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Amazon was offered a variety of incentives besides billions of dollars in subsidies and tax breaks from cities aroud the country in return for the company’s newest headquarters location.

Cities went to embarassing lengths to court Amazon, the same company destroying their high streets.

As part of its deal with Amazon, which has based one of its new headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, the state will give Amazon two days notice of any Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests filed against it “to allow the Company to seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy.”

Wednesday, Democrat New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio discussed on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” Amazon’s decision to build a headquarters in New York’s Long Island City. De Blasio said the city made it clear beforehand that the retail giant would

This is a disaster for the people who currently reside in these communities, a disaster you have to try and imagine happening to you, to your way of life, to your neighborhood — and then imagine being forced to pay for it.

Amazon has decided to split its new headquarters, HQ2, between New York City and Arlington, Virginia.

Democrats will waste little time in probing the Trump White House once they take power over the House of Representatives in January, reports Axios. 

In a recent interview, President Donald Trump stated that his administration was “looking at” whether or not the Silicon Valley Masters of the Universe have violated antitrust laws.

Facebook, Amazon, Netflix, and Google parent company Alphabet, known collectively as the “FANG” stocks, lost a combined $200 billion in market capitalization on Monday

Forbes published an article recently providing insight into the turmoil inside Facebook surrounding the company’s recently announced in-home camera device, Portal.

America’s working class is benefitting the most when President Trump tightens the country’s labor market through illegal and legal immigration controls, new data reveals. 

Amazon has pitched its facial recognition system, called “Rekognition,” to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to a report. The Daily Beast obtained documents from July showing Amazon’s pitch to ICE, which included a workshop and access to Amazon’s

A Caitlyn Jenner parody Halloween costume has been removed from Amazon following complaints from LGBT groups.

Two LGBT groups condemned Amazon for selling a Caitlyn Jenner parody Halloween costume this week, with LGBT rights organization Stonewall encouraging Amazon to take it “off the shelves.”

The billionaire owner of Amazon and the Washington Post, Jeff Bezos, has stated that it “doesn’t make sense” for Amazon to refuse to work with the Department of Defense on military projects.

Amazon CEO and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos accounts for 42 percent of all the top CEOs’ Midterm political contributions, having donated over $10 million.

Contents: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos says that America must be defended; Google repudiates its ‘Don’t Be Evil’ conduct clause, and sides with China

Amazon reportedly shut down an artificial intelligence-powered recruitment tool after it repeatedly discriminated against female candidates.

Amazon Echo and Google Home A.I. assistant devices are scaring their owners with unprompted statements.

A security expert working for a U.S. telecom company reportedly uncovered further evidence of Chinese spy chips hidden on computer motherboards, Bloomberg Businessweek reported Tuesday, less than a week since the outlet revealed a massive “hardware hack” discovered in a secretive U.S. government investigation.

The Department of Homeland Security declared in a statement that there is “no reason to doubt” Apple and Amazon’s claims that China did not bug their server hardware, despite a Bloomberg News report which indicated the companies were compromised.

Facebook has announced a new smart speaker and camera product in an attempt to compete with Amazon’s Alexa device and Google Home in observing its owner’s every move.

Amazon has been funnelling cash to a Salafist ‘charity’ led by an Islamic scholar described as “one of the most dangerous men in Britain” by counter-extremists.

Bloomberg Businessweek on Thursday reported on a three-year investigation into computer hardware compromised with spy chips by Chinese military hackers. The full report is lengthy, some of the details remain classified since the investigation is still ongoing, and many particulars of the report are contested by the American companies involved. Following is a summary of the most important elements of the “Big Hack” story.

Amazon is moving into the private brands business, which will allow manufacturers to make products for Amazon’s private collection exclusively.

eBay has accused Jeff Bezos’ Amazon of conducting an “unlawful and troubling scheme” to steal merchants from the auction and sales platform.

An explosive report published by Bloomberg Businessweek on Thursday claimed the Chinese military sabotaged circuit boards used by dozens of major American companies and government contractors by implanting a tiny chip that gave the People’s Liberation Army backdoor access to supposedly secure systems.

The decision by Amazon’s Jeff Bezos to raise starter wages to $15 per hour for warehouse workers may trigger a long-awaited corporate bidding war for workers, say economic analysts.

Half of Uber drivers earn less than $10 an hour after paying vehicle-related expenses, according to a report.

Elaine Parker of Job Creators Network writes for Fox News that Amazon’s decision to not only raise its own minimum wage but to lobby the government to raise the federal minimum wage as well will have negative consequences for entry level employees and small businesses.

Multinational tech corporation Amazon has increased its minimum wage for its workers to $15 an hour, a benefit of President Donald Trump’s tightened labor market.

Amazon has partnered with satellite company Iridium Communications on a project called CloudConnect to bring Internet connectivity to places in the world which currently lack connections.

A 45-minute long internal video created by Amazon instructs “team leaders” on how to spot and intimidate those with sympathy for unionization.

Amazon is set to introduce an all-female broadcast team for its Thursday football broadcasts, according to reports.

Amazon announced several new smart devices, including an Alexa-powered microwave and clock. If you don’t buy into the company’s vision of “thousands of these things in the home,” Amazon might just make sure they are built into the next house you buy.

Google, Facebook, and Amazon are the three biggest online advertisement companies in 2018, with Amazon quickly gaining on the other two companies but still representing just 4 percent of the market, according to a report.