there again, the largest work stoppage in u.s. history. yeah, ever. what would that actually look like? i mean, it affects, as you were pointing out, every corner of the united states, every aspect of our lives, because so much moves by u.p.s. what would that look like? u.p.s. moves 20 million packages every single day. the u.s. postal service, fedex, could not pick up the slack. they would not be able to handle u.p.s. s volume, also the last u.p.s. strike was in 1997 where 180,000 workers went on strike. this time if it happened it would be double that, 340,000 workers. this is a different time. different time. amazon didn t even exist then when all of this basically just shows there s so much more volume traveling by mail and u.p.s. is handling a lot of it. that s wild. all right. we will stay close to it. thanks for bringing it to us. a new report from the american lung association reveals how the u.s. can prevent
will come into force, that is unclear on whether or not airlines are going to be able to ramp up their capacity in time. that is also unclear at this time. time. that is also unclear at this time- time. that is also unclear at this time. ., ., ., this time. 0k, katie, for now, thank yon this time. 0k, katie, for now, thank yon big this time. 0k, katie, for now, thank you. big tech this time. 0k, katie, for now, | thank you. big tech companies are the most valuable in the world, influencing everything we do from browsing to shopping to our ways of working and socialising. some are so powerful they can act more like a government than a traditional company. those are the words of facebook boss mark zuckerberg himself. so are they helping or hurting commuters consumers and democracy? that is what aaron heslehurst has been finding out. aaron heslehurst has been findin: out. ., ., ., , .,~ finding out. you want to break them up. finding out. you want to break them up. say find
and to enforce these rules. in the past, it has been a lot more favourable to these us multinationals that are coming and establishing itself there. look, this is a big way for the eu to really send a message that you need to abide by these rules. what the eu is saying is that, really, amazon didn t do enough to get people s consent before using their personal data. now, amazon, for its part, has said that this actually has absolutely no merit and that it is taking a very different kind of interpretation of the law, and that s why amazon says that it s certainly going to contest this in court. samira hussain there. let s talk a bit more about this now. let s speak to sam schechner, tech reporter for europe for the wall streetjournal. thanks forjoining us. now this is a
headquartered in the eu, is willing to really show its might and to enforce these rules. they ve been a lot more favourable to the us multinationals who have come and establish themselves there. this is their big fine and a way for the eu to send a message that you need to abide by these rules. at the saying is saying is that, really, amazon didn t do enough to get people s consent before using their personal data. now, amazon, for its part, has said that this has absolutely no merits, and that it is taking a very different kind of interpretation of the law, and that is why amazon says that it the law, and that is why amazon says thatitis the law, and that is why amazon says that it is certainly going to contest the best in court. other companies contest the best in court. other companies have contest the best in court. other companies have faced - contest the best in court. otheri companies have faced penalties contest the best in court. other- companies have faced penalties for b
mayor quu f cuomo promised that it would benefit locals. but it did not get a warm well i don t cost from everyone in the big apple. amazon pulling the plug on plans to build a campus in new york city. progressive new york politicians like alexandria ocasio-cortez criticized the billions in promised tax breaks and state grants. amazon didn t like the heat and killed the deal. number seven, the unicorn bubble bursts. wall street had high hopes of startups. lyft is leading a herd. and slack shares have rocketed. but enthusiasm quickly became disappointment. the year s biggest ipo is struggling. the problem? the companies aren t profitable. and in the case of uber and lyft, uber releases stunning statistics about sexual assault, rocked by scandals.