eCommerce

Amazon Won’t Face Federal Action Over Tornado Warehouse Collapse

No citation or penalities to be issued by federal agency, after December tornado flattened Amazon's DLI4 warehouse, killing six people

3 years ago

Amazon Faces Union Vote At Second State Island Facility

Second Amazon warehouse in Staten Island begins voting on whether to join grassroots trade union formed by fired Amazon worker

3 years ago

Amazon No Longer Facing Union Vote In New Jersey

Trade union seeking to organise represent Amazon staff in New Jersey facility withdraws its petition, but doesn't give any reason

3 years ago

Amazon To Carry Out Racial Equity Audit

E-commerce giant will conduct racial equity audit led by former US Attorney, after shareholder proposal on diversity, equity and inclusion

3 years ago

Amazon Staff At New Jersey Facility To Hold Union Vote

Snowballing movement? National Labor Relations Board says Amazon staff at New Jersey facility have enough signatures to hold union vote

3 years ago

Amazon Adds Fuel, Inflation Surcharge To Sellers

US online shoppers could soon face high prices, after Amazon added a 5 percent “fuel and inflation surcharge” to the…

3 years ago

WhatsApp Gains Approval To Double Indian Payment Service – Report

Regulatory approval for Meta's WhatsApp, to more than double the number of users of its payments service in India to…

3 years ago

Amazon Appeals Against Historic State Island Union Vote

Appeal filed by Amazon alleging misconduct by local federal office, after historic trade union vote at New York City warehouse

3 years ago

Apple Faces Extra EU Antitrust Charge Over Music Streaming – Report

European Commission is reportedly mulling an additional antitrust charge, amid its ongoing music streaming investigation of Apple

3 years ago

JD.com Founder Richard Liu Steps Down As CEO

Richard Liu, founder of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, steps down as chief executive amidst ongoing regulatory crackdown on China's tech…

3 years ago

Government Sets Out Plan To Recognise Stablecoins

Royal Mint to create a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) this summer, as the government unveils move to recognise stablecoins as a…

3 years ago

Alphabet’s Wing To Begin Drone Delivery Service In US

After months of testing, Alphabet's Wing division will this week begin a commercial drone delivery service in the Dallas-Fort Worth…

3 years ago

Amazon Staten Island Warehouse Votes To Unionise In ‘Historic’ Move

Workers at Amazon warehouse in Staten Island vote to unionise by wide majority, becoming first US warehouse to do so…

3 years ago

Crypto Hackers Steal $615m From Ronin Network

Largest decentralised finance hack in history? Axie Infinity’s Ronin Network admits breach and says it lost $615m in USDC and…

3 years ago

Bank Of England Begins To Outline UK’s Crypto Regulatory Approach

The UK's Bank of England begins this week to publicly outline its first regulatory framework for cryptoassets, amid ongoing concerns

3 years ago

UK Watchdog Warns 50 Crypto Firms Of ‘Misleading Ads’

Enforcement notices dispatched. The UK's Advertising Standards Authority puts 50 crypto firms on notice over 'misleading ads'

3 years ago

Netflix To Start Charging For Password Sharing

After two subscription price rises, it emerges that Netflix knows when a person shares their password with others, and will…

3 years ago

US Lawmakers Urge DoJ Investigation Of Amazon

Bipartisan group of US lawmakers urge DoJ investigation of Amazon, alleging potential criminal obstruction of Congress committee

3 years ago

Bitcoin Rises After Biden Signs Crypto Executive Order

US executive order signed by President Joe Biden concerning cryptocurrencies, to examine risks and benefits of digital assets

3 years ago

Amazon To Close 68 Retail Stores

All Amazon locations of its Pop Up, Amazon Books and 4-star stores, are to be closed in both America and…

3 years ago

Visa, Mastercard Block Russian Financial Institutions

Financial pressure on Moscow continues, with the news that Visa and Mastercard have blocked multiple Russian financial institutions

3 years ago

Union Alleges Amazon Misconduct In Election Re-Run In Alabama

US trade union defeated last year in workforce vote, alleges Amazon misconduct once again, amid vote rerun at Alabama fulfilment…

3 years ago

Russian Invasion Triggers Crypto Crash

Cryptocurrencies suffer loses on Monday and Tuesday, as Vladimir Putin orders Russian combat troops into rebel held parts of Eastern…

3 years ago

Amazon and Visa Agree Worldwide Truce

Global payment fee truce has been agreed, after Amazon threatened to stop accepting UK-issued Visa cards last year, over its…

3 years ago

Amazon Removes Mask Requirement For Fully Vaccinated Staff

Amazon warehouse workers in certain US states will no longer have to wear facemasks - providing they are fully vaccinated

3 years ago

FBI Arrest Couple For Alleged Laundering Of $4.5bn In Bitcoin

Married couple arrested in New York by FBI, in largest ever cryptocurrency theft case, as authorities seize $3.6 billion in…

3 years ago

Dutch Court Fines Apple Third Time Over App Store Fees

Netherlands competition regulator imposes third weekly fine of 5 million euros on Apple, as company insists its changes are in…

3 years ago

EU Urged To Take Rapid Action Over Digital Finance Risks

Joint report by EU financial regulators identifies 'new synergies' but also potential for 'systemic risk' that must be addressed by…

3 years ago