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- 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…
- Technology
Amazon Alexa to be more interactive with ChatGPT like features
Washington: According to the Mashable website, Amazon is developing its voice assistant device to be bigger and better. Disney is just one of many potential joint ventures that Amazon is considering, along…
- Business
Amazon acquires Snackable AI to boost podcast offerings
San Francisco: Amazon has quietly acquired audio content discovery engine Snackable AI to strengthen its podcast features for an undisclosed sum, the media reported. The Snackable AI team joined Amazon Music to…
- Hyderabad
Amazon Business empowers MSMEs in Hyderabad with continuous support
Hyderabad: Amazon Business in Hyderabad has become the go-to destination for business customers with its 6.5 lakh sellers and more than 16 crore GST-enabled products. Since its launch in 2017, Amazon Business…
- Technology
Amazon shuts down health-focused Halo division, lays off employees
New Delhi: Amazon has shuttered its health-focused Halo division and discontinued Halo Band, Halo View, and Halo Rise devices which are no longer available on its website. The company has also laid…
- Hyderabad
‘Tell Yogi…’, KTR to UP banker working in ‘no-nonsense’ Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Telangana’s minister for information technology and industry K T Rama Rao said on Tuesday that Hyderabad is a no-nonsense city with zero tolerance for hatred and violence. The minister described Hyderabad…
- World
Amazon, Google CEOs ‘hint’ at more layoffs amid economic meltdown
New Delhi: As tech layoffs continue unabated in 2023, Amazon and Google CEOs have hinted at more layoffs as the companies continue to evaluate business. In a letter to company shareholders, Amazon…
- Telangana
Telangana: 10 Transgenders employed by Amazon at Karimnagar’s job mela
Hyderabad: 10 transgenders bagged Amazon jobs at a job fair organised by the Karimnagar Police in the district on Tuesday. Officials stated that they were mostly employed as packing assistants with a…
- Technology
Amazon plans to reduce employee stock awards after mass layoffs
San Francisco: After mass layoffs, Amazon now reportedly plans to reduce the number of stock awards for employees in 2025. According to Insider, this move signals a potentially major shift in Amazon’s…
- Technology
Amazon lays off over 100 employees across gaming verticals
San Francisco: Amazon has laid off more than 100 employees across its gaming divisions that include Prime Gaming, Game Growth and Amazon Games, as part of ongoing layoffs at the company. The…
- Technology
Amazon opens Sidewalk wireless network to developers
San Francisco: Amazon has made its low-bandwidth, long-range wireless network Sidewalk accessible to outside developers, which powers some of its own devices such as Ring doorbells and Echo speakers. By using the…
