How Mill closed the deal with Amazon and Whole Foods|EXCLUSIVE:

Mill may have started with households, but co-founder and CEO Matt Rogers says the food waste startup has long aspired to expand to commercial customers. “This has been part of our plan since our Series A deck,” Rogers told TechCrunch. Now, with an official deal locked in with Amazon and Whole Foods the company’s plan … Read more

Amazon blocks 1,800 North Koreans from applying for jobs

US tech giant Amazon said it has blocked over 1,800 North Koreans from joining the company, as Pyongyang sends large numbers of IT workers overseas to earn and launder funds. The North Koreans typically use “laptop farms” — a computer in the United States operated remotely from outside the country, Amazon official said.(Bloomberg) In a … Read more

‘It felt so wrong’: Colin Angle on iRobot, the FTC, and the Amazon deal that never was|BREAKING:

When iRobot filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last Sunday, it marked the end of an era for one of America’s most beloved robotics companies. The Roomba maker, which had sold over 50 million robots since its 2002 launch, had survived 35 years of near-death experiences and technical challenges only to be undone by what founder … Read more

TikTok Shop launches digital gift cards to challenge Amazon and eBay|BREAKING:

TikTok Shop has rolled out a new feature that allows users to purchase digital gift cards, making it easier to help friends and family buy from the millions of products on the app. ​The feature was strategically launched during the holiday season — a high-stakes period for the company’s shopping division as it aims to … Read more