This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. Apple’s iPhone 14 lineup has ditched the Mini. The apparent end of the smaller-phone came as Apple announced the iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max, each with displays of 6.1 inches or …
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iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max Will Have an Always
This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. When the iPhone 14 Pro or Pro Max is locked, you won’t just see the dark, blank screen of an idle phone. With the new always-on display feature, the phone will show you the time, a hint of the …
Read More »Amazon Deaths Under Investigation As Warehouse Conditions Draw Scrutiny
In the span of a month this summer, four Amazon warehouse workers have died in separate incidents. While the details of each death are still forthcoming, the fatalities shine an even stronger spotlight on a common complaint about Amazon: that it requires a brutal pace of work and puts employees at risk of injury and overheating. A range of circumstances …
Read More »Amazon Care Service to Shutter As Company Shifts Health Care Approach
Amazon is closing down its homegrown health care provider at the end of 2022, the company told employees Wednesday. Amazon Care offered telehealth appointments and home nurse visits as a workplace benefit to people around the US. The announcement comes as Amazon is poised to get more involved in health care, not less. In July, the company announced a deal …
Read More »Amazon Labor Union Files for Election at Upstate New York Warehouse
The Amazon Labor Union is seeking a union election at a warehouse outside of Albany, New York. The union currently represents a group of workers in New York City after becoming the first to win a union election at a US Amazon warehouse in April. The National Labor Relations Board, which administers union elections, will next verify whether the union …
Read More »Amazon Posts Mixed 2nd Quarter as Rivian Stake Weighs on Results
Amazon posted mixed second-quarter results on Thursday as better-than-expected revenue was offset by an expense generated from the e-commerce giant’s investment in electric car maker Rivian. Net sales in the quarter, ended June 3, rose 7% to $121.2 billion, beating the $119.1 billion forecast by analysts surveyed by Yahoo Finance. The company posted a loss of 20 cents per share, …
Read More »Amazon to Acquire One Medical in Major Boost to Its Health Care Business
Amazon will acquire One Medical as part of its effort to expand into the health care business, the company said Thursday. One Medical runs a chain of more than 150 primary care clinics in over a dozen US cities and offers online and mobile services. Amazon will pay $18 a share for the company, putting the deal’s value at about …
Read More »Amazon Worker Dies on Prime Day, OSHA Investigates Warehouse Conditions
An Amazon worker died at a New Jersey warehouse during the week of Prime Day, the e-commerce giant’s annual discount blitz, prompting an investigation by the US Department of Labor. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration also opened a broader investigation into Amazon warehouse working conditions, according to the company. The cause of death for the New Jersey worker, who …
Read More »Injured Amazon Warehouse Workers Get the Runaround Over Benefits and Care
About a year ago, Ash Jones grabbed a small box from a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse in Hebron, Kentucky. He hasn’t been able to work since. The package, which Jones estimated to be about 10 inches long, was deceptively heavy. As he turned to place it on a pallet, his wrist gave out. “I felt something pop,” said Jones, noting …
Read More »Amazon Sees Dip in Sellers Signing Up to Sell Counterfeits
What’s happening Amazon is increasing investments aimed at keeping counterfeit products off its site, according to an annual report, part of its effort to protect consumers from fraudulent products and businesses from knock-offs. Why it matters E-commerce has made it easy for counterfeiters to sell sham goods to millions of people, defrauding consumers and legitimate businesses. Amazon said it ramped …
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