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US regulator gives nod to Amazon’s $1.7bn iRobot acquisition
San Francisco: The UK’s antitrust regulator has cleared Amazon’s proposed $1.7 billion acquisition of iRobot, which designs and builds consumer robots, including robot vacuum cleaners sold under the ‘Roomba’ brand. The Competition…
- Technology
‘Hey Disney!’ voice assistant now available for Echo devices in US
San Francisco: Amazon and Disney have announced that the new voice assistant ‘Hey Disney!’ is now officially available for Echo devices in the US. The new voice assistant is built on Alexa…
- Technology
Amazon may launch ad-supported tier of Prime Video
San Francisco: Amazon is reportedly planning to launch an advertising-supported tier of its streaming platform ‘Prime Video’ as it aims to expand its ad business and increase revenue from entertainment. According to…
- Technology
itel’s new flagship smartphone ‘itel S23’ to launch on June 9 exclusively on Amazon
New Delhi: itel Mobile India on Wednesday announced that it is set to launch its highly anticipated flagship smartphone “itel S23” on June 9 exclusively on Amazon. “Mark your calendars for 09…
- Technology
Hundreds join Amazon walkout at HQ over return to work policy
San Francisco: Hundreds of Amazon employees staged a walkout at the company’s headquarters in Seattle over the company’s return-to-work policy and its lack of progress on climate change initiatives. According to GeekWire,…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia: Amazon opens fulfillment centre in Riyadh
Riyadh: Global e-commerce giant Amazon has opened its latest fulfilment centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The new facility will double Amazon’s storage capacity in the Kingdom, giving them more room to delight…
- Technology
Amazon Ring to pay $5.8 mn over unlawfully accessing consumer videos
San Francisco: Ring, the Amazon-owned maker of video surveillance devices, will pay $5.8 million in consumer refunds and will be prohibited from profiting from unlawfully accessing consumer videos, the US Federal Trade…
- Technology
Amazon fined $25 mn for violating children’s privacy law, deceiving parents
San Francisco: E-commerce giant Amazon will pay $25 million penalty to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over violating the children’s privacy law by keeping their Alexa voice recordings and deceiving parents…
- Technology
Amazon launches Echo Pop smart speaker in India
New Delhi: Amazon on Thursday launched its new ‘Echo Pop’ smart speaker in the country at a price of Rs 4,999. The new smart speaker is available in four colour options —…
- Technology
Alexa can no longer talk like Amitabh Bachchan
New Delhi: Amazon has confirmed the discontinuation of the celebrity voices feature on Alexa, meaning voices of celebrities like megastar Amitabh Bachchan, American actor Samuel L. Jackson, American former professional basketball player…
- Technology
Nearly 2K Amazon employees set for walkout against return-to-work, layoffs
San Francisco: Around 2,000 Amazon employees were set to participate in a walk-out in front of Amazon’s Spheres building in the heart of its headquarters in Seattle protesting against layoffs and return-to-work…
- World
Jeff Bezos engaged to girlfriend Lauren Sanchez: Report
San Francisco: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his girlfriend Lauren Sanchez are now engaged, according to a media report. However, there were no additional details on the proposal, the CNN report said…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: One more delivery man attacked by dog; jumps from 3rd floor
Hyderabad: One more incident of a dog attacking a delivery man surfaced on Sunday in the Manikonda area of the city. The Amazon delivery man reportedly went to the Panchavati Colony in…
- Technology
Amazon India lays off 400-500 employees as part of global restructuring
New Delhi: Amazon India has laid off around 400-500 employees from its Cloud division AWS as well as People Experience and Technology Solutions (PXT) or HR and support verticals. The downsizing in…
- Technology
Amazon to focus on using AI to speed up delivery services
San Francisco: Amazon has said that it will be focusing on using artificial intelligence (AI) to speed up delivery services, aiming to minimise the distance between its products and customers, the media…
