Amazon News Rundown October 16 – October 31, 2018

We’re bringing you the biggest headlines surrounding Amazon for this period. The online marketplace was featured in posts related to its manpower management, security and privacy, collaborations, company updates, and newest plans and project ventures.

Amazon’s Employee Management

• Amazon eliminates bonuses and stock awards for hourly workers
• Amazon Pledges to Compensate Its Warehouse Workers More Following Criticism
• Bernie Sanders praises Jeff Bezos for raising Amazon’s minimum wage

 

Amazon and Security

• Amazon fires employee for allegedly sharing customer email addresses
• U.S. government sides with Apple and Amazon, effectively denying Bloomberg ‘spy chip’ report

 

Amazon Partnerships

• Monro, Inc. and Amazon Expand Collaboration to Provide Tire Installation Services Across Eastern United States
• Neil Gaiman Inks Overall Deal With Amazon Studios
• Travelers Teams Up With Amazon to Provide Smart Home Solutions
• Zuora Named Amazon Pay Premier Partner for Millions of Merchants Seeking to Capitalize on the Subscription Economy
• Amazon Goes Truly Global With Iridium Communications
• Amazon Strengthens Customer Base With Symantec & SAP Deals
• Amazon Is Reportedly Partnering With IMDb to Create a Free, Ad-Supported Fire TV Channel

 

Amazon Latest Updates

• Amazon announces chemicals management policy
• Amazon signs lease on Greenwood facility
• Amazon scraps gender-biased recruiting tool
• Amazon Tells Sellers about Third-Party Ad Tools

 

Amazon’s Latest Features and Ventures

• Amazon envisions virtual reality-operated robots working with humans in warehouses
• Second Amazon Go Store Opens In Chicago
• Amazon launches skill connections for Alexa apps
• From Alexa to PillPack, here’s how Amazon could disrupt healthcare