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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,…
- Technology
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…
- Technology
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…
- Business
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,…
- Business
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…
- Technology
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…
- Technology
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…
- Business
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…
- Technology
AI-generated ripoffs of original books being sold on Amazon, authors cry
London: Several authors have been left shocked after seeing artificial intelligence (AI)-generated ripoffs of their books being sold on e-commerce giant Amazon. Writer-journalist Rory Cellan-Jones recently saw a memoir on Amazon he…
- India
Amazon Great Indian Festival starts Oct 8 with early access to Prime members
New Delhi: Amazon has announced that the ‘Amazon Great Indian Festival’ (GIF) will start from October 8, with 24 hours of early access for Prime members. Customers will also get early access…
- Technology
Amazon to invest up to $4 bn in AI startup Anthropic in GenAI era
New Delhi: Amazon on Monday said it will invest up to $4 billion in artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic with a minority ownership position in the company, as competition grows in the…
- India
Amazon won’t accept Rs 2000 notes as COD payments anymore
Amazon has shared in its FAQs that they will not accept Rs 2,000 notes on Cash on Delivery (COD) payments from Tuesday, September 19. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had advised…
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Vodafone Idea denies being in discussions to be acquired by Verizon, Amazon or Starlink
New Delhi: Vodafone Idea on Monday denied reports that it is in discussion to be acquired by Verizon, Amazon, or Starlink. In a regulatory filing, Vodafone Idea denied reports that it is…
