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NY AG Seeks Overseer For Amazon Worker Safety

New York's attorney general asks US judge to appoint someone who will oversee worker safety at Amazon, and to force…

3 years ago

Amazon’s Alabama Warehouse To Vote Again On Trade Union

Not the right outcome? Workers and staff at Amazon fulfilment centre in Bessemer, Alabama to vote again whether it should…

3 years ago

Apple, Amazon Fined $225m By Italian Watchdog Over Beat Headphones

Tech giants Apple and Amazon fined by Italian watchdog for anti-competitive behaviour in relation to the sale of Beats headphones…

3 years ago

Ford And Rivian Cancel Joint EV Development

Ford and Rivian call off plans for joint development of Ford-branded electric vehicle, as battery life of Rivian's Amazon delivery…

3 years ago

Amazon Web Services Opens Cloud Skills Training Centre

Back to school. AWS to offer in-person training and it expands existing efforts to help people to learn and develop…

3 years ago

Artists, Rights Groups Protest Use Of Amazon One Palm Scanner

Group of 200 artists and 30 rights groups have written an open letter demanding Amazon Palm Scanner is removed from…

3 years ago

Amazon May Drop Visa As US Credit Card Partner – Report

Clash with Visa over payment fees grows, as Amazon explores partnership options on co-branded credit card in the United States

3 years ago

Amazon To Stop Accepting Payments From UK Visa Credit Cards

Costly fees. E-commerce giant Amazon says customers from January will not be able to pay for goods using a UK…

3 years ago

Amazon Fined $500,000 Over Covid Notification Mistakes

California forces Amazon to pay $500,000, alleging it failed to “adequately notify” workers and health authorities about new Covid-19 cases

3 years ago

Amazon-Backed Rivian Enjoys Successful Nasdaq IPO

Amazon-backed electric car start-up Rivian enjoys biggest public listing in the United States since Facebook back in 2012

3 years ago

US Senate Looks To Limit Big Tech Companies’ Acquisitions

Bill introduced in US Senate would make it easier for regulators to block deals they see as anticompetitive by placing…

3 years ago

Tech Giants Defend Record Against Online Scams

Amazon, eBay, Facebook and Google respond to MPs over their role in facilitating online scams, as fraud activity skyrockets during…

3 years ago

Amazon Web Services Wins Contract From UK Intelligence Agencies

American cloud giant Amazon Web Services wins contract to host the UK's most sensitive national security data, but Labour wants…

3 years ago

Amazon Faces Fresh Union Drive In New York City

More than 2,000 Amazon warehouse workers in New York City sign union cards, as company faces fresh challenge to lack…

3 years ago

US Watchdog Questions Tech Giants On Electronic Payments

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau questions Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, PayPal, and Square over electronic payments

3 years ago

Twitch Warns Over Source Code Breach

Gameplay streaming service Twitch says massive breach earlier this month mainly affected confidential source code, with 'minimal' effect on end-users

3 years ago

Amazon Targetted With Employee Rights Claim For UK Drivers

After Uber decision, another legal action is launched that could impact the gig economy with Amazon drivers seeking employee rights

3 years ago

Amazon To Allow Teams To Decide Office Time

Directors of corporate teams at Amazon will decide how long their team has to work in offices, and how long…

3 years ago

Amazon Sued By Workers Over Lengthy Covid Screening Times

Workers at Colorado warehouses allege they have to wait up to an hour of their own time, in order to…

3 years ago

Twitch Confirms Huge Data Breach Of Confidential Data

Amazon's video streaming service Twitch admits it has suffered a huge data breach, after source code and earnings information is…

3 years ago

Amazon Settles Lawsuit With Two Fired Staffers

Undisclosed lawsuit settlement reached with two former Amazon employees, who alleged they were fired over their 'workplace activism'

3 years ago

Amazon Unveils New Devices For The Home, Including Astro The Robot

E-commerce giant Amazon launches a rolling robot called Astro, as well as a slew of new devices for the home…

3 years ago

Boris Johnson Talks Tax With Amazon’s Jeff Bezos

Downing Street confirms British Prime Minister discussed the issue of taxation during meeting with Jeff Bezos in New York

3 years ago

Amazon Antitrust Lawsuit Widened By Washington DC AG

Doubling down. Washington DC’s Attorney General Karl Racine has broadened the existing antitrust lawsuit against e-commerce giant Amazon

3 years ago

Amazon Offers Free College Education To Frontline Staff

Amazon offers to pre-pay full college tuition and fees for more than 750,000 frontline staff as it seeks to lure…

3 years ago

Microsoft, Amazon Win Project Maven Contracts – Report

Analysis shows Amazon and Microsoft win Pentagon drone contracts, after Google exited Project Maven in 2018 amid staff protests

3 years ago

Amazon Seeks ‘More Active’ Role In Removing Banned Cloud Content

Amazon reportedly looking to take more active role in removing cloud content that violates terms after Islamic State propaganda found…

3 years ago

TeleGeography’s Updated Subsea Cable Map Shows Tech Influence

Updated map of world's undersea cables by TeleGeography shows growing engineering infrastructure capabilities of tech firms

3 years ago

Amazon To Hire 55,000 People For Corporate, Tech Roles

Another global hiring spree at Amazon, mostly for technology and corporate roles at the e-commerce and cloud giant

3 years ago

Amazon-Backed Electric Car Maker Rivian Files For IPO

Amazon-backed electric car start-up Rivian files for IPO, weeks ahead of delayed plans to deliver first pick-up trucks to customers

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