A person walks by The Spheres at the Amazon.com Inc. headquarters on November 14, 2022 in Seattle, Washington. David Ryder | Getty Images News | Getty Images Amazon is halting some of its diversity and inclusion initiatives, joining a growing list of major corporations that have announced similar moves in the face of increasing public…
Data centers powering artificial intelligence and cloud computing are pushing energy demand and production to new limits. Global electricity use could rise as much as 75% by 2050, according to the U.S. Department of Energy, with the tech industry’s AI ambitions driving much of the surge. Data centers powering AI and cloud computing could soon…
Two weeks before Black Friday, Amazon quietly added a new section to the top of its mobile app. Called Haul, it’s a mobile-only area for ultra-low-price items, primarily shipped directly from China. Haul is Amazon’s answer to the booming popularity of apps such as PDD Holdings‘ Temu and fast-fashion retailer Shein. Amazon told CNBC that…
An Amazon delivery truck passes people holding signs and marching during a strike by Teamsters union members at an Amazon facility in Alpharetta, Georgia, Dec. 19, 2024. Elijah Nouvelage | Reuters Amazon workers across seven facilities in New York, Georgia, California and Illinois went on strike Thursday to lobby for better benefits, higher wages and…
A power substation near the LC1 CloudHQ data center in Ashburn, Virginia, on March 27, 2024. Nathan Howard | Bloomberg | Getty Images Technology companies’ push to directly power artificial intelligence with nuclear plants hit a major roadblock, after a federal regulator rejected a request to increase power for an Amazon data center. The Federal…
In the race to the White House, there is a neck-to-neck competition between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris for the expected votes for the presidency. However, there is certainly a lead in campaign-themed merch sales on Amazon between the two presidential nominees. Trump’s merch is leading the sales chart as compared to Harris’ sales. Trump’s…
