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July 15, 2025

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Pentagon cancels disputed JEDI cloud contract with Microsoft

July 6, 2021 Robert Burns, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon said Tuesday it canceled a disputed cloud-computing contract with Microsoft that could eventually have been worth $10 billion. It will instead pursue a deal with both Microsoft and Amazon and […]

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Own an Echo? Amazon may be helping itself to your bandwidth

June 10, 2021 Joe Pisani and Matt O'Brien, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Do you own an Amazon smart device? If so, odds are good that the company is already sharing your internet connection with your neighbors unless you’ve specifically told it not to. On Tuesday, […]

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Bezos plans to go to space aboard Blue Origin flight in July

June 7, 2021 Michelle Chapman, Associated Press

Jeff Bezos will be aboard for Blue Origin’s first human space flight next month. In an Instagram post early Monday, Bezos said he, his brother, and the winner of an ongoing auction, will be aboard […]

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Amazon to buy MGM, studio behind James Bond and ‘Shark Tank’

May 26, 2021 Joe Pisani, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Online shopping giant Amazon is buying MGM, the movie and TV studio behind James Bond, “Legally Blonde” and “Shark Tank,” with the hopes of filling its video streaming service with more stuff […]

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Pentagon reconsidering huge JEDI cloud-computing contract

May 18, 2021 Robert Burns, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon is reconsidering how to make a massive shift to cloud computing, officials said Monday, suggesting it could scrap the so-called JEDI contract potentially worth $10 billion that was awarded to […]

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Passing on your password? Streaming services are past it

May 14, 2021 Mae Anderson, The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Many of us were taught to share as kids. Now streaming services ranging from Netflix to Amazon to Disney+ want us to stop. That’s the new edict from the giants of streaming […]

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Amazon blocked 10 billion listings in counterfeit crackdown

May 13, 2021 Joe Pisani, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Amazon, which has been under pressure from shoppers, brands and lawmakers to crack down on counterfeits on its site, said Monday that it blocked more than 10 billion suspected phony listings last […]

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Amazon’s profit more than triples as pandemic boom continues

May 3, 2021 Joe Pisani, Associated Press

NEW YORK — Amazon’s pandemic boom isn’t showing signs of slowing down. The company said Thursday that its first-quarter profit more than tripled from a year ago, fueled by the growth of online shopping. It […]

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Union accuses Amazon of illegally interfering with vote

April 22, 2021 Joe Pisani, Associated Press

NEW YORK — The retail union that failed to organize Amazon workers at a Alabama warehouse wants the results of a recent vote to be thrown out, saying that the company illegally interfered with the […]

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BARONE: Workers don’t share Democrats’ nostalgia for unions

April 20, 2021 Michael Barone

It wasn’t even close. The final count was 1,798 against and 738 for, 71% to 29%. The issue in question was whether the employees at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, wanted to be represented […]

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