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Technology, Private, TCA

Amazon鈥檚 Hurricane Disaster Program Provides Relief in Tampa Bay

Amazon had donated more than 1.5 million items for victims of the Category 4 storm that hit Florida in early October to charities like the Red Cross and South Florida disaster nonprofit Global Empowerment Mission.

October 14, 2022
Business, Equipment, Logistics, Private

Amazon Plans to Hire 150,000 Workers for Holiday Season

Amazon.com Inc. plans to hire 150,000 seasonal workers, about the same as last year despite slowing sales and predictions of a lackluster holiday shopping season.

October 6, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private

Clean Energy Fuels, Amazon Partner on RNG

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced Amazon.com Inc. will fuel trucks with renewable natural gas at the company鈥檚 public access station in Groveport, Ohio, as the two begin a larger partnership.

September 28, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, Private

Amazon鈥檚 Robotaxi Arm Zoox Coming 鈥楽ooner Than People Expect鈥

The CEO of Zoox, Amazon .com Inc.鈥檚 self-driving unit, expects autonomous vehicles to be present in cities 鈥渟ooner than people expect,鈥 but stopped short of saying when her own company鈥檚 product would appear on roads.

September 28, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics

Amazon to Hold Holiday Shopping Event in October

Amazon said Sept. 26 that in October it will hold a second Prime Day-like shopping event, making it the latest major retailer to offer holiday deals earlier this year to entice cautious consumers struggling with tighter budgets.

September 26, 2022
Business, Logistics

Amazon Air Cargo Flights Grow at Slower Pace

Amazon .com Inc.鈥檚 cargo airline is growing at the slowest pace since the start of the pandemic, the latest sign that the e-commerce giant is adjusting to slackening demand.

September 20, 2022
Business, Technology, Logistics, Private, TCA

Amazon Signs Deal to Bring Low-Carbon Fuels to Trucking Fleet

SEATTLE 鈥 Amazon .com Inc. signed an agreement with renewable fuels technology company Infinium on Sept. 20 to begin powering its transport vehicles with ultra-low carbon electrofuels starting in 2023.

September 20, 2022
Government, Business, Technology, Logistics

California Sues Amazon, Alleging Antitrust Law Violations

NEW YORK 鈥 California is suing Amazon, accusing the company of violating the state鈥檚 antitrust laws by stifling competition and engaging in practices that push sellers to maintain higher prices on products on other sites.

September 14, 2022
Business, Logistics

Amazon to Close Two Maryland Facilities in October

Amazon .com Inc. appears to be scaling back the expansion of what had been its growing delivery network as consumers shift spending habits from the large volume of COVID-19 purchases to a more traditional balance of goods and services.

September 6, 2022
Business

Amazon Signs Hydrogen Deal With Plug to Cut Fossil Fuel Use

Amazon.com Inc. agreed to buy enough carbon-free hydrogen from Plug Power Inc. to run 30,000 forklifts or 800 longhaul trucks annually in a push to use less fossil fuels and decarbonize its operations. Plug鈥檚 shares surged.

August 25, 2022