Tag: Amazon

Amazon investing in 274 renewable energy projects globally, adds 18 new projects in Europe and US (Arab News)

The projects will supply renewable energy for Amazon’s corporate offices, fulfillment centers, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers Amazon investing in 274 renewable...

US to launch Amazon-wide pact to reduce deforestation: Blinken (Al Jazeera)

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced that the United States will soon launch an Amazon-wide regional pact to reduce deforestation, a significant contributor to...

Amazon/China – Amazon blocks top Chinese sellers, forcing industry to seek new pathways (Global Times)

Cross-border goods are sorted at a facility in Rongcheng, East China's Shandong Province in June 2020. Photo: cnsphoto Qi Xijia The move to block Chinese sellers...

USA/Amazon – US labour official says Amazon union vote should be redone (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: A US labour board official has recommended a rerun of a landmark Amazon.com Inc union election in Alabama where employees had voted...

(TechInnovation) Amazon has launched its serialized fiction Kindle Vella store

Steve Dent writes for TechCrunch: As it promised last month, Amazon has launched its serialized fiction Kindle Vella store that lets you unlock episodic, self-published stories via in-app...

(USA) Facebook and Amazon vs Lina Khan as FTC Chair

Devin Coldewey writes for TechCrunch: Facebook has joined Amazon in a show of alarm at the sudden rise of antitrust hawk Lina Khan to...

Climate Change – This challenge aims to protect and restore the Amazon (Loic Comolli, Marcelo Cwener, Isabel Castillo, Renata Truzzi, WEF)

The Amazon is home to more species of plants and animals than any other terrestrial ecosystem. However, deforestation threatens the very survival of...

(Innovation/Technology/Amazon) Inside Amazon’s quest to build more lively gadgets, starting with making the Echo Show 10 move (Protocol)

Janko Roettgers The company's latest smart device features a rotating display, and Amazon is allowing developers to tap into the feature to make their Alexa...

(Amazon) What Has Amazon Been Withholding? (Fair Observer)

Peter Isackson https://www.fairobserver.com/business/peter-isackson-daily-devils-dictionary-amazon-ftc-fine-drivers-tips-workers-rights-news-12101/

(Europe/Amazon) The EU must not greenwash the future destruction of the Amazon (Euractiv)

Perrine Fournier https://www.euractiv.com/section/climate-environment/opinion/the-eu-must-not-greenwash-the-future-destruction-of-the-amazon/

(USA) Parler: Amazon defends booting messaging app over violent content (Bloomberg, Al Jazeera)

Amazon suspended Parler after it was used by Trump supporters to organise storming of US Capitol last week. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/1/13/bb-parleramazondefendsbooting-messaging-app-over-violent-content

AMAZON & WALMART – Amazon and Walmart have raked in billions in additional profits during the pandemic, and shared almost none of it with...

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2020/12/22/amazon-and-walmart-have-raked-in-billions-in-additional-profits-during-the-pandemic-and-shared-almost-none-of-it-with-their-workers/