Amazon is often accused of treating staff like expendable robots. And like machines, sometimes employees break down. A 2019 survey of 145 warehouse workers found that 65% of them experienced physical ...
The FTC’s lawsuit against Amazon alleging anti-competitive practices is largely full of things we already knew in a general sense: price hikes, pressure to use Amazon fulfillment and so on. But then ...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is urging Amazon to create a plan to modify its algorithm after her staff found books spreading misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic prominently displayed in ...
Amazon’s reputation for spreading health misinformation has led critics to call it “a dystopian bookstore.” Their concerns have escalated since COVID-19 unleashed a wave of anti-vaccination zealots.
This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Zoe Thomas: Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Wednesday, October 4th. I'm Zoe ...
Amazon might be using its algorithm to hire and fire its contractual flex delivery drivers, according to a recent report. The process involves minimal human intervention, which means that drivers ...
Maude Lavanchy does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
Since Lina Khan became Federal Trade Commission chair in 2021, she’s taken on Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon, and that’s made her a lightning rod for controversy. WSJ breaks down the battles she’s picked ...