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FTC alleges Amazon illegally made $20 billion by rigging billions of ad auctions

FTC says firm replaces actual ad-auction results "with higher prices set by Amazon."

Amazon reveals plans to spend $200bn in one year the day after Bezos guts Washington Post

Tech giant reports $213bn in revenue after its founder, who owns the Post, lays off a third of newspaper’s employees

We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility

We placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.

Software Update Automatically Turns off Amazon Delivery Drivers’ AC During Dangerous Summer Heat

A new software update is turning off the AC in Amazon delivery vans after 10 minutes or 30 seconds under certain conditions.

Amazon Gets Into The AI Podcast Slop Business

Late last year we wrote about a new startup that was flooding the internet with AI-generated podcast slop. Featuring fake hosts having fake discussions, the startup proudly stated it was creating a…

Amazon’s Alexa+ Now Produces AI-Generated ‘Podcasts’ Featuring Chats Between Two Robot ‘Co-Hosts’

The podcast industry suddenly has a big new player: Amazon's Alexa+ AI-powered voice assistant, which can now create extended 'podcasts' on any topic.

‘Order from Amazon’: Tech giants storing mass data for Israel’s war

The Israeli army is using Amazon’s cloud service and AI from Google and Microsoft for military activities in Gaza, investigation reveals.

Google and Amazon: Acknowledged Risks, and Ignored Responsibilities

In late 2024, we urged Google and Amazon to honor their human rights commitments. Since then, a stream of additional reporting has reinforced that our concerns were well-founded. Yet despite mounting

Newly unsealed records reveal Amazon’s price-fixing tactics, California attorney general claims

Exclusive: A trove of previously redacted documents was filed as part of the tech giant’s anti-trust battle with the state of California. Amazon denies it engages in price-fixing

Emails show Amazon colluding with other firms to raise prices, California authorities allege

The previously redacted messages were unveiled as part of an antitrust battle with California attorney general Rob Bonta

Tech moguls Altman, Bezos and Zuckerberg donate to Trump's inauguration fund

The donations are seen as the latest example of tech moguls' changing stance toward the incoming president. During his first administration, Trump clashed with Bezos and Zuckerberg.