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The hidden cost of your Prime Day purchasesThe hidden cost of your Prime Day purchases
Labor

For Amazon workers, the bevy of sales reinforces the human toll of “same-day delivery, lifetime of injury.”

By Sam Delgado
Prime Day isn’t just for Amazon anymorePrime Day isn’t just for Amazon anymore
Money

Is Amazon’s big made-up shopping holiday past its prime?

By Whizy Kim
Why I quit SpotifyWhy I quit Spotify
Technology

I dove into the scary world of streaming bundles, and now Dolly Parton talks to me while I walk.

By Adam Clark Estes
9 questions about the government’s effort to break up Amazon9 questions about the government’s effort to break up Amazon
Technology

Why the FTC is going after your Prime subscription (and a few other things).

By Sara Morrison and A.W. Ohlheiser
The government’s case to break up Amazon, explainedThe government’s case to break up Amazon, explained
Technology

The Federal Trade Commission, led by longtime Amazon critic Lina Khan, finally makes its move.

By Sara Morrison
Your AI personal assistant is almost here — assuming you actually want itYour AI personal assistant is almost here — assuming you actually want it
Artificial Intelligence

Google, Amazon, and Microsoft have a vision for generative AI. Will it work?

By Sara Morrison
We all just fell for Amazon’s made-up holiday yet againWe all just fell for Amazon’s made-up holiday yet again
Money

Get something you didn’t need on Prime Day? You’re not alone.

By Emily Stewart
Amazon, Walmart, and the price we pay for low pricesAmazon, Walmart, and the price we pay for low prices
Money

Amazon and Walmart are a little bit evil and make us a little bit evil, too.

By Emily Stewart
The government is suing Amazon over how hard it is to cancel PrimeThe government is suing Amazon over how hard it is to cancel Prime
Technology

Just in time for Prime Day!

By Sara Morrison
Silicon Valley’s vibe shiftSilicon Valley’s vibe shift
Technology
By Vox Staff
Your favorite tech giant wants you to know it’s a startup again
Technology

Facebook, Google, and Amazon are trying to get their groove back.

By Rani Molla and Shirin Ghaffary
Inside the battle for the future of AmazonInside the battle for the future of Amazon
Technology

After the largest corporate layoffs in its history, the tech giant is at a crossroads.

By Jason Del Rey
Big Tech’s Big Flops of 2022Big Tech’s Big Flops of 2022
Technology

We bid adieu to moonshots, Portals, and ad-free Netflix.

By Sara Morrison
Amazon’s antitrust settlement in Europe sure looks like a win for AmazonAmazon’s antitrust settlement in Europe sure looks like a win for Amazon
Technology

Amazon was already considering a change that regulators are now framing as a win.

By Jason Del Rey
Layoffs, buyouts, and rescinded offers: Amazon’s status as a top tech employer is taking a hitLayoffs, buyouts, and rescinded offers: Amazon’s status as a top tech employer is taking a hit
Technology

A leaked memo shows Amazon was concerned with attracting and retaining top engineers earlier this year.

By Jason Del Rey
A leaked Amazon memo may help explain why the tech giant is pushing out so many recruitersA leaked Amazon memo may help explain why the tech giant is pushing out so many recruiters
Technology

Amazon has quietly been developing AI software to screen job applicants.

By Jason Del Rey
Amazon employees will be in layoff limbo into 2023Amazon employees will be in layoff limbo into 2023
Technology

After 48 hours of chaos and silence from top company leaders, many employees still don’t know if they’ll have jobs next year.

By Jason Del Rey
Basically everything on Amazon has become an ad
Technology

Inside the under-the-radar business that makes more money than Amazon Prime.

By Jason Del Rey
Elizabeth Warren wants to keep Big Tech from taking over your carElizabeth Warren wants to keep Big Tech from taking over your car
Technology

The senator is asking the FTC and the DOJ to watch out for Amazon’s, Apple’s, and Google’s moves into your dashboard.

By Sara Morrison
The Big Tech boom is over and Wall Street knows itThe Big Tech boom is over and Wall Street knows it
Technology

Meta and the rest aren’t going away, but now they’re big boring companies. Maybe that’s not a terrible thing.

