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Amazon delays launch of Project Kuiper broadband satellites
AMAZON.COM said it anticipates launching its first batch of internet-from-space satellites in the fourth quarter of this year after previously saying they would be sent aloft as soon as the…
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Amazon plans discount web store in effort to counter Temu, Shein
AMAZON.COM plans to launch an online storefront for low-priced apparel and home goods, the company’s biggest move to date to counter the rise of discount upstarts such as Temu and…
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Amazon hits US$2 trillion in valuation on AI fervour, rate-cut bets
AMAZON.COM hit US$2 trillion in market value for the first time on Wednesday (Jun 26), becoming the fifth US company to surpass that level as optimism around artificial intelligence (AI)…
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Amazon Cloud Giant AWS Wants Public Sector To Embrace AI
Amazon’s AWS, the world’s biggest cloud computing outfit, is making a major push to persuade the public sector to join the artificial intelligence revolution, as the generative AI race with…
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Formula 1 and Amazon aim for AI-powered ‘personalised’ race viewing
AT THE Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday (Jun 23), Formula 1 (F1) plans to debut a new artificial intelligence (AI) “Statbot” with Amazon.com, whose executives described plans for AI-powered personalised…
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Amazon mulls US$5 to US$10 monthly price tag for unprofitable Alexa service, AI revamp
AMAZON is planning a major revamp of its decade-old money-losing Alexa service to include a conversational generative AI with two tiers of service and has considered a monthly fee of…
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Amazon invests 10 billion euros to expand cloud and logistics in Germany
AMAZON will invest 10 billion euros (S$14.5 billion) as demand for its cloud services and retail goods in Europe’s biggest economy keeps growing, the US technology and retail company said…
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Amazon invests US$11 billion to expand cloud and logistics in Germany
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz praised the investment that would create more than 4,000 jobs this year Amazon will invest US$10.75 billion as demand for its cloud services and retail goods…
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Amazon Fined For Failing To Inform Workers About Productivity Quotas
Amazon has been hit with a $5.9 million fine by a California labor regulator for not properly informing workers about productivity quotas at two of its warehouses. The fines, issued…
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Amazon adds US$230 million in cloud credits to AI startups
AMAZON said it is investing US$230 million in the form of Amazon Web Service (AWS) credits in artificial intelligence startups, the latest example of cloud providers trying to capture AI…
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Thousands of Amazon Flex drivers file for arbitration over contractor status
THOUSANDS of Amazon.com Flex drivers classified as contractors filed arbitration claims on Tuesday (Jun 12), their lawyer told Reuters, saying they should be treated as full employees. About 15,800 drivers…
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More Than 15,000 Amazon Contract Drivers File Suit Seeking Overtime Compensation, Unpaid Wages
More than 15,000 Amazon contract drivers filed a suit against the company seeking overtime compensation and unpaid wages, alleging that they have been classified by the e-commerce giant as independent…
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Temu lures more repeat customers than EBay, pressures Amazon
LESS than two years after its US debut, Chinese e-commerce upstart Temu is attracting more repeat shoppers than eBay, an e-commerce pioneer that has been around for almost three decades.…
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Amazon Labor Union To Affiliate With Teamsters Amid Battle With E-Commerce Giant
The Amazon Labor Union (ALU) is set to affiliate with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in the hopes of strengthening its force and finally establishing a contract with the e-commerce…
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Amazon is expanding US drone service after regulator’s nod
AMAZON.COM’S Prime Air drone programme has been cleared by US regulators to fly devices beyond the visual line of sight of pilots, increasing range and giving more customers access to…
