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[LJ]

I suspect Amazon or their contractors will require about the same number of workers. No net loss in Quebec.

I agree, but they won't be getting $26 an hour either.

[Victoria Watcher]

Bezos wedding this weekend.

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I’m not sure I’d like to meet any of the “a listers” at this wedding.

Isn’t there at least one cool guy there or hot woman?

I guess I’d meet Leonardo if I had to but he’s not mr. Funny or charisma.

I don’t know the Kardashians at all.

I’m sure Tom Brady is nice, but he’s kind of boring.

Oprah and Gayle? Booooooring.

I’d like to meet Scarlett Johanson or Gal Godot or Quentin Tarantino or Shaq.

Maybe Usher is cool, I don’t know.

Sydney Sweeney, nothing against her, but seems boring.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 27 June 2025 - 04:26 PM.

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Never stop being you, Seattle Times.

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'Kisses Yes, Bezos No': Hundreds protest 3rd and final day of billionaire's Venice wedding

Demonstrators decry over-tourism, environmental impact caused by lavish event



https://www.cbc.ca/n...enice-1.7573695



“Over-tourism” always gets me. Surely there are simple solutions to that “problem”, no? Also, Bezos only invited 200 people.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 28 June 2025 - 04:10 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

Amazon tops 1 million robots: Here’s what they do

https://www.geekwire...at-they-all-do/

 

Amazon has deployed its 1 millionth robot, a milestone that brings its robot workforce closer than ever to matching its human one.

 

The company is also rolling out an AI system called DeepFleet, designed to optimize robot movement across fulfillment centers. Built with internal logistics data and AWS tools such as SageMaker, it functions like a traffic controller, improving travel efficiency by 10% and cutting delivery costs.

 

Amazon employs about 1.5 million people globally, including about 1.2 million people in its warehouses, according to numbers from the company and publicly reported estimates.

 

The company says the goal of automation is to make warehouse work safer and more efficient. It notes that robots have created new types of jobs in maintenance and technical operations. More than 700,000 employees have been trained for these roles since 2019, according to the company.

 

The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon averaged about 670 employees per facility last year, the lowest level in at least 16 years. At the same time, the number of packages shipped per employee each year has climbed from 175 to nearly 3,870 over the past decade, reflecting productivity gains driven by automation.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 02 July 2025 - 04:04 AM.