Amazon AWS CEO: Quit if you don’t want to return to office
An Amazon executive on Thursday defended the company's controversial five-day work week policy, saying those who don't support it can move to another company. At an AWS all-hands meeting, AWS division CEO Matt Garman said nine out of 10 employees he's spoken to support the new policy, which goes into effect in January, according to […]
Amazon to invest in 3 nuclear plants to power AI programs
Amazon is the latest tech giant to deploy nuclear energy as it races to power its power-hungry artificial intelligence programs. Amazon Web Services, the cloud computing arm of the Seattle-based e-tailer, said Wednesday it will invest more than $500 million in three projects in Washington state, Virginia and Pennsylvania. The Virginia-Washington agreement requires AWS to […]
Brian Williams to host Election Night special on Amazon
Brian Williams is returning to the news industry. Amazon announced Thursday that the former NBC news anchor and MSNBC host will lead its planned election night coverage on the company's Prime streaming service. “Guests, including prominent contributors from news and traditional media representing a variety of backgrounds and viewpoints, will join us live to share […]
Amazon signs nuclear power deals, following Google, Microsoft
Dharmesh Mehta, vice president of Amazon Worldwide Selling Partner Services, explains how Amazon is leveraging generative AI to empower sellers on its platform. Amazon announced Wednesday that it has signed three agreements to develop nuclear power projects, the e-commerce giant's latest nuclear pact announced in recent weeks as demand for energy to power artificial intelligence […]
Exclusive | Amazon invited pro-Palestinian rapper Macklemore to address staff –
Amazon invited controversial rapper and pro-Palestinian supporter Macklemore to speak at an internal meeting, even though one of its employees remains held hostage in Gaza. He is said to have exercised his veto power over lectures given by speakers. Samantha Ettas, a Harvard-educated self-help author who has become active on behalf of Jewish causes since […]
Recall of 10M pounds of meat includes frozen dinners, salads sold to Trader Joe’s, Kroger, Amazon Fresh
U.S. regulators say about 10 million pounds of recalled beef and chicken due to possible Listeria contamination have been sold to frozen dinners and raw salads at major grocery chains including Trader Joe's, Jenny Craig, Amazon Fresh and Kroger. It is said to be included in Ann updated list Those announced Friday by the USDA […]
As Amazon tells staff to return to office, new survey says hybrid workers aren't working
Amazon wants employees to return to the office five days a week starting in January 2025. In early 2023, company CEO Andy Jassy announced that Amazon's Remote-first pandemic stancesays, “We should get back to being in the office together the majority of the time (at least three days a week).” Well, Jassy has released new […]
Amazon Prime Big Deal Days breaks record as company’s biggest October event
Amazon Prime Big Deal Days broke records as the e-commerce site's largest October shopping event ever, the company announced Thursday. Amazon held Prime Big Deal Days on Tuesday and Wednesday. The two-day event offered members a number of sales and promotions. Amazon has not released specific sales figures for the Prime event, but The company […]
Left Anger Tommy Robinson Book Allowed to Become Amazon Bestseller
A Manifesto by British activist Tommy Robinson became a top seller on Amazon in the UK and sold out, leading to questions from activists from the Hope Not Hate research group, which was sometimes funded by Soros. Until now all kinds of news Tommy Robinson, a right-wing street organizer, received the book. manifestoIf anything, it […]
Key Bishop Expresses Support for ‘Amazon Liturgy,’ Stresses ‘Openness’ to the Idea of Married Clergy
Archbishop Jaime Spengler, President of the Episcopal Church of Latin America and the Caribbean (CELAM), acknowledged that the inculturation of indigenous Amazonian rituals and liturgies is taking place in his native Brazil. Spengler also called on the church to remain “open” to the idea of married clergy. Michael Haines, senior Vatican correspondent for LifeSite News […]