Tech hardware companies report the highest US CBP tariff refunds at $2.5B across six companies, including $2.2B in refunds to Apple alone; Amazon received $640M
Apple, Nike and FedEx are just a few companies recovering big sums relatively quickly, and some are passing at least a share on to customers
An NYC bill, backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, calls for Amazon, FedEx, and others to directly employ thousands of delivery workers; the bill could pass this fall
A New York City bill calls for the company to hire thousands of contract couriers. Amazon says the proposal will make delivery pricier and slower.
Q&A with FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam, only the second CEO in the company's history, on humanoid robots, automation, AI, drones, US-China trade tensions, and more
Raj Subramaniam took over three years ago from FedEx's founder, who ran the company for nearly 50 years.
The Trump administration plans to replace the lottery system for H-1B visas with a “weighted” system prioritizing higher-paid individuals, starting February 27
key changes explained NDTV Profit : New H-1B Visa Rules Tilt In Favor Of US Big Tech, Indian IT Faces Fresh Challenges: Sandip Agarwal Business Today : U.S. Scraps H-1B Lottery, Shifts To Skill- And S...
DHL, UPS, FedEx, and Walmart are using robots for warehouse logistics to cut costs, like by automating the backbreaking task of loading and unloading trucks
@wsj.com — www.wsj.com/business/log... [image] Forums: r/technology : The Holy Grail of Automation: Now a Robot Can Unload a Truck
As Trump closes the de minimis exemption on May 2, small online sellers on platforms like Etsy and eBay scramble; DHL and FedEx shipments face ~145% tariffs
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How H-1B workers from India and other countries help the US remain dominant in tech, as some on the new “Tech Right” discover MAGA's racial-nationalist bigotry
Can't say I did not see this coming, tbh. — x.com/LauraLoomer/... @thetnholler : In-fighting : “The new MAGA coalition has officially had its first internal debate - over H-1b visas. It started whe...
Nimble, which helps companies automate their warehouses using logistics robots, raised a $106M Series C led by FedEx at a $1B valuation
Nimble, a San Francisco, CA-based AI robotics and autonomous e-commerce fulfillment technology company, raised $106M in Series C funding at a $1 billion valuation.
Amazon data and sources: Amazon shipped 5.2B US packages in 2022, more than UPS, after passing FedEx in 2020; Amazon delivered 4.8B items ahead of Thanksgiving
Amazon is eclipsing both carriers, and the gap is growing — Amazon.com has grabbed the crown of biggest delivery business in the U.S. …