/tags/amazon Amazon en-US Copyright Mon, 23 Dec 2024 22:17:03 GMT /business-economy/2024-12-23/nc-first-unionized-amazon-facility-workers-union-vote-garner If successful, the union vote would form the first unionized Amazon facility in North Carolina and just the second in the United States. Mon, 23 Dec 2024 22:17:03 GMT /business-economy/2024-12-23/nc-first-unionized-amazon-facility-workers-union-vote-garner Aaron Sánchez-Guerra /news/2024-09-18/mrbeast-amazon-lawsuit-reality-show MrBeast, a North Carolina content creator, is accused of creating "unsafe" employment conditions and misrepresenting contestants' odds at winning his new Amazon reality show's $5 million grand prize. That is according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by five unnamed participants. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 17:15:21 GMT /news/2024-09-18/mrbeast-amazon-lawsuit-reality-show Associated Press /news/2022-09-01/amazon-partners-with-nccu-to-cover-tuition-for-employees-wanting-to-pursue-a-degree The multinational company has selected North Carolina Central University as a partner to give free education to their hourly employees. Thu, 01 Sep 2022 17:36:46 GMT /news/2022-09-01/amazon-partners-with-nccu-to-cover-tuition-for-employees-wanting-to-pursue-a-degree Sharryse Piggott /news/2020-10-07/report-injury-rates-rising-at-amazon-warehouses-including-in-charlotte-area Amazon officials have been saying the rate of serious injuries in their warehouses has been improving with hefty spending on safety measures. However, data from more than 150 Amazon fulfillment centers, including those in North Carolina and South Carolina, indicate that's not the case. Wed, 07 Oct 2020 16:12:27 GMT /news/2020-10-07/report-injury-rates-rising-at-amazon-warehouses-including-in-charlotte-area Lisa Worf /science-technology/2020-07-30/4-key-takeaways-from-washingtons-big-tech-hearing-on-monopoly-power Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., says Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple operate like monopolies and need to be broken up or regulated. Thu, 30 Jul 2020 05:45:00 GMT /science-technology/2020-07-30/4-key-takeaways-from-washingtons-big-tech-hearing-on-monopoly-power Bobby Allyn, Shannon Bond /news/2020-07-29/watch-the-heads-of-amazon-apple-facebook-and-google-testify-before-a-house-antitrust-panel The CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google are testifying before the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee on Wednesday about the market power of… Wed, 29 Jul 2020 16:57:16 GMT /news/2020-07-29/watch-the-heads-of-amazon-apple-facebook-and-google-testify-before-a-house-antitrust-panel NPR News, ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾ News /law/2020-06-30/the-state-of-surveillance-protesters-police-and-big-tech Are protesters surveilling the police or vice versa? Law enforcement agencies use cell phone location-based data to identify and incriminate… Tue, 30 Jun 2020 16:19:17 GMT /law/2020-06-30/the-state-of-surveillance-protesters-police-and-big-tech Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2020-06-30/the-state-of-surveillance-protesters-police-and-big-tech Are protesters surveilling the police or vice versa? Law enforcement agencies use cell phone location-based data to identify and incriminate… Tue, 30 Jun 2020 16:19:17 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-06-30/the-state-of-surveillance-protesters-police-and-big-tech Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /news/2019-05-30/amazon-announces-new-fulfillment-center-in-kernersville Amazon has confirmed a new center will bring about 1,000 full-time jobs to the Triad area.Last July, Amazon signed a lease for a site off of Old… Thu, 30 May 2019 19:18:47 GMT /news/2019-05-30/amazon-announces-new-fulfillment-center-in-kernersville Naomi P. Brown /business-economy/2018-08-10/nc-town-picked-for-new-amazon-distribution-center A North Carolina town will be the site of a new Amazon distribution center that officials say will lead to hundreds of millions in investment and the… Fri, 10 Aug 2018 16:19:56 GMT /business-economy/2018-08-10/nc-town-picked-for-new-amazon-distribution-center Associated Press, Rusty Jacobs