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White House Is Not Happy With Amazon's Reported Tariff Plan
Amazon: No, We're Not
Adding a Tariff Label
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Apr 29, 2025 12:50 PM CDT

Amazon: No, We're Not Adding a Tariff Label

Company responds after heavy criticism from the White House

(Newser) - The Trump administration is taking none too kindly to reports that Amazon might slap labels on their imported wares letting consumers know how much tariffs affected the price . "I just got off the phone with the president about ... Amazon's announcement. This is a hostile and political act by...

Amazon May Spell Out What Tariffs Are Costing You

Meanwhile, online retailer is bracing for price hikes on China-made products

(Newser) - Earlier this month, economic effects from the Trump administration's tariffs blitz hadn't yet made their way to Amazon, though that's been changing in recent days as vendors have started to raise their prices, stating that keeping their costs to consumers the same amid the trade war is...

Amazon Gets Into the Satellite Game
Amazon Launches
Starlink Rival
Apr 29, 2025 1:00 AM CDT

Amazon Launches Starlink Rival

Project Kuiper aims to rival Musk's satellite company in global broadband access

(Newser) - Amazon has launched its first Project Kuiper internet satellites, signaling its official arrival in the fast-expanding race to blanket the globe with broadband from space. The company launched its first batch of 27 Project Kuiper internet satellites into orbit Monday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, the AP reports....

Biggest Inauguration Donor Was a Poultry Company

Pilgrim's Pride gave $5M of Trump's record $239M haul

(Newser) - President Trump not only won the 2024 election, the campaign to raise cash for his inauguration also hit the jackpot. As NBC News reports, Trump's inaugural committee raised a staggering $239 million, smashing the previous record—also held by Trump from his first inauguration—of about $107 million. Bloomberg...

Woman Whispers 'Help Me' to Amazon Driver
Woman Whispers
'Help Me' to Amazon Driver
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Apr 12, 2025 11:30 AM CDT

Woman Whispers 'Help Me' to Amazon Driver

Florida man was charged with domestic violence after driver called police

(Newser) - A Florida man was arrested on a domestic violence charge after a woman whispered, "Help me" to an Amazon driver making a delivery, authorities say. An Indian River County Sheriff's Office arrest affidavit states that the driver contacted emergency dispatchers, who went to the home and found the...

Report: Amazon Makes Last-Minute Bid for TikTok

Without a sale, ban could take effect Saturday

(Newser) - With the clock ticking on the deadline for TikTok to acquire new ownership in the US or face a ban, Amazon has put in a last-minute bid, insiders tell outlets including the AP and the New York Times . The Times' sources say Amazon made the offer in a letter to...

Amazon Demonstrates Alexa Users' 'New Best Friend'

Customers without Prime will be charged a monthly fee for the AI upgrade

(Newser) - Amazon on Wednesday unveiled a generative-AI infused Alexa that it says will allow the popular voice assistant to have more personality, check a user's tone, and even plan romantic dates. But unlike before, when Alexa was offered for free on any Alexa-enabled devices, customers will have to pay Amazon...

'Diehard' 007 Fan: Please Don't Make Him a Woman
'Diehard' 007 Fan:
Please Don't Make
Him a Woman
OPINION
Feb 21, 2025 10:32 AM CST

'Diehard' 007 Fan: Please Don't Make Him a Woman

Luka Ladan argues fundamentally altering the character would erode his cultural impact

(Newser) - The news left James Bond fans "shaken and stirred." On Thursday, it was revealed Amazon has won creative control of the iconic 007 film series, meaning it will decide where the character and story go next. Before Amazon gets carried away with its plans, "diehard" Bond fan...

Amazon Is on Course for a Huge Milestone

Analysts believe it has overtaken Walmart in quarterly revenue for the first time

(Newser) - Amazon is believed to have passed a huge milestone by beating fellow retail giant Walmart in quarterly revenue for the first time. Amazon reported fourth-quarter revenue of $187.8 billion on Thursday, ahead of analysts' expectations, the AP reports. Walmart is expected to announce revenue of $180 billion when it...

Book NFL Player Was Reading During Game Shoots to No. 1

Self-help book Philadelphia Eagles' AJ Brown had on sidelines is now very popular on Amazon

(Newser) - AJ Brown brings what he calls the "recipe" to every NFL game he plays in, though no one has seemed to notice until now. On Sunday, however, the Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver was spied reading his favorite self-help book on camera during his team's 22-10 playoff victory against...

