The CEOs of the four giant technology companies Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and Google will testify before the US congress after increasing concerns over big tech dominance. Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai, Apple’s CEO Tim Cook, and Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos will testify before the court. Mark Zuckerberg said in pre-released comments that … Read more
Amazon, Google, and Wish have decided to remove neo-Nazi and white-supremacist products being sold from their platforms. These platforms were offering white-supremacist flags, neo-Nazi books, and Ku Klux Klan merchandise products for sale. Algorithms on Amazon and Wish were recommending other white-supremacist products. According to BBC, these racist products were not allowed to be sold … Read more
Tech Giant Amazon mistakenly sends its employees a memo, requesting to delete the social media app TikTok. According to the media reports, Amazon, in its technical error, told employees they must remove TikTok, a video app popular nowadays, from devices that access. However, the statement from TikTok company said “While Amazon did not communicate to … Read more
Tech giant Amazon.com Inc said that it is going to launch a $2 billion venture capital fund that will be invested to decrease the impact of climate change as well as support sustainable development. Amazon said that the Climate Pledge Fund will be utilized across industries such as transportation and logistics, energy, storage and utilization, … Read more
An application has been filed in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) seeking annulment of the non-provision of online business facilities and e-commerce policy in Pakistan. The court has sought a reply from the federal government on the petition filed against the e-commerce policy and also directed the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Information … Read more
As more and more shoppers in Saudi Arabia go online for purchases, the tech giant Amazon has now officially launched its services in Kingdom. According to details, shopping worldwide has received a boost from pandemic-related lockdowns and more shoppers are forced to turn to the web for their purchases. Amazon has launched in the Kingdom, … Read more
Tech giant Amazon has banned the police from using its controversial facial recognition software for a year amid a growing backlash over the tech company’s ties to law enforcement. According to the details, the ban comes after civil rights advocates raised concerns about potential racial bias in surveillance technology. The decisions follow growing pressure on … Read more
Amazon is giving branded merchandise to say thanks to the warehouse workers working during coronavirus pandemic. Amazon works told the international news source that Amazon has given “thank you” t-shirts to the warehouse workers. A worker shared a picture of the t-shirt in which “Thank you” was written on the front. The back reads, “Together, … Read more
An Amazon Warehouse worker has died after contracting coronavirus in California. A spokesperson for Amazon has informed the news on Tuesday. Sources said that the employee was an operations manager at Amazon’s Hawthorne facility. He died on March 31. Kristen Kish, a spokesperson for Amazon, informed the international news source, “We are saddened by the … Read more
American multinational technology company Amazon has opened a series of small warehouses closer to big U.S. cities in a move to shave hours off delivery times. Reuters reported that Amazon updating its same-day delivery program for shoppers in Phoenix, Philadelphia, Dallas and Orlando, it said. Amazon will guarantee packages arrive by several set times daily. … Read more
Amazon.com Inc.’s founder and chief executive officer, The tech titan Jeff Bezos disposed of 2 million shares in the past week, collecting more than $4 billion, according to regulatory filings. Gulf news reported that His latest sales were disclosed on Friday as the company’s stock hit fresh highs. The transactions are part of a pre-arranged … Read more
A fake website made to look similar to Amazon offered to deliver bachelors and bachelorettes to the users’ doorsteps. The website was offering bachelors at different prices, just like when shoppers shop online in the US. Officials from the ‘real’ Amazon has not commented on this prank. Each listing includes the single’s ‘love language’-Jeffery Epstein … Read more
Google offers Amazon employees that were involved in activism to work for Google. According to the details, The irony of the whole situation was that Google is also in the middle of a loss on labor activism and they also work with oil companies just the way Amazon does. Be clear that Amazon is facing … Read more
Amazon said that its streaming music service has climbed more than 55 million subscribers, closing in on Apple Music. Amazon Music, however, still has a long way to go to catch up to Spotify. Spotify boasts 248 million users, including 113 million paid subscribers. Amazon said that its music service had a year of incredible … Read more
Amazon Fire TV, the streaming device surpassed 40 million active users globally. Amazon Fire TV maintains its lead over rival Roku Inc. Streaming devices such as Apple TV, Chromecast and Fire TV that bundle together content from different streaming platforms gained popularity as more people shift away from cable TV. Amazon in 2014 launched its … Read more
Apple Inc, Amazon.com Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google are partnering to lay the groundwork for better compatibility among their smart home products, the companies said on Wednesday. Zigbee Alliance, whose members include IKEA and NXP Semiconductors among others, will also contribute to the project, titled “Connected Home over IP”. The rare partnership comes against the backdrop of … Read more
Amazon, the American multinational technology company has launched an Echo speaker with a battery pack in India. The device, called the Echo Portable Speaker Edition, is priced at Rs. 4,999 ($69.70). The new Echo device has a 4,800 mAh battery that can last up to 10 hours in a single charge. The 4,800mAh enclosed battery … Read more
