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Our coverage on all things Amazon. Founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos, Amazon is the largest online retailer in the US. Based in Seattle, Washington. Originally an online bookstore, it now sells everything from consumer electronics to food to apparel.
The latest articles around Amazon
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Amazon plans to pump its UK headcount to 40,000 by end of year
Amazon says its headcount in the UK is expected to reach 40,000 by the end of 2020, as the company gears up to open up 7,000 ...
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Amazon relaunches Twitch Prime as Prime Gaming
Amazon today announced it'd be renaming its Twitch-based extras program for Amazon Prime subscribers. So goodbye, Twitch Prime. Hello, Prime Gaming. https://twitter.com/primegaming/status/1292917519779471361 Bezos's baby has been making more of a push into the gaming industry ...
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Amazon will spend $10B to battle Elon Musk in the internet-from-space race
The FCC voted unanimously in favor of Amazon's Project Kuiper, pitting the ecommerce giant squarely against Elon Musk in ...
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How to watch today's antitrust hearing against Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google
The CEOs of Apple, Google, Amazon, and Facebook will defend their business practices in front of congress today. Here's how ...
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Has Jeff Bezos ended world hunger? Twitter account skewers Amazon chief's absurd $178B fortune
A 2018 report found solving world hunger would cost $11 billion in extra spending per year. Amazon chief Jeff Bezos just ...
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Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google CEOs to face antitrust committee that owns $100K+ of those companies' stocks
Three of the lawmakers leading an antitrust investigation into the operations of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google own ...
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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, search for facts, and decide if the item should be pulled from Amazon’s marketplace. He said he gave the entire investigation about three minutes—and then ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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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 to the Indian government. According to a report by Bloomberg, a new draft ecommerce policy that seeks to bring competitiveness in the market, list this ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
