It is more convenient to get hired instead of waiting for job cuts in tech, finance, and other industries When job cuts are imminent, career cushioning involves lining up a backup plan while still working. Usually, this is done discreetly during lunch – perhaps a networking call or reconnecting with […]
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Another Amazon business in India is being shut down as part of Amazon’s cost-cutting efforts
As part of its annual operating planning review process and cost-saving measures, Amazon is closing its wholesale distribution business in India. There are three distribution centers in Bengaluru, Mysuru, and Hubli. In order to support small businesses, the company purchases fast consumable products from businesses and distributes them wholesale directly […]
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Delhi HC directs Amazon to deposit Rs 1 lakh CCPA penalty in pressure cooker case
The Delhi High Court passed an order on Tuesday in the Amazon vs CCPA (Central Consumer Protection Authority) case, directing Amazon Sellers Private Limited to notify the buyers of all the 2265 pressure cookers, that their pressure cookers do not conform the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) standard. It further directed the company to deposit the […]
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28 years of Amazon, Jeff Bezos started the company’s journey from the garage
If anyone has benefited the most in the field of online business in the last two decades, then that person is Jeff Bezos. Bezos is considered the ‘master’ of the world in online business. Today we will discuss the world’s largest e-commerce website Amazon. Jeff Bezos founded the Amazon company […]
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Amazon owner Jeff Bezos goes ‘Ouch’ over Joe Biden’s appeal to lower gas rates
Amazon owner Jeff Bezos has criticised US President Joe Biden for calling on oil companies to lower gasoline prices. “My message to the companies running gas stations and setting prices at the pump is simple: this is a time of war and global peril. Bring down the price you are charging at the […]
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Brazil: Suspect confesses to killing 2 men missing in Amazon
Brazilian police have found human remains in their search for a missing British journalist and an Indigenous expert after a suspect confessed to killing them in the Amazon forest, according to media reports. One of two men arrested over the disappearance of a British journalist Dom Phillips and an Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the Amazon confessed to having […]
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Amazon’s cloud service outage now over, affected third party service back
Amazon Web Services had barely finished the post-mortem on last week’s incident that interrupted deliveries and shut off feeds from security cameras before AWS started having problems again in the USA today. According to The Verge, while last week’s outage was in the US-EAST-1 region, reports on Wednesday showed connections to the […]
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Amazon announces Alexa program for hospitals, senior care
Amazon has announced that it has two new programs that integrate Alexa into hospitals and senior living communities. As per The Verge, they’re run through Alexa Smart Properties, which allows organisations to control a centralised Alexa system. “Early on in the pandemic, hospitals and senior living communities reached out to us and asked us to help them set up Alexa and voice in […]
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Amazon announces new fitness wearable, health services
Amazon recently announced a new fitness band and a range of health services to go along with it. As per The Verge, the new USD 79.99 Halo View includes a colour AMOLED display (similar to Fitbit’s Charge 5) and a year of Amazon’s Halo membership, which is required to access the tracker’s more advanced […]
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Amazon sets date for its big fall hardware launch event
American multinational company Amazon has officially announced the date for its upcoming big fall hardware event. The tech giant has set the launch event to take place on September 28 at 12 pm ET / 9 am PT. According to The Verge, the invite for the event does not disclose any further details […]
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Amazon to officially launch its smart Amazon-built TVs
American tech giant Amazon recently revealed its first lineup of Amazon-built TVs: the Omni Series and the 4-Series. Amazon is selling its own smart televisions and both the models will feature 4K resolution and the company’s Fire TV operating system, according to Mashable. Earlier, the company used to license its Fire TV software to […]
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Amazon’s new feature will make Alexa respond louder when it’s noisy
Alexa just got smarter! American multinational technology company Amazon has introduced a new feature called ‘Adaptive Volume’ which will make Alexa speak louder when it finds that a user is in a noisy environment. According to a report by The Verge, the new feature has been introduced to make sure that a user hears Alexa’s responses over any background noise like […]
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Amazon says Bitcoin payments is just rubbish talk, not accurate
Amazon has denied an ongoing rumour that associated the e-commerce major with cryptocurrency. The clarification comes amidst an increasingly shared speculation that the company will be accepting Bitcoin as a payment option for its buyers going forward. Clearing its stance on the topic, an Amazon spokesperson on Monday said that […]
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Brazilian pilot survives 38 days in Amazon after crash
Antonio Sena was flying a single-prop Cessna 210 over the Brazilian Amazon when the engine suddenly stopped, leaving him minutes to find a spot in the jungle to crash-land. He survived with no injuries, but was stranded in the middle of the world’s largest rainforest — the start of a […]
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Amazon faces class-action lawsuit over eBook pricing
Amazon.com Inc was slapped with a class-action lawsuit on Thursday accusing the e-commerce giant of inflating the prices of ebooks in collusion with some publishers. The lawsuit alleges that Amazon and the five largest U.S. publishers, collectively called the ‘Big Five’, agreed to price restraints that cause consumers to overpay […]