Amazonwill reportedly build plenty of tech into its department stores,The Wall Street Journal reportedWednesday.

Amazon on Thursday said it isexpanding the education benefits it offers to US employees. Amazon said it will also fund high school completion, GEDs and English as a Second Language certificates.

Amazon is expanding efforts to push the US federal governmentto legalize marijuana, the company said Tuesday. The e-commerce giant previously endorsed the similarMarijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2021.

Amazon apparently failed to provide lawmakers with the results of its internal investigation into the matter. The Justice Department didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

See also Amazon has been fighting fake reviews for years. The companyin 2015 filed a lawsuitagainst four different sites and in 2016 took legal action againstfive additional sites. In May, Amazonsued Hong Kong-based Extreme Rebatefor allegedly facilitating payments of $2.50 per five-star review.

That didn’t sit well with Amazon. This is far from the first time Amazon has fallen foul of European competition law. Meanwhile, the retailer isalso subject to an antitrust investigation in the US.

Amazon’s big Echo and Ring eventis set for today at 9 a.m. PT (noon ET). These include Amazon’s 2019 Fire HD 10 – the biggest and most powerful tablet that the company offers.

The new accessibility feature streams audio over the open-source Audio Streaming for Hearing Aids (ASHA) protocol. This allows the audio to travel via Bluetooth using lower energy. “The second thing you want is the ability to hear the television, to enjoy entertainment.” They also made sure the tech would work across the distance of a living room. Amazon is one of many tech companiesramping up accessibility offerings. Last year, the e-commerce giant unveiled a similar feature that letshearing aids stream audiousing Fire TV....

The Stick includes support forWi-Fi 6and playback standards 4K UHD, HDR10,Dolby VisionandHDR10+as well asDolby Atmosaudio. The company says the stick is its first product with live Picture-in-Picture. The Fire TV Stick 4K Max will be available in the United States on Oct. 7 for $55. We don’t have information on international availability or pricing yet. Separately, Amazon announced an all-new lineup ofAmazon-branded Fire TVsas well as additionalupgrades for Luna gaming.

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And now the agency is sending the settlement money to the drivers, the FTC announced Tuesday. However, that practice ended in 2016, the FTC said. Hundreds of drivers complained to Amazon when their earnings dropped, the FTC said. The company agreed to settle the FTC’s lawsuit in February. Amazon didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday. On Tuesday, the FTC said the payments will go out as checks or via PayPal....

Amazon Freeveeand Xumo Play will both begin offering NBCUniversal’s new FAST channels this summer. FAST channels let you watch content for free with ads.

Amazon is another company feeling the pressure frominflation. The online retail giant says it will not hire new employees for its corporate workforce. The company plans to keep this pause in place for the new few months.