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Amazon pulled Just Walk Out technology from its grocery stores earlier this week. Amazon says 130 convenience stores, and some Amazon Go locations, will keep using the technology, but a source close to the team told Gizmodo that Amazon has killed off much of the internal development. “Nearly all” of the engineers…

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Amazon allegedly tricked users into buying more expensive products through the use of its “Buy Box,” according to a class action lawsuit filed last week. The Buy Box, which features a “Buy Now” and “Add to Cart” button next to eligible items, funnels users into terrible deals through the ease of one-click shopping…

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Amazon will close its two physical clothing stores by next week, less than two years after it opened its first location in May 2022. The closures appear to reflect a shift in focus toward its grocery stores and add to Amazon’s 68 other brick-and-mortar store closures last year.

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Amazon is reportedly responsible for more injuries than previously thought, according to a new study published Wednesday. The retail giant employs one of the largest numbers of warehouse workers in the U.S., boasting of a workforce exceeding 700,000 people, but recent investigations questioned the safety and health of…

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Amazon workers in the UK are staging a strike over four days in November, including Black Friday, as they seek higher wages and safer working conditions. The GMB Union, which represents Amazon workers announced the strike on Monday, demanding that the company “urgently reconsider its priorities,” and saying the…

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Amazon stalled the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA) requirements by claiming it isn’t a very large online platform, according to a court ruling on Wednesday.

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The company known for squeezing every last drop out of its customers and workers is coming back for more. Amazon announced that it’s raising its minimum amount for free shipping for non-Prime members from $25 to $35.

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