Amazon

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Economy

Amazon plans a $10B data center project in Richmond County

4:10pm June 04, 2025

On Wednesday, Amazon announced that it will invest approximately $10 billion and add 500 jobs with a new data center campus to be built in Richmond County, North Carolina.

Amazon launches its first internet satellites to compete against SpaceX's Starlinks

1:07am April 29, 2025

Stargazers oppose the fast-growing constellations of low-orbiting satellites, arguing they spoil observations. Others fear more satellite collisions.

FTC asks to delay Amazon trial over 'dire' resources, then quickly backtracks

12:28pm March 14, 2025

The Federal Trade Commission is in a "dire resource situation," a federal lawyer said on a call about its major lawsuit against Amazon. Within hours, he retracted the claim.

National

Opinion: Amazon to deliver a new James Bond

8:00am February 22, 2025

Amazon has acquired the creative license to the long-running James Bond franchise. But how do they plan to deliver?

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Arts

Amazon has acquired creative control of the 'James Bond' franchise

5:15pm February 20, 2025

With new producers, a new studio, and a new 007 on the way, change is expected for the next James Bond.

Amazon workers vote against unionizing a North Carolina warehouse

6:00pm February 15, 2025

Workers voted against joining a grassroots union called Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment, or CAUSE.

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Surry County lands Amazon project without using economic incentives

2:42pm January 14, 2025

by Paul Garber

Blake Moyer, president and CEO of the Surry County Economic Development Partnership, says Amazon’s investment will likely top $20 million. He says the county landed the project without financial incentives.

Amazon faces multiple pickets as union targets holiday shopping rush

4:45am December 19, 2024

The Teamsters union demands that Amazon recognize its unionized workers. The company refuses and says the strikes won't affect operations.

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Amazon manipulated injury data to make warehouses appear safer, a Senate probe finds

2:28pm December 16, 2024

A Senate committee investigation, led by Sen. Bernie Sanders, accused Amazon of risking worker safety for speed while manipulating injury data to make its warehouses seem safer than they are.

Accused of violating worker rights, SpaceX and Amazon go after labor board

5:00am November 18, 2024

SpaceX and Amazon are asking the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to find the National Labor Relations Board unconstitutional. The federal agency is tasked with enforcing workers' right to organize.

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