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The Vice President of Amazon has stepped down from his position due to the company firing protesting workers. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Taking to his official website, Tim Bray, former Vice President Amazon Web Services, explained why he “quit in dismay,” in an official statement. ⠀⠀ “Firing whistleblowers isn’t just a side-effect of …

Amazon Prime is in hot water for allegedly stealing ideas for their series ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ from a book. According to TMZ, Jodi Parmley is suing Amazon Studios, claiming several creative concepts from her book ‘F.I.F.I. Financial Infidelity F**k It: The Mistress of the New Millennium,” were used in …

After delivering an Amazon package through a third-party app and spitting on the item, a Los Angeles man has now been terminated. Caught on a Ring camera, the man not only spit on the package upon delivering it but smeared it, took a picture to complete the delivery, and went …

An Amazon shipping facility in Queens, New York, has temporarily shut down after a worker tested positive for the coronavirus. The Queens case is the company’s first in the states for a warehouse employee. “We are supporting the individual who is now in quarantine,” an Amazon rep said in a …

Effective today, Amazon will be temporarily prioritizing household products that enter their fulfillment centers indefinitely. In a statement released by Amazon, “We are temporarily prioritizing household staples, medical supplies, and other high-demand products coming into our fulfillment centers so that we can more quickly receive, restock, and deliver these products …

As the pandemic continues and information is rapidly changing, Amazon is looking to hire new employees during the pandemic. According to the company, they are looking to hire 100,000 additional workers in warehouses and delivery services. The main reason for the need of additional employees is to meet the surge …

People looking for love had high hopes earlier this week when Amazon Dating hit the web. The website promised an online dating experience with all the perks of Amazon Prime subscriptions. There’s just one issue; the site turned out to be a satirical hoax. The mockup site was developed by …

written by @dawnnnyy_ Ring Inc., a home security system owned by Amazon, has brought legal troubles to both companies. The Amazon Ring provides homeowners with what they thought was a safe and secure way to monitor their homes 24 hours a day. Yesterday, however, Amazon and Ring were served with …

A documentary about #Rihanna has just been sold to #Amazon for $25 million. The new documentary, which will be directed by #PeterBerg (Battleship), has reportedly been in the works for several years. But according to The Hollywood Reporter, the project was just recently sold to Amazon for $25 million. That …

Jeff Bezos now reportedly has his eyes on the Seattle Seahawks. According to the NY Post, the Amazon founder, who is also the world’s richest person with a fortune of $109.5 billion, has been looking to get into team ownership and is reportedly interested in acquiring the Seattle Seahawks, whose …

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced today that the company is pledging to meet the emission reduced goals of the Paris Accords 10 years ahead of schedule. The retail giant vowed to meet the goal, measure and report emissions on a regular basis, implement de-carbonization strategies, and offset remaining emissions with …

 – Blogged By @DanielleBTV  Brazilian President Bolsonaro says Brazil will only accept an offer of international aid to fight Amazon fires if French leader Emmanuel Macron apologizes for his disrespectful comments. “Before speaking or accepting anything from France, even if it comes from the best possible intentions, he must retract …

Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro says his country can’t afford to fight the massive fires that have been tearing through the Amazon rainforest for three weeks. Bolsonaro is currently facing major backlash for his lack of action in resolving the current deforestation that is looking at record-high numbers in the Amazon. …

Fires that swept through the Amazon region have sparked the hashtag #PrayForAmazonia. Social media users are calling out Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s administration for its lack of response. Late in July, a large fire started and eventually took out about 1,000 hectares of an environmental reserve in the Brazilian state …

The FBI revealed that two Amazon drivers were reportedly involved in a $10 million theft ring that moved stolen goods from the website for almost six years. Complex News reports the drivers were reportedly a part a larger ring of shoplifters and thieves who brought their stolen goods to two …

Lady Gaga is launching her own beauty brand, ” Haus Laboratories,” which will focus on gender-neutral makeup products and will be available through an exclusive partnership with Amazon. Haus Laboratories products will be available for pre-orders on July 15. Fox Business said the line will launch in September in the …

Amazon has recently been under fire for accusations of harsh working conditions and unequal pay, and now, employees are striking back on one of the company’s most important days of the year, Prime Day. According to Bloomberg, Amazon employees in its Shakopee, Minnesota warehouse will be on a six-hour strike …

Anyone in need of a career change? Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon, is setting the bar pretty high with recruitment efforts by showing people the money, literally. In 2018, Amazon offered its U.S. employees an opportunity to start their own small Amazon Prime delivery business. But, there was only one …

Nearly three months after the world’s richest couple announced their split, the multibillion-dollar divorce between Amazon’s Jeff Bezos and wife, MacKenzie Bezos, has been finalized.  On Thursday, MacKenzie took to Twitter to break the news, as she expressed her satisfaction in retaining $35.6 billion in Amazon stock and a portion …

Forever First Lady Michelle Obama has secured yet another feat, thanks to her critically-acclaimed autobiography, “Becoming,” released in November 2018. Upon its release, according to The Hill, “Becoming” sold more than 2 million copies, and was almost immediately named the best-selling hardcover book of 2018 by her publisher, Penguin Random …