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Who is Samir Kumar? 25-year Amazon veteran named as new India head
Samir Kumar leads customer operations across multiple regions, including South Africa, Turkey, and West Asia. In his new role, he will manage Amazon India along with these regions as well
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Amazon's Alexa with increased 'rizz' will now define Gen Z slangs for older people
The AI assistant recently received a vocabulary update allowing customers to ask, "Alexa, talk Gen Z to me" to reveal one of 20 phrases that include the most popular Gen Z words.
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Italy fines Amazon over ‘recurring’ purchase option
Amazon said it 'strongly disagrees' with the ruling, levelled against the Luxembourg-based Amazon Services Europe and Amazon EU, and said it would appeal
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Chloe Macdermott suicide pact: 'Google, Amazon can prevent such tragedies', says Coroner investigating case
In the conclusion of the suicide report, coroner Paul Rogers said that he believed Google and Amazon have the power to prevent tragedies like Chloe Macdermott's suicide pact
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Amazon issues warning to employees not spending enough time in office
A statement by Amazon clarified that the alert was sent to those employees who “have come into the office fewer than three days a week for five or more of the past eight weeks.”…
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Bezos announces 40 grants worth $123 million aimed at tackling homelessness
A week back, Bezos had told CNN that he plans to donate majority of his $124 billion wealth.
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Amazon begins mass layoff as it eyes 10,000 job cuts: Report
The company had already reduced the head count by 80,000 between April to September this year, having frozen the hiring at corporate and hourly levels respectively.
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Amazon Prime's subscription service price increases in five European countries
The news didn't go well with the customers. Some even expressed their anger on Twitter and even suggested that they would cancel the subscription
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Thor: Love and Thunder, Vikram & more: Films & shows to watch this weekend on OTT/Theatre
Filmy Friday is back! A new week and a new set of movies and shows! Here we have curated a list of movies and shows that will make your weekend full…
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Roe v Wade overturned: US Companies that have pledged support to its female employees
Many businesses have stepped up to support their female employees who may soon be impacted by the historic ruling after the US Supreme Court recently…
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Grandma's voice from Amazon Alexa is freaking out the internet
Amazon's Alexa might soon replicate the voice of family members - even if they're dead. The capability, unveiled at Amazon's Re: Mars conference in Las Vegas, is in development and would allow the…
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Amazon’s Alexa may soon mimic anyone’s voice to ‘make memories last’
Amazon wants Alexa to have the capacity to adjust to its users’ situations without much outside assistance
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Amazon offers to share data, boost rivals to dodge EU antitrust fines
The world's largest online retailer is hoping its concessions will stave off a potential European Union fine that could be as much as 10 per cent of its global turnover
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Amazon to pull the plug on Kindle in China amid growing coemption, harsh data privacy rules
The Kindle China e-bookstore will stop selling e-books from June 30 next year, Amazon announced on its Weibo account on Thursday
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Jeff Bezos loses billions as Amazon shares slump; Wall Street tumbles
Bezos owns 11 per cent shares in Amazon and has reportedly lost $40 billion in net worth since the beginning of 2021.
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Amazon reports rare quarterly loss as online shopping slows
Amazon's e-commerce business also reported an operating loss of $1.57 billion in North America and $1.28 billion internationally
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Explainer: What is Digital Markets Act brought by EU to rein in US tech giants?
The "Digital Markets Act" (DMA) is designed to protect consumers. It also gives rivals a better chance to survive against the powerful tech firms. It contains about 20 rules. It is basically a…
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'Yatri Kripya Dhyan De' review: Where it begins and where it leads is the most interesting bit
Shweta Basu Prasad's performance in this gripping story packed in 16 minutes steals the show.
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Consumer Electronics Show 2022: Tech fair returns with in-person show amid Omicron surge
In this year's show, only vaccinated people will be granted entrance and they need to wear facemasks for protection against COVID-19
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Amazon briefly bans itself on Twitch over internet mix-up
Twitch has been under pressure from users to combat abuses on its site, including targeted harassment and so-called hate raids where streamers' chats are flooded with harassing messages
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Amazon delays 'no phone allowed' rule after deadly tornado crisis
Now, after the deadly collapse of the Edwardsville, Illinois, warehouse, the discussion about employees not getting proper information, warnings and help at the correct time due to this ban…
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India’s antitrust body halts Amazon’s 2019 deal with retailer Future
Amazon has for months successfully used the terms of its toehold $200 million investment in Future in 2019 to block the Indian retailer`s attempt to sell retail assets…
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Server error? Outage hits Amazon Web Services users hard as Prime Video, Duolingo, Tinder face issues
Several users could not avail many services of Amazon due to an outage on Tuesday. Amazon’s website, Prime Video and other applications, which use Amazon Web Services (AWS), were hit due to issues…
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Two Amazon executives charged over online delivery of marijuana in India’s Madhya Pradesh
It has been claimed that 1,000 kg of marijuana, worth roughly $148,000 (around 10 million Indian rupees) was sold through the online platform, so far.