By Peter Kafka
Why Amazon’s stock price is tanking — and why that should worry youWhy Amazon’s stock price is tanking — and why that should worry you
Technology

The tech giant warned that businesses are cutting spending and customers are tightening their belts.

By Jason Del Rey
The Amazon Labor Union suffers another loss but vows to keep fightingThe Amazon Labor Union suffers another loss but vows to keep fighting
Technology

Amazon workers at the ALB1 warehouse near Albany, New York, voted 406-206 against unionizing.

By Jason Del Rey
Amazon workers in upstate New York are fighting for a crucial second union winAmazon workers in upstate New York are fighting for a crucial second union win
Technology

The election at the ALB1 Amazon warehouse near Albany could prove the Staten Island union victory was no fluke.

By Jason Del Rey
Amazon’s robots are getting closer to replacing human handsAmazon’s robots are getting closer to replacing human hands
Technology

A new Amazon robot handles 1,000 items an hour.

By Jason Del Rey
Who owns what in Big Media todayWho owns what in Big Media today
Technology

How to track which media company owns your favorite show — and why that may no longer be a media company.

By Rani Molla and Peter Kafka
Amazon’s CEO still isn’t accepting the historic Staten Island union victoryAmazon’s CEO still isn’t accepting the historic Staten Island union victory
Technology

“There are a lot of very disturbing irregularities,” Andy Jassy said.

By Jason Del Rey
Some Amazon Prime customers say they don’t have two-day shipping anymoreSome Amazon Prime customers say they don’t have two-day shipping anymore
Technology

A former Amazon employee found that, in large areas of Washington state, Prime deliveries can take four to five business days.

By Jason Del Rey
Exclusive: Inside Amazon’s plan to “neutralize” powerful unions by hiring ex-inmates and “vulnerable students”Exclusive: Inside Amazon’s plan to “neutralize” powerful unions by hiring ex-inmates and “vulnerable students”
Technology

Leaked memo reveals the tech giant’s plans to combat the Teamsters in California.

By Jason Del Rey
Amazon wants to be your doctor now, tooAmazon wants to be your doctor now, too
Technology

The e-commerce giant is buying One Medical for $4 billion.

By Sara Morrison
Amazon executives have discussed ditching Amazon Basics to appease regulatorsAmazon executives have discussed ditching Amazon Basics to appease regulators
Technology

The tech giant has faced scrutiny from regulators over its in-house brands.

By Jason Del Rey
Amazon’s Ring privacy problem is backAmazon’s Ring privacy problem is back
Technology

Like it or not, Amazon can give Ring footage to cops without your permission — or even a warrant.

By Sara Morrison
Leaked Amazon memo warns the company is running out of people to hire
Technology

Unions might not be the tech giant’s biggest labor threat.

By Jason Del Rey
Apple and Google are coming for your carApple and Google are coming for your car
Technology

Big Tech’s big car ambitions have antitrust advocates worried.

By Sara Morrison
Amazon fired Chris Smalls. Now the new union leader is one of its biggest problems.
Technology

What’s next for the face of America’s new labor movement.

By Shirin Ghaffary
Amazon’s surprising new delivery partners: Rural mom-and-pop shopsAmazon’s surprising new delivery partners: Rural mom-and-pop shops
Technology

The e-commerce giant is recruiting local businesses in Alabama, Mississippi, and Nebraska as part of a secretive new delivery program.

By Jason Del Rey
Amazon’s worker union just lost in New York City. Where does it go from here?Amazon’s worker union just lost in New York City. Where does it go from here?
Technology

The loss at an Amazon sort center in Staten Island comes a month after a historic win at a nearby warehouse.

By Jason Del Rey
The Amazonification of the American workforce
The Highlight

The e-commerce giant’s labor issues expose the complicated truth about getting what we want when we want it.

By Jason Del Rey
Congrats! You formed a union. Now comes the hard part.Congrats! You formed a union. Now comes the hard part.
Technology

The boring, crucial work that happens now that Starbucks and Amazon have unionized.

By Rani Molla
How a bunch of Starbucks baristas built a labor movement
Technology

Inside Starbucks’s successful 21st-century union drive.

By Rani Molla
America finally gets an Amazon unionAmerica finally gets an Amazon union
Technology

Amazon wanted to make former employee Chris Smalls the face of labor activism. He just handed Amazon its first US union.

By Jason Del Rey