World’s strongest ocean current is speeding up — and humans are to blame

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current’s faster circulation will change the way heat is distributed in the oceans and affect marine life, scientists suggest.

Local news deserts are expanding: Here’s what we’ll lose

Since 2005, about 2,200 local newspapers across America have closed. Here are some of the stories in danger of being lost — as told by local journalists.

Alexa Suggests Dangerous 'Outlet Challenge' to 10-Year-Old

Amazon updates Alexa after it tells a 10-year-old to 'plug in a phone charger about halfway into a wall outlet, then touch a penny to the exposed prongs.'

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He died after waiting 15 days for a hospital bed. His family blames unvaccinated covid-19 patients. - https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/12/28/iowa-dale-weeks-hospitals-covid-sepsis/

[Meme] 12 Years of Corporate Deplorables Running the USPTO

It’s hard to swallow the idea (myth, fiction) that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office protects the ‘small person’ when it’s run by Mr. Iancu, an old Trump associate (protecting a high-profile fraud), preceded by Mr. Kappos (Microsoft and IBM...

Amazon Workers Speak Out About Deaths at Alabama Warehouse

"Amazon is literally working people to death, and expects us to ignore it."

Tornadoes Can Kill. So Can Amazon's Business Model

Why did Amazon locate its mammoth Edwardsville distribution operations right on Middle America’s Tornado Alley path? No mystery there. Edwardsville’s plentiful flat acreage and easy access to interstates, airports, and other transport...

Amazon doorbell with recognition system to remember callers branded 'worrying'

Tech giant has been granted patent for doorbell that remembers regular callers and alerts residents when a stranger is approaching but privacy campaigners see it is a worrying development

Amazon fires employees who spoke out about coronavirus and climate change

Amazon is trying to establish itself as the most essential of essential businesses during the coronavirus outbreak. But the tech giant is struggling to keep a lid on internal turmoil, both at its w…

Amazon Slammed for Putting Profits Over Safety After 6 Die in Warehouse Collapse

Labor advocates condemned Amazon for requiring employees to work during Friday's tornado watch in the St. Louis area.

re:Invent and Reinvention

There are two facts about Amazon Web Services that are difficult to argue with. First, that the company was singularly responsible for ushering in what might be most accurately described as the cur…

Why Amazon Is Terrified of Its U.S. Workers Unionizing

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has just ruled that a historic union vote held earlier this year among Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer,

Opinion | The Uyghur genocide university divestment movement is here

A nascent campaign sends an ominous signal to the Chinese Communist Party.

Labor Board Calls for New Amazon Union Election After Finding Company Misconduct

Though union election reruns are often unsuccessful, the high profile of this election could make a difference.

Opinion | This Is How Amazon Is Fueling the Climate Crisis

Wherever and whenever Amazon can avoid taxes, it does... It's easy to see how Amazon is able to provide its products so cheaply and undercut its brick-and-mortar competitors when it doesn't need to play by the same rules.

This Portal fan brought Wheatley to life as his own personal assistant | Arduino Blog

The video game Portal 2 is widely regarded as a classic that introduced players to several memorable characters, including one of the main protagonists-turned-antagonists, Wheatley. This anthropomorphized personal assistance robot was able to...