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Google partners with Elementl Power on nuclear energy sites as power demand for AI grows
Read full article: Google partners with Elementl Power on nuclear energy sites as power demand for AI growsGoogle is partnering with Elementl Power on three project sites for advanced nuclear energy amid the rapidly growing demand for artificial intelligence, the companies said Wednesday.
Amazon posts solid first quarter earnings growth, but outlook is tempered by tariff uncertainty
Read full article: Amazon posts solid first quarter earnings growth, but outlook is tempered by tariff uncertaintyAmazon posted higher first-quarter profit and sales that beat analysts’ projections, underscoring the online behemoth’s hold on shoppers looking for low prices and a wide selection in an uncertain economy.
Amazon is not planning to break out tariff costs online as White House attacks potential move
Read full article: Amazon is not planning to break out tariff costs online as White House attacks potential moveAmazon is not planning to display added tariff costs next to product prices on its site — despite a report that sparked speculation the e-commerce giant would soon show the new import charges, as well as fiery comments from President Donald Trump’s White House denouncing such a move.
UPS to cut 20,000 jobs, close some facilities as it reduces amount of Amazon shipments it handles
Read full article: UPS to cut 20,000 jobs, close some facilities as it reduces amount of Amazon shipments it handlesUPS is looking to slash about 20,000 jobs and close more than 70 facilities as it drastically reduces the amount of Amazon shipments it handles.
Brazilian justice orders government to seize lands with proven illegal deforestation
Read full article: Brazilian justice orders government to seize lands with proven illegal deforestationA justice on Brazil’s Supreme Court has ordered the federal government to seize private properties when owners are found responsible for illegal wildfires or deforestation.
Big Tech's 'Magnificent Seven' heads into earnings season reeling from Trump turbulence
Read full article: Big Tech's 'Magnificent Seven' heads into earnings season reeling from Trump turbulenceAs Big Tech kicks off its quarterly earnings season this week, the industry’s bellwether companies have been thrust into a cauldron of uncertainty and turmoil that they didn’t anticipate when Donald Trump re-entered the White House less than 100 days ago.
LIVE: Weather delay pushes back ULA launch of Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral
Read full article: LIVE: Weather delay pushes back ULA launch of Atlas V rocket from Cape CanaveralThe inaugural launch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper will use a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket to deliver the first satellites of the constellation into low Earth orbit (LEO).
Indigenous march in Brazil to demand more land be set aside for their stewardship
Read full article: Indigenous march in Brazil to demand more land be set aside for their stewardshipWith the first U.N. climate talks in the Amazon approaching, thousands of Indigenous people marched Tuesday in Brazil’s capital, demanding the state guarantee and expand their rights to traditional lands as part of the solution to the world’s climate crisis.
Statham’s 'A Working Man’ upsets ‘Snow White’ to take No. 1 at the box office
Read full article: Statham’s 'A Working Man’ upsets ‘Snow White’ to take No. 1 at the box officeIn an unexpected upset, the Jason Statham thriller “A Working Man” has taken the No_ 1 spot at the box office, besting the rapidly declining performance of “Snow White.”.
Five Stars or Fake? How to spot deceptive online reviews
Read full article: Five Stars or Fake? How to spot deceptive online reviewsWhether we’re checking out a hotel, rental home or buying something on Amazon, online reviews play a huge part in our decision. In fact, 95% of customers read online reviews before making a purchase. But some of them might not be real at all.
Amazon sues Consumer Product Safety Commission over recall order for hazardous products
Read full article: Amazon sues Consumer Product Safety Commission over recall order for hazardous productsAmazon is suing the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission for finding the e-commerce giant legally responsible for the recalls of hundreds of thousands of products sold on its site.
Amazon ends little-used privacy feature that let Echo users opt out of sending recordings to company
Read full article: Amazon ends little-used privacy feature that let Echo users opt out of sending recordings to companyAmazon is ending a little-used privacy feature that let some users of its Echo smart speaker prevent their voice commands from going to the company’s cloud.
FTC reverses its request for a delay in an Amazon trial, says it has resources to litigate the case
Read full article: FTC reverses its request for a delay in an Amazon trial, says it has resources to litigate the caseA lawyer for the Federal Trade Commission has walked back his comments about a lack of resources and staff turnover interfering with the agency’s preparations for a trial involving Amazon’s Prime program.
Amazon's new AI-powered Alexa promises to be your 'best friend in a digital world' for a monthly fee
Read full article: Amazon's new AI-powered Alexa promises to be your 'best friend in a digital world' for a monthly feeAmazon on Wednesday unveiled a generative-AI infused Alexa that it says will allow the popular voice assistant to have more personality, check a user’s tone and even plan romantic dates.
