Amazon launches first independently owned subsea cable project
Amazon is developing its first fully owned subsea fiber-optic cable, named Fastnet, to link United States with Ireland. Subsea fiber-optic cables handle…
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Amazon to cut 14,000 corporate jobs amid AI investment push
Amazon on Tuesday announced plans to cut about 14,000 corporate jobs as it trims management layers to reduce costs while ramping up…
New AI robotics could see Amazon avoid hiring 160,000 workers
Amazon announced on Wednesday that it is accelerating the automation of its warehouses using artificial intelligence and robotics, a move that immediately…
Amazon unveils ‘Blue Jay’ robot to streamline warehouse operations
Amazon on Wednesday introduced Blue Jay, a new robotic system designed to perform multiple warehouse tasks simultaneously. The system features a series…
Amazon resolves major outage disrupting websites, apps worldwide
Amazon Web Services says it has resolved the major outage that caused widespread connectivity problems for numerous popular websites and apps globally.…
Snapchat, Duolingo, banks, airlines down after major Amazon services outage
Airline websites, including Delta Air Lines and United Airlines, experienced partial outages on Monday following a disruption in Amazon Web Services, which…
Bezos’ ex-wife slashes Amazon stake by 42% for charity
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott has significantly reduced her stake in Amazon.com Inc. by a massive 42 per cent over the last year,…
Amazon fires Palestinian engineer over protest against Israel ties
Amazon has dismissed a Palestinian software engineer, Ahmed Shahrour, who was previously suspended for protesting the company’s business dealings with the Israeli…
Amazon pays $2.5bn for ‘misleading’ Prime customers
Amazon has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle claims that it misled millions of customers into enrolling in its Prime service…
Nigeria collects over ₦600bn VAT from Facebook, Amazon, Netflix
The Special Adviser on Tax Policy to the Chairman of the Tax Reforms Committee, Mr Mathew Osanekwu, has revealed that Nigeria has…
Amazon halts Prime free shared shipping
Amazon is discontinuing a feature that let Prime members extend free shipping benefits to non-household users, notifying customers that the Prime Invitee…
Amazon offers $1bn in cloud discounts to US agencies
Amazon Web Services will offer up to $1 billion in discounts to United States federal agencies for cloud services, modernisation, and training…