Amazon

October 16, 2025

Amazon HR/PXT layoffs near 15%? Jassy: workforce will reduce

Workforce & AI • Corporate Amazon plans fresh layoffs; HR/PXT flagged by sources Sources referenced by Fortune say the People eXperience & Technology (PXT) team may be hardest hit. Other consumer divisions

Business·News

Volkswagen Hit with $30M Fine for Amazon Slave Labor Practices

A Brazilian labor court has ordered Volkswagen to pay $30 million for subjecting workers to slave-like conditions on a company-owned farm in the Amazon rainforest during the 1970s and 1980s. The ruling, issued on Friday, represents the largest reparation for

August 31, 2025

Amazon Sued for Recharging Returned Items: Class Action Alleges Refund Failures

Business·News

Amazon shoppers who count on quick refunds now face an unsettling reality. The retail giant stands accused of pulling back refunds after customers return

Amazon Launches 27 Kuiper Satellites, Targets 3,236 to Rival Starlink’s 7,000+ Fleet

Business·News

Amazon launched its first 27 operational Project Kuiper satellites on April 28, 2025, marking its entry into the competitive satellite internet market dominated by

News·Space

Amazon Kuiper Launch Scrub: ULA Atlas V grounded by weather, delaying $10B constellation & race vs FCC deadline

Weather constraints forced United Launch Alliance (ULA) to scrub the inaugural launch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper production satellites on April 9, 2025, as “stubborn cumulus clouds” and heavy winds violated launch criteria

Rahul Somvanshi

April 15, 2025

Representative Image: Massive sinkhole in an urban area, with buildings on the edge of the collapse. Photo Sourse: John C Bullas BSc MSc PhD MCIHT MIAT (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Forest·Nature

Brazilian Town’s Growing Sinkholes Endanger Over 1,200 Residents

Giant sinkholes are threatening to swallow parts of Buriticupu, a town of 55,000 people in the northeastern Brazilian Amazon. Local authorities declared a state of emergency in February 2025 as soil erosion

Rahul Somvanshi

March 2, 2025

A suite of various electronic devices such as a laptop, smartphone, tablet, smart speaker, smart display, smart glasses, and wireless earbuds. Photo Source - Amazon

News

Amazon Launches Alexa+ AI Assistant for $19.99/Month

Amazon has introduced Alexa+, a major overhaul of its voice assistant powered by generative artificial intelligence. The upgraded service will cost $19.99 per month but will be available free to Amazon Prime

Rahul Somvanshi

February 27, 2025

Representative image. Microsoft sign, the Mothership, Building 92, Redmond, Washington, USA. Photo Source: Wonderlane (CC BY 2.0).

Business·Nature

Microsoft’s $200M Amazon Reforestation: 4.4M Trees Offset 17M Tons CO₂, 40% AI Surge

Microsoft is spending $200 million to plant trees in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest as its artificial intelligence computers consume more energy than ever before. The company’s energy use jumped 40% in just three

Sunita Somvanshi

February 19, 2025

A group of people walking through dense, green vegetation in a forest, with large spider webs hanging between trees. Photo Source: Alexis Huguet/Rainforest Foundation Norway.

Nature

Trump’s USAID Freeze Fuels Amazon Deforestation Surge

The Trump administration’s freeze on US foreign aid has stopped crucial rainforest protection work, putting both forests and communities at risk. A federal court recently ordered a temporary lift of this freeze,

Karmactive Staff

February 18, 2025

Representative image, Rain Forest Fire. Photo Source: Kahunapule Michael Johnson (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)

Nature

Amazon’s Smouldering Dead Wood Releases 40M Tonnes of CO Yearly

Dead wood burning in the Amazon is releasing dangerous levels of pollution into the air, threatening both local communities and global climate. Scientists have discovered that this slow-burning wood creates more harmful

Govind Tekale

February 4, 2025

Business·News

Vornado Recalls 7,780 VH2 Heaters for Safety Risks

Vornado Air LLC has issued an urgent recall of 7,780 VH2 Whole Room Heaters due to electric shock and fire hazards. The recall specifically targets units sold exclusively on Amazon between August

Sunita Somvanshi

January 23, 2025

Activism·Adventure·Conservation·Forest

Amazon Gets 100 Million New Trees: Luigi Cani’s Skydiving Feat Combines 14,000 Jumps’ Expertise With Environmental Action

Brazilian skydiving veteran Luigi Cani executed what he describes as his most nerve-wracking jump yet – not for its technical difficulty, but for its environmental stakes. After 14,000 jumps and 11 world

Rahul Somvanshi

November 30, 2024

Electric·Technology

Amazon Expands Prime Air Drone Delivery to Phoenix With FAA-Approved MK30 Tech, 400-Foot Flights, and 60-Minute Speeds

Amazon’s Prime Air drone delivery service has expanded to Phoenix’s West Valley area, operating from the Tolleson Same-Day Delivery site. The move adds Arizona to Amazon’s drone delivery map, which began in

Sonali Tiwary

November 21, 2024

Activism·Climate·Energy

Top Banks Pump $705.8 Billion into Fossil Fuels Amid Climate Crisis: JPMorgan, Mizuho Bank Tops List

On May 13, a consortium of NGOs, including the Rainforest Action Network and BankTrack, released the “Bank Giants and Climate Chaos 2024” report in collaboration with over 580 global institutions. The report

Govind Tekale

May 14, 2024