Visual Capitalist
Visualized: A Breakdown of Amazon’s Revenue Model
16+ min · · Here’s a look at the different parts of Amazon’s revenue model, and how much money each business segment makes. · Shared by 178, including Nicolas Babin, Glen Gilmore #MWC23, Gabriele, Sergio Caredda, Memen Isimo, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Thomas Power, Katja Evertz, Ishaaq Mohammed, Jeremy Caplan, Dean of Big Data 🎓 #DOBD, Terence Mills, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe #VivaTech
The Guardian
EU lawmakers ask Jeff Bezos whether Amazon spies on politicians
2 min · · Concern over job ads referring to monitoring of ‘hostile leaders’ and union ‘threats’ · Shared by 21
Vox
Amazon will now let you pay with your palm in its stores
4 min · · And, it hopes, other retailers’ stores in the future. · Shared by 189, including Antonio Vieira Santos, Thomas Knüwer, Wolfgang Blau, Steve Faktor, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Marc R Gagné MAPP, Alain, Dave Kemp, Brian Solis, Michael Fauscette, Michael (मुकेश), John Koetsier
Forbes
How Amazon Quietly Powers The Internet
4 min · · Amazon is running an “operating system” that powers some of today’s most important technologies such as virtual reality, machine learning, and even quantum computing. · Shared by 17, including Nicolas Babin, William Toll, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer
VICE
Amazon Is Spying on Its Workers in Closed Facebook Groups, Internal Reports Show
5 min · · The company is surveilling dozens of private Facebook groups in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Spain, according to an internal web tool and reports left on the open internet. · Shared by 46, including John Thornhill, Katja Evertz, Azeem Azhar, Marsha Collier
VICE
Amazon Is Hiring an Intelligence Analyst to Track 'Labor Organizing Threats'
2 min · · Amazon is looking to hire two people who can focus on keeping tabs on labor activists within the company. · Shared by 72, including Sergio Caredda, Trey Tweets Into the Void, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Adrian Roselli (no blue check) 🗯, Dan Primack, Xose Alberte Cea
Bloomberg
Amazon Drivers Are Hanging Smartphones in Trees to Get More Work
4 min · · A strange phenomenon has emerged near Amazon.com Inc. delivery stations and Whole Foods stores in the Chicago suburbs: smartphones dangling from trees. Contract delivery drivers are putting them there… · Shared by 230, including Dr. Roman Yampolskiy, Jose Luis Calvo, Mike Butcher, Brooks Rainwater, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Michael (मुकेश), Dr. Janet D. Stemwedel, PhD 🏳️🌈, 𝚛𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚛, Roland Wyss-Aerni 😷, Katja Evertz, Josep M. Ganyet, Paul Roetzer, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, Michael Seemann, Oliver Reichenstein, Xose Alberte Cea, Frederic Filloux, Mathew Ingram, Howard Getson
The Verge
Amazon Go’s cashierless tech may come to Whole Foods as soon as next year
1 min · · Amazon may be looking to bring cashierless tech to Whole Foods sooner rather than later. · Shared by 45, including Gideonro, Brian Roemmele, Scott Galloway
blog.aboutamazon.com
Statement by Jeff Bezos to the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary
16+ min · · Testimony before the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law · Shared by 272, including John Lilly, Elad Gil, Josh Wolfe, Jennifer Stirrup #MBA Topics: #AI #Data #Strategy, Mathew Ingram, Marsha Collier, Douglas Karr, M.G. Siegler, Casey Newton, Kevin Kelly, Benedict Evans, Brian Armstrong 🛡️, Rene Ritchie, Ouriel @Zengo, zooko❤ⓩ🛡🦓🦓🦓, Tamara Dull, Jeff Richards, Bilal Zuberi, Scott Galloway, Werner Vogels
Digital Trends
Amazon Dash Cart Lets You Skip Cashier Lines at Supermarkets
1 min · · Amazon has launched a smart shopping cart called the Dash Cart that uses sensors to tell what you're buying and lets you skip the traditional checkout lines. · Shared by 9, including 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Harold Sinnott
snopes.com
Did Amazon Solicit Donations to Help Pay Worker Sick Leave?
3 min · · After being called out for its approach to supporting seasonal and contract workers during times of crisis, the retail giant made some edits. · Shared by 10, including Judd Legum, R.NFT R “Ray” Wang 王瑞光 #1A #AI
VentureBeat
Amazon researchers develop AI that improves knowledge graph performance
2 min · · In a new study, Amazon researchers propose a technique that improves the performance of knowledge graphs, which capture complex relationships. · Shared by 12, including Bill Slawski ⚓ 🇺🇦, Chris Isak
The Verge
Why Amazon got out of the Apple App Store tax, and why other developers won’t
11+ min · · It’s leverage. The reason is leverage. · Shared by 44, including John Koetsier, Xavier Bertschy, Simeon | @dotproto@toot.cafe, Eric Seufert, Chris Messina, Michael (मुकेश)
Inc.
Jeff Bezos Just Posted an Open Letter to Amazon Employees About the Coronavirus. Every Smart Business Leader Needs to Read…
3 min · · Pay special attention to the five-part structure. · Shared by 19, including Howard Getson, Real Marsha Wright®, Frank Gruber
blog.aboutamazon.com
A message from our CEO and founder
2 min · · March 21, 2020 letter from Jeff Bezos to Amazon employees · Shared by 96, including Mark Suster, Thomas Power, Ste Davies, Esther Schindler, Location Insider, Ouriel @Zengo, Max Niederhofer, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, John Koetsier, Azeem Azhar, Mike Maples, Jr, Jonathan Kogan, Tuur Demeester, Vinny Lingham, Balaji, Chris Messina, Tamara Dull
The Independent
Amazon suspends all warehouse shipments except medical supplies and ‘high-demand’ products
· Amazon has temporarily suspended the shipment of all items from independent merchants to its warehouses that are not medical supplies or "high-demand" products. This temporary suspension will go · Shared by 30, including CyberCodeTwins, Melissa Fach 🇺🇦, Brian D. Earp, Ph.D.