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Video – Amazon deploys its first humanoids in warehouses.
Video – Amazon deploys its first humanoids in warehouses.Insolentiae - March 17, 2024
Take a few seconds to watch this video.
Between non-humanoid robots and new bipedal robots, there is almost no human intervention in Amazon's warehouses and this perfectly foreshadows the jobless operation of the e-commerce giant.
The technicality of logistics and its efficiency reach a pinnacle of refinement and productivity.
Without an order picker, then tomorrow without a delivery person, but also without a worker in the factories to produce, then without a nurse or nurse since we will have humanoids for almost all purposes, the question of sharing value and sharing will inevitably arise. wealth in a world where work will have almost disappeared for the majority in any case.
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Amazon lost $1 trillion in valuation, a record
Amazon lost $1 trillion in valuation, a recordEquality and Reconciliation - Nov 13, 2022
In just over a year, Amazon has lost more than half of its market valuation. Microsoft is also in a complicated situation
Amazon has become the first publicly traded company in the world to see its valuation fall by $1 trillion. Even more impressive, this fall occurred in an extremely short period of time: less than 000 months.
Amazon is now valued at $879 billion, a far cry from the $1 billion it was worth in July 880. The company had largely taken advantage of the health crisis to do well in 2021 and 2020, but is going through a much more troubled period right now.
Amazon is experiencing a sharp slowdown in e-commerce growth as consumers return to pre-pandemic habits. In addition, inflation weakens demand, while the costs of storing, packaging and transporting products increase [...].
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The ECB wants to entrust the digital euro to Amazon!?
Insolentiae - Sep 19, 2022
The European Central Bank (ECB) wants to entrust the digital euro to Amazon and this poses a huge problem of sovereignty!
The ECB has just revealed the panel of actors it is preparing to entrust with the implementation of the first iteration of the future “digital Euro” or E-Euro. If the presence of a Spanish bank or the Italian Nexi will not surprise observers, it is difficult to say the same when it comes to the surprise presence of the American giant… Amazon.
It is an announcement that has the effect of a small bomb and whose implications will probably go well beyond the simple technological or even economic perimeter.
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Amazon plans to turn the surveillance network into a reality TV series
Amazon plans to turn the surveillance network into a reality TV seriesEel in the Rock - August 15, 2022
Comedian Wanda Sykes will host a new show, called "Ring Nation," which will feature video captured by Amazon Ring cameras, according to a report by Deadline.
The show will feature funny and viral content captured by Ring cameras, such as "neighbours saving neighbors, marriage proposals, military reunions, and stupid animals."
Such videos can be entertaining and often go viral. However, they distract people from the mass surveillance of Ring cameras. Videos from Ring cameras have been used in investigations by law enforcement in the United States and abroad, going so far as to pull video from doorbell cameras of individuals without a warrant.
Fueling the fear of crime in the suburbs and partnering with law enforcement, Amazon has aggressively deployed Ring home security cameras.
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Books: online alternatives to forget about Amazon
Books: online alternatives to forget about AmazonMr Globalization - August 12, 2022
Through the Covid-19 pandemic, access to culture has been limited to more solitary activities, such as reading. A situation that mainly benefits e-commerce giants, such as Amazon, which saw its profits explode in 2020, to the detriment of the environment.
The world's leading online bookstore, the firm has imposed its hegemony in defiance of all social and ecological considerations. But more and more citizens, aware of the excesses of the Amazon model, are keen to turn to more ethical resellers. Alternatives do indeed exist, which sell second-hand books while committing themselves to the planet. Focus on three of these alternatives.
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Jeff Bezos' Amazon is developing breast and skin cancer vaccines
Eel under the Rock - Jul 14, 2022
According to a Monday report by Business Insider, Amazon has been quietly developing cancer vaccines in partnership with Seattle's Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.
The vaccines would attack breast and skin cancer, also known as melanoma.
Personalized treatment for certain forms of cancer
According to an abstract published on Clinicaltrials.gov, the study began on June 9, 2022 and is expected to end on November 1, 2023. The Phase 1 trial is currently seeking a total of 20 patients, over the age of 18. , to test a "pharmaceutical product regulated by the US FDA".
The study was confirmed by an Amazon representative.
What does this mean for Amazon? That means the already ubiquitous company could add a new service to its roster: cancer treatment. If it succeeds, the financial benefits it will derive will be considerable.
