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Amazon Faces Strike Action In US Ahead Of Christmas

Amazon faces strike actions at facilities across US days before Christmas as union members authorise action over contract negotiations

3 days 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

5 days 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

2 weeks 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

3 weeks ago

Amazon To Pump Another $4bn Into AI Start-Up Anthropic

Amazon to invest a further $4bn into AI start-up Anthropic, doubling its investment as it vies against stiff competition

4 weeks 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

1 month ago

Amazon Mulls New Multi-Billion Dollar Investment In Anthropic – Report

Amazon is reportedly in talks to pump billions of dollars more into AI start-up Anthropic, but with one condition

1 month ago

More Layoffs For iRobot Staff After Abandoned Amazon Deal

After axing 31 percent of its workforce when it failed to be acquired by Amazon, iRobot terminates another 16 percent…

1 month 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”

2 months ago

Russia Carrying Out Targeted Attacks In UK, Microsoft Warns

Russian-backed hacking group impersonating Microsoft, AWS in 'highly targeted' social engineering attacks with UK in crosshairs

2 months ago

CMA Begins Probe Into Alphabet Partnership With Anthropic

UK competition regulator begins phase one investigation into Alphabet's partnership with AI startup Anthropic

2 months ago

Amazon Signs Nuclear Power Deals For Small Modular Reactors

Amazon signs three new agreements to support development of nuclear power tech, namely small modular reactors

2 months ago

Amazon Antitrust Case Gets Go-Ahead In US Court

US federal judge says FTC and 18 states may proceed with landmark Amazon antitrust case, while dismissing some state charges

2 months ago

UK Competition Regulator Clears $4bn Amazon Anthropic AI Deal

CMA says $4bn Amazon investment into AI start-up Anthropic does not meet threshold for in-depth review under merger regulations

3 months ago

Xiaomi Asks For Recall Of India Antitrust Report

Smartphone maker Xiaomi asks Indian antitrust regulator to recall August report, saying it failed to redact confidential data

3 months ago

AWS To Invest £8 Billion In UK, Amid Cloud AI Expansion

Government touts £8 billion investment in UK by Amazon Web Services (AWS), to support estimated 14,000 jobs

3 months ago

UK To Investigate Amazon’s $4 Billion Investment In Anthropic

British competition regulator, the CMA, confirms it will investigate Amazon's huge investment into AI firm Anthropic

5 months ago

Amazon Shares Plummet On Slowing Sales

Amazon shares sink after it reports slowing sales amidst consumer bargain-hunting and competition from China's Temu and Shein

5 months ago

Amazon Faces Double Tax Fraud Probes In Italy

Italian authorities investigate Amazon in second tax-evasion case after seizing 121m euros from Milan unit last week

5 months ago

Amazon Workers In Coventry Fail To Form Union

Amazon workers in Coventry lose union recognition ballot by just a handful of votes, amid allegations from the GMB

5 months ago

Amazon To Discontinue Astro Security Robot

End of the line for Amazon's Astro security guard robot for businesses, which will be bricked in September this year

6 months ago

Jeff Bezos To Sell $5 Billion Worth Of Amazon Shares

Needs to buy more yachts? After Amazon stock hits record high, founder Jeff Bezos to offload huge tranche of shares

6 months ago

Amazon Finally Breaches $2 Trillion Valuation

Long time coming. Amazon has reached a $2 trillion market capitalisation - six years after it passed a $1 trillion…

6 months ago

Amazon Mulls $5 Monthly Charge For AI Alexa – Report

“Desperate attempt” to monetise service. AI upgrade of Amazon's Alexa voice assistant will entail a monthly $5 or even $10…

6 months ago

Anthropic Launches Newest AI Model, Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Just three months after launching its Claude 3 model family, startup Anthropic launches an updated AI model

6 months ago

UK Retailers Sue Amazon For £1bn Claiming Data Misuse

Independent retailers sue Amazon for £1bn in biggest-ever UK retail case alleging company misused their data to launch rival products

6 months ago

Amazon’s Zoox Begins Testing In Austin, Miami

Zoox robotaxi unit of Amazon begins testing in Austin, Miami, amid regulatory investigations into self-driving sector

7 months ago

Amazon’s First Trade Union Seeks Association With Largest US Union

The Amazon Labor Union has moved to affiliation with the Teamsters union - one of the largest unions in America

7 months ago

US Regulator Asks For More Data In Zoox Self-Driving Probe

US road safety regulator asks for more information in probe of Amazon's Zoox self-driving unit over unexpected braking incidents

7 months ago

Amazon Given FAA Clearance To Expand Drone Deliveries

US aviation regulator grants approval for Amazon to expand its drone delivery service beyond 'visual line of sight'

7 months ago