A major outage in Amazon Web Services (AWS) disrupted global internet infrastructure early Monday, affecting scores of popular websites, apps, and platforms used daily by millions.
In 2021, Pfizer and Amazon both earned perfect scores on the Corporate Equality Index for their treatment of LGBT employees while funding programs linked to Qatar, a nation with an appalling human rights record.
Amazon’s move to stretch Prime Day from two to four days is facing sharp criticism after new data revealed a staggering 41% plunge in Day 1 sales compared to 2024’s event. The report, released by Momentum Commerce and cited by Bloomberg, tracks 50 brands across categories and shows that extending the mega-sale backfired as consumer urgency evaporated.
Amazon is on the verge of having more robots than human employees in its massive warehouse network, as automation continues to redefine the future of retail logistics. The company currently operates over one million robots—nearly matching the size of its human workforce—and is expected to surpass that number soon.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy confirmed Monday that recent tariffs on Chinese imports have not caused significant price increases on the company’s platform. Speaking on CNBC’s Mad Money, Jassy credited strategic inventory moves and competitive seller behavior for keeping prices stable, reinforcing arguments that tariffs do not necessarily fuel inflation as critics long claimed.
Online retailers Temu and Amazon are selling merchandise promoting the “No Kings” protests planned to coincide with President Donald Trump’s military parade and birthday celebration in Washington, D.C., this Saturday. The shirts carry slogans such as “No Kings,” “No Kings in America,” and “No Kings, No Fascists, No Tyrants, No Nazis,” aligning with the rhetoric of leftist groups organizing demonstrations nationwide.
