The new perk will grant Prime members access to 50 generic medications
that treat over 80 conditions.
However, insulin and specialty
medications are not available.
The service is also not accessible
to those on Medicaid or Medicare.
RxPass costs $5 a month
and includes free delivery.
The move marks Amazon's latest
push into the health care sector.
CNBC reports that Amazon launched an online pharmacy in 2020 after acquiring PillPack in 2018.
In July, the company revealed it is acquiring One Medical, a primary care provider.
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Vin Gupta, chief medical officer at Amazon, said the company strives to create a "fundamentally different" pharmacy experience.
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This is still day one for us where weâre
at our beginning stages here, but we recognize that change is needed.
, Vin Gupta, Amazon chief medical officer, via statement.
Thatâs what patients across the
country are telling us, and thatâs
what Amazon is responding to, Vin Gupta, Amazon chief medical officer, via statement
Google Fires More Staffers , Following Protests Over , $1.2 Billion Israel Deal.
Google Fires More Staffers , Following Protests Over , $1.2 Billion Israel Deal.
'The Independent' reports that Google has fired at least
20 more workers following protests over the company
supplying Israel with technology amid the Gaza war.
'The Independent' reports that Google has fired at least
20 more workers following protests over the company
supplying Israel with technology amid the Gaza war.
A group representing the fired
workers said the total number of staff
terminated for protesting is now over 50. .
Internal turmoil at the tech giant revolves around
'Project Nimbus,' a 2021 contract for both Google and
Amazon to provide the Israeli government with technology. .
Internal turmoil at the tech giant revolves around
'Project Nimbus,' a 2021 contract for both Google and
Amazon to provide the Israeli government with technology. .
The $1.2 billion contract includes
cloud computing and artificial
intelligence services. .
The $1.2 billion contract includes
cloud computing and artificial
intelligence services. .
Last week, workers held sit-in
protests at Google's offices in both
New York and Sunnyvale, California.
The protests were organized by the group
No Tech For Apartheid, who said that 30 workers
were fired following the initial sit-in. .
According to Jane Chung, a spokeswoman for
No Tech For Apartheid, Google has now fired
"over 20" more workers, âincluding non-participating
bystanders during last weekâs protests.â.
Googleâs aims are clear:
the corporation is attempting
to quash dissent, silence
its workers, and reassert
its power over them, Jane Chung, a spokeswoman for No Tech For Apartheid, via 'The Independent'.
In its attempts to do so,
Google has decided to
unceremoniously, and
without due process,
upend the livelihoods of
over 50 of its own workers, Jane Chung, a spokeswoman for No Tech For Apartheid, via 'The Independent'.
In its attempts to do so,
Google has decided to
unceremoniously, and
without due process,
upend the livelihoods of
over 50 of its own workers, Jane Chung, a spokeswoman for No Tech For Apartheid, via 'The Independent'.
Google has disputed the group's claims,
stressing that the company carefully found that, âevery single one of those whose employment
was terminated was personally and definitively
involved in disruptive activity inside our buildings.â
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Travis Kelce just landed his first TV job. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end is set to host a spin-off of the Fox game show 'Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?' for Amazon's Prime Video. The new show hosted by Kelce is titled 'Are You Smarter Than a Celebrity?' It will see adult contestants answer elementary curriculum questions with the help of a classroom full of famous faces.
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It looks like there's a new 'Legally Blonde' TV show in the worksâŠwhat like it's hard? Reese Witherspoon and her Hello Sunshine banner is teaming up with Amazon to develop a 'Legally Blonde' TV series. 'Gossip Girl' and 'The O.C.' grads Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage are attached to write the TV offshoot.
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Amazon Is Getting Rid of , Just Walk Out Technology , at Its Fresh Grocery Stores.
The company's Just Walk Out
technology allows customers to
avoid standing in checkout lines.
It works by sending receipts to customers after they've left the store with their items.
While customers have said they enjoy the process, .
they wish they could view their receipts and savings while they are shopping, according
to Amazon spokesperson Carly Golden.
As a result, Amazon is revamping its
grocery chain to better serve customers.
The Just Walk Out technology will
be replaced by smart carts that provide spending data in real time, NPR reports. .
Most Fresh grocery stores are located in
Washington State, California, Illinois and Virginia. .
The retailer also operates Amazon Go
stores in addition to owning Whole Foods.
The retailer also operates Amazon Go
stores in addition to owning Whole Foods.
Amazon Go stores and smaller Fresh
stores in the U.K. will continue to use
Just Walk Out technology, NPR reports.
Last year, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said that the company is still trying to figure out how to have
a greater impact on physical grocery stores.
This revamp, and "selectively" launching new Fresh locations, is part of that process, Golden said
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Jon Stewart is saying that Apple asked him not to talk to the Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan on his former Apple show 'The Problem with Jon Stewart.' Khan, who became chair of the FTC in 2021, has made a name for herself for being an outspoken critic of the business practices of Big Tech companies like Amazon and Meta and has been praised by both Democrats and Republicans for her antitrust efforts. Khan was a guest on Monday's episode of Comedy Central's 'The Daily Show,' where Stewart made the revelation.
