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Axiom Space has announced the first four commercial passengers to be rocketed to the International Space Station sometime in 2022.

NFL players have endorsed Amazon warehouse workers’ union drive at a facility in Bessemer, Alabama. The players released a video where they talked about how unionizing can improve wages, benefits, and working conditions at Amazon.

On the Menu  There’s an old joke: If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu.  That is, if you aren’t a player in the process, then you’re the one being played.  Just in the last three months, Americans

The Washington Post edited an 18-month-old profile of Kamala Harris to remove a joke she made about inmates begging for food and water.

Meghan McCain told her co-hosts Friday on ABC’s “The View” that President Joe Biden, Dr. Anthony Fauci and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos are being hypocritical on the coronavirus pandemic.

Amazon has terminated its hosting contract with Parler, claiming that language users posted to the social media platform might “incite violence.” The tech giant, however, hosts merchants on its own website selling products that many would say could incite violence, such as a t-shirt reading, “Kill All Republicans,” and a mug that reads, “Where is Lee Harvey Oswald now that we really need him?”

Social media platform Parler is now offline after Amazon Web Services suspended the site, claiming it lacks content moderation.

Amazon, the multinational online retail corporation owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, is pledging to fund $2 billion worth of affordable housing projects in three United States cities after driving up home prices and rents. 

Amazon announced this week that it is purchasing Boeing airliners from Delta and WestJet and converting them from passenger planes to cargo jets to assist with a surge in online shopping. Amazon’s purchase of 11 Boeing 767-300 passenger jets is a sign of both its increasing dominance in the American economy as well as the airline’s struggles in the era of lockdowns.

E-commerce giant Amazon is reportedly developing a new Alexa-powered device to track and detect sleep apnea according to a recent report. 

Amazon officially surpassed Boeing to become the largest employer in the state of Washington. As of 2020, there are approximately 80,000 Amazon employees in the state of Washington. By contrast, Boeing employs 58,800 employees in the state.

In a recent article, Ars Technica notes that despite Amazon’s continuous growth and success, the company has done little to battle fake reviews across its platform.

The coronavirus pandemic took nearly two million lives worldwide and caused unprecedented economic devastation this year, but 2020 had at least three big winners who came out stronger in spite of – or perhaps because of – the pandemic: the world’s billionaires, Silicon Valley’s tech lords, and communist China, where the virus originated.

Amazon announced this week that it has purchased the Wondery podcast network for $300 million. The network produces popular podcasts such as Dirty John, Dr. Death, and Business Wars. Amazon’s buyout of Wondery proves that the Masters of the Universe continue to consolidate their power despite government investigations into their anti-competitive business practices.

E-commerce giant Amazon is closing its New Jersey warehouse until December 26 following an increase of asymptomatic coronavirus cases throughout the facility.

A plan by Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) would redirect excess profits from multinational corporations allowed to remain open during the Chinese coronavirus crisis to small businesses that have been forced to close due to economic shutdowns.

Mackenzie Scott, the former wife of Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, is donating $1 billion a month to various charities. Many of Scott’s donations have gone to left-wing institutions and initiatives. In July, it was revealed that Scott had donated $1.7 billion to a variety of progressive causes.

Amazon will not comply with California subpoenas regarding data on coronavirus, according to the state’s Attorney General, Xavier Becerra.

Amazon, owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, is praising a President Bill Clinton-appointed federal judge’s decision that requires President Trump’s administration to give two-year work permits to illegal aliens enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. 

Amazon announced recently that it will deploy machine-learning AI technology to monitor warehouse workers. The technology is designed to ensure that workers are following social distancing guidelines during their shifts. Similar technology will also be deployed to monitor the health of warehouse machinery.

E-commerce giant Amazon is facing a privacy backlash over its new “Sidewalk” feature which joins together Alexa-powered smart devices within your home with those belonging to neighbors. The company claims the “shared network” will help “devices work better.” One cybersecurity expert called Amazon’s new service “deeply problematic from a privacy perspective,” noting that “No one rides on my WiFi for free, especially a giant corporation with billions of dollars.”

Amazon is “obsessively” monitoring the activities of organized labor within its workforce, as well as the activities of environmental and left-wing “social justice” organizations on social media platforms, according to a report in Vice.

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has overtaken Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates to become the world’s second-richest person, behind Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Musk’s fortune increased an astounding $100 billion this year, from $28 billion to $128 billion.

Amazon’s Alexa home assistant devices can now reportedly guess what users want before they even ask as engineers work to improve the device’s algorithm.

350,000 Amazon Ring smart doorbells manufactured in China have been recalled after reports of multiple doorbells catching fire, resulting in eight people suffering burns.

Reform Party leader Nigel Farage warned that the UK is heading towards “mass business bankruptcies” and “massive unemployment”, while Jeff Bezos and Amazon reap the rewards of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s second national lockdown. During the Chinese coronavirus pandemic, Amazon

President Donald Trump has “shattered” Washington D.C.’s bipartisan consensus on immigration, says Jeff Bezos’s Washington Post newspaper.

Appearing Tuesday on the Fox Business Network’s Cavuto: Coast to Coast, Fox Business journalist Charles Gasparino said there is intense speculation on Wall Street that CNN may be for sale and could be snapped up by Amazon CEO and Washington Post owner

Wired magazine outlines in a recent article concerns about Amazon’s latest intrusive products and why privacy-focused consumers should be wary of them.

Activists marched to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ California mansion Sunday to protest the company’s working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic.

E-commerce giant Amazon has released official figures on the number of coronavirus cases among its workforce, revealing that almost 20,000 U.S. employees have contracted the virus since March.

Leaked internal Amazon data obtained by Reveal News that documents injury rates in the company’s warehouses reportedly shows that the company has publicly downplayed how dangerous its warehouses are for workers and that injuries have increased since the introduction of robots to Jeff Bezos’ facilities.

E-commerce giant Amazon is testing palm-scanning payment technology at two of its Seattle convenience stores. If successful, the palm-scanning payment system could spread across the country.

The Washington Post’s editorial board issued an endorsement of Joe Biden’s White House bid on Monday, arguing the former vice president was “exceptionally well-qualified” to replace the “worst president of modern time.”

Amazon recently announced a number of new products at its annual hardware event, including a new Ring security camera drone that flys around your house recording you and your family.