In the matchup between Amazon and the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, round one went decisively to Amazon. Workers at BHM1, the company’s fulfillment center in Bessemer, Alabama, voted 1,798 to 738 against unionizing, with 505 challenged ballots left uncounted. For months, the union has accused Amazon of fighting dirty, and now it’s making…
Another Amazon video game has met an untimely end. The company has revealed to Bloomberg that it cancelled the Lord of the Rings game it was developing with the help of China’s Leyou. The company only explained the move by saying that it had been “unable to secure terms” to continue development of the massively…
Recent polls indicate the labor unions are more popular today than they have been in the previous few decades. A Gallup poll late last year showed that favorable attitudes toward unions had risen to 65% in the United States. Another poll indicated that if given the chance, 48% of workers would choose to join one. But…
Amazon has reportedly canceled its long-awaited Lord of the Rings MMO game, making it just the latest in a growing list of unreleased projects from the tech giant. However, it appears this game’s cancellation came from a contract dispute rather than any issue with creating something that met quality standards.Bloomberg reported on April 17 that…
Amazon has just debuted the second generation of its own wireless earbuds with integrated Alexa support. The retail giant asserts that it has taken user feedback emanating from their predecessors into account in their design. Accordingly, the Echo Buds have shrunk by 20% generation-on-generation, and also now come with many more sizes of optional ear-tips.…
Amazon Kindle owners can now set the lockscreen image to the cover of the book they’re reading. The long overdue Display Cover feature, first spotted by Engadget, was previously only available after jailbreaking your device (and a popular motivator to do so). Amazon says that it works with “most books, magazines, comics, and Manga.” The…
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Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services. Dresses on dresses! That’s all we want to wear right now. The sun is finally shining bright, which is as good an excuse as any to rock a stunning frock. In the summer months, we like wearing loose…
Home News Gaming (Image credit: Future) PS5 stock is seemingly rarer than the Madagascar pochard these days, but that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to get your hands on Sony’s latest PlayStation console.In fact, Amazon SG has received a limited amount of PS5 consoles which it will be selling today (Thursday, April 15) from 12.30pm SGT.…
Home Amazon Prime Day Audio Visual (Image credit: Amazon) It looks like Amazon Prime Day 2021 will return to its summer programming, after last year’s delay to October due to the global pandemic. Amazon has now asked its sellers for information on the discounts they wish to put forward for the sales event, with deadlines…