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CHICAGO – September 17, 2026 -- Hundreds of Amazon Teamsters plan to rally at Chicago City Hall on September 15 to demand passage of an ordinance banning Amazon's third-party Delivery Service Partner model, escalating a labor fight that has already produced regulatory wins in New York City.

Alderwoman Julia Ramirez introduces bill requiring direct hire of delivery workers

The Delivery Protection Act, sponsored by Alderwoman Julia Ramirez (D-12th District), would compel delivery companies operating in Chicago -- including Amazon -- to license their facilities with the city and directly employ their workforce. The measure would effectively outlaw subcontracted delivery operations within city limits.

New York – September 16, 2026 -- Qualcomm and Amazon unveiled a multi-generational product collaboration to build next-generation AI data center infrastructure, combining Amazon's cloud-scale compute with Qualcomm's power-efficient silicon design.

Qualcomm and Amazon target AI data center bottlenecks

The partnership addresses surging demand for compute, storage, networking and memory bandwidth as AI workloads scale exponentially, pairing Amazon's infrastructure with Qualcomm Technologies' system-level integration expertise.

Labcorp acquires MLM Medical Labs to expand clinical trial network

Labcorp's acquisition of MLM Medical Labs extends its central laboratory footprint, making it the only central lab provider with a wholly owned network spanning North America, Europe, Asia and Africa for biomarker and clinical trial services.

New York – September 15, 2026 -- Spotnana has activated a direct integration with Marriott International's central reservation system, giving corporate travel buyers real-time pricing and inventory access across 10,000 Marriott properties worldwide.

Spotnana becomes first corporate booking platform to offer verified Marriott Bonvoy loyalty linking

Travelers can now securely connect their Marriott Bonvoy account to their Spotnana profile through Authenticated Account Linking. The feature recognizes Bonvoy status and credit card holder tiers and displays current points balances directly within the corporate booking platform.

Wörth am Rhein – September 12, 2026 -- Mercedes-Benz Trucks has delivered the first 27 battery-electric eActros 600 trucks to Amazon, with the e-commerce giant set to operate more than 50 of the vehicles across its German logistics network by the end of 2026.

Delivery marks first tranche of Amazon's largest-ever electric truck order

The handover forms part of a contract signed in early 2025 covering more than 200 eActros 600 units, Amazon's largest electric truck order to date. Most of the fleet will operate in the United Kingdom, where Mercedes-Benz Trucks began deliveries in late 2025. The trucks will run on Germany's so-called middle-mile routes, moving goods between logistics centers and urban areas.