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Barcelona: Tech giant Amazon has been under investigation by regional labour authorities over its subcontracting practices for a number of years in Catalonia, Spain. According to local press reports, the latest fine for Amazon of $3,303,408 approx. follows a penalty of over $826,040 approx. it received in 2020, for similar breaches of labour laws, reports […]

Hyderabad: Amazon announced a deadline extension for submission of Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP)Pen to publish contest entries by another month to October 10.  The 5th edition of the contest was launched in July this year with the aim to encourage enthusiastic writers transform their dream of becoming an author, into reality. This flagship event by Amazon KDP will witness […]

Hyderabad: These days weddings are a lot more fun than they used to be. The playful banter between the ladkewale and ladkiwale, that mind-blowing bride’s entry, in-sync sangeet performances, and the overall chill vibes are what make the wedding these days ‘cool’. While it is a belief that others enjoy the wedding more than the […]

Bengaluru: Amazon is back with its much-awaited annual shopping event – Prime Day. The two-day event, to begin at 12.00 a.m. on July 23, aims to present exciting offers on the largest selection of fashion and beauty brands on Amazon Fashion. In addition to free and fast delivery, Prime members can avail up to 50 per […]

Washington: Amazon is planning to come up with a way that will help Alexa voice assistant users to speak to their family members, even after they’ve died. As per TechCrunch, the online retailer announced its plan about developing a system to let Alexa mimic any voice after hearing less than a minute of audio during […]

San Francisco: Tech giant Amazon has announced that Doug Herrington will become the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company’s Worldwide Amazon Stores business, formerly known as “Consumer”. Harrington has been at Amazon for 17 years. He joined the company in 2005 to build out the Consumables business, launched AmazonFresh in 2007, and in 2015, […]

Hyderabad: City-based iGRiD, a direct-to-consumer brand with products in health, electronics and beauty segments, has plans to add more products. It now has 75 stock keeping units and it wants to increase it to 450 this year. Also, it has drawn up plans to set its own manufacturing unit in Hyderabad as the demand increases, […]

Hyderabad: Debit and credit cardholders beware! Come July 1, your card details will get erased from e-commerce sites, apps and OTT platforms. One will have to restore their card number and generate a unique token from July onwards in order to make online payments. This is part of the new rules set by the Reserve […]

San Francisco: Tech giant Amazon announced that it is introducing an interactive mobile experience that allows customers to try on shoes virtually for iOS users in the US. “Virtual Try-On for Shoes” provides customers a convenient way to visualise how a pair of shoes will look on themselves, creating more immersive experiences while shopping for fashion […]

Hyderabad: Now-a-days people are looking for earphones which are wireless and also would be suitable for every purpose like for music as well as for games. pTron’s Tangent Urban wireless neckband earphones would be an ideal choice for the music lovers as well as for the gamers. Tangent Urban neckband earphones built quality is good. I […]

San Francisco: Tech giant Amazon has informed its customers that they cannot buy books on Kindle App for Android anymore. According to an email sent to the customers, Kindle users cannot use the e-reader’s Android app to rent or buy books or pay for Kindle Unlimited subscriptions, reports CNET. Instead, people will have to pay for […]

Hyderabad: We recently witnessed Gucci and Adidas sell an umbrella for Rs 1.2 Lakh, an umbrella that was not even waterproof. Following suit, Amazon is now selling a plastic bucket for just Rs 25,999. This pink coloured bucket was initially priced at Rs 35,900 and after the good graces of the Amazon fell on it, […]

Bengaluru: E-commerce giant Amazon on Sunday said it has cumulatively created over 11.6 lakh direct and indirect jobs in India so far, and is on track to reach the target of creating 20 lakh direct and indirect jobs by 2025. “We have cumulatively created over 11.6 lakh jobs, enabled nearly $5 billion in exports and […]

Hyderabad: Industry body FTCCI and Amazon have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to enable e-commerce adoption by its MSME members in Telangana State. “E-commerce played a major role in streamlining business processes right from receiving a product order, to managing deliveries, keeping track of stock and analyzing consumer feedback and data,” said Industries Principal Secretary […]

Bengaluru: E-commerce giant Amazon on Wednesday announced it now aims exports worth $20 billion from India by 2025, thus doubling its goal. In 2020, Amazon pledged to enable $10 billion in cumulative exports from India by 2025. The company said that cumulative exports by the Indian micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) via its ‘Global […]

Hyderabad: Industries Minister KT Rama Rao on Friday said that Telangana, under the leadership of Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao, was witnessing balanced growth in terms of welfare and development and was providing better amenities than neighbouring States. “Corporate giants like Amazon and Google were setting up their second largest units in Hyderabad with investments […]

San Francisco: Tech giant Amazon uses voice data from its Echo devices to serve targeted ads on its own platforms and the web, says a new report. According to The Verge, the report, which included researchers from the University of Washington concluded that Amazon and third parties (including advertising and tracking services) collect data from interactions […]

Hyderabad: After Microsoft and Amazon announced their largest campus outside of their headquarters, another tech giant is all set to open its campus in Hyderabad. Sundar Pichai-led Google has announced that it will be setting up its largest campus in India at Hyderabad. The campus will be spread across 7.3-acres in Gachibowli’s Financial District. The […]

New Delhi: E-commerce giant Amazon on Friday said that it has acquired homegrown women-focused social commerce startup GlowRoad for an undisclosed sum. In a statement, the company said the acquisition will help it meet the commitment to digitise 10 million local Indian businesses by 2025. “Amazon continues to explore new ways to digitise India and […]

San Francisco: Amazon President and CEO Andy Jassy has said that the e-commerce giant wants to improve worker safety at its warehouses and fulfilment centres, as the company faces intense scrutiny over employees’ conditions. In his first shareholder letter as the head of Amazon, Jassy, who took over as CEO from founder Jeff Bezos last […]