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France Fines Amazon 32m Euros Over ‘Excessive’ Worker Surveillance
French data protection regulator fines Amazon 32m euros over 'excessive' worker monitoring, including alerts after 10 minutes of inactivity
Tesla To Halt Production At Berlin Plant Amidst Red Sea Disruption
Tesla to pause production at Berlin plant for two weeks due to parts delays amidst attacks on ships in Red Sea
When Worlds Collide: A Phygital Future?
The digital and physical retail spaces have been converging for over a decade. As the age of the phygital consumer continues to evolve, how can enterprises ensure they are on the cutting edge of these retail spaces?
Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: The Circular Economy
Learn how your business can adopt a circular economy approach to sustainability. Discover why sustainability must be at the core of your enterprise.
Silicon In Focus Podcast: How Green is Your Tech Budget?
Learn why Managed Service Providers (MSPs) now need to demonstrate sustainability credentials to win some contracts. Discover why organisations are increasingly mandating their suppliers work sustainably.
Silicon In Focus Podcast: Next-Generation Supply Chains
The retail space online and in the high street is continuing to transform. Can marketplaces help smaller retailers compete and differentiate their businesses? And what does the future of integrated retailing look like as customer exper ...
Tesla ‘Halts Most Production’ At Shanghai Plant
After three-week closure due to Covid-19 restrictions, production at Tesla Shanghai plant reportedly slows to crawl due to supply chain disruption
Amazon Fined Record $1.3 Billion By Italian Regulators
Mamma Mia! Italy's antitrust watchdog fines Amazon a massive 1.13 billion euros ($1.28 billion) for alleged abuse of market dominance
Swiss Post Suspends Drone Delivery Trials Following Crash
Tests of drone-based medical delivery system halted after delivery drone's parachute malfunctions, causing it to crash 50 yards from group of playing children
Former NASA Engineer Tricks Parcel Thieves With High-Tech Glitter Bomb
The engineer's practical joke comes as Amazon invests heavily into improving the security of parcel deliveries
IT LIFE: Richard Gifford, Wincanton CIO
Wincanton CIO Richard Gifford discusses how Office 365 and IoT have changed logistics and his love of cycling
IBM Cloud-Based Blockchain System Targets Food Safety
IBM has rolled out an enterprise-ready blockchain offering, as well as collaborations aimed at developing blockchain for food safety and automated billing
Amazon Wants To Transform Logistics And Deliveries With Driverless Car Tech
Autonomous vehicles could be used by Amazon to lower shipping costs and speed up deliveries
Amazon To Add 5,000 Staff In UK This Year
The company plans to hire more than 15,000 staff across Europe by the end of 2017
Amazon’s Free London Restaurant Deliveries To Challenge Just Eat And Deliveroo
The new scheme takes direct aim at Just Eat, Deliveroo and Uber Eats
Argos Takes On Amazon With One-Day Delivery Service
High-street retailer offers super-speedy delivery of around 20,000 products across the UK for the first time
US Army Drives Logistics System On IBM Cloud
IBM signed a deal with the US Army to run the Army's logistics system—processing 40 million transactions a day—on IBM's hybrid cloud platform