Amazon reaches landmark 150 million Prime subscribers
In its fourth quarterly report for 2019, Amazon revealed that a landmark 150 million users have now subscribed to its Prime service, with more people joining Prime in 2019's last quarter than in any other time in the company's history, which has led to a successful holiday shopping season for the retail giant, which remains one of the most valuable companies in the world.
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Amazon is planning to add more than 600 new tech and corporate jobs in Dallas as they expand their Tech Hub in North Texas. The expansion is part of a national expansion of hubs in Detroit, Denver, New York, Phoenix and San Diego that will create more than 3,500 jobs across the country.
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Jeff Bezos added $13 billion in one day, largest single-day increase ever
According to the Bloomberg Billionaire Index, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos added $13 billion to his net worth on Monday. It was the most significant single-day increase in personal wealth since the index started in 2012, Bloomberg reported after analysts raised their targets for Amazon's stock, which jumped 7.9 percent Monday, ahead of the company's second-quarter earnings report
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Amazon bans police use of facial recognition technology
Amazon said the suspension of law enforcement use of its Rekognition software was to give US lawmakers the opportunity to enact legislation to regulate how the technology is employed. In recent months Congress has been weighing possible legislation of the technology as lawmakers, companies and civil liberties activists have called for stronger regulation of surveillance software.
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American Grocery prices are on the rise
US grocery store price tags are soaring across the country. Prices at the supermarket are rising sharply because coronavirus has disrupted the food supply chain : When restaurants shut down, Americans started cooking at home, and demand for groceries shot up. Breakfast cereal prices rose 1.5%. Doughnut prices shot up 5% last month, and muffins are 4.7% more expensive. Baby food prices rose 2.7%.
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