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A study published in the journal Science, points to increasing development of infrastructure in Brazil as a major cause of the destruction of the Amazon rainforest. NPR's Martin Kaste reports from Brazil.

Linda talks with Christopher Null, the Executive Editor of SmartBusiness for the New Economy, about Amazon-dot-com's new privacy policy. Amazon has announced that whatever information it may have about its customers is now considered a company asset, and may be shared, transferred or sold. (4:00) The SmartBusiness URL is www.smartbusinessmag.com

Some non-Indian settlers in the Brazilian Amazon believe much of the land being given to the Indians could be used more productively for agriculture or mining. And they suspect that Brazil's government is enlarging the Indian territory as a back-door means of keeping it undeveloped. NPR's Martin Kaste reports from Amazon state.

Twenty percent of Netflix's streaming is made up of content for kids. Amazon just ordered a bunch of pilots of kids' shows. TV critic Eric Deggans says subscription streaming services are going to lean on parents' desire for control of what their kids watch as they build their audiences.

The new fee doesn't apply to sellers who use third party delivery services or ship orders themselves. Inflation in the U.S. stands at a 40-year high.

Music Critic Charles de Ledesma reviews two new CD releases feature music indigenous to the Amazon rainforest -- including the ancient chants of the Waorani [wow-RAH-nee] Indians, who are native to Ecuador. But the tribe doesnt want any more visitors, they only want people to understand their struggle for survival. Charles de Ledesma follows music trends from London. The albums are "Waorani Waaponi" and "Ambient Amazon". Tumi Music can be reached in Bath, England, 8-9 New Bond Street Place, Bath BA1 1BH ENGLAND, 011-44-225-462-367. (4:30) (IN S

Federal regulators say Amazon uses manipulative techniques to enroll shoppers into Prime memberships that are purposefully hard to cancel.

In a stunning breakthrough, Amazon workers at a Staten Island warehouse voted to form a union. It will be the first unionized Amazon facility in the United States.

Warehouse workers at an Amazon fulfillment center on Staten Island have voted to join the upstart Amazon Labor Union, making it the first Amazon facility in the U.S. to unionize.