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Amazon’s ‘Netradyne’ AI reportedly tracks driver’s moves and has allegedly cited them for violations if they do anything from sipping coffee to scratching their beard while on the move.Photo: Justin Sullivan (Getty Images)The dark overlord Sauron that is the online retail giant Amazon always has its eye on its workers, and none more so than its delivery drivers. One TikTok shows how Amazon’s in-van cameras and AI system can track everything, from how often they buckle up, to whether they take their hand off the steering…

The strike was organized by GMB Union employees at Amazon’s BHX4 in Coventry, England. Image: Dan Kitwood (Getty Images)Amazon fulfillment center laborers in the United Kingdom have launched the first company strike involving warehouse employees in the country’s history. The strike began yesterday in Coventry, demanding more than the 50 pence per hour wage increase that the company offered. The strike is being conducted by the GMB Union, a trade union with over 500,000 members across a variety of industries. According to…

Amazon claims that AmazonSmile has donated $400 million to U.S. charities.Image: David Ryder (Getty Images)Amazon is set to shutter its charity program AmazonSmile next month. The move comes as the company lets go of thousands of employees as the e-commerce giant looks to cut cuts. Amazon’s AmazonSmile is a charity program where the company would donate donate 0.5% of the price of eligible products at smile.amazon.com. The program has been advertised as an easy way to donate to a user’s favorite charity simply by buying…

This item from the brand “vogueteen” was being listed as a “Gammadion Cross” as well as “Buddhism Hinduism Pendant Necklace” on Amazon. Also notice how the various skull masks often associated with far-right groups are often bought alongside the necklace.Screenshot: The Simon Wiesenthal CenterOnce again, Amazon is being put on blast for racist and anti-Semitic products that third-party sellers are funneling through the retail giant’s platform.The nonprofit Simon Wiesenthal Center wrote a letter to Amazon founder and…

Photo: Oli Scarff (Getty Images)Amazon reportedly dropped its Bar Raiser program during its hiring process for some candidates, allegedly leading to a quantity-over-quality hiring process. Business Insider reported that last week’s mass layoffs, which amounted to roughly 18,000 Amazon employees, were partly the result of quickly hiring individuals who were not up to par with the company’s former standards.According to Amazon’s website, the Bar Raiser program includes bringing in a third-party individual to oversee the…

Photo: Leon Neal (Getty Images)On Monday, Amazon announced its Buy with Prime offering will be available for U.S.-based merchants on January 31. The feature allows merchants to offer Prime members benefits through apps and storefronts that aren’t controlled by Amazon. The company said in a press release today that it found a recent test run was successful, resulting in a 25% increase in shopper conversion rates for third-party participants. Buy with Prime will provide users with two-day delivery and the opportunity to…

Photo: Scott Olson (Getty Images)Amazon warehouse workers in New York may finally have some legal reprieve from the company’s alleged soul crushing AI-assisted productive quotas. Those quotas were partly responsible for harrowing accounts of Amazon workers last year admitting they felt pressured to pee in bottles to avoid performance penalties. On Wednesday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the Warehouse Worker Protection Act, which protects those warehouse workers from disciplinary action or firing for…

Photo: Maja Hitij (Getty Images)After years of squirming, Amazon agreed to implement a raft of major business practice concessions to the European Commission to avoid paying a looming multi-billion dollar antitrust fine. Though Amazon will walk away from the skirmish without having to drain its wallet, the concessions could fan the flames for similar actions being pursued in parallel by other government regulators around the world. The deal this week puts to rest two years-long antitrust investigations that could have…

Image Source : PIXABAY Amazon Amazon has rolled out a subscription-based service, Prime Gaming, which offers access to a number of gaming titles, to its members in India. This launch comes weeks after the company started testing the service in the South Asian market, reports TechCrunch. Amazon Prime and Video subscribers can access the gaming service, which offers a…

Amazon is looking to verify its own ads, and ads from third-party companies through Amazon Ads.Image: Quinn Rooney (Getty Images)Jeff Bezos’ Amazon has a trade offer for you: Amazon will monitor your phone data to verify ads and in exchange, you get $2 a month. Try not to spend it all in one place.Business Insider reported on the news yesterday, citing Amazon’s Shopper Panel, which is hyper-exclusive and invite only, while also featuring an ad verification program. The Amazon Shopper Panel offers users $10 to submit 10…