Amazon to turn 125,000 pandemic hires into permanent jobs
Retail giant says most of the seasonal workers hired amid delivery surge during COVID-19 lockdowns can stay on.
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Amazon COVID-19 publicity video airs as news on TV stations
PR or propaganda? Retailer defends safety efforts amid calls to shut down some warehouses after workers die from COVID-19.
Samuel L. Jackson voice coming to Alexa
Amazon Alexa users will soon be able to hear Samuel L. Jackson in their living rooms, thanks to a neural text-to-speech engine. The technology has the ability to adopt the voices of public figures, with their consent, by utilizing recordings the stars offer up as the baseline for additional computer-generated phrases. CBSN Los Angeles reports.
Amazon to debut new grocery stores
Amazon plans to open a new line of grocery stores in California next year, starting in the Woodland Hills neighborhood. The company said the store would be different from Whole Foods and would not compete against Whole Foods.
New Yorkers fighting back against package thefts
In New York City, more than 1.5 million packages are delivered each day, but an estimated 90,000 of them go missing, according to a New York Times study. Now, residents are taking measures to protect their shipments from thieves. CBSN New York's Valerie Castro reports.
WSJ report on Bezos' leaked texts
New evidence in the leaking of racy text messages between Amazon C.E.O. Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend, Lauren Sanchez, show Sanchez gave the texts to her brother, who then leaked them to the National Enquirer, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. Staff reporter Joe Palazzolo joined CBSN to discuss the newspaper's exclusive.
$0.01 for average family is $11,700 for Bezos
Income inequality in the U.S. is at its highest level in more than five decades, according to Census data released in September. “CBS This Morning” co-host Tony Dokoupil gets reaction from Americans after they learn that the value of a penny to the typical American household is the equivalent of $11,700 to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the U.S.
Amazon ranked #1 for "brand intimacy"
According to marketing agency MBLM, Amazon is the most "intimate" brand of 2020, beating out Disney and Apple. The agency said Amazon's "dominance and breadth of portfolio" helped create emotional bonds with its customers. Mike Breazeale, associate professor of marketing at Mississippi State University, joins CBSN with more on the study.
Pope won't allow Amazon priests to marry
Pope Francis has rejected a proposal from progressive bishops to allow priests in the Amazon region to marry. The plan aimed to address the shortage of clergy in remote areas. Candida Moss, Cadbury professor of Theology at the Univeristy of Birmingham, joins CBSN to discuss the pope's decision and the response within the Catholic Church.
Bezos to fund fight against climate change
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said Monday that he plans to spend $10 billion of his own fortune to help fight climate change. CBSN Los Angeles reports.
How Amazon is coping with coronavirus
This week, an Amazon employee in the Seattle area was diagnosed with the new coronavirus. Now the tech giant is asking all employees in the region to work from home through the end of the month.
Consumers face coronavirus price-gouging
As fears over the coronavirus grow, people are frantically buying up supplies and leaving store shelves empty. Prices are also sky-rocketing online as demand grows, such as two large bottles of Purell hand sanitizer on sale for nearly $300 on Amazon. The same size normally sells for about $9 a bottle. An Amazon spokesperson says the company does not allow price gouging and it has "recently blocked or removed tens of thousands of offers." Anna Werner reports from a pharmacy in Manhattan on how coronavirus price gouging is affecting consumers.
Amazon executive on coronavirus precautions
Amazon temporarily closed its Queens, New York facility, after an employee that worked there tested positive for coronavirus. Separately, the retail giant is hiring 100,000 new workers to meet a growing demand, as more people go online to shop. Jay Carney, Amazon's senior vice president of global corporate affairs and former press secretary for President Obama, joins "CBS This Morning" to talk about the retail giant's business decisions in light of the coronavirus.
Amazon and Instacart workers walking off job
Amazon workers at the Staten Island, New York, facility walked off the job on Monday over safety concerns, and Instacart workers are also striking for better working conditions amid the coronavirus crisis. Lisa Gresci of CBSN Boston reports.
Fired employees say Amazon "silenced" them
In their first U.S. television interview, two former Amazon employees tell "CBS This Morning" co-host Tony Dokoupil they were fired for their activism on behalf of Amazon warehouse workers. Amazon has faced growing questions about retaliation against employees who speak out about safety conditions amid the pandemic.
2 Amazon employees say they were "silenced" after raising concerns
Maren Costa and Emily Cunningham had called attention to working conditions in Amazon warehouses amid the pandemic.
ICYMI: A look back at Sunday's 60 Minutes
This week on 60 Minutes: How dishonest politics upended a coronavirus researcher's funding; Then, examining Amazon's treatment of its workers; And, Ghost Guns: build-it-yourself firearms.
Examining Amazon's treatment of its workers
While Amazon proves to be a valuable resource for many Americans, particularly in the time of COVID-19, workers at the company are calling for safer conditions and better benefits.
Amazon employee: hundreds of coworkers have coronavirus
An Amazon employee tells 60 Minutes that, by her count, at least 600 "Amazonians" nationwide have tested positive for COVID-19.
Amazon worker tracks coronavirus cases
An Amazon employee tells 60 Minutes she is uncomfortable going to work during the pandemic. Instead, she unofficially tracks how many "Amazonians" test positive for coronavirus.
Amazon SVP Dave Clark addresses allegations of retaliation
Nine senators have called for more information about employee terminations at Amazon. 60 Minutes reports, Sunday.
Trump donor will be next head of the U.S. Postal Service
Louis DeJoy has donated millions of dollars to the Trump campaign and the Republican Party.
Amazon executive says he quit over "whistleblower" firings
Tim Bray, a vice president at the online retailer, said the dismissals are "evidence of a vein of toxicity" at Amazon.
New documentary tells the story of Johnny Cash's first wife
Despite being thrown into the public eye for most of her marriage to a country music star, Johnny Cash's first wife was all but forgotten by Hollywood. But in a new documentary available for a limited time on Amazon, her daughters set the record straight. "My Darling Vivian" filmmakers Matt Riddlehoover and Dustin Tittle (the grandson of Johnny Cash) tell CBSN's Reena Ninan the untold story of Vivian Liberto.
Amazon makes $10,000 per second as shoppers shelter in place
The dominant ecommerce company hauled in $75 billion in revenue in the first three months of the year — a record.
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Katie Zacharia out as White House press secretary after first week
Hero bystander who took down Oregon school shooter comes forward
Vance says "selling access to the White House" is "disgusting"
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