Journalists to complete book on saving Amazon rainforest by murdered British writer
By William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) – One year after British reporter Dom Phillips was murdered in Brazil while working on a book about saving the …
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Italy wrestles with antitrust loophole that could save Amazon a packet
By Alvise Armellini ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s competition watchdog AGCM is trying to close a legal loophole that has allowed several companies to evade antitrust …
Amazon begins selling toys, clothing through mobile games
By Arriana McLymore NEW YORK (Reuters) – Amazon said on Tuesday it had begun selling users of mobile games related physical items such as T-shirts …
Elizabeth Warren’s Censorship Demand To Amazon Is Constitutional, Federal Court Rules
Elizabeth Warren’s Censorship Demand To Amazon Is Constitutional, Federal Court Rules Katelynn Richardson on May 5, 2023 The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday …
Man Arrested for Attempted Carjacking at Amazon Parking Lot in Wilmington
WILMINGTON, DE – Delaware State Police arrested 38-year-old Daniel Russo for attempted robbery and related charges after an attempted carjacking at an Amazon facility in …
Marketmind: Amazon cools, Intel warms, Japan hesitates
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan After mega tech earnings inspired the best day for Wall St …
Amazon defeats consumer antitrust lawsuit over fulfillment centers
By Mike Scarcella (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc on Thursday defeated a private lawsuit in Seattle federal court that accused the national retailer of a scheme …
BAT and Amazon in Italy probe over tobacco heater advertising
ROME (Reuters) – British American Tobacco and Amazon are under investigation in Italy over what regulators say is potentially misleading advertising for the Glo Hyper …
Amazon cranks up AI competition against Microsoft, Google with new cloud tools
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s cloud computing division on Thursday released a suite of technologies aimed at helping other companies develop their own …
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rises in March
By Steven Grattan SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rose 14% in March from the previous year, preliminary official data showed on …
South American chefs celebrate Amazon cooking with worm chili and tree bark
By Santiago Limachi and Monica Machicao (Reuters) – In the high altitudes of Bolivia’s La Paz, some of South America’s top chefs are paying homage …
White House touts Amazon EVs, Google EV tax credit tool
By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) – The White House on Thursday highlighted new U.S. company moves to support electric vehicles (EVs), as final rules on tax …
Amazon has rolled out contactless tech to 200 locations including Panera cafes
By Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s palm-scanning or cashier-less checkout technology is in more than 200 establishments in and outside the company, a vice …
Amazon To Slash Another 9,000 Jobs
Amazon To Slash Another 9,000 Jobs Laurel Duggan on March 20, 2023 Amazon plans to cut another 9,000 jobs over the coming weeks due to …
Amazon slams $265 million tax order as it seeks to get EU appeal thrown out
By Foo Yun Chee LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – An EU decision ordering Amazon to pay about 250 million euros ($265 million) in back taxes to Luxembourg …
Exclusive-Colombia’s Amazon reserves suffer staffing delays, risking environmental damage
By Oliver Griffin BOGOTA (Reuters) – Protected areas in Colombia’s Amazon region are at risk of increased damage because of lengthy staffing delays as the …
Brazil’s Amazon must be protected to reach global climate goal, U.S. envoy says
By Jake Spring and Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) – The world cannot meet its climate goal to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degree Celsius …
Ford’s Electric ‘Car Of The Future’ Relies On Refinery Accused Of Poisoning The Amazon: REPORT
Ford’s Electric ‘Car Of The Future’ Relies On Refinery Accused Of Poisoning The Amazon: REPORT Bronson Winslow on February 27, 2023 Ford Motor Company’s recently released …
Amazon grants 1.5 million euros to Dutch seaweed farm project
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Amazon.com has granted 1.5 million euros ($1.6 million) to a Dutch project testing the viability of commercially growing seaweed in between turbines …
Itochu to supply renewable energy to Meta in U.S., Amazon in Japan
(Reuters) – Japanese trading house Itochu Corp has agreed to supply wind-generated power to Meta Platforms in the United States and solar energy to Amazon …
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon falls in first month under Lula
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fell in January from a year earlier, satellite data showed on Friday, in the first monthly …
Exclusive-U.S. eyes joining Amazon Fund during Biden-Lula visit
By Gabriel Stargardter and Andrea Shalal RIO DE JANEIRO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is considering its first contribution to a multilateral fund aimed at …
Amazon still grasping for success with supermarkets, CEO says
By Jeffrey Dastin and Tiyashi Datta (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc, the online retailer long feared to disrupt the grocery sector, believes it has fallen short. …
Amazon workers in Barcelona strike over warehouse closure
MADRID (Reuters) – Workers at an Amazon logistics centre on the outskirts of Barcelona protested on Thursday on the second day of an indefinite strike …
Amazon illegally threatened NYC workers ahead of union votes, judge finds
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc illegally threatened to withhold raises and benefits from workers at two New York City warehouses if they voted …
