Amazon

  • Amazon to Lay Off Over 18,000 Employees

    Even Amazon isn’t immune to the worsening economy. As the global economy remains in the grips of inflation and potential recession, even the largest, most powerful companies have been forced to cut back and...
  • Amazon to Hold Second Prime Day in October

    Amazon is looking to start the holiday shopping season even earlier this year. Typically, online retail giant Amazon holds its annual Prime Day sale in the summer, as it did this year. During this...
  • Peloton to Begin Selling Merchandise on Amazon

    After years of exclusivity, Peloton is finally allowing third-party sales. Since it first launched as a company, exercise device manufacturer Peloton has maintained a strict direct-to-consumer policy. For a long time, the only way...
  • New York Amazon Workers Vote to Unionize

    A grassroots campaign has led to the company’s first labor union. For the first time in Amazon’s history of operation in the United States, workers at one of its warehouses have officially voted to...
  • Amazon Games Head Stepping Down

    Mike Frazzini is leaving the company. After its initial founding in 2012, Amazon Game Studios, Amazon’s video game development subsidiary, had a long string of misfires and rough patches, with games either being repeatedly...
  • Amazon to Ban Visa Credit Cards in the UK

    Amazon won’t accept Visa cards due to high fees. Online retailer Amazon announced today that starting in January, they will no longer accept payment on their platform with Visa credit cards specifically in the...