Ole Virginny is no more. Like most states the vast majority of Virginia’s 95 counties went red last week — typically by margins of 2-1 or more. In several cases, by margins of 3-1. For example, in Franklin County, outside of Roanoke, Republican gubernatorial candidate Corey Stewart cratered Democratic candidate Tim Kaine by 67 percent […]
WHAT?: Amazon ‘used neo-Nazi guards to keep immigrant workforce under control’ in Germany…
Amazon is at the centre of a deepening scandal in Germany as the online shopping giant faced claims that it employed security guards with neo-Nazi connections to intimidate its foreign workers. Germany’s ARD television channel made the allegations in a documentary about Amazon’s treatment of more than 5,000 temporary staff from across Europe to work […]
Echo Is Listening & Recording: Judge Orders Amazon to Hand Over Echo Recordings from Home in Murder Case…
A judge has ruled that New Hampshire authorities investigating the stabbing deaths of two women can examine recordings made by an Amazon Echo speaker with the Alexa voice assistant. Timothy Verrill, of Dover, is accused of first-degree murder in the deaths of 48-year-old Christine Sullivan and 32-year-old Jenna Pellegrini at a Farmington home in 2017. […]
Amazon to Set-Up East Coast Headquarters Between Northern Virginia and New York…
Amazon will open major new outposts in Northern Virginia’s Crystal City and in New York City, splitting its much-sought investment of up to 50,000 jobs between the two East Coast sites, the company announced Tuesday. “We are excited to build new headquarters in New York City and Northern Virginia,” Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos […]
The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate U.S. Companies…
In 2015, Amazon.com Inc. began quietly evaluating a startup called Elemental Technologies, a potential acquisition to help with a major expansion of its streaming video service, known today as Amazon Prime Video. Based in Portland, Ore., Elemental made software for compressing massive video files and formatting them for different devices. Its technology had helped stream […]
The Real Reason Why Amazon Is Hiking Minimum Wages…
Amazon hiking its minimum wage to $15 per hour – a “feel good” story that was praised by everybody and that even brought enemies like Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders together – appears to be nothing more than another self-serving ploy by the world’s largest online retailer to not only bolster its staff for the […]
Amazon Ends Stock, Bonus Awards to Pay for Raises…
“We Listened to Our Critics” – Amazon Hikes U.S. Minimum Wage to $15/Hour…
If Bernie Sanders was trying to get under Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ skin, it appears he has succeeded. With Sanders’ “Stop BEZOS” act threatening to tax companies like Amazon to compensate for the government benefits that their employees collect, the company has instead opted to raise wages for more than 100,000 employees, the Wall Street […]
Amazon’s Aggressive Anti-Union Tactics Revealed in Leaked 45-Minute Video…
Amazon, the country’s second-largest employer, has so far remained immune to any attempts by U.S. workers to form a union. With rumblings of employee organization at Whole Foods—which Amazon bought for $13.7 billion last year—a 45-minute union-busting training video produced by the company was sent to Team Leaders of the grocery chain last week, according […]
European Antitrust Authorities Probe Amazon…
The top antitrust regulator in the European Union said Wednesday she is investigating Amazon’s relationship with independent merchants it hosts on its platform. Why it matters: If this were to turn into a formal investigation, it would represent a major headache for Amazon, as it faces allegations that it has unfair dominance over the market. […]
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