.
Amazon has increasingly come to rely on postal carriers to make ‘last-mile’ deliveries in harder-to-reach rural locations.
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Regulators blame Jeff Bezos for making Amazon worse in new lawsuit details
At the core of the case against Amazon is the argument that by using algorithms to automate price matching to competitors, Amazon gained market dominance unfairly.
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Amazon injuries more widespread than thought, study says
The data suggest ‘injury and pain at Amazon are far more widespread’ than previously known, said Beth Gutelius, research director at the center and a leading expert on logistics and warehouse work.
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Another View: Amazon competition lawsuit could be an important turning point
The retail giant is exactly the sort of company that should draw official scrutiny.