55 stories tagged amazon, newest first.
250 points by jumploops | 353 comments
Oligarch Watch article criticizing Amazon's new Kids Tablets marketed to toddlers, citing pediatric research linking screen use to developmental and emotional problems.
115 points by DeepLogin | 41 comments
openDemocracy article reporting internal documents suggesting Amazon uses an AI model with hundreds of data points to monitor union risk in UK warehouses.
897 points by sighborg | 684 comments
A Not-Ship newsletter article examining how Amazon's marketplace policies drive up prices across other online retailers.
43 points by Bluestein | 8 comments
Los Angeles Times article reporting that Nicolas Cage says he will not work with Amazon again because of a dispute over AI.
6 points by CharlesW | 0 comments
Variety news article reporting that Nicolas Cage refused to sign an Amazon AI waiver for the series Spider-Noir, saying he is not an AI-friendly actor.
57 points by wslh | 59 comments
Reuters report, citing the FT, that Amazon is seeking to offload about $8 billion worth of Nvidia chips to investors; the page showed only a device verification screen.
33 points by seam_carver | 54 comments
Amazon News announcement of a redesigned Kindle lineup, including thinner, lighter Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite, and Kindle Colorsoft models with a new display stack.
15 points by kiloklokillo | 8 comments
An Amazon.de third-party seller profile page, shared as an example of a seller allegedly taking orders without shipping goods.
493 points by tmp10423288442 | 149 comments
Amazon Mechanical Turk homepage with a banner announcing the crowdsourcing marketplace will permanently close on September 30, 2026.
1311 points by herbertl | 659 comments
Seth Godin blog post arguing Amazon's search ad revenue functions as a tax on merchants and publishers, distorting search results for shoppers.
521 points by bookofjoe | 506 comments
Phenomenal World analysis essay by Benjamin Y. Fong titled "The Anti-Amazon," in its Labor & Logistics section, about Costco as a contrast to Amazon.
740 points by ls612 | 548 comments
Wall Street Journal article reporting that the Amazon CEO's talks with U.S. officials triggered a crackdown on Anthropic models; the page showed a device verification screen.
320 points by Cider9986 | 170 comments
9to5Google article reporting that Motorola phones are intercepting the Amazon app to insert affiliate codes, with a video demonstration.
463 points by root-parent | 195 comments
Prism news article reporting that Amazon, Facebook, ICE, and the FBI have access to Seattle Shield, a private intelligence-sharing network run by Seattle police.
545 points by ndr42 | 435 comments
Ars Technica article (via Financial Times) reporting Amazon will require senior engineers to approve AI-assisted code changes after AWS outages linked to AI tools.
564 points by toomuchtodo | 219 comments
Matt Stoller's BIG newsletter post on California AG Rob Bonta alleging Amazon led a price-fixing scheme with online retailers and seeking an immediate halt.
318 points by c420 | 231 comments
BGR article syndicated on MSN about Ring camera owners returning their devices and how much money they can get back.
500 points by c420 | 270 comments
The Verge news report on Amazon-owned Ring canceling its planned integration with law-enforcement surveillance company Flock Safety after public backlash.
612 points by DGAP | 838 comments
Reuters news article reporting that Amazon is cutting 16,000 jobs globally as part of a restructuring tied to AI and efficiency efforts.
387 points by MrBuddyCasino | 209 comments
A post on X by Gerard Hughes saying Amazon will end inventory commingling for third-party sellers on March 31, 2026, which should reduce counterfeit risk.
580 points by felineflock | 416 comments
Fast Company article arguing that job cuts stem from companies redirecting budgets to AI spending rather than AI directly replacing workers.
836 points by skilled | 332 comments
Guardian investigation reporting that Israel required Google and Amazon to use a secret signal to alert it to foreign legal orders as part of a cloud contract.
889 points by raw_anon_1111 | 460 comments
A Register column by Corey Quinn arguing that the October 2025 AWS outage, caused by DNS issues, reflects Amazon losing senior engineers and institutional knowledge.
522 points by gman83 | 452 comments
TechCrunch article reporting that Amazon's Ring will partner with Flock, an AI camera network used by ICE, federal agencies, and police.
1633 points by pixelmelt | 493 comments
Blog post describing how the author reverse-engineered and bypassed the DRM on Amazon's Kindle web reader to read purchased books outside the official app.
346 points by ripe | 618 comments
Business Insider exclusive on an internal Amazon document explaining why the company has largely stayed out of the competition for AI talent.
1576 points by JustExAWS | 693 comments
The Register article reporting AWS CEO Matt Garman calling the idea of replacing junior staff with AI 'the dumbest thing I've ever heard'.