Amazon MGM takes creative reins of James Bond, ending an era of family control of 007
Read full article: Amazon MGM takes creative reins of James Bond, ending an era of family control of 007In a James Bond shakeup that stirred the film industry, MGM Amazon announced that the studio has taken the creative reins of the 007 franchise after decades of family control.
Amazon to pay nearly $4M to settle lawsuit alleging it took tips from drivers
Read full article: Amazon to pay nearly $4M to settle lawsuit alleging it took tips from driversAmazon has agreed to pay nearly $4 million to settle charges that the e-commerce company subsidized its labor costs by taking tips its delivery drivers received from customers.
Amazon's Whole Foods asks agency to set aside the results of a union win at a Philadelphia store
Read full article: Amazon's Whole Foods asks agency to set aside the results of a union win at a Philadelphia storeAmazon-owned Whole Foods is asking the National Labor Relations Board to set aside the results of a union election that led to a labor win.
Surreal prices for COP30 in Brazil's Amazon leave attendees scrambling for a place to stay
Read full article: Surreal prices for COP30 in Brazil's Amazon leave attendees scrambling for a place to stayNine months ahead of the 2025 U.N. climate conference known as COP30, prices for lodging are alarming those who want to attend the event in Belem, Brazil’s Amazonian host city.
Workers at a Whole Foods Market in Philadelphia become the 1st to unionize
Read full article: Workers at a Whole Foods Market in Philadelphia become the 1st to unionizeWorkers at a Whole Foods Market in Pennsylvania have voted to unionize, becoming the first group of employees to pull off a labor win at the Amazon-owned grocery store chain.
Meta nixes diversity and inclusion program as it prepares for second Trump administration
Read full article: Meta nixes diversity and inclusion program as it prepares for second Trump administrationJoining companies such as John Deere and Walmart, Facebook and Instagram’s parent company Meta Platforms Inc. is getting rid of its diversity, equity and inclusion program, a company spokesperson confirmed on Friday.
What to buy in January to save big bucks
Read full article: What to buy in January to save big bucksNow that the gift-giving season is over, it’s time to kick off 2025 by treating yourself. The main event in January is Martin Luther King weekend, which tends to bring big sales of mattresses. But it doesn’t stop there.
The internet is rife with fake reviews. Will AI make it worse?
Read full article: The internet is rife with fake reviews. Will AI make it worse?Researchers and watchdog groups say the emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools that allow people to efficiently produce detailed and novel online reviews has put merchants, service providers and consumers in uncharted territory.
Santa braves the sticky heat of the Amazon jungle to bring gifts to children in Brazilian village
Read full article: Santa braves the sticky heat of the Amazon jungle to bring gifts to children in Brazilian villageSanta Claus has braved the sticky heat of the Amazon rainforest this weekend, taking two boats to bring gifts to the children of a small village near the Brazilian city of Manaus.
Amazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do with it
Read full article: Amazon and Starbucks workers are on strike. Trump might have something to do with itAmazon delivery drivers and Starbucks baristas are on strike in a handful of U.S. cities as they seek to exert pressure on the two major companies to recognize them as unionized employees or to meet demands for an inaugural labor contract.
Police want to identify Jacksonville man accused in Amazon truck theft
Read full article: Police want to identify Jacksonville man accused in Amazon truck theftJacksonville police are looking to identify a man accused of stealing an Amazon truck nearly two weeks ago, leaving it with no packages inside.
Amazon workers are striking at multiple facilities. Here's what you should know
Read full article: Amazon workers are striking at multiple facilities. Here's what you should knowAmazon workers affiliated with the Teamsters union are on strike for a second day at seven of the company’s delivery hubs just days before Christmas.
Bestselling author Emily Rath debuts new fantasy novel
Read full article: Bestselling author Emily Rath debuts new fantasy novelRenowned New York Times, USA Today, and #1 Amazon bestselling author Emily Rath is set to captivate readers once again with the release of her debut fantasy novel, North Is The Night. Launching TODAY, this highly anticipated work is the first installment in the Tuonela duet, a dark fantasy series inspired by Finnish mythology.
What does Big Tech hope to gain from warming up to Trump?
Read full article: What does Big Tech hope to gain from warming up to Trump?In a string of visits, dinners, calls, monetary pledges and social media overtures, big tech chiefs have joined a parade of business and world leaders in trying to improve their standing with President-elect Donald Trump before he takes office in January.
Senate report alleges Amazon rejected warehouse safety recommendations due to productivity concerns
Read full article: Senate report alleges Amazon rejected warehouse safety recommendations due to productivity concernsA U.S. Senate committee says at least two internal Amazon studies have found a relationship between worker speed and injuries in the online retailer's warehouses.
