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Amazon laying off hundreds in Alexa division, India team impacted
San Francisco: Amazon is laying off “several hundred employees” from its Alexa devision, including in India, amid a renewed focus on artificial intelligence (AI), the media reported on Friday. In a memo…
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Amazon axes over 180 jobs in gaming division
San Francisco: Amazon is laying off over 180 employees in its games division, as the company shuts down its Crown channel that streams on Twitch, closes its Game Growth effort that helps…
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Amazon kick-starts global last mile fleet programme in India with all EVs
Bengaluru: In a global first, Amazon on Tuesday launched its last-mile fleet programme in India with 100 per cent electric vehicles (EVs), that will help more than 300 delivery service partners (DSPs)…
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Amazon worker loses Rs 1.7 cr worth stock after refusing to return to office
San Francisco: An Amazon employee, who quit the company after being asked to return to office in the US, has lost more than Rs 1.7 crore ($200,000) in company stocks but he…
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Amazon to close 2 clothing stores just 17 months after opening 1st outlet
San Francisco: Amazon has confirmed to close its two “Amazon Style clothing stores” in the US just 17 months after opening the first outlet, marking the latest shift in its physical retail…
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Spotify exec elected as new Chair of IAMAI’s Public Policy Committee
New Delhi: Music streaming giant Spotify’s Regional Director (APAC) Vineeta Dixit on Wednesday appointed as the new Chairperson of the Internet and Mobile Association of India’s (IAMAI) Public Policy Committee. Sandeep Aggarwal,…
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Nokia sues Amazon and HP over patent infringement, seeks compensation
San Francisco: Nokia has sued Amazon and HP for patent infringement, saying the two companies illegally used Nokia’s video-related technologies in their services and devices, and has sought compensation. Arvin Patel, Chief…
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Amazon unveils passwordless passkeys for iOS and web users
Amazon is introducing passkey support for browsers and its iOS mobile shopping app, offering customers a passwordless sign-in option. Users can establish passkeys in their Amazon settings, enabling them to utilize facial…
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Saudi investigates Nepali migrants exploitation at Amazon warehouses
Riyadh: The authorities in Saudi Arabia announced they have started investigating reports of the suffering of Nepali migrants working in Amazon warehouses in the Kingdom, AFP reported. The announcement was made after…
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India’s norms against dark patterns may hurt ease of doing business: Big Tech coalition
New Delhi: The Asia Internet Coalition (AIC), that has Meta, Amazon, Twitter, Google and other Big Tech companies as its members, has opposed the draft dark pattern guidelines by the Indian government,…
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Amazon, Flipkart begin festive season war as India looks at Rs 90K cr worth sales
New Delhi: E-commerce giants Amazon, Flipkart, Myntra and others on Sunday began the festive season sales in India which is expected to reach Rs 90,000 crore worth online gross merchandise value (GMV)…
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Elon Musk congrats Jeff Bezos for successful satellite internet launch
New Delhi: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Saturday congratulated Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos and the company’s CEO Andy Jassy for successfully launching its first two prototype Kuiper satellites into space…
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Amazon to shut live audio service ‘Amp’
San Francisco: Amazon has announced to shut down its live audio service — Amp. Amp lets users to conduct their own live programme, where callers can join and request to speak, reports…
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UK regulator places Amazon and Microsoft’s cloud dominance under intense scrutiny
London: UK media regulator Ofcom on Thursday referred the public cloud infrastructure services market to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for an independent investigation to further examine US tech giants Amazon…
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Amazon used a secret algorithm to raise prices: Report
San Francisco: E-commerce giant Amazon reportedly deployed a secret algorithm to gauge how much it could raise prices on its platform which allegedly helped the company increase its profits. The Wall Street…