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The richest man in the world is willing to testify before lawmakers probing anti-competitive business practices in Silicon Valley, according to reports. In a letter obtained by the Wall Street Journal, attorneys for the e-commerce juggernaut pledged to make Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos “available to testify at a hearing with the other CEOs this summer,” …

Microsoft on Thursday said it would await federal regulation before selling facial recognition to police departments, making it the latest big firm to back away from the surveillance business following protests against police brutality. The announcement came a day after rival Amazon declared it was pausing police use of its “Rekognition” service for a year, …

A former high-ranking Amazon engineer who quit last month in protest of the company’s treatment of its warehouse workers is calling for it to be broken up. Speaking at a virtual meeting held by the Global Amazon Union Alliance, Tim Bray said that the e-commerce juggernaut has its hands in too many industries and that …

Tech behemoths Amazon, Facebook and Google are employing a number of advocacy groups to conduct p.r.-like campaigns that include letter writing and polling to paint a positive image for them and persuade regulators against breaking up or penalizing the industry, according to a report. The tactic comes as the Justice Department and attorneys general have …

The European Union is planning to file antitrust charges against Amazon for its habit of copying third-party products, according to a new report. The charges against the ecommerce juggernaut could arrive as soon as next week and are the latest step in a two-year investigation into Amazon’s practices, according to the Wall Street Journal. The …

Jeff Bezos would have become the world’s first $200 billion man on Monday — if not for that pesky divorce last year. The world’s richest man saw his net worth grow by $2.6 billion on Monday to top $152 billion, according to Forbes, while ex-wife MacKenzie Bezos saw her own wealth hover just shy of …

Jeff Bezos hit back at an Amazon customer who sent him a slur-laced email in response to Amazon’s public support of the Black Lives Matter movement. Bezos on Sunday posted a screenshot on his Instagram page of the email he received, which used the N-word several times and warned that the anti-racist stance “will ruin your …

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos is making no bones about his support of the Black Lives Matter movement, telling the world on Instagram that he stands firmly against a customer angry over the anti-police demonstrations. Bezos, the world’s richest man with a net worth of nearly $150 billion, posted both an email from the woman, who was …

A warehouse that operates as an Amazon distribution center went up in flames after a three-alarm fire broke out, engulfing the entire building. Thick plumes of smoke could be seen coming out of the building in Redlands, California, as firefighters battled back the flames. The blaze was reported at the warehouse in the 2200 block …