October 2019

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TRUMP’S AG. SECRETARY TELLS FARMERS AT A WI. DAIRY EXPO “In America, the big get bigger and the small go out…It’s very difficult…to survive milking

WALMART CLOSES ANOTHER SUPERSTORE IN PA, 150 WORKERS AFFECTED. East Norriton store to close by Oct 25. 99,000 sf store opened in 2002. WMT in

AMAZON SKEWS ITS SEARCH ALGORITHM TO FAVOR ITEMS THAT MAY NOT BE THE MOST RELEVANT FOR THE CONSUMER, but favors items which deliver higher profit

AMAZON DISGORGES 15 NEW ALEXA-FOCUSED PRODUCTS: “the idea here is that Amazon’s voice assistant is not only with you everywhere, it is also on everything:

ARTISTS & DESIGNERS CREATE WAYS TO CHEAT FACIAL RECOGNITION SOFTWARE marketed by companies like Amazon, using face masks, sunglasses & face paint. http://www.thisisplace.org/i/?id=a58dbc1a-f708-42cc-a92a-a8740c2677f1&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Place Read more

SAM’S CLUB NOW’ IN DALLAS OFFERS CASHIERLESS STORE COPYING AMAZON GO. “A technology lab that doubles as a live, retail club,” with a “Member Host”

“WE’RE NOT ANTI-UNION, BUT WE’RE NOT NEUTRAL EITHER…they conflict with our culture, our customer obsession, and direct worker relationship.” —2018 leaked Amazon video to Whole

WALMART FIGHTS IN MN. DISTRICT COURTS TO GET TOWNS TO LOWER ITS PROPERTY TAXES, wants its stores valued as if they were empty “dark stores.”

AMAZON CARE BEING TESTED ON SEATTLE EMPLOYEES: health answers using online chats; video visits with an MD or NP to diagnose; home medical visits; Rx

LAST SUMMER THE ACLU SAID AMZN’S FACE RECOGNITION SOFTWARE FALSELY MATCHED 28 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AS CRIMINALS. AMZN said the ACLU used the wrong software

THIS ARTICLE MAKES WMT’s CEO DOUG MCMILLION (sic) SOUND LIKE A PROGRESSIVE ACTIVIST, but he’s been weak on women’s pay equity, still sells millions of

BETTER DEAL FOR UBER/LYFT DRIVERS. “Local Driver Co-op” will give drivers 90% of the revenue they make—better than 75-80% Lyft/Uber gives their drivers. Will also