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Bolstered by pandemic, tech titans face growing scrutiny
Governments and users are belatedly coming to terms with the power held by the likes of Apple and Amazon, particularly in focus this year thanks to their role...
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Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon surges to 12-year high
Environmentalists say those policies fuel the destruction of the Amazon, about 60% of which is in Brazil.
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Amazon says nearly 20,000 of its workers got COVID-19
Data on the e-commerce giant's 1.37 million frontline workers, including those at its Whole Foods Market grocery stores in the United States, showed a lower infection rate than expected, Amazon said.
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Namaste, Alexa: Amazon signs up Bollywood superstar Bachchan
In a blog post on Monday, Amazon India said Amitabh Bachchan's 'voice experience' feature will become available for purchase on Alexa next year.
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Amazon blazes burn forest, farmland and threaten homes
Experts say the fires that threaten the world’s largest rainforest are rarely a natural phenomenon and are mostly set deliberately by speculators to clear land for pasture.
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MacKenzie Scott gives nearly $1.7 bn of Amazon fortune to social causes
Scott, who formerly went by the name MacKenzie Bezos, last year signed a 'giving pledge' to donate the bulk of her wealth to charity.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: COVID-19 job loss tsunami will be tough - but we have plans
While we had an unemployment crisis and weak economic growth pre-coronavirus, there is reason for optimism, writes President Cyril Ramphosa.
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MultiChoice looks to Netflix and Amazon in strategy shift
The partnership move marks a shift in MultiChoice’s strategy from trying to compete with such players to working with them instead.
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Amazon offers permanent jobs to 125K temp hires
Amazon expanded its workforce with 175,000 new positions in March as restrictions on movements shuttered real-world shops and had people staying home to avoid the virus.
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Amazon hit from all sides as crisis highlights growing power
Amazon's market value has hovered near record levels around $1.2 trillion dollars as it reported rising revenues and lower profits in the past quarter.
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Amazon raises overtime pay for warehouse workers
Hourly workers at Amazon’s US warehouses will receive double pay after 40 hours for overtime, up from the 1.5-times rate, from 15 March through 9 May.
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Amazon boosts pay, recruitment as virus triggers demand
The Seattle-based firm expects to spend more than $350 million to bump up hourly pay in North America and Europe for employees and partners in distribution centres, transportation operations and stores.
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Bezos launches $10 bn fund to combat climate change
The e-commerce tycoon said the Bezos Earth Fund would 'fund scientists, activists, NGOs - any effort that offers a real possibility to help preserve and protect the natural world.'
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'Game of Thrones' actors among Amazon's 'Lord of the Rings' cast
The TV adaptation will explore new storylines preceding author J.R.R. Tolkien’s 'The Fellowship of the Ring', the first instalment in the famed fantasy trilogy set in the fictional land of Middle-earth.
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Amazon boss Bezos to face protests from traders during India trip
CAIT, a group representing roughly 70 million brick-and-mortar retailers, said it will protest across 300 cities during Bezos’ stay in the country.
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Mariah Carey and Amazon Music team up for Christmas documentary
The pop superstar released her iconic and timeless festive hit 25 years ago, and in an upcoming film from Amazon Music - which will premiere later this month - she admitted she was determined to write an absolute 'classic'.
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Amazon adds free music for anyone, with ads
The new option competes directly against Spotify, which offers both free and paid subscriptions, and a number of subscription services from Apple, Google and others.
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Amazon challenges Pentagon's $10-billion cloud award to Microsoft
President Donald Trump has long criticised Amazon and its founder Jeff Bezos.
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Apple TV+ seeks stardom on streaming service stage
The Apple TV+ on-demand streaming service launched in more than 100 countries at $4.99 per month.
