Eugene Kim

My latest: Amazon knew for years that customers felt tricked into signing up for Prime. Its ambiguous signup flow has resulted in multiple lawsuits, repeated internal warnings, and an FTC inquiry. businessinsider.com/amazon-prime-f…

Amazon confirms my story from May: businessinsider.com/amazon-kiro-pr…

New: Internal doc shows Amazon’s Project Starfish wants to use AI to auto-fill product listings, collect data from 200K websites by "crawling, scraping, and mapping external items” to its catalog, and become the world’s ultimate product info source. businessinsider.com/amazon-starfis…

New: Internal doc shows AWS is working on a new AI service that bundles a number of its apps. With its flagship Q chatbot falling short of internal sales goals, AWS is expected to prioritize this new AI service. It even considered phasing out Q. businessinsider.com/aws-revamping-…

Also New: Ring and other Amazon smart-home units are now requiring employees to show their AI chops for all promotions. It’s part of a growing trend among tech co’s to incorporate AI use into their talent-evaluation process. businessinsider.com/amazon-require…

New: Ring’s founder returned in April and is already shaking things up. He’s axed last year’s social mission, revived its crime-fighting roots, and is doubling down on AI and speed, mirroring Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s broader cultural/operational crackdown. businessinsider.com/amazon-ring-fo…

New: Amazon’s Leadership Principles are now a formal performance evaluation metric, with only 5% earning top marks. CEO Andy Jassy is pushing for a more disciplined, culture-driven workforce. businessinsider.com/amazon-stricte…

"We're wasting time" Amazon's Whole Foods chief slammed "ridiculous" bureaucracy in an internal meeting. businessinsider.com/amazon-whole-f… Great @eugenekim222 scoop for @BusinessInsider

New: At internal staff meeting, Amazon’s Whole Foods and grocery boss Jason Buechel blasts "ridiculous" red tape slowing decisions, vows to cut bureaucracy and streamline Whole Foods, Fresh, and Go under one leaner team. businessinsider.com/amazon-whole-f…

Amazon employees slam CEO Andy Jassy's memo about AI killing corporate jobs businessinsider.com/amazon-employe… @businessinsider @eugenekim222

New: Amazon is restructuring its grocery business by integrating Whole Foods more closely, aligning corporate staff with Amazon's employee systems, and forming a new leadership team to streamline operations across Whole Foods, Amazon Fresh, and Amazon Go. businessinsider.com/amazon-big-gro…

New: Amazon has frozen its 2025 hiring budget for its retail business. It’s another example of CEO Andy Jassy's ongoing efforts to boost profitability and operational efficiency. businessinsider.com/amazon-freezes…

New: Amazon is considering deploying the AI coding assistant Cursor internally, driven by strong employee interest, despite having in-house tools like Q. Discussions are ongoing to address security concerns before implementation. businessinsider.com/amazon-deploy-…

New: Amazon is axing billions of poor-selling/out of stock/junk listings to clean up its marketplace through an internal project called “Bend the Curve.” Call it an “Everything Store,” just without the clutter. businessinsider.com/amazon-bend-cu…

THIS LIVE CALL OF THE HALIBURTON GAME-TYING BUCKET 🔥🔥🔥 From the Korean SPOTV broadcast!

WHAT THE HALIBURTON 🤯

Making history.

Around the Horn ending on ESPN this week means a lot to me. It’s not just a show I grew up watching — it’s one of the biggest reasons I ever believed I could have a career in journalism. 🧵Thread ⬇️

New: Amazon sees Vulcan and its warehouse robots as key to slowing hiring growth over the next decade. Some say automation is needed to address growing costs and possible labor shortages in Amazon’s warehouses. businessinsider.com/amazon-warehou…

JUNG HOO LEE HOMERS ON KOREAN HERITAGE NIGHT 🔥

We’re in the midst of a trade war and Amazon and FedEx are in headlines together again…. Anyone know what year it is? Im lost.