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Amazon is being investigated by New York City’s commission on human rights after it sacked a warehouse worker who led a strike in protest of coronavirus safety measures.

Amazon fires employee who led strike against coronavirus safety conditions for “violating social distancing guidelines”

March 31, 2020

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Amazon has sacked the worker who led yesterday’s strike over coronavirus safety conditions for “violating social distancing guidelines”. Chris Smalls, who yesterday staged a walk-out at Amazon’s warehouse in Staten…

Amazon staff at its key warehouse in New York are planning to strike today in a bid to force the retailer to deep clean the site and provide extra protection for employees.

Amazon staff to strike “until the building gets sanitized” after another employee contracts virus

March 30, 2020

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, Industry, News

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Amazon staff at its key warehouse in New York are planning to strike today in a bid to force the retailer to deep clean the site and provide extra protection…

Apple has launched a new COVID-19 website and app aimed at providing a screening tool for the virus and “help you understand what to do next”.

Apple launches free COVID-19 screening tool to “help you understand what to do next”

March 30, 2020

Ben Stevens

News

Apple, COVID 19, Screening tool

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Apple has launched a new COVID-19 website and app aimed at providing a screening tool for the virus and “help you understand what to do next”. The tool was developed…

Ocado has purchased COVID-19 testing kits for its staff to ensure they can keep “working round the clock” to deliver essential goods to the public.

Ocado spends £1.5m on 100,000 COVID-19 testing kits for its staff

March 30, 2020

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, News

Coronavirus, COVID 19, Lord Rose, NHS, Ocado, testing kits

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Ocado has purchased COVID-19 testing kits for its staff to ensure they can keep “working round the clock” to deliver essential goods to the public. The online grocer is understood…

Amazon “living hell to work for” as staff complain operations continuing as usual

March 27, 2020

Ben Stevens

News

Amazon, Coronavirus, COVID 19, operations, staff, Warehouse

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Amazon warehouse workers in the UK have complained that the company has become a “living hell to work for” as they face a surge in demand. Amazon’s warehouses have remained…

Spoon Guru has launched a new “Immunity Support Tag” for items in the wake of the pandemic to help customers protect themselves from the virus.

Spoon Guru launched “Immunity Support Tag” to help people fight virus

March 26, 2020

Ben Stevens

Apps / Mobile, Artificial Intelligence, News

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Spoon Guru has launched a new “Immunity Support Tag” for items in the wake of the pandemic to help customers protect themselves from the virus. The AI-powered dietary tech start-up,…

Amazon pauses loan repayments for sellers until May in major push to keep thousands afloat

March 26, 2020

Ben Stevens

Ecommerce, Industry, marketplace

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Amazon is temporarily pausing loan repayments for its sellers to help them stay afloat during the coronavirus lockdown, Reuters reported. The online retail giant announced today that sellers who had…

Amazon has been slammed by four US senators for failing to “keep its workers safe” during the coronavirus outbreak who have accused it of “putting the whole country at risk”.

Amazon accused by 4 US senators of “putting the whole country at risk” by failing to keep workers safe

March 23, 2020

Ben Stevens

Delivery / Supply Chain, Ecommerce, Industry, News

Amazon, Bernie Sanders, Coronavirus, COVID 19, Jeff Bezos

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Amazon has been slammed by four US senators for failing to “keep its workers safe” during the coronavirus outbreak who have accused it of “putting the whole country at risk”.…

GamesStop has ignored country-wide orders to close down all non-essential retail stores arguing that its products were able to enhance “customers’ experience working from home”.

GameStop ignores retail lockdown orders claiming it is classed as “essential”

March 20, 2020

Ben Stevens

Instore, News

Coronavirus, COVID 19, GameStop, lockdown

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GamesStop has ignored country-wide orders to close down all non-essential retail stores arguing that its products were able to enhance “customers’ experience working from home”. The US videogame retailer told…

Alibaba is offering up its cloud based artificial intelligence technology to medical personnel around the world to help fight COVID-19.

Alibaba offers artificial intelligence technology to medial professionals fighting virus

March 19, 2020

Ben Stevens

Artificial Intelligence, News

AI, Alibaba, Artificial Intelligence, Coronavirus, COVID 19

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Alibaba is offering up its cloud based artificial intelligence technology to medical personnel around the world to help fight COVID-19. Anti-coronavirus solutions have been put together from Alibaba Cloud’s experts,…

COVID 19

Amazon fires employee who led strike against coronavirus safety conditions for “violating social distancing guidelines”

Amazon staff to strike “until the building gets sanitized” after another employee contracts virus

Apple launches free COVID-19 screening tool to “help you understand what to do next”

Ocado spends £1.5m on 100,000 COVID-19 testing kits for its staff

Amazon “living hell to work for” as staff complain operations continuing as usual

Spoon Guru launched “Immunity Support Tag” to help people fight virus

Amazon pauses loan repayments for sellers until May in major push to keep thousands afloat

Amazon accused by 4 US senators of “putting the whole country at risk” by failing to keep workers safe

GameStop ignores retail lockdown orders claiming it is classed as “essential”

Alibaba offers artificial intelligence technology to medial professionals fighting virus

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