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Amazon Prime Day sales up 12% in first seven hours of event

AMAZON.COM’s Prime Day sales rose almost 12 per cent in the first seven hours of the event compared with the same period last year, according to Momentum Commerce, which manages…

Teamsters’ O’Brien’s Surprising Praise For Trump At RNC Raises Eyebrows

Sean O’Brien, the president of the Teamsters union, delivered a speech at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, marking the first time a leader of the union has addressed the…

Amazon Prime Day sales to hit record US$14 billion, data firm forecasts

SHOPPERS are likely to spend roughly US$14 billion during Amazon’s Prime Day two-day shopping event this week, according to projections from Adobe Analytics, a firm that studies e-commerce transaction data. …

Pay for Delhi Metro rides with Amazon Pay; here’s how it works [details]

DMRC partners with Amazon PayAmazon Official Website screenshot Yesterday, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) launched its Digital QR Ticketing system aimed at simplifying journeys for commuters through Amazon Pay.…

Amazon Tribes Win Lawsuit Over Carbon Credits In Colombia

Colombia’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday annulled a controversial carbon credit deal in the Amazon rainforest, which six local tribes said had been signed without their consent. Indigenous communities living in…

Talen Urges US Regulators To Dismiss Opposition To Amazon’s Data Center Agreement

Talen Energy has requested U.S. regulators to dismiss a challenge to its recent data center deal with Amazon. The opposition, led by a group of electric utilities, argues that the…

Talen asks US regulators to reject challenge to Amazon data centre deal

TALEN Energy has asked US regulators to reject a challenge to its recent Amazon data centre deal, which is being opposed by a group of electric utilities that say the…

Amazon to build high-security data centre for Australia

AMAZON.COM will partner with the Australian government for a cloud data system to handle top secret information, in a move that Canberra says will improve the nation’s cyber capabilities and…

Jeff Bezos to sell Amazon shares worth about US$5 billion after stock hits record high

AMAZON founder and executive chair Jeff Bezos is planning to sell almost US$5 billion worth of shares in the e-commerce giant, a regulatory filing showed, after its stock hit a…

Jeff Bezos to sell US$5 billion of Amazon shares after stock hits record high

AMAZON founder and executive chair Jeff Bezos is planning to sell almost US$5 billion worth of shares in the e-commerce giant, a regulatory filing showed, after its stock hit a…

Amazon to wind down its Astro for Business security robot

AMAZON.COM said on Wednesday (Jul 3) it would discontinue its security robot, Astro for Business, for small- and medium-sized businesses as it shifts its focus to household robots. The e-commerce…

Amazon counts on ‘grit and innovation’ to meet AI surge

THE artificial intelligence (AI) revolution is upon us with companies around the world looking to jump headfirst into the technology made famous by ChatGPT. To satisfy their generative AI urge,…

Brazil’s Amazon Sees Worst 6 Months Of Wildfires In 20 Years

The Brazilian Amazon recorded 13,489 wildfires in the first half of the year, the worst figure in 20 years, satellite data revealed Monday. The total was up more than 61…

Amazon sidesteps carbon offset standard Bezos helped fund

AMAZON has become the first company to sidestep a global standard for verifying carbon offsets, which was developed by a non-profit funded mainly by founder of the US technology conglomerate…

Amazon nabs startup Adept’s cofounders to bolster AI efforts

AMAZON.COM hired away artificial intelligence startup Adept’s co-founders and some of its team in a move that echoes one by rival Microsoft. Adept said in a blog post on Friday…