Amazon's office return sparks Seattle's economic revival and traffic challenges
CEO Andy Jassy signaled the mandate last fall, noting that collaboration and productivity are better when people are working side-by-side.
‘Extra income for everyone:’ Business owners rejoice as Amazon workers return to office
Amazon’s in-office policy now requires workers to be physically present five days a week for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Seattle preps for traffic nightmare as 50,000 Amazon workers return to office full-time
State transit officials are urging drivers to prepare for gridlock as an estimated 50,000 Amazon corporate workers heed CEO Andy Jassy’s directive.
Officials Are Worried About Traffic as Amazon’s 50k Seattle Workers Return to the Office This Week
Amazon has demanded that all of its employees return to the office full-time, five days a week. Now, as those workers head back to the office, officials in the company’s home base of Seattle are warning that the policy may clog up local traffic routes.
Amazon Workers Return to the Office Today. Business Leaders Are Watching
All eyes are on the tech giant as its return-to-office mandate goes into effect, but some surveys show the policy could turn employees away.
Amazon’s new return-to-office rule could affect Seattle businesses, traffic
There are pros and cons to Amazon’s return-to-work rule that takes affect this week, both for those working at the Seattle-based company and for for others in regions where offices are
On the ground from Amazon HQ in Seattle: Small businesses ‘excited’ as 5-day policy kicks in
Standing inside her food truck Spice on Curve in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood on Thursday, Nasima Akhter was prepping for the lunchtime rush of Amazon employees.
Seattle businesses excited for Amazon's return-to-office mandate; others concerned about traffic
The policy change went into effect Thursday and impacts roughly 55,000 Seattle employees. A metallic object weighing approximately 1,100 lbs and measuring about 8 feet in diameter crashed into Mukuku village,
Seattle Amazon workers begin return to office full time starting Thursday
Then, last year, the tech giant asked all employees to come back to the office three days per week. At the time, at least 30,000 Amazon employees did not agree with the return-to-
Tens of thousands of Amazon workers return to in-person work in Washington
Tens of thousands of more vehicles hit the road in the Seattle metro area on Monday after Amazon workers had to return to the ...
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Microsoft will invest $80B in AI data centers in fiscal 2025
Microsoft is one of the biggest spenders, followed closely by Google and AWS, Bloomberg Intelligence said. Its estimate of ...
WPP becomes latest global employer to tighten working from home rules
WPP, the advertising group, has told its more than 100,000 employees that they will need to return to work in an office at least four days a week, in the latest sign of employers tightening up working ...
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Microsoft intends to invest $80 billion in AI in 2025
The massive sum will go towards building out datacenters for training AI models, as well as deploying and improving global AI ...
I used Amazon’s AI for my holiday shopping list. Here’s how it went.
I tried two of Amazon’s AI helpers - the Rufus chatbot and AI-powered product research guides released in October - for my ...