Amazon to pay $31M in Alexa, Ring privacy violation penalties
Amazon agreed Wednesday to pay a $25 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations it violated a child privacy law and deceived parents by keeping for years kids' voice and...
View ArticleAmazon debuts second headquarters complex in Virginia
Amazon unveiled the first phase of its new headquarters complex in Virginia recently, a pair of gleaming, amenity-packed office towers that its leaders hope will persuade employees accustomed to...
View ArticleStill hiring: Big Tech layoffs give other sectors an opening
For the thousands of workers who'd never experienced upheaval in the tech sector, the recent mass layoffs at companies like Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta came as a shock. Now they are being...
View ArticleAmazon pushes back against EU’s new digital rules
Amazon is disputing its status as a big online platform that needs to face stricter scrutiny under European Union digital rules taking effect next month, the first Silicon Valley tech giant to push...
View ArticleMajor tech firms agree to AI safeguards set by White House
Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and other companies that are leading the development of artificial intelligence technology have agreed to meet a set of AI safeguards brokered by President Joe Biden's...
View ArticleAmazon adds video telemedicine nationwide
Amazon is adding video telemedicine visits in all 50 states to a virtual clinic it launched last fall, as the retail giant takes a deeper step into care delivery.
View ArticleAmazon plans thousands of seasonal hires in Oklahoma
Amazon has announced plans to hire more than 3,400 seasonal workers in Oklahoma this year, including 2,200 in the Oklahoma City metro area.
View ArticleLawsuit accuses Amazon of inflating prices, ‘monopolistic control’
U.S. regulators and 17 states are suing Amazon over allegations the e-commerce behemoth abuses its position in the marketplace to inflate prices on and off its platform, overcharge sellers and stifle...
View ArticleBezos says he’s leaving Seattle for Miami
Jeff Bezos is leaving Seattle, where the billionaire founded Amazon out of a garage nearly three decades ago.
View ArticleAmazon to launch Q, business chatbot powered by AI
Amazon finally has its answer to ChatGPT. The tech giant said Tuesday it will launch Q – a business chatbot powered by generative artificial intelligence.
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