Amazon resumes drone deliveries in Texas and Arizona, after halting them in January to roll out a software update to fix issues with the drone's altitude sensor
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Amazon plans to end Prime Try Before You Buy on January 31; the Stitch Fix competitor let Prime users try on clothes and only pay for items they wanted to keep
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Ring is sunsetting a tool that lets police request footage from users via its Neighbors app, forcing law enforcement to obtain warrants or evidence of emergency
mostly The Sun : Amazon announces major change to Ring doorbell over controversial police footage requests Matthew Guariglia / Electronic Frontier Foundation : Victory! Ring Announces It Will No Longe...
The European Commission says Amazon's $1.4B iRobot acquisition may restrict competition; Amazon plans to work to address its concerns; IRBT drops ~18%
On 6 July 2023, the Commission opened an in-depth investigation … Jay Peters / The Verge : Amazon's $1.7 billion deal to buy iRobot is running into some objections Elizabeth Montalbano / Computerworld...
A coalition including Amazon, Google, and Uber urges the DHS to let kids of high-skilled visa holders stay in the US past the age of 21 without a green card
when my time is up, will I be “forced” to leave? Michelle Hackman / @mhackman : Athulya moved here when she was 5. She competed on her HS debate team, graduated from UT Austin with a degree in journal...
The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union says the NLRB has authorized a new election for Amazon warehouse workers in Alabama
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What's in store for Amazon during Biden admin: more unions, labor protection and oversight, antitrust actions, privacy and facial recognition regulations, more
- Amazon has cozied up to the Democratic Party through donations and its top spokesperson has a longstanding relationship with President Joe Biden. Tweets: @mattrosoff Tweets: Matt Rosoff / @mattrosof...
Amazon says it will not ask employees to remove TikTok from their mobile devices, and an internal email asking them to delete the app was sent in error
then walked back the policy and said it was an ‘error’ Rachel Lerman / Washington Post : TikTok users fear app shutdown as security concerns grow David Matthews / TechSpot : Amazon bans TikTok citing ...
Amazon will require US marketplace sellers to display their business name and address on public profiles in September, already a rule in Europe, Japan, Mexico
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Amazon temporarily closes its Prime Pantry delivery service throughout the US due to “high order volumes” tied to the coronavirus outbreak
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