The call was made after a report said that Amazon would post products’ import charges
The White House said Amazon’s plans to share prices of its goods with newspapers is a “hostile and political act” by the online retail giant. It added that it will look into the issue and “take appropriate action”. Amazon Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos has said he will protect his newspaper Washington Post from being threatened while it pursues its free market crusade.
The editor of the Washington Post quit because of the new opinions of Jeff Bezos
World’s richest person Jeff Bezos, in a memo to Post staff, asked them to not write about personal liberty or free markets for now. He added that the newspaper will be “a place of freedom of the press”. This comes after Bezos ordered Post journalists not to write on topics related to his personal life, including Amazon and his wife MacKenzie Bezos.
Donald Trump is not the only chaotic agent
Following US President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election, Google CEO Sundar Pichai took to Twitter and wrote, “Thank you for your confidence in us.” “We look forward to working with you to make this a better country,” Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella wrote. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy also wrote, “We’re looking forward to working together with you in your new administration.”
The ‘Washington Post’ won’t support a presidential candidate
The Washington Post’s former Editor David Hoffman has announced he is quitting the newspaper’s editorial board, days after Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos refused to endorse Democratic US presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Hoffman wrote, “For decades, the Washington Post’s editorials have been… beacon of light, signaling hope to dissidents, political prisoners and…voiceless.” He added, “I was never part of any conspiracy. I’m sorry.”
The nuclear deal was signed by the internet giant
Amazon has announced three new deals with US-based startup X-energy to buy electricity from the startup’s small modular reactors (SMRs), which can be a fraction of the size of a traditional nuclear power plant. The company will use the funds to support “the completion of X-energy’s reactor design and licensing” and development of a fuel fabrication facility.
You can find good Amazon Prime Day deals
Amazon is offering an invite-only sale on a tan model of Sony’s earbuds for $34.88 on July 16 and 17. It’ll be on sale for a limited time only and you will have to request an invitation to buy. The JLab Go Air Pop with battery life of 8 hours is also on sale for $34.99 on July 16 and 17.
Target and other retailers are pulling infant sleepwear because of safety concerns
Amazon’s decision to remove infant products from sale is not a “new category”, Dawn Barry, Founder of Baby Infant Sleep, said. “It is imperative that products specifically designed for infants undergo rigorous safety testing and meet the most stringent weighted standard for infant sleepwear,” she added. Amazon said it told sellers in early April it would no longer be able to offer infant sleep products.
Police arrested a couple of workers for protesting a contract with Israel
A former YouTube software engineer who was arrested for participating in a sit-in against the Project Nimbus contract between Amazon and Israel has said, “We were arrested for 10 hours.” Zelda Montes said she was arrested on November 19 after occupying Google’s New York office for more than 10 hours. Google had fired 28 workers for participating in protests against Project Nimbus.
Just Walk Out is not included in the Fresh grocery stores of Amazon
Amazon has announced it will stop offering ‘Dash Carts’ that allow customers to browse through its grocery stores and then leave without going through the checkout line. The carts will allow customers to see the money they spent as they left the store in real-time. The carts are currently used in a handful of Whole Foods stores.
I upgraded my bridge so you don’t have to
Hue announced that Matter will soon be the default protocol for all of its smart home platform integrations. It said that Matter will soon be enabled for both Amazon and Google Home to ensure users can keep their existing set-up. Adding the Hue Bridge to multiple platforms via Matter either didn’t work or caused stability issues, especially if you have a lot of devices.