Amazon Acquires Self-Driving Startup Zoox Led By Black Female CEO for $1.2 Billion
Amazon purchased Zoox, a developer of autonomous vehicles, for $1.2 billion. Zoox CEO Aicha Evans will remain in her current position....
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Racial Justice Org Blasts Amazon One-Year Ban of Facial Recognition Software as ‘Bare Minimum’
The Action Center on Race and the Economy has called Amazon's one-year ban of its Rekognition software to law enforcement agencies the "bare minimum."...
Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos Says He Supports Black Lives Matter But Activists Say Otherwise
Although Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos publicly proclaimed support for the Black Lives Matters movement, Amazon reportedly has deep ties to policing....
Could Coronavirus Help Amazon Workers Unionize?
By Nandita Bose and Krystal Hu WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Warehouse employees last month staged a walkout in Michigan to demand safer working conditions at their...
Black-Owned Specialty Coffee Brand Expands Into Whole Foods and Amazon
Blk & Bold, which claims to be the first-ever black-owned nationally distributed coffee and tea brand, officially launched in Whole Foods Market and Amazon....
Racial Justice and Advocacy Groups Call for Health and Safety Protections for Amazon Workers Amid COVID-19
Social justice groups are calling for protections for Amazon workers after six black staffers were fired for speaking out about workplace health and safety issues....
Amazon To Hire 75,000 Additional Workers
Amazon has announced it will hire an additional 75,000 workers at its facilities due to an increase in online orders, the company said Monday....
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is Donating $100 Million to Feeding America For Coronavirus Relief
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos donating $100 Million to Feeding America...
Amazon To Deploy Face Masks, Temperature Checks By Next Week
The retail giant Amazon has announced that it will roll out temperature checks and face masks for staff at all its U.S. and European warehouses....
Amazon Employee Fired After Organizing Staff Walkout Demanding Coronavirus Protections
An Amazon employee who coordinated a walkout of dozens of staff from its Staten Island warehouse has been fired after the retail giant said he...