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Netflix Exceeds Earnings Estimates , As Subscribers Increase.
Netflix Exceeds Earnings Estimates , As Subscribers Increase.
Netflix released a Q1 earnings report on April 18, indicating that its number of subscribers jumped 16% year-over-year to reach 269.6 million.
Analysts only expected the streamer to have about 264.2 million subscribers, CNBC reports. .
The company also brought in $9.37 billion in revenue versus analysts' expectations of $9.28 billion. .
However, Netflix said that its membership numbers are no longer the main factor contributing to the company's growth.
As a result, the company will stop providing "quarterly membership numbers or average revenue per user" beginning in 2025, CNBC reports. .
Instead, it will divulge "major subscriber milestones as we cross them.".
Price hikes, terminating password sharing
and offering an ad-supported tier are all tactics that have boosted revenue.
Netflix is also seeking to gain traction within the video game space and recently partnered with TKO Group Holdings to offer WWE on the platform.
Weâre in the very early days of
developing our live programming and
I would look at this as an expansion of
the types of content we offer, the way
we expanded to film and unscripted and
animation and most recently games, Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of Netflix, via earnings call.
We believe that these kind of event cultural
moments like the Jake Paul and Mike Tyson
fight are just that kind of television, and we
want to be part of winning over those
moments with our members as well, so that
for me is the excitement part of this, Ted Sarandos, co-CEO of Netflix, via earnings call.
As of the morning of April 18,
Netflix's stock was up 27%
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Google Fires Employees , for Protesting Israel Contract.
28 Google workers have been fired for protesting
a $1.2 billion contract that the company has with
the Israeli government and military to provide
cloud and AI services, NBC News reports. .
The firings follow an April 16 sit-in at
Google's offices in California, New York and Seattle in which nine workers were arrested.
The group that coordinated the demonstration
is known as No Tech for Apartheid. .
Google issued a statement about the recent firings.
A small number of employee
protesters entered and disrupted
a few of our locations. , Google spokesperson, via statement.
Physically impeding other employeesâ
work and preventing them from
accessing our facilities is a clear
violation of our policies, and
completely unacceptable behavior. , Google spokesperson, via statement.
We have so far concluded
individual investigations that
resulted in the termination of
employment for 28 employees,
and will continue to investigate
and take action as needed, Google spokesperson, via statement.
No Tech for Apartheid claims that the
workers were fired "indiscriminately.".
This excuse to avoid confronting
us and our concerns directly,
and attempt to justify its illegal,
retaliatory firings, is a lie, No Tech for Apartheid, via statement.
Meanwhile, many of Google's workers have
reportedly quit after experiencing "mental health consequences of working at a company that is using their labor to enable a genocide," No Tech for Apartheid said.
On a personal level, I am opposed
to Google taking any military
contracts â no matter which
government theyâre with or what
exactly the contract is about. , Cheyne Anderson, a Google Cloud software engineer based
in Washington who was arrested during a sit-in, to CNBC
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Amazon Cuts Hundreds , of Cloud Computing Jobs.
An Amazon Web Services (AWS)
spokesperson issued a statement about
the job cuts on April 3, CNBC reports. .
Weâve identified a few targeted areas of
the organization we need to streamline
in order to continue focusing our efforts
on the key strategic areas that we
believe will deliver maximum impact, AWS spokesperson, via statement.
We didnât make these decisions
lightly, and weâre committed
to supporting the employees
throughout their transition to new
roles in and outside of Amazon, AWS spokesperson, via statement.
Cuts are being made to the store technology division âas a result of a broader strategic shift in the use of some applications in Amazonâs owned as well as in third-party stores,â the spokesperson said.
The layoffs come after Amazon announced that it was ending its Just Walk Out technology in Fresh stores.
The cashierless technology is overseen
by teams within the AWS unit. .
Beginning in 2022, Amazon started
its largest layoffs in history by letting
go of 27,000 roles company-wide. .
So far in 2024, the retail behemoth has cut jobs at Audible, Buy with Prime, Prime Video, MGM Studios and Twitch, CNBC reports. .
This latest round of cuts will
allow U.S. employees to collect pay
and benefits for a minimum of 60 days.
They will also be offered a severance package.
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UPS to Become US Postal Serviceâs , Main Air Cargo Provider.
On April 1, United Parcel Service announced
that it will replace FedEx as the primary air
cargo provider for the USPS, CNBC reports. .
On April 1, United Parcel Service announced
that it will replace FedEx as the primary air
cargo provider for the USPS, CNBC reports. .
FedEx is walking away from a
22-year partnership after failing to
secure a better contract with the agency. .
FedEx is walking away from a
22-year partnership after failing to
secure a better contract with the agency. .
In fiscal year 2023, USPS paid FedEx $1.73 billion
for its services, down from the $2.4 billion
FedEx received in fiscal year 2020.
The decrease in payments was partially due
to the postal service using more economical
trucks in place of planes, CNBC reports. .