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For reforestation in Africa, Bezos pledges £732 mn after chat with Prince Charles
Prince Charles seems to have played a crucial role in getting Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to pledge £732 million for land restoration in Africa. Alongside Prince of Wales and French President…
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Enforcement Directorate raids pan-India offices of E-commerce giants Amazon, Flipkart
The ED conducted raids on at least 15 to 16 locations belonging to these vendors, the sources told Hindustan Times.
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Who is Samir Kumar? 25-year Amazon veteran named as new India head
Samir Kumar leads customer operations across multiple regions, including South Africa, Turkey, and West Asia. In his new role, he will manage Amazon India along with these regions as well
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Amazon's Alexa with increased 'rizz' will now define Gen Z slangs for older people
The AI assistant recently received a vocabulary update allowing customers to ask, "Alexa, talk Gen Z to me" to reveal one of 20 phrases that include the most popular Gen Z words.
Read Article →
Italy fines Amazon over ‘recurring’ purchase option
Amazon said it 'strongly disagrees' with the ruling, levelled against the Luxembourg-based Amazon Services Europe and Amazon EU, and said it would appeal
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Chloe Macdermott suicide pact: 'Google, Amazon can prevent such tragedies', says Coroner investigating case
In the conclusion of the suicide report, coroner Paul Rogers said that he believed Google and Amazon have the power to prevent tragedies like Chloe Macdermott's suicide pact
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Amazon issues warning to employees not spending enough time in office
A statement by Amazon clarified that the alert was sent to those employees who “have come into the office fewer than three days a week for five or more of the past eight weeks.”…
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Amazon workers from two facilities in UK to stage strikes over pay dispute
Rachel Fagan, the Senior Organiser at GMB, stated in a press release, "This industrial action will spread further: it’s clear the fight for workers’ rights at Amazon is only just beginning." As…
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UK: Amazon warehouse workers in Coventry to strike during Prime Day event
According to labour union GMB, the strike would take place from July 11-13 at the warehouse in Coventry for two hours during the morning and two hours in the evening on the three days.
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PM Modi's US visit brings home billions in investments from Google, Amazon
Modi US state visit: The announcements made by Google and Amazon underscore the remarkable confidence that global tech giants continue to place on India's digital future.
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Apple, Amazon must face consumer antitrust lawsuit for artificially inflating prices: US federal judge
US District Judge John Coughenour has ruled that Apple and Amazon.com must face a consumer antitrust lawsuit for artificially inflating the prices of iPhones and iPads on the online shopping…
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Amazon in talks to introduce ‘Prime wireless’, slashing cell phone bills to $10 or even free
Amazon explores launching free mobile phone service: These negotiations between Amazon and the carriers have been ongoing for nearly two months and could continue for a while…
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Amazon employees stage walkout at company headquarters in Seattle
More than 1,900 Amazon employees had pledged to protest globally, according to the organisers, an activist group known as Amazon Employees for Climate Justice (AECJ).
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In a first since 2014, Amazon omits India business from earnings call
Amazon Q1 earnings call: Over the past 10 years, Amazon has invested over $7 billion in its operations in India and fiercely competes with Flipkart, which is backed by Walmart.…
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#AlexaDown: Thousands of users report outage of Amazon's virtual assistant technology Alexa
User comments on the outage tracking website claim that the outage is global. However, Amazon is yet to issue a statement on the outage or its scale
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WATCH: Amazon-owned Zoox's robotaxi without steering wheel rolls in California's streets for the first time
Amazon acquired Zoox in 2020 for an undisclosed amount to compete in the electric vehicles market
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'We're not robots': UK Amazon workers unhappy with minimal raise go on strike
This strike in the UK comes as tens of thousands of workers in the country including nurses, ambulance workers, teachers and railway staff have been protesting over pay and working conditions
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Amazon starts medicines delivery in the US at a $5 monthly subscription
The company's service would cover more than 50 medicines which treat over 80 chronic diseases, including high blood pressure, anxiety, diabetes, and male pattern baldness.
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Amazon begins laying off 18,000 people from its cart of employees
Amazon will fire 18,000 employees in its largest-ever layoff since the company was first established.
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Amazon replaces Apple as the top-valued firm
Amazon's brand value has risen 36 per cent since the pandemic, with the firm…
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'Make Amazon Pay': Retail behemoth faces 'Black Friday' strikes in 40 countries demanding better wages
In France and Germany, the strike is being led by the CGT and Ver.di unions at 18 major warehouses to halt shipments from the European markets
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Thor: Love and Thunder, Vikram & more: Films & shows to watch this weekend on OTT/Theatre
Filmy Friday is back! A new week and a new set of movies and shows! Here we have curated a list of movies and shows that will make your weekend full of entertainment. Take a look!
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Roe v Wade overturned: US Companies that have pledged support to its female employees
Many businesses have stepped up to support their female employees who may soon be impacted by the historic ruling after the US Supreme Court recently overturned Roe v. Wade in the Dobbs v.
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'Laxmii' to 'Ludo': What to stream on OTT platforms this November
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a larger audience has turned towards the streaming platforms to keep themselves engaged and entertained.
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