TIME logo
Connect Wallet
Wallet Settings
Disconnect Wallet
MetaMask
WalletConnect
Sign In
My Account
Manage Account
Digital Magazines
Subscriber Benefits
Help Center
Sign Out
SUBSCRIBE FOR $19.99
Subscribe
Spotlight Story
Crypto Goes to Washington
Close
My Account
Manage Account
Digital Magazines
Subscriber Benefits
Help Center
Sign Out
Sign In
Sections
Home
U.S.
Politics
World
Health
Climate
Personal Finance by NextAdvisor
Future of Work by Charter
Business
Tech
Entertainment
Ideas
Science
History
Sports
Magazine
TIME 2030
TIME Studios
Video
TIME100 Talks
TIMEPieces
The TIME Vault
TIME for Health
TIME for Kids
TIME Edge
Red Border: Branded Content by TIME
Join Us
Newsletters
Subscribe
Subscriber Benefits
Give a Gift
Shop the TIME Store
Connect Wallet
Customer Care
US & Canada
Global Help Center
Reach Out
Careers
Press Room
Contact the Editors
Media Kit
Reprints and Permissions
More
Privacy Policy
Your California Privacy Rights
Terms of Use
Site Map
Connect with Us
Amazon
Amazon Will Undergo A Racial Equity Audit
By Saijel Kishan/Bloomberg
Amazon Warehouse Collapse Puts Spotlight on Phone Ban
By Spencer Soper / Bloomberg
Amazon Goes on Corporate Hiring Spree
By Matt Day / Bloomberg
Amazon's Reported Plans For Department Stores Roil Big-Box Retail Industry
By Jonathan Roeder and Jordyn Holman/Bloomberg
More in
Amazon
Jeff Bezos Is the Richest Person Ever After His Net Worth Soars to $211 Billion
Amazon stock rallied Tuesday and raised Bezos’s fortune by $8.4 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
By Scott Carpenter and Sophie Alexander / Bloomberg
July 7, 2021
Amazon Revises Corporate Values Days Before Bezos Steps Down
The news comes just days before founder Jeff Bezos is set to exit as chief executive officer
By Matt Day/Bloomberg
July 1, 2021
Amazon’s New Africa Site Draws Ire in Indigenous People Protest
Amazon's planned new Africa headquarters in Cape Town has drawn criticism from members of the indigenous Khoisan people.
By Leah Wilson and Loni Prinsloo / Bloomberg
June 16, 2021
Amazon’s MGM Purchase Could Put the Company in Washington’s Crosshairs
Imagine you invite friends over for a movie night on a new flatscreen TV purchased on Amazon Prime. The gathering is last minute, but the television was delivered to you in two days through Amazon’s...
By Abby Vesoulis
May 28, 2021
How Amazon Won the Preliminary Union Vote in Alabama
After months of campaigning, weeks of voting, and hours of counting thousands of green ballots by hand, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) delivered Amazon an apparent win on Friday afternoon against the most significant...
By Abby Vesoulis
April 9, 2021
How COVID-19 Helped Grow Amazon's Power
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos made billions during the COVID-19 pandemic as retail stores suffered, heightening calls among critics to break up the online giant
By Alana Semuels
July 28, 2020
Jeff Bezos Adds $13 Billion to His Fortune in a Day
Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s 56-year-old founder and the world’s richest person, has seen his fortune swell $74 billion in 2020 to $189.3 billion
By Jack Pitcher / Bloomberg
July 20, 2020
Amazon Buys Naming Rights for Seattle's 'Climate Pledge Arena,' Vows to Make It World's First Net-Zero Carbon Certified Venue
Amazon unveiled the pledge last year, which requires businesses to reach the goal a decade ahead of the Paris Agreement
By Maria Jose Valero and Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg
June 25, 2020
Amazon Says Deliveries Returning to Normal
The online retailer says it is catching up after a demand surge tied to the coronavirus outbreak
By Spencer Soper / Bloomberg
May 13, 2020
Amazon Engineer Quits Over Firings of COVID-19 'Whistleblowers'
The e-commerce giant has been battling against critics who say the company hasn’t done enough to make warehouses safe
By Matt Day / Bloomberg
May 4, 2020
Amazon Says It May Lose Money During Coronavirus
Jeff Bezos said Amazon was spending more on "getting products to customers and keeping employees safe"
By Matt Day and Spencer Soper / Bloomberg
April 30, 2020
Amazon Says it’s Prioritizing Household Staples, Medical Supplies As it Struggles With Coronavirus Orders
The online giant said the efforts are to prioritize the stocking and shipping of household staples and medical supplies
By Matt Day / Bloomberg
March 17, 2020
The Best Amazon Prime Day Tech Deals We've Found So Far
Prime Day means discounts on everything from smartphones to TVs
By Patrick Lucas Austin
July 12, 2019
John Oliver Celebrates Amazon Prime Day on
Last Week Tonight
“Amazon is not the worst actor, but being not the worst is a low, low bar,” said Oliver.