Microsoft, Amazon results to highlight softening cloud business
By Yuvraj Malik and Aditya Soni (Reuters) – Slower cloud spending by inflation-hit businesses is expected to stall the sales momentum at Amazon.com Inc and …
Bezos Oversaw WaPo Editorial Meeting That Discussed Amazon, His Business Interests: REPORT
Bezos Oversaw WaPo Editorial Meeting That Discussed Amazon, His Business Interests: REPORT John Hugh DeMastri on January 19, 2023 Jeff Bezos, the owner of The …
Amazon to hike prices of some music subscription plans from Feb
(Reuters) – E-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it will increase the prices of some of its music subscription plans from February. The price …
Amazon Cited By OSHA Based On SDNY Referrals For Serious Violations That Exposed Workers To Safety Hazards
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Douglas L. Parker, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and …
Amazon will not cut jobs in Italy, unions say after meeting
MILAN (Reuters) – Amazon does not plan to cut any jobs in Italy despite a drop in volumes last year, trade unions said on Tuesday …
Amazon to widely launch ‘Buy with Prime’, says offering improved merchant sales
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc will widely roll out a feature by end-January that allows online merchants outside its platform to use the e-commerce giant’s payment …
In ‘Wildcat’, Amazon fauna helps heal emotional wounds of war
By Rollo Ross LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Harry Turner, a former British soldier who deployed to Afghanistan at the age of 18, was struggling with …
Christian Organizations Continue To Make Amazon Smile’s Naughty List
Christian Organizations Continue To Make Amazon Smile’s Naughty List Kate Anderson on December 25, 2022 Amazon Smile continues to deny admission to Christian organizations that …
U.S. Navy awards Amazon Web Services contract worth over $700 million
(Reuters) – The United States Navy on Monday awarded Amazon.com Inc’s cloud computing division a five-year enterprise software license contract worth $723.9 million. The deal …
Warner Bros launches Discovery+ on Amazon Prime Video in Canada
(Reuters) – Warner Bros Discovery Inc on Tuesday launched its Discovery+ streaming service on Amazon.com’s Prime Video platform in Canada. Prime users can sign up …
Amazon to roll out TikTok-like shopping experience in social commerce push
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it will roll out a TikTok-like feed on its e-commerce app, hoping to attract new shoppers through a …
French watchdog orders Amazon to pay $3.5 million in penalties
PARIS (Reuters) – A French watchdog has ordered U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon.com to pay 3.3 million euros ($3.5 million) in penalties for failing to modify …
Apple and Amazon resume advertising on Twitter – reports
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc and Apple Inc are planning to resume advertising on Twitter, according to media reports on Saturday. The developments follow an email …
Former Amazon employees plead guilty to $10 million fraud
ATLANTA – Kayricka Wortham and Demetrius Hines have pleaded guilty to defrauding Amazon.com, Inc., and stealing nearly $10 million from the company, while employed at …
Antitrust authority rejects Canal’s claim in Amazon French soccer rights row
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s antitrust authority said on Wednesday it has rejected a claim by pay TV channel Canal Plus and beIN Sports that the …
Amazon settlement with EU antitrust regulators possible by year end -sources
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) -U.S. online retail giant Amazon may be able to end two EU antitrust investigations by the end of the …
Amazon truck stolen while driver was making delivery in Brooklyn
NEW YORK – Never mind the porch pirates stealing your Amazon packages from your front porch, one brazen criminal stole the entire Amazon delivery truck …
COP27: Greeted like a rock star, Brazil’s Lula promises to protect Amazon
By Jake Spring and William James SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – Brazil’s Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva received a superstar welcome at the COP27 summit …
Peloton to sell exercise bikes on Amazon UK to improve demand
(Reuters) – Peloton Interactive Inc will start selling its exercise bike and other fitness accessories on e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc’s UK platform, it said on …
Jewish Groups Call For The Removal Of Antisemitic Book Sold On Amazon
Jewish Groups Call For The Removal Of Antisemitic Book Sold On Amazon Bronson Winslow on November 14, 2022 Jewish groups have called on Amazon to …
Shelton Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Amazon
Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and David Sundberg, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the …
In Europe, consumer businesses like Amazon face holiday reckoning
By Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc, the global retailer whose results can represent a bellwether for the e-commerce industry, on Thursday signaled a pain …
Explainer-What Brazil’s election means for the Amazon rainforest
By Jake Spring SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s presidential election on Sunday may determine the fate of the Amazon jungle, the world’s largest rainforest, after …
Amazon donates monthly food deliveries to feed Burlington K-9 unit
BURLINGTON, NJ – Amazon, the giant online retailer, has agreed to donate a monthly supply of dog food to the Burlington City Police Department K-9 …
Amazon files legal complaints in Italy, Spain against fake review brokers
MILAN (Reuters) -U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon said on Thursday it had filed legal complaints in Italy and Spain as it steps up efforts globally to …