Holiday shipping deadlines are looming; When carriers say to get your gifts in the mail
Read full article: Holiday shipping deadlines are looming; When carriers say to get your gifts in the mailMail carriers are preparing for a busy holiday shipping season. Several major carriers published their holiday calendar on when to get items in the mail.
Trump hosts Apple CEO at Mar-a-Lago as big tech leaders continue outreach to president-elect
Read full article: Trump hosts Apple CEO at Mar-a-Lago as big tech leaders continue outreach to president-electDonald Trump is hosting Apple CEO Tim Cook for a Friday evening dinner at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago resort.
Environmental groups condemn new laws threatening soybean restrictions in Brazil's Amazon
Read full article: Environmental groups condemn new laws threatening soybean restrictions in Brazil's AmazonDozens of environmental nonprofits issued a manifesto Thursday condemning new laws in Brazilian states that threaten to dismantle the Amazon soy moratorium.
Brazilian beef and leather companies fall short in tackling deforestation, a study finds
Read full article: Brazilian beef and leather companies fall short in tackling deforestation, a study findsThe next United Nations climate conference will be held in Belem, the capital of an Amazon region where widespread deforestation has turned the surrounding rainforest from a vital carbon sink into a significant carbon source.
Jeff Bezos says he is 'optimistic' about a new Trump term and can help with cutting regulations
Read full article: Jeff Bezos says he is 'optimistic' about a new Trump term and can help with cutting regulationsAmazon founder Jeff Bezos says he is “optimistic” about President-elect Donald Trump’s second term and expressed some excitement about potential regulatory cutbacks in the coming years.
EU pushes back deforestation law by a year after outcry from global producers
Read full article: EU pushes back deforestation law by a year after outcry from global producersThe European Union has agreed to delay by a year the introduction of new rules to ban the sale of products that lead to massive deforestation.
District of Columbia says Amazon secretly stopped fast deliveries to 2 predominantly Black ZIP codes
Read full article: District of Columbia says Amazon secretly stopped fast deliveries to 2 predominantly Black ZIP codesThe District of Columbia is alleging in a lawsuit that Amazon secretly stopped providing its fastest delivery service to residents of two predominantly Black neighborhoods in the city.
As Amazon expands use of warehouse robots, what will it mean for workers?
Read full article: As Amazon expands use of warehouse robots, what will it mean for workers?Amazon has introduced a handful of robots in its warehouses that the e-commerce giant says will improve efficiency and reduce employee injuries.
These Peruvian women left the Amazon, but their homeland still inspires their songs and crafts
Read full article: These Peruvian women left the Amazon, but their homeland still inspires their songs and craftsMany Shipibo-Konibo craftswomen migrated from their Indigenous communities in the Amazon to Peru's capital, Lima, in the past few decades.
Amazon to invest an additional $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic
Read full article: Amazon to invest an additional $4 billion in AI startup AnthropicAmazon is investing an additional $4 billion in the artificial intelligence startup Anthropic as major technology companies rush to fund generative AI.
Indigenous leaders travel to UK from Peru to draw attention to oil damage and banking
Read full article: Indigenous leaders travel to UK from Peru to draw attention to oil damage and bankingIndigenous leaders from the Wampis Nation in Peru are urging lawmakers at the House of Commons in London to ban international banks’ support for Amazon oil activities they say harm their ancestral rainforests.
FWC offering substantial discount on hunting, fishing licenses
Read full article: FWC offering substantial discount on hunting, fishing licensesOn Wednesday, the FWC announced that it is offering a 50% discount on select hunting and fishing licenses through Jan. 3, 2025, including the annual and five-year Gold Sportsman license, along with the Youth Lifetime Sportsman licenses.
Amazon and Elon Musk's SpaceX challenge labor agency's constitutionality in federal court
Read full article: Amazon and Elon Musk's SpaceX challenge labor agency's constitutionality in federal courtAttorneys for Amazon and Elon Musk’s SpaceX have argued in a federal appeals court that the National Labor Relations Board’s structure is unconstitutional.
From the Amazon rainforest, Biden declares nobody can reverse US progress on clean energy
Read full article: From the Amazon rainforest, Biden declares nobody can reverse US progress on clean energyJoe Biden witnessed the devastation of drought up close as the first sitting American president to set foot the Amazon rainforest.
Amazon launches an online discount storefront to better compete with Shein and Temu
Read full article: Amazon launches an online discount storefront to better compete with Shein and TemuAmazon has launched a low-cost online storefront featuring electronics, apparel and other products priced at under $20.
