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Amazon Faces Activism Over Workplace Safety

A group of New York City and state pension funds owning over $5.3 billion of Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) stock or ~0.3% of the company's market value urged fellow shareholders to vote against the re-election of two board members, the Wall Street Journal reports.  New York City's pension fund paired up with New York…

Benzinga · Apr 21, 2022

Amazon is opening up its Prime shipping network to any business

Sellers will pay for using Buy with Amazon, of course, and customers will pay with their data, too.

Input · Apr 21, 2022

How to preserve our privacy in an AI-enabled world of smart fridges and fitbits? Here are my simple fixes

The Second Law of Thermodynamics states that the total entropy of a system – the amount of disorder – only ever increases. In other words, the amount of order only ever decreases.

The Conversation · Apr 21, 2022

Amazon, SpaceX And Others Win $279M In NASA Contracts

Amazon.com Inc's (NASDAQ:AMZN) satellite venture, Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk-led SpaceX's Starlink network, and other satellite firms won a combined $278.5 million in contracts from NASA to demonstrate communications in space. Amazon's Project Kuiper, a planned network of over 3,000 satellites built to beam broadband internet to remote regions, won $67 million, Reuters reports. SpaceX's…

Benzinga · Apr 21, 2022

Amazon extends Prime perks to merchant sites

Amazon is extending benefits of a Prime subscription to online stores beyond its own site, a move geared toward boosting revenue from merchant fees and expanding its logistics footprint

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2022

£1.65 product that will save you money every time you make a cup of tea

Putting off cleaning your kettle could cost you in the longrun

Liverpool Echo · Apr 21, 2022

Amazon's Troubles Mount As Workers' Rights Advocates Slam Its Scheme For Injured Workers

Amazon.com Inc's (NASDAQ:AMZN) plans to send injured U.S. warehouse staff to non-profit groups, like homeless shelters, kitchens, and charity shops, sparked criticism from workers' rights advocates, the Financial Times reports. There were 34,001 serious injuries at U.S. Amazon facilities in 2021, up 36% year-on-year. Amazon prioritized containing its serious injury rate after…

Benzinga · Apr 21, 2022

Analysis: How Can Netflix Get Its Mojo Back?

In the parlance of old-time show business, Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) laid an egg this week.

Benzinga · Apr 21, 2022

UK publishers take £6.7bn in sales as TikTok crazes fuel purchases

The social media platform was a surprise driver for new and older books as sales rose 5% for print and digital

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2022

Could your next holiday destination be in space?

Are you ready for the ultimate trip? Get saving now because in a future not so far, far away space travel will no longer be science fiction. Samuel Fishwick explores the final frontier in luxury tourism

Evening Standard · Apr 21, 2022