By Melissa Locker
July 3, 2019
Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple Could Face Antitrust Investigations. How Do Those Work?
Four of Silicon Valley's biggest tech firms — Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple — could face antitrust investigations from the Trump Administration and Congress. After unusual negotiations on the subject, the Federal Trade Commission agreed...
By Madeleine Joung
June 5, 2019
MacKenzie Bezos to Donate at Least Half of Her $37B
Her decision is in contrast to Jeff Bezos, who has largely spurned philanthropy
By Tom Metcalf / Bloomberg
May 28, 2019
Thousands of Amazon Workers Listen to Alexa Conversations
Amazon says it's to help make Alexa better at answering questions
By Matt Day, Giles Turner and Natalia Drozdiak / AP
April 11, 2019
MacKenzie Bezos Gets $36 Billion in Amazon Stock in Divorce
Instantly becoming one of the world's richest women
By Spencer Soper / Bloomberg
April 4, 2019
Millions of Facebook Users' Personal Info Was Posted Publicly On Amazon Servers
A year after the Cambridge Analytica scandal exposed Facebook's data practices
By Sarah Frier and Matt Day / Bloomberg
April 3, 2019
Experts Cast Doubt on Warren's Silicon Valley Antitrust Plan
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren released an aggressive plan on Friday to target the power of Silicon Valley by breaking up some of America’s biggest tech companies. But while the Democratic presidential candidate’s proposal is sure...
By Abigail Abrams
March 8, 2019
Amazon Plans to Open Grocery Stores
The first of these stores will open in Los Angeles as early as the end of 2019
By Matt Day / Bloomberg
March 1, 2019
Amazon's New 'Amazon Day' Feature Lets You Get All Your Packages at Once
It could be more convenient for customers and eco-friendly, too
By Patrick Lucas Austin
February 28, 2019
81 of the Largest U.S. Companies Won't Let You Take Them to Court
Many of the country’s biggest companies are preventing Americans from getting their day in court. Eighty-one of the 100 largest companies in the U.S. have policies that bar customers from bringing claims of wrongdoing in...
By Abigail Abrams
February 27, 2019
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Celebrated Amazon Pulling Out of New York––But the Governor Says It Cost the City 25,000 Jobs
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez declared victory when Amazon announced Thursday that it would not build a second headquarters (known as HQ2) in Queens, New York. Gov. Andrew Cuomo called it a "lost economic opportunity" and blamed...
By Billy Perrigo
February 17, 2019
NYC Mayor Slams Amazon's 'Abuse of Corporate Power'
"Amazon just took their ball and went home," Bill de Blasio said
By Christopher Condon and Ben Brody / Bloomberg
February 17, 2019
Amazon's New York City Deal Was Killed By a Cocktail of Hubris and Miscalculations
It's a huge loss for Amazon
By Bloomberg / Shira Ovide
February 15, 2019
Who Is Michael Sanchez? The Brother of Jeff Bezos' Girlfriend Faces Scrutiny
The brother of a woman who had an affair with Amazon head Jeff Bezos has denied being the source of personal texts published by the National Enquirer, but a new report again raised his name....
