- Panera announced a new partnership with Amazon to integrate the tech company’s Amazon One biometric palm scanning services into the fast casual restaurant’s loyalty rewards program.
- After linking one’s MyPanera account to Amazon One, customers reportedly will be able to pay for meals, receive menu recommendations based on preferences, and earn rewards points without any physical card requirements.
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- Amazon will lay off 9,000 more employees in the coming weeks, CEO Andy Jassy said in a memo to staff Monday.
- The cuts follow an earlier round of layoffs that began in November and extended into January, which affected more than 18,000 staffers.
- The latest round is expected to impact Amazon’s cloud computing, advertising, human resources and Twitch units.
Read More at cnbc.com
- Amazon did not alert its New York City customers that they were being monitored by facial recognition technology, a lawsuit filed Thursday alleges.
- In a class-action suit, lawyers said that the company failed to tell visitors to Amazon Go convenience stores that the technology was in use.
- New York is the only major American city to require businesses to post signs if they’re tracking customers’ biometric information, such as facial scans or fingerprints.
Read More at nbcnews.com
- According to sources, Rivian is in talks with Amazon to end the exclusivity portion of their 2019 purchase agreement.
- The EV maker is reportedly unhappy that Amazon ordered 10,000 vans this year, at the low end of a previously mentioned range.
- The termination would let Rivian boost its sales by courting other customers.
Read More at engadget.com
- Amazon Prime Video will stream the first ever NFL Black Friday game for free, meaning anyone with an internet connection will be able to watch the game on Prime Video.
- The game is expected to kick off at 3 p.m. ET, and the teams are TBA.
- Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, and Kaylee Hartung will cover the on-field action, according to Amazon.
Read More at tomsguide.com
