
Retail sales rise a better-than-expected 1.2% in August after shoppers pulled back spending in July
Read full article: Retail sales rise a better-than-expected 1.2% in August after shoppers pulled back spending in JulyConsumers may be griping about higher prices at the pump and elsewhere, but they keep spending, helping to power the economy, according to the latest government snapshot.

Amazon suspends use of 21 Air, the cargo carrier whose plane careened off Miami runway and killed 5
Read full article: Amazon suspends use of 21 Air, the cargo carrier whose plane careened off Miami runway and killed 5The cargo airline that flew the plane that ran off the end of a Miami runway over Labor Day weekend and killed five people lost one of its biggest customers when Amazon suspended its partnership with 21 Air.

Boling residents meet Amazon leaders over massive data center project
Read full article: Boling residents meet Amazon leaders over massive data center projectAmazon is moving forward with a massive data center project in Wharton County. Company leaders met with Boling residents Thursday night to answer questions and address concerns about what the development means for the community.

A pilot of the Amazon cargo plane that careened off Miami runway warned it was coming in too fast
Read full article: A pilot of the Amazon cargo plane that careened off Miami runway warned it was coming in too fastOne of the pilots of the Amazon cargo plane that careened off a Miami runway and killed five people repeatedly warned they were coming in too fast roughly two minutes ahead of the collision.

Cleaning crew killed in Miami cargo jet crash was wrapping up shift at hard, demanding job
Read full article: Cleaning crew killed in Miami cargo jet crash was wrapping up shift at hard, demanding jobFive members of a cleaning crew were wrapping up their shift when they were killed as an Amazon cargo jet plowed into their van at the Miami airport.

Cargo jet tried to abort unsteady landing before Miami crash that killed 5, flight data indicates
Read full article: Cargo jet tried to abort unsteady landing before Miami crash that killed 5, flight data indicatesFlight data suggest an Amazon cargo plane tried to abort an unsteady landing at Miami International Airport before smashing into a van and killing five people inside.

Federal investigators probe Amazon cargo jet's fiery runway crash that killed 5 in Miami
Read full article: Federal investigators probe Amazon cargo jet's fiery runway crash that killed 5 in MiamiInvestigators are looking into why an Amazon cargo jet ran off a runway at Miami International Airport, killing five people.

At least 5 dead after Amazon cargo plane barreled off runway at Miami airport
Read full article: At least 5 dead after Amazon cargo plane barreled off runway at Miami airportAuthorities say at least five people are dead after an Amazon cargo plane barreled off a Miami airport runway and smashed into cars.

Amazon set to expand drone delivery of lightweight packages to 500 US cities
Read full article: Amazon set to expand drone delivery of lightweight packages to 500 US citiesMillions more people may be able to get smaller, lightweight Amazon packages delivered by drones by the end of the year under a plan the company announced Wednesday to expand the airborne shipping to suburban areas in nearly 500 U.S. cities.

US retail sales slump unexpectedly and sharply after a summer tax-refund boost fades
Read full article: US retail sales slump unexpectedly and sharply after a summer tax-refund boost fadesAmericans unexpectedly cut their spending in July by the biggest drop since May 2025, raising doubts about the resiliency of consumers who have kept spending and powering the economy despite the rising costs of daily expenses.

Broadband grants paused as critics allege favoritism toward Elon Musk’s Starlink
Read full article: Broadband grants paused as critics allege favoritism toward Elon Musk’s StarlinkThe Texas Broadband office made the announcement after facing scrutiny from lawmakers for changing the rules to seemingly favor companies such as Elon Musk’s Starlink.

Supply list sticker shock: I took my son’s Pre-K supply list to 3 top retailers, prices couldn’t be more different
Read full article: Supply list sticker shock: I took my son’s Pre-K supply list to 3 top retailers, prices couldn’t be more differentIt was my first time navigating a school supply list, and I nearly made a $200 mistake. Here's what I learned after taking my son's Pre-K list to three different stores.

