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Etsy, other e-commerce companies feel squeeze of SVB collapse
Etsy on Monday resumed payments to merchants with Silicon Valley Bank accounts.
Dolphin nearly bites off woman's foot, bystanders save her life
Claire Bye would not have been alive today had she not been flown to the UK after a dolphin nearly bit her foot off earlier in January.
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Tech earnings hit pause button on market rally
Big Tech led U.S. markets on a sharp rebound to kick off 2023. The message from their earnings on Thursday: not so fast.
Amazon's outlook disappoints as customer budgets stay tight
Amazon.com Inc on Thursday said its operating profit could fall to zero in the current quarter as savings from layoffs do not make up for the financial impact of consumers and cloud customers clamping down on spending.
Google employee gets termination letter while feeding his newborn
One of Google's employees has claimed that he found out he had been laid off while feeding his newborn daughter.
Amazon workers' union victory upheld by U.S. labor board director
A U.S. labor board director has upheld Amazon.com Inc workers' landmark union victory at a warehouse in New York, according to a decision issued Wednesday, bringing the online retailer closer to having to bargain with staff on a contract.
Amazon to cut more than 18,000 jobs, CEO says
The retailer had hired with a vengeance during the pandemic to meet an explosion in demand for deliveries
Amazon aims to give 'Warhammer 40,000' new powers with Henry Cavill
Amazon.com is seeking to bring popular fantasy miniature game "Warhammer 40,000" to screens with former "Superman" actor Henry Cavill, after agreeing in principle to produce film and television content with its British developer.
Thanksgiving weekend sales signal strong demand for toys, electronics
Deal-hungry Americans snapped up everything from toys to electronics during the five-day long Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday shopping bonanza lured by steep discounts, sales data showed.
Horrified Brit orders £630 smartphone but receives wire cutters, Amazon won't issue refund
"How am I meant to send you the phone I never got? They started an internal investigation and the outcome of that was that they had sent a phone."
Jeff Bezos pledges to donate majority of $124 billion fortune, lays off 10,000 Amazon workers
The 4th richest person in the world has yet to set the target amount he plans to give away in his lifetime.
Amazon to lay off thousands of employees -source
Amazon.com Inc is planning to lay off around 10,000 employees in corporate and technology roles beginning this week, a person familiar with the matter said on Monday, in what would amount to its biggest such reduction to date.
Amazon predicts sales growth slowdown for holidays, crushing shares
Amazon.com Inc on Thursday forecast a slowdown in sales growth for the holiday season, disappointing Wall Street and warning that inflation-wary consumers and businesses had less money to spend.
Amazon launches home insurance comparison website in Britain
Amazon.com Inc is launching a home insurance portal in Britain and has signed up three big-name insurers as it pushes further into financial services across the globe.
Amazon.com to invest over 1 billion euros in European electric van, truck fleet
Amazon.com Inc said on Monday it will invest more than 1 billion euros ($974.8 million) over the next five years in electric vans, trucks and low-emission package hubs across Europe, accelerating its drive to achieve net-zero carbon.
Amazon makes first venture fund bets with $150 mln for underrepresented founders
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 underrepresented founders.
Over 20 percent of Amazon may not be able to recover again: study
A major study by scientists and Indigenous organisations has claimed that parts of Amazon forests may not be able to recover ever again.
Amazon, Google slam Microsoft's cloud computing changes
Amazon and Alphabet unit Google criticised Microsoft's cloud computing changes on Tuesday, saying they limit competition and discourage customers from switching to rival cloud service providers.
TikTok stars boycott Amazon in activism push
The coalition is pushing for the firm's workers to get a minimum hourly wage of $30, improved medical leave and easing of productivity requirements.
Amazon criticizes 'burdensome' FTC probe into Prime
Amazon.com Inc confirmed that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been investigating sign-up and cancellation processes for its Prime program since March 2021
Amazon's Bezos attends premiere for $1bn 'Lord of the Rings' prequel
Bezos joined the show's stars and filmmakers for a launch event at California's Culver Studios on Monday night.
Apple's $30 million settlement over employee bag checks gets court approval
A federal judge in California has signed off on Apple Inc.'s $30.5 million settlement in a nearly decade-old lawsuit claiming the company shortchanged 15,000 retail workers by not paying them for time spent in security checks after their shifts.
Pope concerned for Amazon and indigenous peoples, says its first cardinal
Pope Francis will install the first cardinal of Brazil's Amazon region this month in a sign of his concern for the rainforest and its indigenous inhabitants, the man whom he picked for the role said.
Amazon, Apple beat expectations in gloomy earnings season
Meta lost about two million monthly users between quarters, and Netflix shed nearly a million paying customers, which was less than expected.
Amazon hikes Prime subscription in five European countries
While the price hikes are much higher than inflation, analysts believe that the service costs Amazon much more than it charges and is used to lure and keep customers.
Analysis: Food delivery companies revamp for cost-of-living crunch
When food delivery service Grubhub struck a deal with Amazon earlier this month, offering Prime customers a year's free delivery, shares in rivals slumped.
Eutelsat in talks on possible all-share merger with UK's OneWeb
French satellite company Eutelsat said it was in talks over a possible all-share merger with British rival OneWeb, which could help both companies challenge the likes of Elon Musk-owned SpaceX's Starlink and Amazon.com's Project Kuiper.
Amazon offers to settle EU antitrust cases over rival data
Amazon also made an offer to end a second EU investigation on whether its hugely popular Prime service unfairly pushes buyers towards sellers using Amazon's logistics service.
Amazon makes Grubhub deal to give Prime members fee-free food
Amazon.com Inc has secured the right to buy a 2% stake in Just Eat Takeaway.com's Grubhub and will offer no-fee access to the service for a year to U.S.