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Apple, Amazon fined $218 mn in Spain for restricting competition
London: Amazon and Apple have been fined a total of $218 million in Spain for allegedly restricting competition around the reselling and marketing of Apple products on the e-commerce giant’s e-commerce marketplace…
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‘Magnificent 7’ stocks account for half of US GDP
New Delhi: Seven stocks, making up close to $11tn in market capitalisation today, contributed 73 per cent of returns of the S&P 500 in the first half of 2023, a crescendo to…
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Ex-Amazon cybersecurity professional accused of stealing $9 mn in crypto
San Francisco: Shakeeb Ahmed, a former senior security engineer at Amazon, has been accused in the US of hacking a famous cryptocurrency exchange and stealing around $9 million in crypto. The US…
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Amazon plans to unveil new devices in September
San Francisco: Amazon Devices & Services is planning to unveil its new products on September 20 at its second headquarters, also known as HQ2, in the US. “The Devices & Services team…
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Amazon introduces new product customisation feature in India
New Delhi: Amazon India on Tuesday introduced a new free self-serve product customisation feature “Customise Your Product”. The new feature is now available across a wide selection of more than 10,000 products…
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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…
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‘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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 —…
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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…
