Big Tech In Washington's Hot Seat: What You Need To Know
The heads of Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple will face lawmakers' questions about whether they are using their power to squash competition.
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On Amazon, Dubious 'Antiviral' Supplements Proliferate Amid Pandemic
Federal law generally prohibits dietary supplements from claiming to treat specific diseases or viruses. Yet NPR found more than 100 products sold on Amazon that make unsubstantiated antiviral claims.
Hiring Underway At Amazon Fulfillment Center In Kernersville
Amazon has begun the hiring process for a new fulfillment center in Kernersville, where it expects to fill over 1,000 full-time positions.
EPA Orders Amazon and EBay to Stop Selling Bogus Coronavirus-Fighting Products
On Thursday the EPA ordered the e-commerce giants to stop selling a list of unregistered and misbranded products, some of which contained toxic chemicals like methylene chloride and chlorine dioxide.
Amazon Halts Police Use Of Its Facial Recognition Technology
Amazon is the latest tech company to respond to demands that law enforcement not have access to controversial facial recognition technology.
Amazon Is Offering To Keep 125,000 Workers It Hired For The Pandemic
Amazon has hired 175,000 temporary workers to deal with a spike in online shopping during the coronavirus pandemic. Now it's offering most of them permanent jobs.
His New Amazon Warehouse Job Got Him Something He Really Wanted From His Previous Job
The hourly pay at Amazon is much lower than what Theodore Johnson earned as a massage therapist, but the new job comes with a key benefit he didn't have before.
More Essential Than Ever, Low-Wage Workers Demand More
In this lockdown, low-wage workers have been publicly declared "essential" — up there with doctors and nurses. But the workers say their pay, benefits and protections don't reflect it.
Amazon Warehouse Safety 'Inadequate,' N.Y. Attorney General's Office Says
Amazon may have violated federal health and safety standards as well as New York's whistleblower law, the New York attorney general's office wrote to Amazon in a letter obtained by NPR.
Amazon To Change Time-Off Policy During Pandemic, Extend Pay Bump
Unlimited unpaid time off will end next week. Instead, warehouse workers can take regular accrued time off or a leave of absence. The company's pay bumps will apply through mid-May.