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Amazon deforestation in Brazil ‘down to lowest level since 2016’
Amazon deforestation in Brazil ‘down to lowest level since 2016’
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest slowed by nearly half compared to the year before, according to government satellite data released on Wednesday.

Wed, 07 Aug, 2024

Severe drought returns to the Amazon earlier than expected
Severe drought returns to the Amazon earlier than expected
Holder of one-fifth of the world’s fresh water, the Amazon is beginning the dry season with many of its rivers already at critically low levels, prompting governments to anticipate contingency measures to address issues ranging from disrupted ...

Sat, 03 Aug, 2024

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Amazon at 30: From online bookseller to two-trillion-dollar tech giant
Amazon marks its 30th anniversary on Friday as a two-trillion-dollar company, capping a remarkable rise from the online bookseller it was founded as, inside a garage in the early days of the internet.

Fri, 05 Jul, 2024

Amazon reports strong Q1 results driven by cloud-computing unit and Prime Video
Amazon reports strong Q1 results driven by cloud-computing unit and Prime Video
Amazon has reported strong results for the first quarter, driven by growth in its cloud-computing unit and a new surge of advertising dollars from its Prime Video streaming service.The Seattle-based e-commerce giant said it brought in $143.31bn in ...

Tue, 30 Apr, 2024

Amazon pours additional €2.4bn into AI start-up Anthropic
Amazon pours additional €2.4bn into AI start-up Anthropic
Amazon has said it is pouring an additional $2. 75bn (€2. 4bn) into Anthropic, bringing its total investment in the artificial intelligence start-up to four billion dollars (€4. 6bn).

Wed, 27 Mar, 2024

Amazon calls off bid to buy robot vacuum cleaner firm
Amazon calls off bid to buy robot vacuum cleaner firm
Amazon has called off its proposed acquisition of iRobot, with the ecommerce giant blaming “undue and disproportionate regulatory hurdles” as the deal faced competition scrutiny on both sides of the Atlantic.

Mon, 29 Jan, 2024

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Amazon fined in France for ‘excessive’ surveillance of workers
Amazon has been fined €32 million in France for what the country’s data watchdog called “excessive” surveillance of its warehouse workers.

Tue, 23 Jan, 2024

Amazon will not have to pay hundreds of millions in back taxes after court win
Amazon will not have to pay hundreds of millions in back taxes after court win
Amazon will not have to pay about 250 million euros (£215 million) in back taxes after European Union judges ruled in favour of the US e-commerce giant.

Thu, 14 Dec, 2023

EU court rules in favour of Amazon in corporate tax repayment case
EU court rules in favour of Amazon in corporate tax repayment case
Meanwhile, the EU competition chief Margrethe Vestager backed the EU Commission's €13bn tax order to Apple.

Thu, 14 Dec, 2023

Amazon launches business chatbot powered by generative AI
Amazon launches business chatbot powered by generative AI
Tech giant Amazon has said it will launch Q, a business chatbot powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI).

Wed, 29 Nov, 2023

EU regulators say Amazon acquisition of vacuum maker iRobot may harm competition
EU regulators say Amazon acquisition of vacuum maker iRobot may harm competition
European regulators have said that Amazon’s proposed acquisition of robot vacuum maker iRobot may harm competition.

Mon, 27 Nov, 2023

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Amazon lays off hundreds in its Alexa division as it ploughs resources into AI
Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs in the unit that handles its popular voice assistant Alexa as it ploughs more resources into artificial intelligence.

Sun, 26 Nov, 2023

Major Amazon tributary reaches record low as drought takes hold
Major Amazon tributary reaches record low as drought takes hold
One of the Amazon river’s largest tributaries has reached its lowest level since official measurements began 121 years ago.

Tue, 17 Oct, 2023

Amazon launches first satellites into space
Amazon launches first satellites into space
Amazon has launched its first satellites into space as part of a mission to bring fast internet connection to all corners of the globe.

Sat, 07 Oct, 2023

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Amazon sued in US over allegations it inflates prices and overcharges sellers
The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorney generals have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, alleging the e-commerce giant uses its position in the marketplace to inflate prices on other platforms, overcharge sellers and stifles ...

Tue, 26 Sep, 2023

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Amazon investing up to €3.76 billion in AI startup Anthropic
Amazon is investing up to four billion US dollars (€3. 76 billion) in Anthropic and taking a minority stake in the artificial intelligence (AI) startup, the two companies have said.

Mon, 25 Sep, 2023

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Almost one-third of Ireland's energy supply used in data centres, environmental campaigners warn
Amazon has been granted permission to build three data centres in Dublin, a move criticised by Friends of the Earth Ireland

Wed, 20 Sep, 2023

Amazon CEO in warning to staff who defy return-to-office policy
Amazon CEO in warning to staff who defy return-to-office policy
Amazon’s CEO Andy Jassy has said it is “probably not going to work out” for staff who defy the firm’s return-to-office policy.

Wed, 30 Aug, 2023

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Amazon rolling out generative AI feature that summarises product reviews
Amazon is rolling out a new generative AI feature that summarises product reviews for customers.

Mon, 14 Aug, 2023

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Facebook-owner Meta shares rise on forecast strong growth will continue
Chief executive Zuckerberg talks up AI products 'in the pipeline'

Wed, 26 Jul, 2023

Amazon to pay 15% less for iRobot after vacuum maker takes on debt
Amazon to pay 15% less for iRobot after vacuum maker takes on debt
Amazon is to pay roughly 15% less to acquire iRobot after the vacuum maker incurred new debt. The companies said this week that the Seattle-based tech giant will pay 51. 75 dollars (£40) per share, revised down from 61. 00 dollars (£47) per share, or 1.

