German Court: Amazon Must Divulge Origin of Fruit, Produce
A German court ruled Thursday that online retail giant Amazon has to tell consumers the specific country of origin of fresh fruit and vegetables that it sells.
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Amazon Hit With New Worker-Safety Claims in New York
Just a week ago, the online retail giant had filed suit to block the investigations supporting the New York attorney general’s latest filing.
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Porn Company Asks 11th Circuit for New Shot at Trademark Suit Against Amazon
The owner of porn streaming service FyreTV asked an 11th Circuit panel Thursday to revive a trademark lawsuit claiming consumers could confuse the platform with Amazon’s Fire TV service.
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Bezos to Step Down as CEO of Amazon
One of the largest companies on the planet will get a new leader in 2021, as Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said he would step aside as CEO to concentrate on other projects and hand off the business to Andy Jassy, who has run the immensely profitable web services division for decades.
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Shorting Delivery Drivers’ Tips Will Cost Amazon $61.7M in Settlement
After promising that drivers would collect 100% of any tips, Amazon kept tip amounts secret and dipped into the money to cover drivers’ payments.
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Amazon Asks for Block on Shareholder Hate Speech Proposal
Seattle-based Amazon.com, Inc. has asked federal regulators to block multiple shareholder proposals addressing criticism of company stances on curbing hate speech, diversity in hiring, workplace conditions and surveillance technologies.
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Judge Refuses to Order Amazon to Put Parler Back Online
Parler won’t be back online any time soon, after a federal judge shot down its preliminary bid to force Amazon Web Services to restore its account.
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Parler Files Antitrust Suit Against Amazon After Server Suspension
Parler, the social media upstart favored by the far right, sued Amazon for kicking the platform off its servers in the wake of last week’s deadly attack on Capitol Hill by a mob of Trump supporters.
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Amazon Buys 11 Jets for 1st Time to Ship Orders Faster
Amazon said Tuesday that it bought 11 jets from Delta and WestJet airlines to boost its growing delivery network and get orders to shoppers faster.
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EU Takes on Big Tech Again, This Time With Tough Laws
Under new proposed European Union rules, tech giants like Facebook and Google could face massive fines if they repeatedly fail to take down content deemed dangerous and break fair competition practices.
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Florida Megachurch Asks Panel to Revive Challenge to Hate Group Label
A Florida ministry urged an Eleventh Circuit panel Tuesday to hold the Southern Poverty Law Center and Amazon responsible for what it called a discriminatory labeling of the church as a hate group, a designation that has prevented it from fundraising through Amazon’s charitable website.
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California Takes Amazon to Court for Details of Covid Response
California wants a Sacramento County judge to order Amazon to divulge information as part of an ongoing investigation into the company’s Covid-19 policies and workplace conditions.
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Google, Amazon Fined $163 Million by French Privacy Watchdog
France’s data privacy watchdog said Thursday it has fined Google $121 million and Amazon $42 million for breaching the country’s rules on advertising cookies.
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A class of Amazon Flex drivers claim the e-retailing giant spies on their private Facebook group to gather information about planned strikes and protests, unionizing efforts and warehouse and driving conditions.
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EU Files Antitrust Charges Against Amazon Over Use of Data
European Union regulators filed antitrust charges Tuesday against Amazon, accusing the e-commerce giant of using its access to data to gain an unfair advantage over merchants using its platform.
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Amazon Off the Hook for Ohio Teen’s Caffeine Overdose Death
In a unanimous decision, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that Amazon is not liable for the death of a high school student caused by an overdose of caffeine powder.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued a manager in Amazon’s tax division, accusing her of using her knowledge to help family members conduct insider trading deals.
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Amazon Unveils Payment by Hand-Waving
Amazon on Tuesday unveiled a new biometric payment system using palm recognition, to be made available to rival retailers and also promoted as a replacement for badge entry at stadiums or workplaces.
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Pentagon Sticks With Microsoft Over Amazon for $10B Contract
The Pentagon announced Friday that it has completed a reevaluation of cloud computing proposals and will award a $10 billion contract to Microsoft instead of Amazon, despite a court order blocking the contract in light of claims that President Trump’s bias against Amazon influenced the decision.
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