Research firm says Shopify is warning its merchants not to use Amazon’s checkout service Buy with Prime, saying it is a security risk and violates Shopify ToS (Annie Palmer/CNBC)

Paul Sawers / TechCrunch:
Mozilla acquires Pulse, which made an automated status updater for Slack before shuttering, and plans to use its ML tech to improve personalization in Pocket  —  Firefox developer Mozilla is making a rare foray into the world of mergers and acquisitions, with news that it has snapped …

Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Amazon unveils Sparrow, a robotic arm using AI to move items of varying shapes and sizes for packaging, saying it identifies ~65% of Amazon’s product inventory  —  – Amazon on Thursday unveiled new warehouse technology at its robotics and delivery conference.

Financial Times:
Marketplace Pulse: funding for startups that acquire and grow third-party Amazon sellers drops to $2B+ in 2022 so far, down from $12B+ in 2021  —  So-called aggregators are suffering from slowing ecommerce growth and wary investors  —  In 2021, investors poured more than $12bn into a new breed …

Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Internal memo: Amazon’s head of workplace health and safety Heather MacDougall is leaving the company on October 7; MacDougall joined Amazon in 2019  —  – Heather MacDougall will depart Amazon on Oct. 7, according to a memo viewed by CNBC.  — MacDougall joined Amazon in 2019 as vice president …

Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Amazon increases its average starting pay for front-line US staff to $19+/hour, up from $18/hour; warehouse and delivery workers will earn $16/hour to $26/hour  —  – Amazon is bumping its average starting pay for warehouse and delivery workers to more than $19 an hour, up from $18 an hour, the company said Wednesday.

Annie Palmer / CNBC:
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says the layoffs will continue into 2023, after the company cut roles across its Devices and Books businesses on Wednesday  —  KEY POINTS  — Amazon will continue to lay off employees in the coming year, CEO Andy Jassy wrote in a memo to workers on Thursday.