by ray | Aug 29, 2019 | Amazon
Amazon’s announcement that it will invest US$700 million to retrain 100,000 employees—a third of its U.S. workforce—in new technologies is the latest reminder that the much-heralded future of work is well underway. Policy makers, analysts, and scholars trying to...
by ray | Aug 22, 2019 | Amazon
Amazon Inc.’s plan to upskill employees claims that several occupations are growing at phenomenal rates. The fastest growing, what Amazon dubs “data mapping specialist,” is telling. It may point to Amazon’s efforts to improve delivery times....
by ray | Aug 22, 2019 | Amazon
On Wednesday, 140 House Republicans, 224 House Democrats, and Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) — led by Rep. Ken Buck (R-CO) and Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) — voted to allow Indian nationals to effectively monopolize the U.S. green card system for at least ten years, providing a...
by ray | Aug 19, 2019 | Amazon, General News
Seattle University announced today that Amazon has made a $3 million gift to the new Center for Science and Innovation. This gift supports the school’s commitment to increase access to computer science and STEM education, particularly for women and...
by ray | Aug 16, 2019 | Amazon, General News
When Amazon bought mesh Wi-Fi router company Eero, our first reactions were of exhaustion, consternation and concern: why couldn’t a tiny company with an excellent privacy-minded product be left to its own devices, instead of getting snapped up by the big data...
by ray | Aug 16, 2019 | Amazon, Tech News
Unlike its parent company Amazon, Ring is going really big with public announcements at this year’s CES. The company is introducing 13 new products today, including a new doorbell, smart lights, smoke sensors, and more. It’s so many devices that it can be hard to keep...
