An Amazon warehouse told workers they could write a financial hardship letter to the company's orange blob mascot, Peccy, in the hopes that 'some' of their requests would be answered, report says

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Workers at Amazon's Coventry warehouse went on strike on Black Friday.

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Tolkien Estate and Amazon Win Court Case for Lord of the Rings Rights

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It’s baffling that someone really tried to legitimize fan fiction when the estate of of The Lord of the Rings author is still actively pushing out adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien’s seminal work.

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Jeff Bezos describes his perfect meeting

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Jeff Bezos wants to find the truth in his meetings, and he says slideshow presentations aren't the way to go.

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Indie Film Fans Now Have a New Prime Video Channel: Film Movement Plus

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There’s already a niche streaming service for nearly every appetite, but indie film fans searching beyond the mainstream now have

Amazon's Warhammer 40,000 Deal Is Now Really, Really Real

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In the grim dark future of the 41st millennium, there is only... contract negotiations?

Tech bros are stuck in a fantasy land of apocalypse bunkers and bizarre space stations

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Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg are going all in on space travel and escape bunkers.

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Google Finally Stops Handing Your Location Data to Cops

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Google announced changes to the way it harvests your location data this week that will finally put a stop to its compliance with geofence warrants, a police surveillance technique that many say circumvents the Constitution.

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Jeff Bezos says compromising with coworkers is actually a bad idea, because it 'doesn't lead to truth'

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Jeff Bezos, the billionaire founder of Amazon and Blue Origins.

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Jeff Bezos says the main reason he left Amazon was to focus on Blue Origin

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Jeff Bezos.

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Chris Smalls, Amazon Labor Union president and founder, tells Business Insider he will not run for reelection

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Chris Smalls, president of the Amazon Labor Union, stands with a megaphone on a New York sidewalk.
Smalls has faced increasing pressure from organizers who say he's grown distant from the day-to-day work of the union.

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