Hobart reaches agreement with Amazon for next-gen data center
Mayor Josh Huddlestun said the project will create thousands of construction jobs for local workers and “close to a thousand” long-term jobs.
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Amazon ignored its own worker safety studies, Senate report says
The 159-page Senate report says Amazon’s policies, including productivity targets, risk worker injury owing to exhaustion and repetitive stress.
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Amazon cuts 9,000 more jobs, bringing 2023 total to 27,000
The job cuts would mark the second largest round of layoffs in the company’s history, adding to the 18,000 employees the tech giant said it would lay off in January.
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Amazon’s belt-tightening affects towns across United States
For years, Amazon has been in super growth mode. But now, some projects are facing delays, and some communities worry the projects might never materialize.
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Amazon plans to hire 150,000 workers for holiday season
Amazon.com plans about the same number of seasonal workers as last year despite slowing sales and predictions of a lackluster holiday shopping season.
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Amazon plans $15B data center investment in northern Indiana
Amazon said the new investment will add 2.4 gigawatts of data center capacity in the region.
Amazon data center tally tops 900 amid AI frenzy, documents show
Amazon’s cloud unit produced $33 billion in revenue in the third quarter and remains the company’s most-profitable division.
Ford taps Amazon to let shoppers buy its used cars online
Ford joins Hyundai on the Amazon Autos portal, which allows car buyers to browse, finance and purchase a used car by clicking on the familiar “add to cart” icon.
OpenAI and Amazon sign $38B deal for AI computing power
OpenAI will be able to power its AI tools using “hundreds of thousands” of Nvidia’s specialized AI chips through Amazon Web Services as part of the deal announced Monday.
Amazon cuts 14,000 corporate jobs as spending on artificial intelligence accelerates
The cuts announced Tuesday suggests Amazon is still trying to get the size of its workforce right, and it may not be over.
Amazon launches new AI shopping tool for US users
Initially, the Help Me Decide tool will be available to “millions” of U.S. consumers picked randomly, suggesting a limited test to see how it performs and whether shoppers use it.
What to know about the Amazon cloud outage that exposed the internet’s vulnerable backbone
Monday’s outage showed how many people rely on the corporate behemoth’s computational infrastructure everyday—and laid bare the vulnerabilities of an increasingly concentrated system.
Job searches for holiday season soar with full-time roles scarce
Overall, seasonal jobseekers face a low-energy holiday season, with only a 2.7% pickup in seasonal job postings from employers.
Amazon delivery firms are bailing amid rising costs, meager profit
Amazon launched its Delivery Service Partner program in 2018, offering aspiring entrepreneurs an opportunity to run their own businesses.
Amazon says outage has subsided after major internet disruption
By 6:35 a.m. Eastern time, the company said the issue had been “fully mitigated,” but later said some of its services are “still experiencing elevated errors.”
Amazon adding 8,500 holiday jobs in Indiana
Amazon announced Tuesday that it’s looking to fill 250,000 full-time, part-time and seasonal positions nationwide ahead of the holiday shopping season.
Amazon to add fulfillment center, hundreds of jobs in Greenfield
The 1 million-square-foot fulfillment center is planned for a speculative building north of Interstate 70 constructed in 2022.
Amazon to pay $2.5B to settle FTC allegations it duped customers into enrolling in Prime
The Seattle company will pay $1 billion in civil penalties—the largest fine in FTC history, and $1.5 billion will be paid to consumers who were unintentionally enrolled in Prime, or were deterred from canceling their subscriptions, the agency said Thursday.
Jury to look at whether Amazon tricked customers into joining Prime—and made it hard to leave
The Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon in U.S. District Court in Seattle two years ago and has alleged more than a decade of legal violations. A trial begin this week.
Amazon spending $1B to increase pay, lower health care costs for workers
The company said full-time employees, on average, will see their pay increase by $1,600 per year.
Amazon expands its perishable delivery service, putting pressure on traditional grocers
The move marks one of the most significant grocery expansions for the online retailer as Amazon introduces thousands of perishable food items into its existing logistics network.
Customers seeking deals give Amazon’s Prime Day, competing sales a solid start
Adobe Digital Insights, which tracks visits to e-commerce sites, reported that U.S. consumers spent $7.9 billion at online stores on Tuesday, a 9.9% increase from the comparable day last year.
Amazon extends Prime Day discounts to 4 days as retailers weigh tariff-related price increases
Amazon’s past success with using Prime Day to drive sales and attract new members spurred other major retail chains to schedule competing sales in July. Best Buy, Target and Walmart are repeating the practice this year.
Nike to start selling products directly on Amazon again
Nike, which sells footwear, clothing and other items, cut ties with Amazon in 2019, at a time when the online retailer was trying to lure big brands to its website.