Amazon driver quits, leaving his truck with packages and keys inside posting viral Twitter rant
It was at 12 Mile and Southfield where Derick Lancaster says he just had enough of his job. He parked the truck full of packages, left the keys inside and took an Uber ride home.
Protesters set up guillotine outside of Jeff Bezos’ DC home
Protesters have set up a guillotine outside a complex in Washington, D.C., where Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos reportedly has a home, according to social media and multiple reports.
Amazon, Lowe’s give 'thank you' bonuses to front-line US employees as coronavirus cases surge
The bonuses to employees come as the U.S. is seeing about 40,000 new confirmed cases per day.
Amazon driver said he was 'terrified' during rough arrest, attorney wants Warren commissioner to retire
An attorney for Amazon delivery driver Jaylen Bond is asking Warren Police Commissioner to retire and said the officer involved was looking for a confrontation.
Amazon implementing 1-year moratorium on police use of Rekognition facial recognition technology
Amazon’s moratorium follows a similar move by IBM, which expressed concerns over how its technology could be used for mass surveillance and racial profiling.
Amazon plans event to jump-start summer sales
Amazon is planning another big shopping event apart from Prime Day to help jump-start summer sale.
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 confirms death of New York worker believed to have COVID-19
The employee had worked out of an Amazon distribution center and died on April 9.
Amazon VP resigns after accusing company of 'firing whistleblowers'
Tim Bray said he could no longer be an Amazon VP.
Ring camera shows Amazon driver playing hopscotch after making delivery
A doorbell camera caught this delivery driver enjoying a game of hopscotch after leaving a package near a front door.
Amazon to open new facility in Georgia, creating 800 jobs
Amazon is opening another massive facility in Georgia that will create 800 new full-time jobs in the state.
Trump: Postal Service must charge Amazon more, or no loan
“The Postal Service is a joke because they’re handing out packages for Amazon and other internet companies and every time they bring a package, they lose money on it,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, according to the Associated Press.
Amazon plans to hire 75,000 more employees, raise hourly wages amid COVID-19 demand
Amazon has announced that it plans to hire an additional 75,000 workers as well as raise the hourly wage due to the surging demand created by the COVID-19 crisis.
Amazon puts new grocery delivery customers on waitlist amid high demand during COVID-19 pandemic
For the time being, the company said it will focus on orders placed by existing Amazon Fresh and Whole Foods Market delivery customers.
Amazon Prime Video, SXSW launch online film festival
Amazon says the film festival will be available in front of the Prime Video paywall to all U.S. audiences with a free Amazon account.
Amazon delivery driver caught on video spitting on package
An Amazon delivery driver was caught on video appearing to spit on his hand and wiping it on a package delivered to a resident's door in Hancock Park.
Amazon fights coronavirus price-gouging, suspends 3,900 accounts
Amazon said Monday that it has already suspended more than 3,900 seller accounts for price-gouging during the coronavirus outbreak, a disclosure that came on the same day President Trump issued an executive order aimed at curtailing the practice.
Amazon employees test positive for coronavirus at 6 US warehouses
Warehouse workers sounded alarms last week that the company is not doing enough to protect them.
YouTube, Netflix, Amazon Prime lower video quality to support heavy internet traffic amid quarantine
YouTube has expanded an initiative to lower video quality on its site in order to support online servers amid COVID-19 pandemic.