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Amazon.com Inc will cut some jobs in the United States, Canada and Costa Rica by the end of Wednesday as part of its plan to lay off 18,000 employees, the e-commerce giant said in a memo to staff seen by Reuters...

(Bloomberg) -- US federal workplace safety regulators fined Amazon.com Inc. more than $60,000 for putting warehouse employees at risk for lower back injuries and other musculoskeletal disorders.Most Read from BloombergApple Delays AR Glasses, Plans Cheaper Mixed-Reality HeadsetMicrosoft to Cut Engineering Jobs This Week as Layoffs Go DeeperAmazon Kicks Off Round of Job Cuts Affecting 18,000 PeopleStocks Turn Lower as Growth in Focus; Dow Falls: Markets WrapIndia’s Population Has Already Overtake...

(Bloomberg) -- Amazon.com Inc. has started its biggest-ever round of jobs cuts — a culling that will ultimately affect 18,000 workers around the globe. Most Read from BloombergApple Delays AR Glasses, Plans Cheaper Mixed-Reality HeadsetMicrosoft to Cut Engineering Jobs This Week as Layoffs Go DeeperAmazon Kicks Off Round of Job Cuts Affecting 18,000 PeopleStocks Turn Lower as Growth in Focus; Dow Falls: Markets WrapIndia’s Population Has Already Overtaken China’s, Analysts EstimateAmazon began n...

NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. government agency on Wednesday issued citations against Amazon.com Inc for failing to keep warehouse workers safe, by exposing them to ergonomic hazards that resulted in serious injuries. The Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said inspections at three Amazon warehouses in New Windsor, New York; Waukegan, Illinois and Deltona, Florida, found that workers faced a higher risk of lower back injuries and other musculoskeletal disorders. Doug Parker, the head of OSHA, said Amazon's processes were "designed for speed but not safety, and they resulted in serious worker injuries."...

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Dustin Bingham loves to play music when he cooks. Recently, he asked one of his eight Amazon Echo smart speakers to play Michael Bublé while he prepared some pasta. Sure enough, sounds of the Canadian crooner filled the kitchen, courtesy of his Amazon Prime music account...

These tech titans had a challenging 2022, but one company's performance under economic strain suggests it is the more reliable investment...

After one of the worst years for tech stocks in recent memory, tech companies are about to detail exactly how good -- or, more likely, how bad -- their holiday seasons were...