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Amazon hopes to replace 600,000 US workers with robots, according to leaked documents | Job losses could shave 30 cents off each item purchased by 2027. (www.theverge.com)
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[–] hendrik@palaver.p3x.de 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

They probably mean it's predicted to make them 20ct more profit per item, not shave off cost for us, right? Most I ever see is increased prices and then the minimum order to qualify for free shipping increase by 10€ last year, and by another 10€ this year...?!