US stocks rise to finish a wild July as Amazon soars, Apple sinks and inflation worries worsen
Read full article: US stocks rise to finish a wild July as Amazon soars, Apple sinks and inflation worries worsenU.S. stocks rose to the finish of a wild July as Amazon leaped, Apple sank and rising oil prices worsened worries about inflation.

Amazon to boost spending on AI and other technology by $20 billion after strong Q2 results
Read full article: Amazon to boost spending on AI and other technology by $20 billion after strong Q2 resultsAmazon said it will be increasing this year’s capital spending on technology, mostly artificial intelligence, by an additional 10% after the tech and e-commerce giant delivered strong profits and net sales during for fiscal second quarter, helped by surging growth in its prominent cloud computing unit.

Some robotaxis approved to operate without steering wheels and losing the brake pedal could be next
Read full article: Some robotaxis approved to operate without steering wheels and losing the brake pedal could be nextFederal regulators are clearing the way for robotaxis to operate without steering wheels or eventually even brake pedals.

Why lawmakers are concerned about where billions in broadband funding is going
Read full article: Why lawmakers are concerned about where billions in broadband funding is goingTexas lawmakers accuse the state broadband office of favoritism and sweetheart deals after satellite internet providers received most of the funding.

A model Indigenous territory in Brazil's Amazon seeks protection from criminal gangs
Read full article: A model Indigenous territory in Brazil's Amazon seeks protection from criminal gangsThe Ashaninka Indigenous people, who reclaimed their territory on the Brazil-Peru border decades ago, now face threats from gangs and drug traffickers.

Amazon will launch its satellite internet in South Africa, seemingly beating Musk in his homeland
Read full article: Amazon will launch its satellite internet in South Africa, seemingly beating Musk in his homelandAmazon says that the technology company will launch its new satellite internet service Amazon Leo in South Africa in 2027.

Trump administration lifts restrictions on Anthropic's Claude models after cybersecurity alarm
Read full article: Trump administration lifts restrictions on Anthropic's Claude models after cybersecurity alarmThe Trump administration has lifted restrictions on artificial intelligence company Anthropic’s latest versions of its Claude chatbot, ending a weekslong ban tied to cybersecurity concerns.

Colombia's presidential runoff could impact the future of the Amazon rainforest and fossil fuels
Read full article: Colombia's presidential runoff could impact the future of the Amazon rainforest and fossil fuelsColombia’s presidential runoff between Iván Cepeda, an ally of President Gustavo Petro, and lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella, who has been endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump, could have major implications for the Amazon rainforest, fossil fuel development and Indigenous communities.

Eight data centers threaten to transform this small Texas county. Local officials say they have no power to stop them.
Read full article: Eight data centers threaten to transform this small Texas county. Local officials say they have no power to stop them.At least 248 data centers are planned to be built in Texas. Of those, nearly half will be built in unincorporated areas, where county officials are limited in their ability to regulate development, according to a Texas Tribune analysis.

Think it's hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN says
Read full article: Think it's hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN saysA new report from the United Nations weather agency gives a three-out-of-four chance that the next five years will average more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures.

Canadian regulator triples US streamers' financial contributions to Canadian content
Read full article: Canadian regulator triples US streamers' financial contributions to Canadian contentCanada's federal broadcast regulator is requiring large online streaming services to contribute 15% of their Canadian revenues to Canadian content.

How drivers can save on gas using Amazon, Walmart and other loyalty and reward programs
Read full article: How drivers can save on gas using Amazon, Walmart and other loyalty and reward programsGas prices across the country continue climbing as tensions tied to the conflict involving Iran push fuel costs higher, and now the Trump administration says it is open to suspending the federal gas tax to help Americans save money at the pump.

Shares of eBay take off on a $56 billion buyout bid from GameStop's Ryan Cohen
Read full article: Shares of eBay take off on a $56 billion buyout bid from GameStop's Ryan CohenShares of eBay are soaring before the opening bell after Ryan Cohen's GameStop announced an attempt to take over the company for about $56 billion, seeing it as a vehicle to compete with online retail giant Amazon.

