Ring's AI feature raises privacy alarms

A recent Super Bowl ad has ignited a debate over privacy, highlighting a new Ring camera feature that can access neighborhood cameras to find lost pets.

Amazon’s Ring expands AI-powered network to help locate lost dogs

Amazon’s Ring is rolling out a feature to help locate missing dogs – and it’s available even to people who don’t own the company's devices.

Amazon cuts 16,000 jobs across company in latest round of layoffs

Amazon's latest round of job cuts follow last year's layoffs of thousands of employees. Here's what you need to know.

UPS looks to cut up to 30,000 jobs this year

UPS plans to cut up to 30,000 jobs this year in a continued effort to reduce the number of Amazon shipments it handles.

Torch lighters sold on Amazon recalled for fire, burn hazards

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled about 7,500 torch Lighters sold on Amazon after determining the products lack required child-resistant mechanisms.

Amazon to cut thousands of jobs in sweeping corporate layoffs

Amazon is preparing to lay off thousands of employees in a broad corporate workforce reduction that could begin as early as next week.

Amazon refund settlement: How much you could receive

The window has opened for some U.S. Amazon Prime customers to seek refunds under a $2.5 billion settlement Amazon reached with the Federal Trade Commission.

Amazon Prime $2.5 billion settlement: Here's how to claim a refund

The tech company has started sending payments to eligible customers to receive a portion of the settlement. Here’s what you need to know.

St. Paul to the Amazon: Macalester professor joins global climate leaders at COP30
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Macalester College professor of environmental studies Roopali Phadke represented Minnesota on the global stage at COP30, the United Nations Climate Change Conference. Held in the Amazon region of Brazil, this pivotal gathering brought together world leaders, scientists, and advocates to renew commitments on emissions reduction and climate adaptation. From St. Paul to the Amazon, Phadke contributed her expertise in community engagement and environmental policy to discussions shaping the planet’s future.

Amazon cutting 14,000 jobs amid company's investment in AI

The job cuts at Amazon were announced Tuesday and account for 4% of the online retail company’s corporate workforce.

Target layoffs: what 1,800 job cuts reflect a changing retail economy
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Target is cutting 1,800 corporate positions?about 8% of its global office workforce?with a number of these layoffs impacting its Minneapolis headquarters. Analyst John Boyd explains what the restructuring reveals about automation, AI, and the future of Minnesota?s job market.

Amazon Web Services global outage 'resolved' after disruption, company says

The company said that while the issue has been resolved, some services may experience a backlog of messages while it works to process them over the next few hours.

Amazon Web Services says issue that caused outage 'mitigated'

A major Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage early Monday disrupted major platforms including Snapchat, Roblox, Robinhood, and Coinbase.

Amazon Web Services global outage eases after disruption, company says

An Amazon Web Services outage is causing disruptions globally. The service provides remote computing services apps, websites, governments, universities and companies.

Amazon to hire 250,000 workers during holidays

The company has a variety of jobs available for the holiday season and here’s how you can apply.

Amazon plans to cut 15% of workforce in new round of layoffs

The job cuts were announced as the tech giant shifts its focus to AI products related to business operations.

Amazon launches grocery brand with products under $5

Amazon Grocery, Amazon’s newest private label grocery brand, offers more than 1,000 food products, most of them priced under $5.