US FDA approves plasma therapy trial, Amazon grants $2.5 million
New York, April 24 (IANS) The US health regulator Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to the Columbia University to launch clinical trials...
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Amazon using 3rd-party sellers’ data to build its future products: Report
New York, April 24 (IANS) A sensational investigation by the Wall Street Journal has found that Jeff Bezoz-owned Amazon is allegedly using data from its...
‘Local Shops on Amazon’ launched to enable small retailers sell online
New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) E-commerce major Amazon has decided to go big in the neighbourhood commerce space with the launch of ‘Local Shops on...
Can Facebook become Amazon of the world with Reliance Jio?
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Mark Zuckerberg-run Facebook has interestingly chosen India to begin its global ecommerce journey with investing $5.7 billion (approx. Rs 43,574...
Amazon warehouse workers gear up for mass protest in US this week
New York, April 21 (IANS) Alarmed at the spread of coronavirus in the country amid reports of poor health arrangements, Amazon warehouse employees in the...
Amazon Alexa to answer COVID-19 related queries
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Amazon has empowered its virtual assistant Alexa which will now answer basic questions around COVID-19 pandemic. Alexa can now answer...
UK regulator allows Amazon to invest in food start-up Deliveroo
London, April 18 (IANS) The UKs Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally allowed Amazon to invest in food delivery startup Deliveroo as the new...
Amazon Alexa gets long-form speaking style
San francisco, April 17 (IANS) Amazon has introduced a new speaking style for Alexa and also added some speaking styles for other Artificial Intelligence (AI)...
Snapchat partners Amazon Prime Video for fun AR experience
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Photo-messaging app Snapchat on Friday collaborated with Amazon Prime Video to bring second season of Amazon original series titled ‘Four...
Before resuming full operations, Flipkart, Amazon empower lakhs of sellers
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) After the governments decision to allow non-essential items sale on e-commerce platforms from April 20, Flipkart and Amazon have announced...
COVID-19 threatens indigenous people in Brazilian Amazon
Brasilia, April 17 (IANS) Deforestation, fires, land invasions and now the coronavirus, Indigenous people in the Brazilian Amazon were isolating themselves from the pandemic in...
Investors flock to Amazon, Jeff Bezos richer by $6.5 bn in a day
Seattle, April 15 (IANS) Despite gloom all over, Amazon saw its stock zooming over 5 per cent to an all-time high of over $2,283 per...
Amazon fires 2 workers critical of warehouse working conditions
San Francisco, April 14 (IANS) E-commerce giant Amazon has fired two technology workers after they criticised the working conditions of the company’s warehouse workers. Amazon...
Amazon to allow third-party sellers to ship non-essential items
Seattle, April 14 (IANS) Amazon will soon allow third-party sellers to start ship nonessential items to its warehouses as it ramps up efforts to supply...
Amazon to start online ‘queues’ for new customers as demand surges
Seattle, April 13 (IANS) Hit by unprecedented online orders amid lockdowns and social distancing, Amazon has announced to put customers on a waiting list, and...
Walmart Grovery app pips Amazon in US in COVID-19 times
New York, April 11 (IANS) Walmart Grocery app grabbed the top position as this week in the US and hit an all-time high in downloads...
Amazon extends its global relief fund to Indian delivery partners
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) E-commerce major Amazon has extended the ‘Amazon Relief Fund’ to its delivery partners — associates of the Delivery Service Partner...
Amazon building its own corona-testing lab to test employees
Seattle, April 10 (IANS) Amid the call to shut its warehouses and protect front-line employees from the COVID-19 disease, Amazon has announced to build its...
Netflix, Amazon Prime flouting India tobacco regulations: Study
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) On-demand streaming services such as Netflix, YouTube, Hotstar and Amazon Prime Video which have become increasingly popular among young people...
Fired for ‘breaking’ pandemic rules, ex-Amazon employee demand action
New York, April 7 (IANS) After being fired by Amazon for breaking COVID-19 pandemic rules at its New York warehouse last week, ex-employee Chris Smalls...