Wed, 26 Jul, 2023

US Amazon workers upset over job cuts stage walkout at HQ
US Amazon workers upset over job cuts stage walkout at HQ
Amazon workers upset about recent lay-offs, a return-to-office mandate and the company’s environmental impact are planning a walkout at the company’s Seattle headquarters.

Wed, 31 May, 2023

Workers' employment rights
Amazon workers in UK start voting on whether to strike over pay
Workers at online giant Amazon have started voting on whether to strike over pay. Members of the GMB union at the company’s sites in Mansfield and Rugeley are being balloted over the next few weeks on whether to launch a campaign of industrial action.

Fri, 12 May, 2023

Industrial strikes
Amazon begins offering physical products in games
Amazon has launched a new service allowing customers to buy physical products from its online store while playing video games or interacting in virtual reality.

Tue, 09 May, 2023

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Amazon axes Halo fitness devices in cost-cutting move
Amazon introduced its Halo line in 2020 with the launch of a fitness-tracking wristband that worked alongside a subscription service and smartphone app.

Wed, 26 Apr, 2023

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Amazon to close Book Depository online shop this month
It comes as part of a raft of cuts by technology giant Amazon to heavily reduce its costs, which have hit thousands of jobs.

Wed, 05 Apr, 2023

Amazon pauses construction of second HQ in Virginia following job cuts
Amazon pauses construction of second HQ in Virginia following job cuts
The Seattle-based company is delaying the beginning of construction of PenPlace, the second phase of its headquarters development in northern Virginia

Fri, 03 Mar, 2023

UK journalist’s widow joins Brazilian minister in supporting indigenous people
UK journalist’s widow joins Brazilian minister in supporting indigenous people
A high-level delegation of the Brazilian government has travelled to the remote corner of the Amazon rainforest where British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira were murdered to demonstrate their contrast with former ...

Tue, 28 Feb, 2023

Amazon axes charity programme amid wider cost-cutting moves
Amazon axes charity programme amid wider cost-cutting moves
Amazon is ending a charity donation programme it ran for a decade in its latest cost-cutting move.

Thu, 19 Jan, 2023

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EU court: Amazon may be in breach of trademark rights over fake Louboutin ads
Online retail giant Amazon could be held responsible for breaching luxury shoemaker Christian Louboutin’s trademark rights over the sale of counterfeit red-soled high-heeled shoes on its platform, the European Court of Justice ruled on Thursday.

Thu, 22 Dec, 2022

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Amazon to make big business changes in EU settlement
Amazon has agreed to make major changes to its business practices to settle antitrust investigations that found the ecommerce giant gave itself an unfair advantage over rival merchants, European Union regulators said on Tuesday.

Tue, 20 Dec, 2022

Amazon Deforestation
Amazon loses a tenth of its vegetation in four decades – report
Brazil, which holds about two-thirds of the Amazon, also leads the destruction.

Fri, 02 Dec, 2022

Make Amazon Pay campaign in Dublin
Crowd gathers at Amazon’s European HQ in Dublin as part of worldwide Black Friday protest
Demonstrators demanded better wages for workers and for Amazon to provide better working conditions in a campaign called ‘Make Amazon Pay’

Fri, 25 Nov, 2022

Amazon Layoffs Jassy
Amazon chief says layoffs will extend into next year
The mass layoffs that began in Amazon’s corporate ranks this week will extend into next year, chief executive Andy Jassy said.

Fri, 18 Nov, 2022

Amazon creating new jobs
Amazon begins mass layoffs among its corporate workforce
Those job cuts would be effective beginning on January 17.

Wed, 16 Nov, 2022

Amazon Buy Box Lawsuit
Amazon faces class action lawsuit in the UK over Buy Box
Amazon is facing a one billion US dollar (£889 million) class action lawsuit in the UK over allegations it uses an algorithm to favour its own products and those of third-party sellers who use its storage and delivery services.

Thu, 20 Oct, 2022

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Brazil moves toward paving road which is key to Amazon deforestation
Brazil’s government has granted a preliminary environmental permit for paving a dirt road that cuts through one of the Amazon rainforest’s most preserved areas.

Fri, 29 Jul, 2022

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Indigenous groups mourn Amazon expert killed alongside UK journalist
Members of Brazilian indigenous groups, friends and family members have attended the funeral of Bruno Pereira, who was killed with a British journalist during a trip to the heart of the Amazon rainforest.

Fri, 24 Jun, 2022

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Remains of British journalist Dom Phillips found in Brazil, minister confirms
Human remains found buried in the Amazon have been confirmed as those of British journalist Dom Phillips, a Foreign Office minister has said.

Sat, 18 Jun, 2022

Amazon-Toxic Warnings
Amazon customers can sue over lack of toxic warnings, California court rules
The suit alleged that some of the products produced by third parties but sold on Amazon contained mercury levels that were thousands of times the US federal legal limit

Thu, 16 Jun, 2022

Dom Phillips missing
Bodies found in Amazon feared to be British journalist and Brazilian expert
Two bodies believed to be those of British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous expert Bruno Pereira have been discovered in the Amazon, according to the Guardian and local media.

Mon, 13 Jun, 2022

Dom Phillips missing
Search teams discover items belonging to missing British journalist in Amazon
Search teams have discovered personal items belonging to missing British journalist Dom Phillips and Brazilian indigenous affairs official Bruno Pereira, Brazilian Federal Police said.

Mon, 13 Jun, 2022

Dom Phillips missing
Sister of British journalist missing in Amazon still has hope he will be found
The two men vanished from a remote part of the rainforest more than three days ago

Thu, 09 Jun, 2022

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Amazon shareholders vote against audit of warehouse working conditions
Amazon shareholders have voted down a proposal calling for an independent audit of working conditions at the e-commerce giant’s warehouses.

Wed, 25 May, 2022

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