Tech’s immigration ban ire moves to the courts; Walmart is taking on Amazon Prime — by ditching its Prime competitor, and more news.

Tech’s immigration ban ire moves to the courts; Walmart is taking on Amazon Prime — by ditching its Prime competitor, and more news.

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Tech is backing its public ire over Trump’s immigration order with action: Three Washington-based tech companies — Amazon, Expedia, and Microsoft (LinkedIn’s parent) — are providing statements on what effects the ban would have on their businesses, says Reuters. Another contingent of companies are gathering at GitHub to discuss filing an amicus brief in support of a legal challenge to the EO.

Trump fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates after she ordered Department of Justice staff not to defend his executive order on immigration. Yates has been replaced by Dana Boente, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, until the Senate confirms Jeff Sessions — which could happen as soon as today.

Meanwhile, across the pond: The UK Parliament is debating a bill that would give Prime Minister Theresa May permission to trigger Article 50 — the mechanism that will kick off Brexit proceedings. But don’t expect a sudden shift: “This draft law should be seen more of an inconvenience for the government then something that will alter the course of history,” explains Bloomberg.

Walmart is taking on Amazon Prime — by getting rid of its Prime competitor. The retail giant is ditching its ShippingPass service, which was introduced nearly two years ago and offered free two-day shipping for an annual $49 membership fee. Walmart is instead lowering its free shipping order minimum from $50 to $35, making two million items (largely consumable goods) eligible for the free express shipping. While some estimate that nearly half of US households have a Prime membership, that leaves “tens of millions of households up for grabs.”

Millennials are staying put: According to a new study from Deloitte, Millennials are curbing their job-hopping tendencies. Those who said they’d leave their current job within two years dropped from 44% to 38% between 2015 and 2016; Millennials who said they’d stay at their current job for more than five years jumped from 27% to 31%. Deloitte’s survey “traced the increased loyalty to an undercurrent of pessimism”: respondents were less optimistic than they were the previous year, with only a third saying they expect economic conditions to improve.

Cover Photo: Some of Wal-Mart's 38,000 trailers are being used for storage on March 17, 2005 in Bentonville, Arkansas. (Photos by Gilles Mingasson/Getty Images)

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Ross Tocher

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Kim Lorang (Phillips)

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Empathy... it's a thing. The constant name calling, labeling and lack of understanding on both sides is causing hate. Labels and name calling become numbers tatood on skin... make sure you do not become that in which you hate. BOTH sides!

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