Amazon reports increased 1Q profits and net sales fueled by cloud computing demand
Read full article: Amazon reports increased 1Q profits and net sales fueled by cloud computing demandAmazon is reporting increased profits and net sales during its fiscal first quarter, helped by surging growth in its prominent cloud computing unit.

Archaeological digs in Amazon provide clues about Indigenous inhabitants before colonization
Read full article: Archaeological digs in Amazon provide clues about Indigenous inhabitants before colonizationPaving roads in the Amazon rainforest often causes deforestation that threatens the people who live there.

Stocks slip and oil prices rise on uncertainty about US-Iran ceasefire talks
Read full article: Stocks slip and oil prices rise on uncertainty about US-Iran ceasefire talksU.S. stocks and oil prices flip-flopped as uncertainty rose about what will happen following a two-week ceasefire in the war with Iran, which had been set to expire Wednesday.

Tim Cook will step down as Apple CEO and hand reins over to the iPhone maker's hardware leader
Read full article: Tim Cook will step down as Apple CEO and hand reins over to the iPhone maker's hardware leaderApple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down from the job that he inherited from the late Steve Jobs, ending a 15-year reign that saw the company’s market value soar by more than $3.6 trillion during an iPhone-fueled era of prosperity.

Amazon buys Fauna Robotics, maker of the Sprout humanoid robot
Read full article: Amazon buys Fauna Robotics, maker of the Sprout humanoid robotAmazon has acquired Fauna Robotics, just under two months after the startup introduced a humanoid robot called Sprout designed for social spaces like homes and schools.

Iranian strikes on Amazon data centers highlight industry's vulnerability to physical disasters
Read full article: Iranian strikes on Amazon data centers highlight industry's vulnerability to physical disastersIranian drone strikes damaged three Amazon Web Services sites in the Middle East, exposing how vulnerable cloud data centers are in conflict.

OpenAI gets $110 billion in funding from a trio of tech powerhouses, led by Amazon
Read full article: OpenAI gets $110 billion in funding from a trio of tech powerhouses, led by AmazonChatGPT maker OpenAI has received $110 billion in investments from Amazon, SoftBank and Nvidia, putting the technology company’s pre-money valuation at $730 billion.

Walmart delivers another quarter of impressive sales but offers a muted outlook
Read full article: Walmart delivers another quarter of impressive sales but offers a muted outlookWalmart delivered another impressive quarter as the promise of lower prices and speedy deliveries attracted a broader spectrum of Americans from cash-strapped to wealthier households during the critical holiday shopping period.

Champions League: Vinicius Junior says he was racially insulted in Real Madrid win, Doue rescues PSG
Read full article: Champions League: Vinicius Junior says he was racially insulted in Real Madrid win, Doue rescues PSGThe Champions League playoffs were overshadowed by claims of racism towards Real Madrid player Vinicius Junior in angry scenes after the Brazilian scored a brilliant winning goal against Benfica.

Amazon scraps partnership with surveillance company after Super Bowl ad backlash
Read full article: Amazon scraps partnership with surveillance company after Super Bowl ad backlashRing is ending its planned tie-up with police surveillance company Flock Safety after critics raise fresh worries about neighborhood camera networks.

Retail sales unchanged in December from November, closing out year on a lackluster tone
Read full article: Retail sales unchanged in December from November, closing out year on a lackluster toneShoppers unexpectedly paused their spending in December from November, closing out the holiday shopping season and the year on a lackluster tone.

Retail operator of outdoor sportswear pioneer Eddie Bauer files for bankruptcy
Read full article: Retail operator of outdoor sportswear pioneer Eddie Bauer files for bankruptcyThe operator of roughly 180 Eddie Bauer stores across the U.S. and Canada has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, blaming declining sales and a litany of other industry headwinds.

