‘Productive Meeting’ Between Amazon and Unions, Then a Shock

Labor groups aiming to organize a Staten Island warehouse were in talks with the company a day before it abandoned plans for a Queens headquarters.

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The Shift: For Once, Amazon Loses a Popularity Contest

Amazon’s pullout poses a challenge to one of the company’s bedrock beliefs: that being loved by customers is all that matters.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2DGCLFa

The Instant, Custom, Connected Future of Medical Devices

3D-printed and “smart” pharmaceuticals are making medical treatments more effective. But it may take years before the new devices reach most patients, if they do at all.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2SPbCcv

Amazon Pulls Out of Planned New York City Headquarters

Amazon’s plan to build a sprawling complex in Queens in return for nearly for $3 billion in government incentives had come under fierce opposition from local lawmakers.

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India Proposes Chinese-Style Internet Censorship

The Modi government’s plan, which would require tech companies to automatically block a vast array of content, stifles free speech, critics said.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2N5PmpH

Little Red App: Xi’s Thoughts Are (Surprise!) a Hit in China

Want to take President Xi Jinping’s wisdom with you wherever you go? A lot of Chinese people do. Or they’ve been told to.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2tmutxh

New Zealand Fears Fraying Ties With China, Its Biggest Customer

The cancellation of a tourism initiative and the abrupt return of a Shanghai-bound Air New Zealand flight has many suspecting Chinese retaliation for a ban on the company Huawei.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2GNxSNR