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Amazon Joins Police Ban Of Facial Recognition Tech
E-commerce giant Amazon joins other tech firms with announcement it will pause police use of its facial recognition software
DoJ Investigates Google Search Domination, Approaches DuckDuckGo
US competition authorities have approached Google search rival DuckDuckGo, in a sign its antitrust investigation is advancing
Spanish Lawmakers To Draft 3 Percent Digital Tax
More bad news for US-based tech businesses as Spanish lawmakers ready a draft law calling for a 3 percent tax on digital services
Amazon Sued After Warehouse Worker Brings Home Covid-19
Fresh lawsuit filed against Amazon over alleged lack of protection against Coronavirus at its troubled Staten Island facility
France Hits Back At US Trade Threat Over Digital Tax
After the United States begins investigations this week into digital tax scheme of some countries, France warns of unity risk
Coronavirus: Apple To Re-open Most US Stores
Post Coronavirus: With enhanced deep cleaning and kerbside pickups, Apple is to re-open most of its stores in the United States
Shopify To Allow Staff To Work From Home Permanently
Post Coronavirus world. Canadian e-commerce firm Shopify joins Twitter in saying it will allow staff to work from home forever
Coronavirus: Amazon To Make Affordable Face Shields
Amazon to use engineers from its drone and hardware divisions to make face shields for medical professionals, before selling them to general public
France Requires Social Media Firms To Remove Content Within One Hour
That could difficult. French parliament passes a law that requires social media companies to delete certain content within an hour
Coronavirus: Apple Begins Reopening US Stores
Apple has begun re-opening some of its retail stores in the United States, but will insist on additional safeguards including face masks
Coronavirus: Amazon Uses Blacklisted Chinese Firm For Thermal Cameras
Chinese firm banned by the United States over allegations it aided the Chinese government, supplies thermal cameras to Amazon for Coronavirus protection
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
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
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 French warehouses
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
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
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 week
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 Wednesday
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 1 April in some stores
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 world battles the Coronavirus pandemic
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 around the world
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
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 to our planet”
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
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 like Amazon, Facebook and Google
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 the next ten years
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
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
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