Howell cops bust fake Amazon scammer in $80K sting
HOWELL TOWNSHIP, N.J. — The Howell Township Police Department is warning residents about an ongoing scam targeting community members after a resident was nearly defrauded of $80,000 in a complex scheme involving…
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 after a video meeting with a company…
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 and delivery services, as it takes on…
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 PTSD and depression when he decided to…
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 support traditional marriage and religious freedom, opting…
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 will provide the Navy with access to…
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 for the ad-free version of Discovery+ at…
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 stream of photos and videos from their…
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 contractual provisions related to third-party sellers by…
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 sent by Twitter on Thursday to advertising…
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 the company in managerial and loss prevention…
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 French football professional league (LFP) abused its…
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 year after tweaking concessions to address concerns…
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 on Monday. The automobile theft took place…
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 in Egypt on Wednesday as he pledged…
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 Wednesday, in an effort to combat slowing…
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 remove an antisemitic book that allegedly denies…
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 Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that…
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 point for sales this holiday season: Europe.…
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 deforestation soared in the past four years…
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 unit to keep the police pups fed.…
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 shut down fake review brokers. Amazon has…
Jersey Shore man confronts minority Amazon driver with rifle advising he was in a racist neighborhood
Lacey Township, NJ- A Lacey Township man has been arrested and charged for threatening a minority Amazon delivery driver with a rifle and telling him he was in a racist neighborhood. According…
Amazon to hire 150,000 workers ahead of holiday season
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc said on Thursday it would hire 150,000 employees in full-time, seasonal and part-time roles across its operations in the United States ahead of the upcoming holiday season. The…
Amazon makes first venture fund bets with $150 million for underrepresented founders
By Jeffrey Dastin (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc is investing in outside venture capital funds for the first time, saying on Wednesday it planned to hand $150 million to firms that are backing…
Amazon raises hourly pay for warehouse and transportation workers
(Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc’s warehouse and transportation workers will receive an increased average starting pay of more than $19 per hour from $18, the world’s largest online retailer said on Wednesday. The…
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