Some companies tie AI to layoffs, but the reality is more complicated
Read full article: Some companies tie AI to layoffs, but the reality is more complicatedWhen Amazon announced it was cutting 16,000 corporate jobs, many assumed it was the latest phase of CEO Andy Jassy’s push to reduce the corporate workforce as AI brings more efficiency gains.

‘Melania,’ panned by some film critics, opens with strong ticket sales for a documentary
Read full article: ‘Melania,’ panned by some film critics, opens with strong ticket sales for a documentaryPromoted by President Donald Trump as “a must watch,” the Melania Trump documentary “Melania” debuted with a better-than-expected $7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

UPS looks to cut up to 30,000 jobs this year
Read full article: UPS looks to cut up to 30,000 jobs this yearUPS is planning to cut up to 30,000 operational jobs this year as the package delivery company continues with its turnaround efforts and reducing the number of Amazon shipments that it handles.

'Mercy' unseats 'Avatar: Fire & Ash' atop the box office on snow-blanketed weekend in theaters
Read full article: 'Mercy' unseats 'Avatar: Fire & Ash' atop the box office on snow-blanketed weekend in theatersWith a winter storm blanketing a large swath of the country, Hollywood had its quietest weekend of the year at the box office.

'Worst in Show' CES products include AI refrigerators, AI companions and AI doorbells
Read full article: 'Worst in Show' CES products include AI refrigerators, AI companions and AI doorbellsArtificial intelligence took center stage at this year's CES gadget show, but not always for the right reasons.

Roomba maker iRobot files for bankruptcy protection; will be taken private under restructuring
Read full article: Roomba maker iRobot files for bankruptcy protection; will be taken private under restructuringRoomba maker iRobot has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but says that it doesn’t expect any disruptions to devices as the more than 30-year-old company is taken private under a restructuring process.

Doping at your doorstep: The next Olympic drug crisis could be coming through the mail
Read full article: Doping at your doorstep: The next Olympic drug crisis could be coming through the mailA new wave of peptides, often banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency, is easily available online, raising concerns about potential Olympic doping scandals.

Amazon driver accused of running red light before crash that ejected man from vehicle in south Harris County
Read full article: Amazon driver accused of running red light before crash that ejected man from vehicle in south Harris CountyDeputies said the driver of an Amazon 18-wheeler ran a red light and hit a car, killing a man in South Harris County.

Amazon's Zoox robotaxis service to give free rides in San Francisco as its expansion accelerates
Read full article: Amazon's Zoox robotaxis service to give free rides in San Francisco as its expansion acceleratesAmazon’s Zoox will start giving free robotaxi rides through parts of San Francisco as it accelerates its attempt to challenge Waymo’s early lead in the race to transport passengers cities in self-driving vehicles.

These are the 37 donors helping pay for Trump's $300 million White House ballroom
Read full article: These are the 37 donors helping pay for Trump's $300 million White House ballroomThe White House's list of 37 donors to President Donald Trump's $300 million ballroom project includes crypto billionaires, powerful financiers, tobacco companies, tech giants, media companies, longtime Republican donors and several of the president’s neighbors in Florida.

At UN climate summit, world leaders say time is running short to stop the worst effects of warming
Read full article: At UN climate summit, world leaders say time is running short to stop the worst effects of warmingWorld leaders gathering the in Brazil's Amazon rainforest for the U.N.‘s annual climate summit warned Thursday that time is running short for urgent and decisive action to prevent the worst effects of climate change.

Amazon reports higher sales and earnings for 3Q, helped by its accelerating computing arm business
Read full article: Amazon reports higher sales and earnings for 3Q, helped by its accelerating computing arm businessAmazon posted higher fiscal third quarter profit and sales compared with a year ago, as the online giant kept attracting shoppers looking for good prices while inflation resurges.

Ex-Amazon driver sues civil rights agency for dropping her case following Trump's executive order
Read full article: Ex-Amazon driver sues civil rights agency for dropping her case following Trump's executive orderAn executive order from President Donald Trump led a federal agency to drop an investigation into Amazon for allegedly discriminating against female drivers by failing to provide adequate bathroom breaks, according to a new lawsuit.

