Amazon’s use of contract cargo carriers may limit its liability after a fatal Miami crash involving an Amazon-branded jet.
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Amazon emissions rose 16% in 2025
The cloud computing and e-commerce giant emitted about 81 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent last year, a 16% increase from 2024.
July 1, 2026Amazon Prepares to Cut Thousands More Corporate Employees
Amazon is gearing up to ax thousands more corporate employees, ratcheting up efforts to streamline bureaucracy. The company plans to start rolling out the terminations as early as next week.
January 23, 2026Amazon at Odds With Delivery Partners Over Van Repair Bills
The dispute over repair bills is the latest dustup between the world’s largest online retailer and contract firms that hire drivers to deliver packages to Amazon shoppers.
September 4, 2025Amazon Tells Employees to Relocate to Seattle, Other Hubs
Amazon is ordering some corporate employees to move closer to their managers and teams, roiling a workforce already worried about job cuts and warnings from the top that AI will shrink their ranks.
June 18, 2025Amazon Contract Drivers in California Join Teamsters Union
More than 80 contract drivers and dispatchers who handle deliveries for Amazon .com Inc. have joined the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
April 24, 2023Amazon Contractors Confront Customer Bias in Driver Reviews
Amazon trusts customers to provide an honest rating of their delivery driver. But what if the customer is biased against the driver?
March 20, 2023Amazon’s Spending on One-Day Delivery Dents Profit, Trims Forecast
Amazon.com’s results were marred by a surge in costs tied to its one-day delivery push, worrying investors who had grown accustomed to almost two straight years of fattening profits.
July 26, 2019Amazon Will Spend $800 Million to Move to One-Day Delivery
Amazon.com will spend $800 million in the current quarter to increase delivery speed for Prime members to one day from two, the company announced April 25.
April 25, 2019Amazon to Test Delivery Robots on Seattle-Area Sidewalks
Amazon.com will use robots to deliver packages in the suburbs north of Seattle, its latest experiment to automate the last mile of delivery that is a labor-intensive and costly component of buying products online.
January 23, 2019