Amazon workers in Alabama will have third labor union vote after judge finds illegal influence
Read full article: Amazon workers in Alabama will have third labor union vote after judge finds illegal influenceAmazon workers in Alabama will have the opportunity decide whether to unionize for the third time in three years.
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon drops by nearly 31% compared to previous year
Read full article: Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon drops by nearly 31% compared to previous yearAccording to official monitoring, Amazon rainforest loss in Brazil dropped by one-third compared to the previous year, according to official monitoring.
Police in Brazil indict Colombian fish trader in high profile killing in Amazon region
Read full article: Police in Brazil indict Colombian fish trader in high profile killing in Amazon regionBrazilian police have indicted a Colombian fish trader as the person who planned the slayings of Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira and British journalist Dom Phillips in the Amazon in 2022, they announced Monday.
Many retailers offer 'returnless refunds.' Just don't expect them to talk much about it
Read full article: Many retailers offer 'returnless refunds.' Just don't expect them to talk much about itIt’s one of the most under-publicized policies of some of the biggest U.S. retailers: sometimes they give customers full refunds and let them keep unwanted items too.
Brazilian state law overturns soy moratorium that helped curb Amazon deforestation
Read full article: Brazilian state law overturns soy moratorium that helped curb Amazon deforestationIn 2006, environmental nonprofits and some of the world’s largest soybean traders came together in a landmark “soy moratorium” to stop the sale of soy grown on illegally deforested land in Brazil's Amazon.
Stock market today: Amazon leads Wall Street higher
Read full article: Stock market today: Amazon leads Wall Street higherAmazon led U.S. stock indexes higher, while a surprisingly weak jobs report marred by some unusual occurrences cemented bets on Wall Street for another cut to interest rates next week.
Stock market today: Microsoft, Meta and the burden of expectations knock Wall Street sharply lower
Read full article: Stock market today: Microsoft, Meta and the burden of expectations knock Wall Street sharply lowerDrops for Big Tech companies including Microsoft and Facebook's parent company Meta Platforms led Wall Street lower.
River City Plus: National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
Read full article: River City Plus: National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness MonthTierra Lynch is a newly published author of an eBook on Amazon titled "Born But Not Here". This book is a poetry collection which shares Tierra’s personal story on dealing with the loss of her firstborn. October is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness month, and Tierra’s goal is to help spread awareness and give viewers hope during their own grief journey. Please visit www.tierralynch.com to show your support.
Former NBC anchor Brian Williams is returning to election night and hosting an Amazon special
Read full article: Former NBC anchor Brian Williams is returning to election night and hosting an Amazon specialLongtime NBC News anchor Brian Williams is returning to the screen on election night, only this time he'll be streamed on Amazon Prime Video.
Judge rules the FTC can proceed with antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, tosses out few state claims
Read full article: Judge rules the FTC can proceed with antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, tosses out few state claimsA federal judge said the Federal Trade Commission can proceed with its landmark antitrust lawsuit against Amazon.
Amazon, Target and other retailers are ramping up hiring for the holiday shopping season
Read full article: Amazon, Target and other retailers are ramping up hiring for the holiday shopping seasonU.S. retailers are ramping up hiring for the holiday season but expect to take on fewer seasonal employees to help customers in stores and assemble online orders in warehouses.
Pumpkin spice priced nice: Kickstart holiday shopping early with these great deals in October
Read full article: Pumpkin spice priced nice: Kickstart holiday shopping early with these great deals in OctoberConsumer Reports reveals products at deep discounts to help kickstart the holiday shopping season.
Amazon pulls Kim Porter memoir about Sean 'Diddy' Combs that her children say is fake
Read full article: Amazon pulls Kim Porter memoir about Sean 'Diddy' Combs that her children say is fakeAmazon has removed a memoir from its site that purports to detail an abusive relationship between late actor Kim Porter and hip-hop mogul Sean ”Diddy” An Amazon spokesperson confirmed to removal of “Kim's Lost Words: A journey for justice, from the other side.
Amazon's $4 billion partnership with AI startup Anthropic gets UK competition clearance
Read full article: Amazon's $4 billion partnership with AI startup Anthropic gets UK competition clearanceBritain’s competition watchdog has cleared Amazon’s partnership with artificial intelligence company Anthropic because the $4 billion deal didn’t qualify for further scrutiny.
Brazil court drops a suspect in Amazon slayings of a British journalist and an Indigenous advocate
Read full article: Brazil court drops a suspect in Amazon slayings of a British journalist and an Indigenous advocateA federal court in Brazil has dismissed charges against one of three men arrested in the killings of an Indigenous peoples expert and a British journalist in the Amazon, ruling there wasn’t sufficient evidence to try him.
