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• Unlike other tech giants, Amazon won't say how many workers review posts

  A timer started the moment he logged in at his desk. He’d scan a post of a product flagged by someone as counterfeit, ...

  • The Markup

• How to set up an Amazon Prime Video user profile

  Amazon rolled out user profiles for Prime Video globally. Here's a quick primer on how to set them up for friends, family, ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Amazon Prime Video finally rolls out user profiles globally

  It's been a long time coming, but today Amazon is finally rolling out the ability for Prime Video users to create user profiles globally. The feature first launched in a few test markets earlier this year, but this is the first time it's becoming available for users throughout the ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Amazon and Flipkart might have to give their source code to the Indian government

  Online retailers such as Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart might have to hand over their site's source code and core algorithms ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Amazon is making a Fallout TV show with Westworld's creators

  Amazon is joining forces with the creators of Westworld to translate the Fallout games into a TV series. Here's hoping it ...

  • Rachel Kaser

• Senior Zoox engineers rush to work for Waymo a week after Amazon acquisition

  Last week, Amazon bought self-driving startup Zoox for over $1billion. Now, two of Zoox's longest serving engineers have ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• Amazon shelled out $1.2B for Zoox, but should stay away from robotaxis

  Last week, Amazon bought an autonomous vehicle startup called Zoox. But what is Amazon doing when it's not in the business ...

  • Matthew Beedham

• Amazon Prime Video rolls out Watch Party feature for movies with friends

  Just a month after Hulu began testing an official 'watch party' feature, Amazon has decided to join the bandwagon. The company today began rolling out a beta of the feature (US-only, for now) that allows up to 100 viewers to participate in synchronized playback of a TV show or ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Amazon wants to turn Indian retail shops into digital contactless storefronts — with QR codes

  Amazon has launched a new program in India called "Smart Stores” that will convert brick and mortar stores to "digital storefronts" through QR codes.  The idea is that you can scan a QR code stuck on the front of the store, browse through their catalog on the Amazon app, and ...

  • Ivan Mehta

• Amazon creates 'Counterfeit Crimes Unit' to punish copycats

  Amazon today announced it has created a Counterfeit Crimes unit to 'go on the offensive' against counterfeit products on its platform. The company implies its going all out on this effort, hiring "former federal prosecutors, experienced investigators, and data analysts" to stave these ...

  • Napier Lopez

• Amazon is using an AI camera system to monitor social distancing in its warehouses

  Amazon has unveiled its latest attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19 through its warehouses: an AI camera system known ...

  • Thomas Macaulay

• Amazon is pausing its facial recognition program for police for a year -- but that's not enough

  Days after IBM pulled out of facial recognition tech used for mass surveillance, Amazon said yesterday that it's putting a year-long pause on its facial recognition program for the US police forces. The company said it'll still allow usage of the software, known as Rekognition, ...

  • Ivan Mehta