Not Everyone Loves Amazon's Latest 'Home Run'

Online retailer's mandate that employees return to on-site work 5 days a week kicks in on Thursday

(Newser) - New year, new workplace—or, rather, a return to the old workplace for many Amazon.com workers who'd been toiling remotely a couple of days a week since the pandemic. CEO Andy Jassy sent out a memo in September announcing that, barring extenuating circumstances or preapproved arrangements, employees would...

'Stressed' Amazon Driver Ditches Dozens of Packages

An officer in Massachusetts found them in the woods

(Newser) - If holiday Amazon deliveries are a little late in Lakeville, Massachusetts, the police have an explanation. Sgt. Shawn Robert found three totes filled with about 80 Amazon packages in the woods on Sunday morning, reports CBS News . Police were able to trace them back to a delivery person, who admitted...

Sanders: Working Conditions at Amazon 'Beyond Unacceptable'

Panel he chairs releases blistering report on safety at company's warehouses

(Newser) - "The shockingly dangerous working conditions at Amazon's warehouses revealed in this 160-page report are beyond unacceptable," Sen. Bernie Sanders said Sunday after the Senate panel he chairs released the results of its investigation of the online retail giant. The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions—...

Another Tech Giant Pledges $1M to Inauguration

Trump says Bezos plans to visit Mar-a-Lago

(Newser) - Amazon is planning to donate $1 million to President-elect Trump's inauguration fund, a move that comes as major tech companies seek to improve their relationship with the incoming president. A company spokesperson confirmed Thursday evening that the e-commerce giant will also stream Trump's inauguration on its Prime Video...

2 Beige-Loving Influencers Battle It Out in Court
Influencer Sues Rival
She Says Copied Her
longform
Dec 8, 2024 3:35 PM CST

Influencer Sues Rival She Says Copied Her

Amazon influencers are battling it out in court

(Newser) - It's a case that, per the Verge , was "a long time coming": One influencer is suing another, alleging copyright infringement and more. Alyssa Sheil and Sydney Nicole Gifford (who now sometimes goes by Sydney Nicole Slone after getting married) met each other a few years back, both of...

DC Sues Amazon Over Deliveries in Black ZIP Codes

Lawsuit claims Amazon stopped fast deliveries for Prime members

(Newser) - The District of Columbia sued Amazon on Wednesday, alleging the company secretly stopped providing its fastest delivery service to residents of two predominantly Black neighborhoods while still charging millions of dollars for a membership that promises the benefit. As the AP reports, the lawsuit alleges that in mid-2022, the Seattle-based...

For Workers, It's 'Make Amazon Pay Day'

Amazon employees in 20 countries expected to make a show against union busting

(Newser) - It's Black Friday or, as the UNI Global Union calls it, " Make Amazon Pay Day ." For the last four years, Amazon workers in various countries have walked off the job on Black Friday to protest labor conditions and environmental harms. And this year they're doing the...

As Stores Lock Down Products, Shoppers Head to Amazon

Customer frustration with locked-up cases may driving a rise in online sales of 'essentials'

(Newser) - Big-box stores like Walmart and Target are keeping a growing range of items locked up in plexiglass cases, but it might be costing them more in business than they would have lost to sticky fingers if their goods were more accessible. Francisco Velasquez at Quartz says sales figures strongly suggest...

Watch Out, Shein and Temu. Amazon's Haul Is Here

E-commerce giant launches new online storefront to compete with China's discount retailers

(Newser) - Amazon has launched a low-cost online storefront featuring electronics, apparel, and other products priced at under $20, an effort to compete with discount retailers that have increasingly encroached on the e-commerce giant's turf. In a blog post on Wednesday, the company said the new Amazon Haul storefront will mostly...

Deforestation Plummets Nearly a Third in Brazil's Amazon

It was the lowest level of destruction in the rainforest in 9 years

(Newser) - Forest loss in Brazil's Amazon dropped by 30.6% compared to the previous year, officials said Wednesday, the lowest level of destruction in nine years. In a 12-month span, the Amazon rainforest lost 2,428 square miles, roughly the size of the US state of Delaware, per the AP...

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