Kroger and Albertsons make a final pitch for their merger before a judge decides whether to block it
Read full article: Kroger and Albertsons make a final pitch for their merger before a judge decides whether to block itKroger and Albertsons have made their final argument in federal court in support of their proposed merger.
Amazon is requiring workers to be in the office five days a week starting next year
Read full article: Amazon is requiring workers to be in the office five days a week starting next yearAmazon is requiring employees to be in the office five days a week starting next year, reverting to its pre-pandemic policy.
‘He is just so happy’: Green Cove Springs boy with brain tumor receives new playset thanks to local charity
Read full article: ‘He is just so happy’: Green Cove Springs boy with brain tumor receives new playset thanks to local charityDean is battling brain cancer but spent early Thursday afternoon enjoying his new playset built by volunteers with a charity called Roc Solid Foundation.
CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Wildfires plague U.S. West and Brazil, Yagi rampages in Vietnam
Read full article: CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Wildfires plague U.S. West and Brazil, Yagi rampages in VietnamExtreme weather is again striking multiple places around the world, including wildfires in California, a hurricane that threatens Louisiana, drought and wildfires in the Amazon and flooding in Nigeria.
Brazil's Lula pledges to finish paving road that experts say could worsen Amazon deforestation
Read full article: Brazil's Lula pledges to finish paving road that experts say could worsen Amazon deforestationBrazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is pledging to finish paving a roadway in the heart of the Amazon that experts and some in his own government say could worsen deforestation.
Amazon now responsible for hazardous items sold by third-party sellers. Consumer Reports says that’s a good thing
Read full article: Amazon now responsible for hazardous items sold by third-party sellers. Consumer Reports says that’s a good thingAmazon plans to appeal the decision, adding that the products in question have been recalled and refunded and that Amazon stands by the safety of every product in its store, and that its recall process is “effective and efficient.”
Severe drought drops water level to historic low on the Paraguay River, a regional lifeline
Read full article: Severe drought drops water level to historic low on the Paraguay River, a regional lifelineA powerful drought in Brazil’s Pantanal region has led to the lowest water levels on the Paraguay River in more than a century, disrupting commerce on the major waterway, creating hazards for local transport and offering a grim warning for other parts of the world.
During Brazil's worst drought, wildfires rage and the Amazon River falls to a record low
Read full article: During Brazil's worst drought, wildfires rage and the Amazon River falls to a record lowBrazil is enduring its worst drought since nationwide measurements began over seven decades ago, with 59% of the country under stress — an area roughly half the size of the U.S. Major Amazon basin rivers are registering historic lows, and uncontrolled manmade wildfires have ravaged protected areas and spread smoke over a vast expanse, plummeting air quality.
Amazon says in a federal lawsuit that the NLRB's structure is unconstitutional
Read full article: Amazon says in a federal lawsuit that the NLRB's structure is unconstitutionalAmazon is challenging the structure of the National Labor Relations Board in a lawsuit that also accuses the agency of improperly influencing the outcome of a union election at a company warehouse more than two years ago.
Remote Indigenous tribe kills two loggers in Peru as rights groups call for more government action
Read full article: Remote Indigenous tribe kills two loggers in Peru as rights groups call for more government actionTwo loggers have been killed by the reclusive Mashco Piro Indigenous tribe deep in Peru's Amazon.
Ecuador starts dismantling Yasuni National Park oil block two days before court deadline
Read full article: Ecuador starts dismantling Yasuni National Park oil block two days before court deadlineEcuador’s Ministry for Energy and Mines says it has begun to dismantle infrastructure on a controversial oil drilling block in Yasuni National Park, home to the Waorani Indigenous people.
UF scientist rockets to space to conduct experiment on Blue Origin mission
Read full article: UF scientist rockets to space to conduct experiment on Blue Origin missionThe University of Florida’s Dr. Rob Ferl will conduct an experiment in space Thursday as part of the Blue Origin New Shepard mission.
People in Brazil’s Amazon are choking on smoke and feeling the heat from rainforest wildfires
Read full article: People in Brazil’s Amazon are choking on smoke and feeling the heat from rainforest wildfiresSmoke from wildfires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest is causing people in the region to cough, burning their throats and reddening their eyes.
Ecuador's citizens voted to stop oil drilling in heart of Amazon. A year later, it hasn't happened
Read full article: Ecuador's citizens voted to stop oil drilling in heart of Amazon. A year later, it hasn't happenedVoters in Ecuador last year approved a referendum to keep some 700 million barrels of crude oil in the ground in Yasuni National Park.