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Amazon Just Announced AirPods And HomePod Competitors
Amazon showed off a slew of new products, including Echo Buds, wireless earbuds with Bose noise cancellation, and Echo Studio, a high-definition Alexa-controlled speaker.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge Will Reportedly Make $20 Million A Year In Her New Amazon Deal
The deal comes after the Fleabag creator's huge success at the Emmys on Sunday.
Opinion: The Amazon Van That Broke My Family's Heart
Ever since my mom was hit and killed by a white van delivering Amazon packages, the company's obsession with fast, cheap delivery has made me feel sick.
Three Senators Are Demanding Answers From Amazon About Its "Unfair And Dangerous" Delivery System
Following a BuzzFeed News investigation into Amazon's delivery network, Sens. Richard Blumenthal, Elizabeth Warren, and Sherrod Brown wrote to Jeff Bezos, accusing the tech giant of disregarding public safety and workers’ rights and demanding information about the companies that deliver its packages.
Corned Beef And Handbags: How US Consumers Are Unwittingly Contributing To Deforestation In The Amazon
“The consumers are part of the problem because of course if the consumer decides not to consume any of this, there would be no supply.”
Senator Calls On Officials To “Wake Up” On Regulating Amazon
After a BuzzFeed News investigation into crashes and chaos in the retailer’s delivery system, the Connecticut lawmaker said federal regulators “responsible for protecting workers and consumers, enforcing labor and product safety laws” must do more.
This Is What It’s Like To Be Blamed For Starting The Amazon Fires
NGO workers in the Amazon spend their days telling farmers that they don't have to destroy the rainforest to make money, but these employees still got caught in Bolsonaro’s crosshairs.
Andrew Yang Called For Increased Regulation Of Amazon
In response to a BuzzFeed News investigation about chaos and accidents in the retailer’s system of package delivery, Yang called for Amazon-specific rules.
We Mapped All The Fires That Burned In The Amazon In August
This is what 66,026 fires looks like.
America’s Orthodox Jews Are Selling A Ton Of The Products You Buy On Amazon
A community of Orthodox Jews prospers by selling products on Amazon — and keeping one foot in modernity and one foot out.
This Is How The Million-Dollar Business Of Criminal Deforestation In The Amazon Works
BuzzFeed News visited one of the regions worst affected by fires in the Amazon to see how illegal deforestation is paving the way for a global environmental crisis.
It’s Not Just Fires. Your Phone Is Also Destroying The Amazon.
“You could drop a nuclear bomb on the forest and it would be better than mining it.”
Amazon’s Next-Day Delivery Has Brought Chaos And Carnage To America’s Streets — But The World’s Biggest Retailer Has A System To Escape The Blame
Deaths and devastating injuries. A litany of labor violations. Drivers forced to urinate in their vans. Here is how Amazon’s gigantic, decentralized, next-day delivery network brought chaos, exploitation, and danger to communities across America.
Saving The Amazon Rainforest With The Almighty Power Of Self-Promotion
Influencers show us what (sl)activism looks like, plus popular plant-based social media pages. This is the first edition of the Please Like Me newsletter.
These Scientists Know How Bad The Amazon Fires Could Get. They Saw It Burn 20 Years Ago
“I’ve just tried to tell them the story — it’s a bad year,” one expert said. “This is what happens when deforestation gets out of hand.”
This Indigenous Tribe In The Amazon Survived Forced Labor And Epidemics. Now Their Land Is On Fire.
BuzzFeed News Brazil traveled to the state of Amazonas, where members of the Tenharim community are attempting to put out a fire that's been burning for six days.
Incoming: Brazil Quibbles Over Aid As The Amazon Burns
Using FEMA money to fund ICE, Missouri abortion ban blocked, Leslie Jones leaving SNL. Your BuzzFeed News newsletter, Aug 28.
These Heartbreaking Photos Show The Devastation Of The Amazon Fires
More than 80,000 fires have broken out in the Amazon rainforest in 2019, leaving a trail of ash and devastation in what is often called the "lungs of the planet."
Brazil Has Rejected The G7's $22M Aid Package To Fight The Amazon Fires
The money was promised by world leaders at the G7 summit in France. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s chief of staff said that France couldn’t even prevent a fire in Notre Dame Cathedral.
Brazil's President Is Sending The Military To Fight The Amazon Fires As Protests Grow Worldwide
Since his election, Jair Bolsonaro has worked to loosen environmental laws and open up vast swaths of the Amazon to industry. Now large stretches of the rainforest are on fire.
Brazil's Government Is Wrong About The Fires In The Amazon, And This Data Proves It
2019 isn't a year of extreme drought like Bolsonaro's government has claimed. If that were the case, the number of forest fires we're seeing would be doubled.
13 Photos Explain What's Going On In The Amazon And What You Can Do
The Amazon is on fire, but there are still ways to help.
Smoke From The Burning Amazon Rainforest Plunged Brazil's Largest City Into Darkness In The Middle Of The Day
A record number of wildfires have torched the Amazon rainforest this year as deforestation soars under Brazil’s far-right president.
Amazon Says Those Weird Brand Ambassador Accounts Defending The Company Are Run By Real Employees
“We're not paid to say that we like our job,” one of the accounts tweeted.
These Senators Want Jeff Bezos To Explain What The Heck “Amazon’s Choice” Is
Sens. Bob Menendez and Richard Blumenthal are asking tough questions of the Amazon CEO after a BuzzFeed News report found fraudulent reviews and defective, low-quality products.
Far-Right Haven Gab.com Had Its Fundraising Site Shut Down By Amazon
“This site promotes content that constitutes hate speech and is unacceptable,” a spokesperson for Amazon told BuzzFeed News.
Amazon Worker Protests Have Spread To Chicago As Temperatures Rise
Warehouse workers in Chicago succeeded in pressuring management to send them home with pay due to high temperatures in an un-air-conditioned facility this weekend.
Here's The Most Complete Map So Far Of Amazon's Ring Camera Surveillance Partnerships With Local Police
Dozens of U.S. cities are working with the doorbell camera company, according to Fight for the Future.
Amazon Employees Demand It Stop Working With ICE. The Company Said It’s Up To The Government.
Some Amazon employees vocally oppose selling technology to immigration enforcement agencies and law enforcement, but the company said the government should make the rules.
These Are All the Businesses You Never Knew Were Owned by Amazon
Here are all the businesses, brands and subsidiaries (we know of) owned by “The Everything Store.”