Quick Take — Amazon will lay off up to 30,000 workers

The cuts would amount to about 10% of the white-collar workforce of the online giant.

Amazon’s job cuts come as large companies in the US are looking for ways to reduce or slow their workforce growth, including by employing artificial intelligence. Rising prices, tightening labour markets and the ebb and flow of President Trump’s trade war have prompted business leaders to look for ways to tighten their belts without hurting growth.

More and more large companies are betting that they can grow without hiring. Read this article on the subject.

Below: in front of the Seattle headquarters in 2016

E-Commerce: Lidl, in Italy, does what the Italians have not been able to do, i.e. counter Amazon with its own Marketplace

With this initiative, Kaufland aims to become one of the leading e-commerce players in Europe, offering a viable alternative to the large global platforms and helping to redefine the balance in continental online trade. The entry into the Italian market, in particular, represents a strategic step to intercept a steadily growing demand and to strengthen the Schwarz Group’s presence in the retail trade, both physical and digital

The project for the United States – episode 3

In time, Zhirinovsky’s role will expand…. acclimatised the cult of violence in Russia, promoted military expansionism, global racketeering and dictatorship. Having greatly accelerated the moral degradation of Russians by appealing to their worst instincts, he paved the way for the construction of a new political system made possible by this mutation of men back to the reptilian brain. With Putin’s rise to power, the jester gave way to the serial killer

Quick Take — A bill defining quality Italian extra virgin for the first time

For the first time in the world, there will be much more restrictive chemical values than for classic extra virgin olive oil, but also tools to promote the product and the cultural heritage linked to olive growing… From the point of view of business support, the text provides for the allocation of 30 million euros over three years to support Italian olive growing businesses that produce extra virgin olive oil from cultivation to packaging. The non-repayable contribution is also aimed at oil mills and is intended to promote the quality and recognisability of the product on both the domestic and international markets…

Two key measures: a research fund and an experimental blockchain platform to ensure product traceability. Starting in 2025, in fact, a 5 million euro fund will be activated to support research projects on sustainable production techniques, quality analysis, artificial intelligence and disease- and pest-resistant olive varieties. An open source platform based on blockchain will be launched in 2026.

Better late than never.