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01 / EXPLORE THROUGH TIME

Timeline

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2026441 stories
The Amazon tax↗ seths.blog · HN · 705 comments · 1415 points · Aug 18, 2026
Amazon CEO's talks with U.S. officials triggered crackdown on Anthropic models↗ wsj.com · HN · 594 comments · 800 points · Jun 13, 2026
Amazon accused of widespread scheme to inflate prices across the economy↗ thebignewsletter.com · HN · 287 comments · 694 points · Feb 25, 2026
Amazon Ring's lost dog ad sparks backlash amid fears of mass surveillance↗ theverge.com · HN · 394 comments · 676 points · Feb 11, 2026
Amazon cuts 16k jobs↗ reuters.com · HN · 977 comments · 707 points · Jan 28, 2026
2025522 stories
Amazon will allow ePub and PDF downloads for DRM-free eBooks↗ kdpcommunity.com · HN · 339 comments · 634 points · Dec 19, 2025
Today is when the Amazon brain drain sent AWS down the spout↗ theregister.com · HN · 654 comments · 1018 points · Oct 20, 2025
Amazon’s Ring to partner with Flock↗ techcrunch.com · HN · 502 comments · 581 points · Oct 17, 2025
At Amazon, some coders say their jobs have begun to resemble warehouse work↗ nytimes.com · HN · 867 comments · 580 points · May 25, 2025
Amazon now discloses you're buying a license to view Kindle eBooks↗ blog.the-ebook-reader.com · HN · 346 comments · 467 points · Feb 22, 2025
2024636 stories
Amazon workers to strike at multiple US warehouses during busy holiday season↗ reuters.com · HN · 529 comments · 423 points · Dec 19, 2024
Amazon to invest another $4B in Anthropic↗ cnbc.com · HN · 363 comments · 666 points · Nov 22, 2024
Amazon reveals first color Kindle, new Kindle Scribe, and more↗ aboutamazon.com · HN · 657 comments · 575 points · Oct 16, 2024
Alexa is in millions of households and Amazon is losing billions↗ wsj.com · HN · 842 comments · 476 points · Jul 23, 2024
Amazon ditches 'just walk out' checkouts at its grocery stores↗ gizmodo.com · HN · 747 comments · 545 points · Apr 02, 2024
2023905 stories
Amazon allegedly resells damaged books↗ twitter.com · HN · 119 comments · 191 points · Dec 30, 2023
Amazon's Silent Sacking↗ justingarrison.com · HN · 365 comments · 445 points · Dec 30, 2023
Shein forces Amazon to lower seller fees↗ marketplacepulse.com · HN · 143 comments · 145 points · Dec 22, 2023
Citing “rapid evolution of generative AI,” Amazon limits new Kindle books↗ kdpcommunity.com · HN · 60 comments · 120 points · Sep 18, 2023
Amazon starts flagging frequently returned products that you maybe shouldn’t buy↗ theverge.com · HN · 55 comments · 91 points · Mar 28, 2023
20221,094 stories
Almost everything on Amazon is becoming an ad↗ washingtonpost.com · HN · 477 comments · 777 points · Nov 24, 2022
Cheap junk flooding Amazon has brand names like MOFFBUZW↗ twitter.com · HN · 408 comments · 880 points · Jul 22, 2022
Amazon sent the FBI to take my family’s bank accounts↗ medium.com · HN · 186 comments · 699 points · Feb 18, 2022
Amazon Pip Horror Story↗ linkedin.com · HN · 737 comments · 902 points · Feb 04, 2022
I took a job at Amazon, only to leave after 10 months↗ benadam.me · HN · 666 comments · 704 points · Jan 05, 2022
20211,448 stories
A foreign seller has hijacked my Amazon Klein bottle listing↗ kleinbottle.com · HN · 601 comments · 2682 points · Jun 30, 2021
Hire-to-fire at Amazon India?↗ leetcode.com · HN · 552 comments · 962 points · Jun 20, 2021
Amazon Prime inflates prices, using the false promise of ‘free shipping’↗ mattstoller.substack.com · HN · 440 comments · 1057 points · May 30, 2021
Amazon refused to refund $7k after shipping an empty box instead of a Sony A1↗ petapixel.com · HN · 623 comments · 1013 points · May 30, 2021
Email from Jeff Bezos to employees↗ aboutamazon.com · HN · 1007 comments · 1941 points · Feb 02, 2021
20201,625 stories
Amazon disallows pointing out paid reviews↗ blog.kevmod.com · HN · 479 comments · 1086 points · Dec 17, 2020
Amazon met with startups about investing, then launched competing products↗ wsj.com · HN · 351 comments · 1125 points · Jul 23, 2020
Bye, Amazon↗ tbray.org · HN · 1097 comments · 3816 points · May 04, 2020
Amazon scooped up data from its own sellers to launch competing products↗ wsj.com · HN · 692 comments · 1350 points · Apr 23, 2020
Which of these Amazon Prime purchases are real?↗ thewirecutter.com · HN · 408 comments · 853 points · Feb 21, 2020
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02 / CATCH UP

The conversation now

Popular stories, with attention fading over roughly two weeks.

Amazon blocks Meta’s new Muse AI agent from shopping on amazon.com↗ forbes.com · HN · 161 comments · 152 points · Sep 21, 2026
Amazon vs. Perplexity – U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit↗ law.justia.com · HN · 217 comments · 219 points · Sep 14, 2026
The Amazon tax↗ seths.blog · HN · 705 comments · 1415 points · Aug 18, 2026
How can this Amazon scammer keep going, not shipping any goods?↗ amazon.de · HN · 23 comments · 31 points · Sep 23, 2026
Bulk Orders Surge at Used Bookstores in Japan; 50 Tons Sent to U.S.↗ news.ntv.co.jp · HN · 1 comments · 22 points · Sep 23, 2026

03 / GO DEEPER

Follow your curiosity

Find a particular story, revisit a year, or see what resonated.

Highest rated · the last 30 days

Amazon vs. Perplexity – U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit↗ law.justia.com · HN · 217 comments · 219 points · Sep 14, 2026
Amazon blocks Meta’s new Muse AI agent from shopping on amazon.com↗ forbes.com · HN · 161 comments · 152 points · Sep 21, 2026
Amazon Achieves Enshitification Inception↗ pluralistic.net · HN · 14 comments · 79 points · Sep 04, 2026
FTC alleges Amazon illegally made $20B by rigging billions of ad auctions↗ arstechnica.com · HN · 12 comments · 73 points · Sep 01, 2026
How can this Amazon scammer keep going, not shipping any goods?↗ amazon.de · HN · 23 comments · 31 points · Sep 23, 2026
Bulk Orders Surge at Used Bookstores in Japan; 50 Tons Sent to U.S.↗ news.ntv.co.jp · HN · 1 comments · 22 points · Sep 23, 2026
Amazon is tracking you. Here's how to stop it and what to use instead↗ proton.me · HN · 0 comments · 16 points · Sep 03, 2026
Amazon to launch Ring 'neighbourhood watch' app in UK amid US privacy fears↗ theguardian.com · HN · 0 comments · 7 points · Sep 16, 2026
Parrot was caught ordering items off Amazon's Alexa↗ cnbc.com · HN · 0 comments · 7 points · Sep 04, 2026
Amazon Illegally 'Bricked' Older Kindle Models, Class Action Suit Claims↗ classaction.org · HN · 0 comments · 6 points · Sep 25, 2026

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