The Latest Breaking News from Amazon

Amazon to half-heartedly support ePub on Kindles

Ebook files will be converted from ePub to the KF8 file format when you use Amazon's Send to Kindle service. At least they'll be readable?

Input · May 2, 2022

Amazon defeats drive to unionize second New York facility

Amazon.com Inc. workers at a facility in New York voted not to join an upstart union only weeks after the group won a resounding victory at a warehouse across the street.

Tribune News Service · May 2, 2022

Amazon's budding union just lost an important vote in New York

The Amazon Labor Union is nowhere near ready to give up, though.

Input · May 2, 2022

Amazon Labor Union fails to repeat victory in Staten Island Amazon warehouse election

An Amazon sorting center on Staten Island in New York has voted against unionizing, a month after a larger Amazon warehouse across the street voted to join the Amazon Labor Union.

WEKU · May 2, 2022

Argos special code sees shoppers bag huge discounts on garden furniture, hot tubs and BBQs

Shoppers will be able to kit out their garden for summer at a snip of the price

Manchester Evening News · May 2, 2022

Mum transforms 'dull' IKEA dresser using lollipop sticks from Amazon

Lauren has created a herringbone pattern with the unusual material

Liverpool Echo · May 2, 2022

AWS Still Leads Race, Google Grows Fastest: How Cloud Market Shaped Up In Q1

The worldwide cloud market grew at a robust clip in the first quarter, and the big three vendors dominated, according to a new report released by Canalys. Cloud Spending Maintains Red-Hot Pace: First-quarter cloud infrastructure spending climbed 34% year-over-year and about 12% from the previous quarter to $55.9 billion, Canalys…

Benzinga · May 2, 2022

Shareholder group is pressing Comcast and Amazon for climate-friendly 401(k) options for employees

PHILADELPHIA — A shareholder advocacy group is pushing Comcast and Amazon to examine why they don’t offer more ”sustainable” funds to employees through their 401(k) retirement plans, arguing that the lack of such options is out of sync with the stated climate goals at each company.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 2, 2022

What's Going On With Amazon Shares?

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) shares are trading lower by 4.17% at $2,381.75. The move appears to be on continued weakness after the company last week reported first-quarter earnings results and issued second-quarter sales guidance below analyst estimates.

Benzinga · May 2, 2022

A Chat With Rep. Nancy Mace: The South Carolina Republican Behind The Largest Ever Cannabis Legalization Bill In The US

“Did you have time to shower?” asks Nancy Mace, the conservative, military school-educated, Republican House Representative for South Carolina, who is behind the most comprehensive cannabis legalization in bill the U.S. - the States Reform Act.

Benzinga · May 2, 2022