eCommerce

Coronavirus: French Court To Rule On Amazon Warehouse Appeal

Appeal by Amazon against Trade Union court action, that resulted in the e-commerce giant closing all its warehouses in France

5 years ago

Coronavirus: Hundreds Of Amazon Staff Call In Sick In Covid-19 Protest

Amazon reportedly facing mass protest from workers in protests over safety in its warehouses amid the global Coronavirus pandemic

5 years ago

Coronavirus: Amazon To Close French Warehouses After Court Ruling

French court rules Amazon must only deliver essential goods during Coronavirus pandemic. In response, Amazon says it will close its…

5 years ago

Coronavirus: Amazon Fires Two More Staff Critical Of Warehouse Conditions

E-commerce giant fires two more workers after they criticised working conditions in warehouses amid the Coronavirus pandemic

5 years ago

Coronavirus: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Quizzed Over Sacked Worker

Letter to CEO over fired worker, who raised concerns about worker protection and cleanliness of local Amazon facility during pandemic

5 years ago

Coronavirus: Amazon Promises Protection For Workers After Walkouts

After warehouse workers stage walkout in the US, Amazon says it will roll out temperature checks and face masks next…

5 years ago

TSB Suffers Another Online Banking Outage

Hundreds of customers of British bank TSB were reportedly unable to access their online banking and mobile apps services on…

5 years ago

Coronavirus: Contactless Payment Threshold To Rise From £30 to £45

The £30 limit for paying for groceries with tap-and-go contactless payment will be raised in the UK to £45 from…

5 years ago

Coronavirus: Amazon To Hire 100,000 Staff

We are hiring. Amazon is on a hiring spree for additional staff amid a surge of online orders, as the…

5 years ago

Coronavirus: Amazon Offers Staff Unlimited Sick Days

Workers at Amazon can take unlimited sick days in March in an effort to try and stem the Coronavirus pandemic…

5 years ago

Facebook Rethinks Libra Digital Currency Plans – Report

Resistance from regulators around the world prompts Facebook to 'rethink' its plan for its Libra digital currency, it is reported

5 years ago

Jeff Bezos Pledges $10 Billion To Fight Climate Change

Amazon founder and one of the world's richest men has pledged $10 billion in order to fight the “biggest threat…

5 years ago

Google Begins Appeal Against EU Shopping Penalty

Alphabet unit begin fightback against European antitrust regulators in three day hearing at EU General Court in Luxembourg

5 years ago

OECD Confirms Rewrite Of Global Tax Laws

Digital tax. 140 governments agree to rewrite cross border tax laws that will increase the tax paid by tech giants…

5 years ago

TSB Owner Sabadell Signs IBM Deal After Botched Migration

Spain's Banco Sabadell sign $1 billion deal with IBM for it to manage the bank's IT and cloud systems for…

5 years ago

UK Regulator Turns Attention To Tech Giant Competition Regulation

The UK Competition and Markets Authority says it may consider implementing tougher rules on tech giants over competition concerns

5 years ago

German Union Calls For Amazon Strike Before Christmas

Amazon could be facing possible strike action in Germany, after Verdi trade union calls for walkout at key distribution hub

5 years ago

Post Office Settles Horizon IT System Dispute

Post Office to pay nearly £58m after years of fraud disputes with sub postmasters over the Horizon accounting system

5 years ago

Boris Johnson Backs Digital Tax, Despite US Opposition

Prime Minister defies US President Trump and insists British digital tax on US tech giants will proceed

5 years ago

Digital Tax Payback As US Vows Tax On Champagne, Cheese

Cheese, champagne, and handbags may be hit with punitive duties of up to 100% by the United States in response…

5 years ago

EU Regulators Urged To Censure Google Over Price Comparison Service

European Union urged to take action against Google for allegedly favouring its own comparison shopping service

5 years ago

US Readies Response To French Tech Tax

US trade officials will on Monday reveal their proposed response to France's imposing a tax on mostly US tech firms…

5 years ago

Alibaba Listing Success As Shares Surge

Blockbuster debut in Hong Kong for one of China's most prominent tech companies

5 years ago

Google Readies Bank Accounts For US Customers

Search engine giant is planning a banking move, in a development that is sure to trigger regulatory investigations

5 years ago

Amazon Pinged For Misleading Prime Sign Up – ASA

Advertising watchdog: Amazon used misleading payment page to get users to sign up for its Prime subscription service

5 years ago

Facebook Announces Libra Board, Amid Departures

Dead man walking? Libra announces board, despite being rocked by pull out by five major payments providers

5 years ago

Hackers Compromise Volusion, Steal Card Details From 6,500 Websites

Shudder. Magecart attack on the host of tens of thousands of websites, has compromised valuable credit card data

5 years ago

Amazon Sidewalk To Offer Long-Range Wireless For IoT

Move over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi - Amazon reveals development of long-range wireless alternative for IoT devices

5 years ago

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Pledges To Be Carbon Neutral By 2040

Environmental pledge from CEO, as staff stage walkout at Seattle HQ in protest at Amazon's green record

5 years ago

Google To Pay France $1 Billion To Settle Tax Dispute

Alleged fiscal fraud settlement sees Google pay France 500m euro penalty and 465m euro in tax

5 years ago