Civil rights agency drops a key tool used to investigate workplace discrimination
Read full article: Civil rights agency drops a key tool used to investigate workplace discriminationThe U.S. civil rights agency responsible for enforcing worker rights will stop investigating complaints about company policies that don’t explicitly discriminate but may disproportionately harm certain groups.

As Amazon's 'flying rivers' weaken with tree loss, scientists warn of worsening droughts
Read full article: As Amazon's 'flying rivers' weaken with tree loss, scientists warn of worsening droughtsScientists warn that “flying rivers” — invisible streams of moisture that carry rain from the Atlantic Ocean westward across the Amazon — are weakening as deforestation and climate change advance.

Amazon to pay $2.5 billion to settle FTC allegations it duped customers into enrolling in Prime
Read full article: Amazon to pay $2.5 billion to settle FTC allegations it duped customers into enrolling in PrimeAmazon has reached a historic $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission which said the online giant tricked customers into signing up for its Prime memberships, and made it difficult to cancel after they did so.

A jury will look at whether Amazon tricked customers into joining Prime -- and made it hard to leave
Read full article: A jury will look at whether Amazon tricked customers into joining Prime -- and made it hard to leaveA federal trial beginning in Amazon’s hometown this week is set to examine whether the online retailing giant tricked customers into signing up for its Prime service and made it difficult to cancel after they did so.

Amazon spends $1 billion to increase pay and lower health care costs for US workers
Read full article: Amazon spends $1 billion to increase pay and lower health care costs for US workersAmazon says it’s investing $1 billion to raise wages and lower the cost of health care plans for its U.S. fulfillment and transportation workers.

Couldn't make it to see Bad Bunny in Puerto Rico? He's livestreaming his last concert
Read full article: Couldn't make it to see Bad Bunny in Puerto Rico? He's livestreaming his last concertBad Bunny’s residency in Puerto Rico has boosted the island’s economy and stoked conversations about its identity and struggles.

Amazon's Zoox launches its robotaxi service in Las Vegas
Read full article: Amazon's Zoox launches its robotaxi service in Las VegasAmazon’s Zoox on Wednesday launched its robotaxi service in Las Vegas, offering free rides through parts of the entertainment mecca for anyone willing to gamble on the safety of a driverless vehicle.

Bolivia will choose a new president but environmental activists see little hope of progress
Read full article: Bolivia will choose a new president but environmental activists see little hope of progressBolivia heads into an Oct. 19 runoff between centrist Rodrigo Paz Pereira and right-wing ex-president Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga after nearly 20 years of socialist rule.

US government proposes easing some restrictions on drones traveling long distances
Read full article: US government proposes easing some restrictions on drones traveling long distancesA new federal rule would make it easier for companies to use drones over longer distances out of sight of the operator without having to go through a cumbersome waiver process.

Trump's AI plan calls for massive data centers. Here's how it may affect energy in the US
Read full article: Trump's AI plan calls for massive data centers. Here's how it may affect energy in the USPresident Donald Trump’s plan to boost artificial intelligence and build data centers across the U.S. could speed up a building boom that was already expected to strain the nation’s ability to power it.

The Weeknd and Shakira will headline Global Citizen Festival supporting energy access and the Amazon
Read full article: The Weeknd and Shakira will headline Global Citizen Festival supporting energy access and the AmazonTwo of the biggest touring artists right now are headlining this fall's Global Citizen Festival in New York's Central Park.

Brazil strikes deal with Musk's Starlink to curb criminal use in the Amazon rainforest
Read full article: Brazil strikes deal with Musk's Starlink to curb criminal use in the Amazon rainforestBrazil’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office has signed a landmark agreement with Elon Musk’s Starlink to limit the use of its satellite internet service in illegal mining and other criminal operations in the Amazon.




