The parties were unable to reach
agreement on mutually beneficial
terms to extend the contract, FedEx, via securities filing.
Since FedEx will lose nearly $2 billion in annual
business from letting go of the contract, .
hundreds of pilots will likely
lose their jobs, CNBC reports .
Following the announcement, UPS shares
increased 1.4% while FedEx stock dropped 1.6%.
FedEx's current contract is
set to expire on Sept. 29
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Krispy Kreme to Be Sold , at McDonaldâs Nationwide.
Krispy Kreme to Be Sold , at McDonaldâs Nationwide.
Both food chains made the announcement
on March 26, CNBC reports. .
The rollout will start later this year but will take until the end of 2026 to reach McDonald's nationwide. .
That's because Krispy Kreme will have
to "more than double its distribution"
to meet demand, CNBC reports. .
We think we can service about
6,000 restaurants with our existing
infrastructure, mostly doughnut
shops, which have excess capacity, Krispy Kreme CEO Josh Charlesworth, to CNBC.
Shares of Krispy Kreme jumped 22%
following the announcement.
Krispy Kreme is also expanding distribution
to grocery and convenience stores.
That means that the overall efficiency
and productivity of our distribution network will significantly improve over time, not just
because of all those local deliveries. , Krispy Kreme CEO Josh Charlesworth, to CNBC.
Currently, Krispy Kreme typically makes more doughnuts than it can sell, so churning out even more product will take few additional costs. .
Currently, Krispy Kreme typically makes more doughnuts than it can sell, so churning out even more product will take few additional costs. .
Overall, therefore, it makes our system
more profitable to grow the deliver
fresh daily channel, and McDonaldâs
is an accelerator of that, Krispy Kreme CEO Josh Charlesworth, to CNBC.
Overall, therefore, it makes our system
more profitable to grow the deliver
fresh daily channel, and McDonaldâs
is an accelerator of that, Krispy Kreme CEO Josh Charlesworth, to CNBC
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Biden Cracks Down , on âJunk Insurance Plansâ.
On March 28, President Joe Biden announced that
a new rule will limit short-term health insurance
plans to three months, ABC News reports. .
The plans can now only be renewed for up to
four months instead of three years that were permitted under former President Donald Trump. .
The plans can now only be renewed for up to
four months instead of three years that were permitted under former President Donald Trump. .
Additionally, short-term plan providers must
clearly explain benefit limitations to consumers. .
The president really believes
the American people do not want
to be taken for suckers and junk insurance takes them for suckers, Neera Tanden, Biden's domestic policy adviser, via statement.
Short-term insurance is intended to temporarily serve as a safety net for periods of transition,
such as switching jobs or prior to receiving Medicare.
However, critics call these plans
"junk insurance" because they're often misleading as far as what they actually cover.
ABC News reports that the plans aren't required to cover those with preexisting conditions or pay for prescription drugs.
In 2018, Trump expanded short-term plans and referred to them as "much less expensive health care at a much lower price.".
Neera Tanden, Biden's domestic policy adviser,
said that Trump undermined the Affordable Care Act
(ACA) when he allowed insurance companies to
sell inadequate short-term plans.
Neera Tanden, Biden's domestic policy adviser,
said that Trump undermined the Affordable Care Act
(ACA) when he allowed insurance companies to
sell inadequate short-term plans.
The short-term plan expansion was
upheld by an appeals court in 2020
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Biden and Trump Clash , Over Cuts to Medicare and Social Security.
Biden and Trump Clash , Over Cuts to Medicare and Social Security.
In a telephone interview
with CNBC host Joe Kernen, .
former President Donald Trump was asked how he'd "handle entitlements" like Medicare and Social Security when it comes to addressing concerns about long-term debt.
So first of all, there is a lot you can do in
terms of entitlements, in terms of cutting, Donald Trump, via CNBC.
And in terms of, also, the theft and the
bad management of entitlements â
tremendous bad management of entitlements
â thereâs tremendous amounts of things
and numbers of things you can do, Donald Trump, via CNBC.
Biden, who pledged during his State of the Union address to stop those who âwant to
put Social Security on the chopping block,â.
took to social media to say,
âNot on my watch.â.
The president addressed the issue again
in New Hampshire on March 11.
If anyone tries to cut Social Security
or Medicare, or raise the retirement
age again, I will stop them, President Joe Biden, via statement.
This morning, Donald Trump
said cuts to Social Security and
Medicare are on the table again, President Joe Biden, via statement.
Trump campaign spokeswoman
Karoline Leavitt issued a statement.
President Trump delivered on his
promise to protect Social Security and
Medicare in his first term, and President
Trump will continue to strongly protect Social
Security and Medicare in his second term. , Karoline Leavitt, Trump campaign spokeswoman, via statement.
The only candidate who poses a threat
to Social Security and Medicare is Joe Biden â
whose mass invasion of countless millions
of illegal aliens will, if they are allowed to
stay, cause Social Security and Medicare
to buckle and collapse, Karoline Leavitt, Trump campaign spokeswoman, via statement
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