417 points by sebg | 218 comments
Cliff Stoll's 2021 account of a Chinese seller hijacking his Amazon Klein bottle listing via Brand Registry to take over its positive reviews.
484 points by milkshakes | 687 comments
New York Times article reporting that Amazon software developers pushed to use AI say their work has become faster-paced and more like warehouse work.
375 points by donohoe | 269 comments
Punchbowl News article reporting that Amazon plans to show consumers how much tariffs add to product prices.
428 points by johnshades | 113 comments
The Register article reporting Amazon will end on-device Alexa voice processing on March 28, 2025, sending all Echo voice requests to the cloud.
1210 points by lumerina | 377 comments
A guide page on kindlemodding.org for WinterBreak, a jailbreak for Kindle e-readers; the capture shows a Reddit network-policy block page instead.
321 points by petethomas | 356 comments
Reuters news article about Amazon workers striking at multiple US warehouses during the holiday season; the capture shows a captcha page.
624 points by swyx | 350 comments
CNBC news article reporting that Amazon will invest another $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic, a major rival to OpenAI.
518 points by bookofjoe | 610 comments
Amazon's official announcement of its new Kindle lineup, including the first color Kindle, a new Kindle Scribe, and an updated Paperwhite and entry-level Kindle.
421 points by christhecaribou | 191 comments
Reuters news article reporting that the US antitrust lawsuit against Amazon will proceed; the captured page shows a captcha challenge instead of the article.
1388 points by jbredeche | 1665 comments
CNBC news article reporting that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told corporate employees to work from the office five days a week, up from three.
428 points by marban | 770 comments
WSJ article on Amazon's Alexa and Echo devices losing billions despite being in millions of homes; the page loaded a captcha bot check instead.
417 points by walterbell | 571 comments
Gizmodo article reporting that Amazon Fresh grocery stores are moving away from the 'Just Walk Out' cashierless checkout technology.
467 points by wglb | 309 comments
Jacobin first-person article by a former Amazon warehouse worker who says they were illegally fired after speaking out about a coworker's death on the job.
1198 points by edward | 669 comments
An Amazon product listing whose title was an AI refusal message, now showing Amazon's 404 'Sorry, we couldn't find that page' error.
329 points by MurizS | 302 comments
Bloomberg news article reporting that Amazon-owned Twitch will cut about 500 employees, roughly 35% of its staff, to stem losses.
454 points by mkmk | 350 comments
FDA warning letter (MARCS-CMS 662503, December 20, 2023) to Amazon.com, Inc. concerning drugs and food products sold on its platform.
319 points by alexzeitler | 224 comments
The Verge news article reporting that Amazon Prime Video will begin showing ads on January 29th, 2024, unless subscribers pay an extra monthly fee.
464 points by cebert | 404 comments
Business Insider first-person essay by a former Amazon HR employee describing the company's PIP practices and quitting after being put on one.
637 points by PaulHoule | 569 comments
Matt Stoller's BIG newsletter post on the FTC and 17 states' antitrust lawsuit seeking to break up Amazon over practices that stop merchants from discounting elsewhere.
1079 points by marcopolis | 797 comments
FTC press release announcing its lawsuit against Amazon for illegally maintaining monopoly power through anticompetitive conduct.
493 points by jedwhite | 239 comments
Anthropic announcement of an expanded partnership with Amazon, including Amazon's investment of up to $4 billion and AWS collaboration.
339 points by fatfox | 164 comments
Fig blog announcement by Brendan Falk that the Fig team is joining AWS and Amazon has acquired Fig's technology.
334 points by rntn | 347 comments
Motherboard (Vice) article reporting that Amazon, which says it doesn't employ its delivery drivers, hired firms to prevent those drivers from unionizing.
697 points by ilamont | 403 comments
Blog post by author Jane Friedman about AI-generated books falsely sold under her name on Amazon and listed on Goodreads, and the platforms' reluctance to remove them.
530 points by pseudolus | 403 comments
Washington Post tech article on how Goodreads, once seen as the future of book reviews, has fared since being acquired by Amazon.
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649 points by reaperman | 366 comments
Louis Rossmann YouTube video saying Amazon cancelled his account after he covered a customer being locked out over an alleged "racist doorbell" incident.
768 points by graeme | 165 comments
Twitter thread by Molson Hart describing how Amazon's lawyers subpoenaed him after he criticized Amazon's seller policies in a blog post.
368 points by scrum-treats | 148 comments
Business Insider article reporting that Amazon abandoned its Shipment Zero net-zero shipping pledge and deleted the related blog post.