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Trump Says China Tariffs May Be Cut To Seal TikTok DealTrump Says China Tariffs May Be Cut To Seal TikTok Deal

Trump Says China Tariffs May Be Cut To Seal TikTok Deal

President touts easing Chinese tariffs to facilitate TikTok sale, and also implements 25 percent tariff on all imported cars in…

1 day ago
FTC Says It Has Resources To Pursue Amazon Case, In Major U-TurnFTC Says It Has Resources To Pursue Amazon Case, In Major U-Turn

FTC Says It Has Resources To Pursue Amazon Case, In Major U-Turn

Complete 180. FTC attorney now says federal agency can pursuit Amazon trial, after citing “severe resource shortfalls” amid DOGE cuts

2 weeks ago
FTC Seeks Delay To Amazon Trial, Citing Staff, Cash ShortfallsFTC Seeks Delay To Amazon Trial, Citing Staff, Cash Shortfalls

FTC Seeks Delay To Amazon Trial, Citing Staff, Cash Shortfalls

Consequences. As Musk and DOGE continues slash-and burn at federal agencies, FTC asks for trial delay due to “severe resource…

2 weeks ago
Amazon One Medical CEO Steps DownAmazon One Medical CEO Steps Down

Amazon One Medical CEO Steps Down

Amazon's healthcare ambitions under a spotlight, after One Medical CEO steps down after less than two years in role

3 weeks ago
Amazon Joins Quantum Race With New ‘Ocelot’ ChipAmazon Joins Quantum Race With New ‘Ocelot’ Chip

Amazon Joins Quantum Race With New ‘Ocelot’ Chip

Amazon Web Services says new quantum computing chip Ocelot is a breakthrough in building fault-tolerant quantum computers

4 weeks ago
Amazon’s Generative AI Alexa+ Is Free For All Prime MembersAmazon’s Generative AI Alexa+ Is Free For All Prime Members

Amazon’s Generative AI Alexa+ Is Free For All Prime Members

Major overhaul of Amazon's Alexa will be free for all Prime users, but others will have to pay $19.99 per…

4 weeks ago
Amazon Workers In North Carolina Reject UnionisationAmazon Workers In North Carolina Reject Unionisation

Amazon Workers In North Carolina Reject Unionisation

Workers at Amazon warehouse near Raleigh vote against joining union, as company continues to challenge North American organisation efforts

1 month ago
Meta To Show Marketplace Ads From Rival Ad ProvidersMeta To Show Marketplace Ads From Rival Ad Providers

Meta To Show Marketplace Ads From Rival Ad Providers

After huge fine, Meta launches 'Facebook Marketplace Partner Program' so rival service providers can list ads on Facebook Marketplace in…

1 month ago
Jeff Bezos’s $10bn Earth Fund Halts Climate Group Backing – ReportJeff Bezos’s $10bn Earth Fund Halts Climate Group Backing – Report

Jeff Bezos’s $10bn Earth Fund Halts Climate Group Backing – Report

Amazon founder and one of the world’s richest men, Jeff Bezos, has been accused of another move to curry favour…

2 months ago
Amazon To Face Legal Action Over Warehouse ClosuresAmazon To Face Legal Action Over Warehouse Closures

Amazon To Face Legal Action Over Warehouse Closures

Union says it will ask court to compel Amazon to re-open seven closed warehouses in Quebec that triggered 1,700 job…

2 months ago
CMA Secures Google Commitment To Tackle Fake ReviewsCMA Secures Google Commitment To Tackle Fake Reviews

CMA Secures Google Commitment To Tackle Fake Reviews

British competition watchdog secures undertaking from Google to tackle fake reviews, as Amazon probe continues

2 months ago
Amazon To Shutter Sites In Unionised Province In CanadaAmazon To Shutter Sites In Unionised Province In Canada

Amazon To Shutter Sites In Unionised Province In Canada

1,700 jobs to be lost in Quebec, as Amazon says it will close seven sites in the only province in…

2 months ago
Amazon Pauses Drone Deliveries After CrashesAmazon Pauses Drone Deliveries After Crashes

Amazon Pauses Drone Deliveries After Crashes

Another delay. Amazon deliveries by drone in Texas, Arizona paused after aircraft reportedly crashed in rain

2 months ago
Amazon Workers In North Carolina To Vote On UnionisationAmazon Workers In North Carolina To Vote On Unionisation

Amazon Workers In North Carolina To Vote On Unionisation

E-commerce giant faces another unionisation move, with workers at North Carolina warehouse set to vote next month

3 months ago
TikTok Preparing Mexico E-Commerce Launch As US Ban LoomsTikTok Preparing Mexico E-Commerce Launch As US Ban Looms

TikTok Preparing Mexico E-Commerce Launch As US Ban Looms

TikTok planning February launch in Mexico of highly successful e-commerce platform, as deadline looms for potential US ban

3 months ago

Sega Considers Starting Own Game Subscription Service

Sega 'evaluating' starting its own game subscription service, as on-demand business model makes headway in video game business

3 months ago

IT Glitch Disrupts Morrisons Christmas Shopping

Morrisons offers discounts after glitch causes promotions to not be applied for card holders, as online orders also delayed

3 months ago

Amazon Workers Go On Strike Across US

Amazon staff in seven cities across US go on strike after company fails to negotiate, e-commerce giant says Christmas deliveries…

3 months ago

US Senate Criticises Amazon Over Warehouse Safety

Senate study finds Amazon did not implement protections recommended by internal studies over risk they could affect worker productivity

3 months ago

TikTok Shop US Sales Surpass Shein, Sephora

After launching in September 2023, TikTok Shop rises to broad popularity with US sales surpassing Shein, Sephora as it faces…

3 months ago

Amazon Sued For Halting Deliveries To Two Black Neighbourhoods

District of Columbia sues Amazon, alleging it secretly stopped fastest delivery service to two predominantly Black neighbourhoods

4 months ago

Google Asks Appeal Court To Throw Out Epic App Store Verdict

After Epic Games 2023 courtroom victory, Google appeal argues “dramatic redesign” of Play store will hurt app developers, consumers

4 months ago

EU Closes Amazon State Aid Case Over Taxes

European Commission closes three failed state-aid investigations over tax rulings for Amazon, Fiat and Starbucks

4 months ago

Just Eat To Delist From London Stock Exchange

Another blow for UK's ambition to attract tech firms to its stock market, after Just Eat Takeaway requests LSE delisting

4 months ago

Investors Shocked As Temu Parent Misses Estimates

Temu and Pinduoduo parent company PDD Holdings misses analysts' estimates as economic slowdown in China takes toll on domestic sales

4 months ago

Amazon Haul Offers ‘Crazy Low Prices’ To Counter Temu, Shein

Amazon launches Haul mobile experience with prices capped at $20 in face of low-cost competition from China-based rivals Temu, Shein

4 months ago

Amazon Developing Smart Glasses For Delivery Drivers

Amazon reportedly developing smart glasses to provide delivery drivers with step-by-step instructions for last mile of deliveries

5 months ago

Amazon Boss Denies Return To Office Mandate Is ‘Backdoor Layoff’

CEO Andy Jassy tells Amazon staff that the recent 5-day in-office mandate is not meant to be “a backdoor layoff”

5 months ago

Microsoft Brings Call Of Duty To Game Pass In Major Bet

Microsoft for first time makes major Call of Duty release available on Game Pass subscription plan, after $75bn Activision Blizzard…

5 months ago

Shein Profits Drop 70 Percent

Direct-from-China e-commerce firm sees profits plummet 70 percent in first half of 2024 amidst stiff competition from Temu, as it…

5 months ago