Categories USA Not interested in bringing Alexa into your house? That’s OK, Amazon’s working with your LANDLORD now Posted on Posted onSeptember 4, 2020September 4, 2020By Editor Amazon has rolled out a whole-building version of its Alexa AI voice assistant for landlords, billing ‘Alexa for Residential’ as extending smart-home functionality to renters – tenants’ consent apparently not required. … Read More >Not interested in bringing Alexa into your house? That’s OK, Amazon’s working with your LANDLORD now
Categories USA World’s richest man, who has history of working with the CIA, gets official approval to unleash Amazon drones on the US Posted on Posted onSeptember 1, 2020September 1, 2020By Editor The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has given approval for Amazon to operate its Prime Air delivery drones, an idea billionaire owner Jeff Bezos first introduced in 2013. … Read More >World’s richest man, who has history of working with the CIA, gets official approval to unleash Amazon drones on the US
Categories Business Indian merchants sue Amazon over unfair business practices – report Posted on Posted onAugust 28, 2020August 28, 2020By Editor US e-commerce behemoth Amazon could face a new regulatory challenge in India as a group representing over 2,000 vendors has filed a lawsuit claiming the retailer’s mistreatment may drive some sellers out of business. … Read More >Indian merchants sue Amazon over unfair business practices – report
Categories EU Amazon pulls disgusting ‘realistic’ child sex dolls from website in France Posted on Posted onAugust 20, 2020August 20, 2020By Editor Amazon France has withdrawn advertisements for child-sized realistic sex dolls, following a campaign by activists. However, worldwide laws against the dolls remain scant, and Amazon’s enforcement is lacking … Read More >Amazon pulls disgusting ‘realistic’ child sex dolls from website in France
Categories Shows Hearing out big tech: congressional trust bust? Posted on Posted onAugust 6, 2020August 6, 2020By Editor Big tech bosses from Apple, Amazon, Facebook, and Google appear at the center of congressional hearings focused on whether their companies are stifling competition and free speech. … Read More >Hearing out big tech: congressional trust bust?
Categories Shows Making Chevron pay for poisoning people in Ecuador, and the truth about Ghislaine Maxwell Posted on Posted onJuly 10, 2020July 10, 2020By Editor Paul Paz y Mino, the director of Amazon Watch, spoke to Lee with an update on a case that’s playing out in Ecuador. Chevron merged with Texaco after Texaco purposefully poisoned the land and people of the Ecuadorean Amazon while sacking oil resources. … Read More >Making Chevron pay for poisoning people in Ecuador, and the truth about Ghislaine Maxwell
Categories Russia Amazon fined by US government after Crimeans trick automatic sanction screening to get packages delivered Posted on Posted onJuly 10, 2020July 10, 2020By Editor The US Treasury Department has fined Amazon $134,523 for violating sanctions related to Crimea, the Black Sea peninsula reabsorbed by Russia in 2014. … Read More >Amazon fined by US government after Crimeans trick automatic sanction screening to get packages delivered
Categories USA ‘Cancel culture despises diversity of opinion’: Publisher says Amazon suspended paid ads for new book on ‘transgender craze’ Posted on Posted onJune 22, 2020June 22, 2020By Editor The burgeoning ‘cancel culture’ has forced Amazon to ax an ad campaign for a book by a Wall Street Journal author which is critical of liberal views on transgender identity, its publishing company has said. … Read More >‘Cancel culture despises diversity of opinion’: Publisher says Amazon suspended paid ads for new book on ‘transgender craze’
Categories World Amazon uses augmented reality to spy on its staff to ensure social distancing Posted on Posted onJune 17, 2020June 17, 2020By Editor Amazon has previously admitted to policing its workers. Now it’s using AR to make sure they maintain WHO-sanctioned social distancing at all times inside its warehouses. … Read More >Amazon uses augmented reality to spy on its staff to ensure social distancing
Categories Business Amazon under investigation in 2 US states for unfair treatment of 3rd-party sellers – reports Posted on Posted onJune 14, 2020June 14, 2020By Editor One of the most valuable US tech companies, Amazon, is facing scrutiny in both California and Washington as state investigators are reportedly looking into its business practices, according to media reports. … Read More >Amazon under investigation in 2 US states for unfair treatment of 3rd-party sellers – reports