By Abigail Abrams
February 11, 2019
Report: Amazon May Abandon NYC Plans
Amid local opposition to the plan
By Molly Schuetz / Bloomberg
February 8, 2019
Amazon Is Rolling Out a New Package Delivery Robot Called 'Amazon Scout'
It's being tested in a Seattle suburb
By Spencer Soper and Matt Day / Bloomberg
January 23, 2019
MacKenzie Bezos Could Become World's Richest Woman After Divorcing Husband
The Bezoses announced their breakup Wednesday in a message signed by both spouses
By Sophie Alexander / Bloomberg
January 9, 2019
24 Amazon Employees Hospitalized After Can of Bear Spray Explodes at Fulfillment Center
Employees reported having trouble breathing and feeling burning sensations in their eyes and throat.
By Gina Martinez
December 5, 2018
Why Amazon's HQ2 Could Be a 'Missed Opportunity' for Tech
Big metros on the East Coast won the day, though less obvious cities had made the short list
By Katy Steinmetz
November 13, 2018
No, Amazon Didn't Just Rename a City 'National Landing.' Here's the Deal.
After a lengthy selection process that preoccupied several major cities across the U.S., Amazon publicly revealed the two locations of its second headquarters. The behemoth announced that it will split "HQ2" between New York City...
By Wilder Davies
November 13, 2018
Amazon Might Split New HQ2 Among Two Locations
Amazon's plan to build a second HQ and hire as many as 50,000 people set off a frenzy of interest from cities in the U.S. and Canada
By Spencer Soper, Henry Goldman and Lily Katz / Bloomberg
November 6, 2018
Amazon Pledges to Compensate Its Warehouse Workers More Following Criticism
Amazon.com Inc. is sweetening the pay for some of its longtime warehouse workers
By Spencer Soper / Bloomberg
October 10, 2018
How Amazon's Growing Size and Power Is Forcing It to Boost Worker Pay
It's increasing minimum pay to $15/hour ahead of the holiday season
By Shira Ovide / Bloomberg
October 2, 2018
Amazon Just Unveiled a Bunch of New Stuff With Alexa — Including a $60 Microwave
"Alexa, bake this potato"
By Bloomberg
September 20, 2018
Amazon Plans to Build Thousands of 'Cashierless' Stores Across America
Taking on companies like 7-11 and Panera Bread
By Bloomberg
September 19, 2018
Washington Takes on the Threat of Big Tech
Once the fresh-faced darlings of D.C., Big Tech executives now receive a decidedly cooler reception on Capitol Hill. On Sept. 5, Twitter chief Jack Dorsey and second-in-command Sheryl Sandberg got a tongue lashing in Senate...
By Haley Sweetland Edwards
September 6, 2018
Amazon Is Trying to Buy Movie Chain Landmark Theatres
The move would vault the e-commerce giant into the cinema industry
By Anousha Sakoui, Nabila Ahmed and Spencer Soper / Bloomberg
August 16, 2018
Amazon Makes Big Foray Into Health Care With Purchase of Pharmacy Startup PillPack
Walgreens was down 10%, while CVS shares shed 8.9% following the news
By Robert Langreth / Bloomberg
June 28, 2018
Amazon Wants You to Start a Business As a Package Delivery Driver
It's promising financial and logistical support
By Bloomberg
June 28, 2018
Amazon is Launching a New Echo For Kids
The Echo Dot Kids Edition also lets parents set limits on what their children can ask Alexa
By Lisa Eadicicco
April 25, 2018
Amazon Will Deliver Packages to Your Car
It's an effort to stop people from stealing packages on your doorstep
By Niclas Rolander and David Welch / Bloomberg
April 24, 2018
Amazon's Next Secret Project Could Be Robots That Follow You Around
The retail and computing giant has embarked on an ambitious, top-secret plan
By Mark Gurman and Brad Stone / Bloomberg
April 23, 2018
Amazon Has More Than 100 Million Prime Subscribers, Reveals Jeff Bezos
Amazon shipped five billion items with Prime worldwide in 2017
By Katie Reilly
April 18, 2018
Load More Articles
More from
TIME
More From TIME
