Is automation beneficial or detrimental? The impact of automation depends on your perspective—employer or employee. Rumours suggest Amazon is accelerating its push towards automation, aiming to ...

Amazon layoffs are back in focus after leaked internal documents revealed plans to replace up to 600,000 U.S. workers with robots by 2027. The automation blueprint shows Amazon targeting 75% robotic ...

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The nation’s second-largest employer is reportedly hoping robots will take your job—or, what could have potentially been your job, at least. After years of hiring thousands of warehouse employees and ...

Meet Sparrow, Cardinal and Proteus. They’re the robots that, step by step, are replacing human workers in the company’s warehouses. By Karen Weise Karen Weise ...

In-depth Amazon coverage from the tech giant’s hometown, including e-commerce, AWS, Amazon Prime, Alexa, logistics, devices, and more. by Todd Bishop on Oct 24, 2025 at 10:51 am October 24, 2025 at 11 ...

Amazon reportedly has a plan to replace more than half a million U.S. workers with “cobots,” and avoid hiring at least 160,000 human workers by 2027. Despite hoping to double the number of products ...

Job losses could shave 30 cents off each item purchased by 2027. Job losses could shave 30 cents off each item purchased by 2027. is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and ...

With only three months until Christmas, companies are already planning for the holiday retail rush. When you go to buy online this holiday season, there's a good chance a robot is helping to fulfill ...

Amazon believes it can use robots to avoid adding more than half a million jobs in the next eight years, The New York Times reports. NPR's A Martinez speaks to Times reporter Karen Weise. Amazon's ...