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Dominic Preston
Dominic Preston
Disabled Amazon corporate workers complain of alleged discrimination.

The Guardian reports that a letter was sent to executives last month, representing more than 200 Amazon employees, accusing the company of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Complaints center around last year’s revamp of the company’s work-from-home policies for disabled employees, which workers also claim have been processed using AI automations. They further allege that the deletion of some Slack messages infringes their rights to organize.

Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
Amazon MGM has found its first James Bond director: Denis Villeneuve.

Amazon announced that the Blade Runner 2049 and Dune director is going to take on another high-profile franchise with the next James Bond flick. It will be the first one produced after Amazon reportedly paid $1 billion to obtain full creative control over James Bond.

Villeneuve:

I grew up watching James Bond films with my father, ever since Dr. No with Sean Connery. I’m a die-hard Bond fan. To me, he’s sacred territory. I intend to honor the tradition and open the path for many new missions to come. This is a massive responsibility, but also, incredibly exciting for me and a huge honor. Amy, David, and I are absolutely thrilled to bring him back to the screen.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Amazon and Kim Kardashian are making a live-action Bratz movie.

Kim Kardashian’s side quests don’t always make the most sense, but Deadline reports that she’s attached to produce and star in Amazon MGM’s new movie based on the Bratz dolls, which somehow feels very right.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Charles Pulliam-Moore
Streaming is eating cable and broadcast TV’s lunch.

Streaming platforms might be having a hard time bringing on new subscribers, but according to Nielsen’s most recent Gauge report, services like YouTube, Pluto TV, Roku, and Tubi overtook traditional broadcast TV and cable in terms of viewership for the first time last month.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Amazon and Walmart are reportedly considering getting into stablecoins.

The retail giants are looking into ways they could use or issue stablecoins — a cryptocurrency pegged to the US dollar or another asset, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. As noted by the WSJ, the move could allow Amazon and Walmart to receive payments faster, while avoiding fees from credit card transactions.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Have you seen more ads on Prime Video lately?

In an email to an ad buyer seen by Adweek, Amazon said it has “gradually increased” its ad load to four to six minutes per hour — double the two to three-and-a-half breaks it touted when rolling out ads in January 2024.

Kelly Day, the vice president of Prime Video International, said last year that the streaming service launched with a lighter ad load to give viewers a “gentle entry into advertising.”