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Amazon to invest another US$5 billion in South Korea data centres
The spending comes on top of more than US$4 billion of envisioned investment with partner SK Group announced in June Amazon.com is setting…
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UPS deepens job cuts to 48,000 on reduced Amazon deliveries
UPS is cutting some 48,000 jobs as part of a major reorganisation connected to a planned reduction in delivery services for Amazon…
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Amazon targets as many as 30,000 corporate job cuts: sources
The figure represents a small percentage of Amazon’s 1.55 million total employees, but nearly 10 per cent of its roughly 350,000 corporate…
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Amazon to cut 14,000 jobs across corporate workforce
The tenure of Amazon’s CEO Andy Jassy has been punctuated by job cuts and the shuttering of various projects Amazon.com said it was…
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Amazon Plans Massive Layoffs After Nine Months of President Trump
“Republicans’ reckless decisions are causing prices on everything to go up, from groceries to gas—Wisconsinites cannot afford to pay even…
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Amazon to invest US$1.6 billion in Dutch operation
Amazon plans to invest US$1.63 billion in the Netherlands over the next three years, the company said on Monday (Oct 27). The investment…
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Brazilian authorities say they addressed housing shortage for climate talks, defend oil drilling
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian authorities said Friday they have made progress in solving the housing shortage for attendees of the upcoming…
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Amazon says AWS cloud service is back to normal after outage disrupts businesses worldwide
The disruption was the largest since last year’s CrowdStrike malfunction hobbled technology systems in hospitals, banks and airports…
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Internet services cut for hours by Amazon cloud outage
Crypto exchange Coinbase, as well as games Fortnite and Roblox, were among those affected MANY popular Internet services, from streaming…
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October Prime Day Sees Footwear Deals Up to 70% Off on Nike, New Balance, Cole Haan, Ugg and More
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission.…
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Amazon adds AI muscle to connected home lineup
AMAZON on Tuesday unveiled the latest generation of connected products, featuring enhanced artificial intelligence capabilities designed…
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Amazon to pay $2.5 billion to settle allegations it duped people into subscribing to Prime
Amazon has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle accusations that the e-commerce giant tricked millions of customers into subscribing to…
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Amazon, Formula 1, Target and Pinterest Are Among the Top 50 Brands of 2025
As the year has continued to be a guessing game of who will reign supreme amid an uncertain market, Generation Z research and strategy…
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Amazon faces US trial over alleged Prime subscription tricks
JURY selection began on Monday in a US government lawsuit accusing e-commerce giant Amazon of using tricks to enroll millions of customers…
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AliExpress tries to draw brands on Amazon: sources
Alibaba Group Holding is trying to attract established brand names on Amazon.com to its global e-commerce site AliExpress, stepping up…
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Amazon introduces Whole Foods 365 line to Singapore in brand test
Amazon.com’s Whole Foods Market is taking its house brands to Singapore, a test of how the private-label goods will fare in a market where…
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Amazon expects Kuiper to serve five countries by early 2026
Amazon.com’s satellite Internet venture aims to be able to offer service to the US, Canada, France, Germany and the UK by the end of the…
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Amazon to invest NZ$7.5 billion in New Zealand data centres
Amazon has formally launched cloud services in New Zealand and dusted off a plan first announced in 2021 to invest more than NZ$7.5…
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What Brazil’s soy moratorium fight means — and what happens next
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A move in Brazil to suspend a soybean moratorium has scientists and environmentalists warning that losing the…
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Brazil judge ‘suspends move to halt soy moratorium’
A judge in Brazil has reportedly issued an injunction suspending a move by the country’s competition watchdog to halt the Amazon Soy…
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The Amazon has lost an area larger than Spain in 40 years
Some 52 million hectares of natural land have been lost in the Brazilian Amazon region since 1985 – an area larger than Spain. Nationwide,…
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Amazon to cut Wondery staff, reorganise audio business
Amazon.com is breaking up the operations of its Wondery podcast network as part of a broad reorganisation of the business. About 110…
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Amazon cuts 110 jobs in reorganization of Wondery audio division
Amazon on Monday said it is cutting 110 roles from its audio division Wondery as part of a restructuring effort. The cuts reflect an…
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Jeff Bezos wraps up massive Amazon share sale, netting US$5.7 billion
The divestitures come as the company stock has surged 38% from its recent low in late April Jeff Bezos wrapped up a massive sale of…