The new center is anticipated to launch in 2025, with the delivery station anticipated to launch in time for the 2024 holiday season.
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Several states and the federal agency claimed that Amazon's anti-discounting practices punished merchants for offering lower prices elsewhere, in violation of antitrust laws.
As part of the deal, Anthropic would use Amazon's custom chips to build and deploy its AI software, the WSJ reported.
Amid an escalating antitrust investigation, the company appears to be more cautious about how much money it takes from online sellers.
Amazon said the service will help sellers keep products in stock, ship faster and more reliably and significantly lower costs.
It may be too early to tell how some return-to-office policies affect productivity, but many workers have voiced opposition to returning even part time.
The company will get 2% of every product sold by merchants who are members of its Seller Fulfilled Prime Program.
Paused early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the service could place Amazon as a direct competitor with parcel delivery giants like UPS and FedEx.
The news comes just a couple of days after reports surfaced about Amazon offering sellers an AI tool to help them write product descriptions.
The 2.25-million-square-foot warehouse is scheduled to open in 2025.
Amazon is already using AI to sort damaged goods, while Walmart uses ChatGPT to negotiate contracts with some suppliers.
OSHA alleges the company failed to use established controls to ensure that injured employees received proper medical care.
Amazon plans to move some corporate employees working remotely or in smaller offices to the eCommerce giant’s hub locations in major cities.
The FTC plans to file a lawsuit alleging Amazon disadvantages sellers who don't use Amazon's logistics services, Bloomberg reports.
The new delivery program has a goal of recruiting approximately 2,500 small business partners by the end of this year.
In its annual handling of about 8 billion packages, Amazon estimates that less than one in 1,000 items are damaged.
Amazon may be eyeing the integration of ChatGPT-esque AI into its eCommerce product search function.
A Wall Street Journal report details how Amazon has revamped its vast U.S. logistics network to one leveraging eight distinct regions.
The death of 20-year-old Caes David Gruesbeck has been ruled an accident, according to a coroner's report.
In an apparent effort to reduce some delivery costs, Amazon has offered $10 to select customers who elect to pick up purchases in store.
