October 27th, 2025

Is Amazon replacing its' workforce with robots?

New reporting from the New York Times reveals that Amazon executives believe the company is on the cusp of its next big workplace shift: replacing more than half a million jobs with robots. Karen Weise has been following the story, and she joins us to discuss.

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