Jeff Bezos has some good news and some bad news

Amazon's first-quarter earnings are in, and you might be surprised by some of the figures. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [View on the web]( [Recode]( [Click to view images]( [Jeff Bezos warns that Amazon may lose money despite the pandemic shopping surge]( You'd think Amazon would be swimming in cash after online shopping surged due to the coronavirus pandemic in the first quarter of 2020. The company did report an impressive $2.5 billion in profit, but according to Jeff Bezos, serious challenges lie ahead. As Amazon prepares for many more months of high sales, the company expects to earn $4 billion in profit in the second quarter. Bezos says the company also expects "to spend the entirety of that $4 billion, and perhaps a bit more, on Covid-related expenses, getting products to customers, and keeping employees safe.” Meanwhile, the company continues to struggle with scrutiny from lawmakers as well as protests from employees over warehouse working conditions. In his latest, Recode's Jason Del Rey looks at Amazon's earnings, analyzes how they fit into the company's so-far-exceptional year, and reports on what happens next. [Click to view images]( [Trump’s disinfectant talk trips up sites’ vows against misinformation]( Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have declined to remove the president’s statements about unproven coronavirus treatments. [ Sheera Frenkel and Davey Alba / [New York Times]( ] [Click to view images]( [The “women’s work” of the pandemic]( Who sews the masks? How women are shouldering the burden of pandemic preparedness. [ Anna North / [Vox]( ] [Click to view images]( [Apple’s services business hits all-time record and helps lessen coronavirus impact]( Apple Watch and AirPods sales were up, but other devices were down. [ Chris Welsh / [The Verge]( ] [Click to view images]( [For a billion Indians, the government’s voluntary contact tracing app might actually be mandatory]( Aarogya Setu, which more than 75 million Indians have downloaded, might soon become more than a contact tracing app. [ Pranav Dixit / [BuzzFeed News]( ] [This is Cool Section Title] [This AI writes and performs music alarmingly well]( [Facebook]( Twitter [Instagram]( [Recode by Vox]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Manage your [email preferences](, or [unsubscribe]( to stop receiving emails from Vox Media. View our [Privacy Notice]( and our [Terms of Service](. Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2020. All rights reserved.