We've heard the fable of "the self-made billionaire" a thousand times: some unrecognized genius toiling away in a suburban garage stumbles upon The Next Big Thing, thereby single-handedly ...

Stefano La Rovere, director of global robotics, mechatronics, and sustainable packaging at Amazon, said that rather than replacing jobs, robotics and other technologies are enhancing people's roles.

When Amazon announces plans to build a distribution warehouse — as they have now done in McKinleyville — the conversation almost always centers on jobs. How many? How soon? Local officials nod ...