As Bezos steps down, Amazon strives to prevent first US warehouse union
Amazon has strongly encouraged its workers to vote against unionisation in texts, messaging and an anti-union website.
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Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest man, to step aside as Amazon CEO
Nearly 30 years after he started Amazon in his garage, Bezos will become its executive chairman - a move he said would give him “time and energy” to focus on his other ventures.
Fintech aims to provide $1 billion in cash advances to Amazon’s army of small businesses
The eCommerce solution plugs in to seller's accounts, providing up-front funds as and when they need them.
Amazon can keep Parler offline after ‘unwillingness and inability’ to remove dangerous posts
Amazon removed Parler, an app favoured by followers of former President Donald Trump, from its web hosting service on January 11.
Parler, the far-right social network, goes offline after Amazon pulls support
Amazon took action after finding dozens of posts on the service which it said encouraged or incited violence, just days after a pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol.
Jeff Bezos could give all Amazon workers $105,000 and still be as rich as pre-Covid
In the year to date, Bezos has added $67.2 billion to his net worth.
Is it still ‘David v Goliath?’ Independent bookshops join forces to rival Amazon
“Being an independent bookseller has for so many years been such a David v Goliath battle that it feels slightly disconcerting when someone at last hands you a bazooka instead of you peppering away with your slingshot.”
Dennis Skinner single beats Kylie and Lady Gaga to top Amazon charts
Skinner - the so-called Beast of Bolsover - was an ever-present in British politics until last year’s election, when he lost the seat he had held since 1970.
Amazon removes listing for shoes described as “n***** brown” after complaint from David Lammy
"Is it 2020 or 1720? Please Amazon take it down", the Labour MP for Tottenham wrote.