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Amazon restructures Wondery Podcast Studio, cuts 110 jobs
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Dish network partners Amazon to provide wireless services

Dish Network has partnered with Amazon to sell wireless postpaid service plans on Amazon’s website and provide Prime subscribers with unlimited mobile service for a set monthly fee of $25. The unlimited calling, texting, and data services offered by Boost Infinite, a Dish Network subsidiary, will be discounted for Prime members when purchased through Amazon […]

Amazon launches general-purpose AI agent Nova Act
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Amazon begins construction of $120m satellite hub

Amazon is constructing a $120 million processing centre at NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in Florida for its thousands of envisioned Kuiper internet satellites. According to state officials, the 100,000-square-foot structure is a portion of the $10 billion that Amazon has promised to invest in its Kuiper project, a network of 3,200 low-Earth orbiting satellites intended […]

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Spain hits Apple, Amazon with €194m antitrust fine

The US digital behemoths Amazon and Apple were fined a combined sum of 194 million euros ($218 million) by Spain’s antitrust watchdog on Tuesday for colluding in the selling of goods. The regulator stated in a statement that the two companies had agreed to prohibit the selling of Apple items on Amazon’s Spanish websites by […]

White House partners Google, others to boost smart devices' cybersecurity
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White House partners Google, others to boost smart devices’ cybersecurity

The White House has partnered with leading companies including Amazon, Google, and Best Buy to launch an initiative empowering Americans to identify secure smart devices that are less vulnerable to cyberattacks. This joint effort will establish a certification and labelling program to set higher cybersecurity standards for a range of devices such as refrigerators, microwaves, […]

Amazon to exit Quebec operations, cut 1,700 jobs
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Amazon files suit against EU content regulators

Amazon has filed a lawsuit challenging its participation in a group of businesses subject to strict European Union internet content regulations. Technology experts have predicted that other tech titans may follow Amazon’s lead. Two weeks after German online retailer Zalando sued the European Commission over the same matter, Amazon filed a challenge before the General […]

Amazon, Google, Apple, Meta, Microsoft meet EU over gatekeeper status
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Amazon, Google, Apple, Meta, Microsoft meet EU over gatekeeper status

Alex Omenye Alphabet’s Google, Amazon, Apple, Meta, and Microsoft have alerted the European Commission that they qualify as gatekeepers, according to EU industry director Thierry Breton. Under the new EU IT regulations, companies with a market capitalization of 75 billion euros and more than 45 million monthly active users are regarded as gatekeepers offering a […]

Billionaire Jeff Bezos sells $2bn Amazon shares
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Amazon to pay $30m settlement for spying on customers

Amazon has agreed to pay $30.8 million to resolve allegations that it breached customers’ privacy by spying on women in their homes. Aljazeera reported that the internet giant agreed to pay out $5.8m after the US Federal Trade Commission claimed that a former Amazon employee had used Ring security cameras installed in bathrooms and bedrooms to […]

Amazon launches general-purpose AI agent Nova Act
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Amazon optimises delivery to cut cost

E-commerce company, Amazon has announced that it has optimized its delivery network after the COVID-19 pandemic to improve delivery speed, reduce costs, and lower carbon emissions. The renowned online retailer has managed to reduce delivery times by reshaping its inventory management system and search capabilities to show customers the products closest to them. According to […]

Amazon launches general-purpose AI agent Nova Act
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Amazon to open more warehouses in Europe

Amazon is planning to increase its presence in Europe by opening new warehouses and hiring more employees, despite the global economic downturn leading to cost-cutting measures and layoffs. According to Reuters, the company has invested €142 billion in Europe since 2010 and has seen growth in the region due to increased online shopping during COVID-19 […]

Amazon deploys AI to enhance product review
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Amazon launches anti-counterfeiting programme

Amazon on Thursday announced the launch of its Anti-Counterfeiting Exchange programme, which aims to help retail stores label and monitor counterfeits on its marketplace platform. The programme seeks to tackle organized crime and fake merchandise on the platform by allowing stores and Amazon marketplace sellers to contribute information and records anonymously to a third-party database […]

The logo of Amazon's Zappos as a screen lock
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Amazon’s Zappos cuts 20% off workforce

Amazon subsidiary Zappos, an online shoe and clothing seller, cuts off about 20% of its workforce in January. This is according to those who know Zappos, and the company’s memo accessed by The Wall Street Journal. The company’s jobs cut of over 300 staff is part of Amazon’s broader lay off plan of 18000 workers. […]

Amazon deploys AI to enhance product review
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Amazon to fire 18,000 workers

E-commerce giant Amazon, has revealed its plans to cut 18,000 jobs, as the company battles to reduce cost. According to the British Broadcasting Corporation, the online retailer, which employs 1.5 million people worldwide, did not specify which nations will be affected, but stated that they would include Europe. The majority of the job losses will […]