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Amazon reviews Indian state food inspectors' findings after raid

Federal and state officials have raided clubs, restaurants and big brands such as Domino's and McDonald's as part of a nationwide enforcement crackdown in recent months.

Amazon to raise over $5 bn in first sterling bond sale, lead managers say

Amazon saw over 12 billion pounds in demand for the four-part deal, ​which will is expected to raise 1 billion pounds each from 3-, 6-, 12- ‌and 19-year bonds

Amazon hires banks for first sterling bond sale to fund AI expansion

The tech giant ‌is looking to sell ​3-year, 6-year, 12-year and ​19-year bonds, according to the memo from one ​of the banks arranging the sale

Amazon Now plans to expand quick-commerce footprint to 300 cities soon

Amazon's quick commerce business unit, Amazon Now, plans to expand its footprint to 300 cities nationwide soon, a top company official said on Tuesday. "We are expanding very rapidly. We have a path to expand to about 300 cities very, very soon," Nishant Sardana, Director - Amazon Now, told PTI here. Amazon Now, launched in January, 2025, is currently operates in about 30 cities. Without specifying a timeframe for realising the plan to enter 300 cities, Sardana said the company is "quadrupling" its efforts to make it happen as fast as it can. Since its launch, Amazon Now has been doing very well, growing about 20-25 per cent month-on-month, he said. The quick commerce industry in the country is estimated to be about USD 20 billion a year, he said, without commenting on Amazon Now's share in it. Amazon Now has invested Rs 2,800 crores, largely on setting up infrastructure and "partner safety and well-being," he said. Sardana noted that Amazon Now currently has 650 Micro-Fulfillme

US FTC sues Amazon over alleged $20 billion ad overcharging scheme

The US Federal Trade Commission and 22 states accused Amazon of manipulating ad auctions and misleading 1.2 million advertisers, including over 500,000 small businesses

Moonshot AI in talks with Microsoft, Amazon, Google over K3 revenue sharing

Any deal could mark the first big revenue-sharing pact between a Chinese AI firm and a major US cloud company

Amazon, Swiggy Instamart, BigBasket lose food licences over Datura sales

The Karnataka food safety department has also ordered action against suppliers and sellers linked to the online sale of Datura on the three platforms

Amazon, Flipkart revise seller fee structures ahead of festive season

Amazon has introduced graded cancellation fees linked to order value and will raise closing fees, while Flipkart has rolled out penalties based on seller cancellations

87% small & medium biz say AI tools improve advertising: Amazon report

Amazon Ads report says AI is lowering barriers of cost and complexity for SMBs, with 75 per cent saying AI-enabled advertising has supported their business growth

CCPA fines Amazon for selling sweets as Ram Mandir Ayodhya Prasad

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a Rs 1 lakh penalty on Amazon Seller Services, the marketplace arm of e-commerce major Amazon, for hosting misleading listings that sold ordinary sweets as "Shri Ram Mandir Ayodhya Prasad". A two-member bench of the central consumer regulator found that Amazon, on its e-commerce platform, was allowing ordinary sweets to be sold as "Shri Ram Mandir Ayodhya Prasad" without any authorisation from the Ram Mandir Trust. "The CCPA hereby imposes a penalty of Rs 1,00,000/- on the opposite party (Amazon Seller) for publication of misleading advertisements on its platform," in violation of rules of the E-Commerce Rules, 2020, said the order passed by the CCPA on August 4, 2026. It had directed the Amazon Seller Services to ensure that "no product falsely claiming to be 'prasad', 'prasadam', 'mahaprasad', 'bhog' or any similarreligious offering" associated with any religious institutions and shrines named in of this order "is listed

Amazon India expands operations on Western Dedicated Freight Corridor

Amazon India has expanded its operations on the Western Dedicated Freight Corridor in collaboration with Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Ltd, a railway ministry PSU, with the flagging off of the train at New Dadri Railway Station on Tuesday, according to the company. This makes Amazon the first e-commerce company to operate on the inaugural Joint Parcel Product-Rapid Cargo Service (JPP-RCS) train on the WDFC. The daily rail movement will connect Amazon's northern and western network, with over 10 Van Parcels (VPs) operating on the route. This will shift the movement of shipments from surface transportation to rail, further strengthening multimodality while enabling more reliable and sustainable transportation. The corridor will connect Amazon's network across key regions including Delhi, Ahmedabad and Surat, with onward connectivity to Pune, Mumbai and Goa, supporting the movement of shipments ahead of the festive season, it said. The expansion strengthens the role

Amazon's new user agreement seeks to curb class-action suits by shoppers

The e-commerce giant said its updated terms require customers to resolve most disputes through arbitration, while retaining the option to pursue eligible claims in small claims court

Inside $1.46 trn AI spending spree reshaping the world's biggest tech firms

Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta have built $1.46 trillion in physical assets through AI investments, overtaking several global oil majors

Foreign etailers told to set up separate export-only units in India

The DGFT has notified a framework requiring foreign-owned e-commerce firms to create separate legal entities for inventory-based exports of Indian-made goods under the revised FDI policy

Anthropic brings Claude in-country inference to India via AWS cloud

Claude AI models will soon be available with in-country inference through Amazon Bedrock, enabling enterprises and government agencies to keep data within India

Amazon sued over 'sustainable' seafood claims: What consumers allege

The proposed lawsuit accuses Amazon of greenwashing by using labels such as 'responsibly sourced' and 'sustainable' on seafood products. Here's what the complaint says

Amazon receives $600 mn in tariff refunds, to reimburse some shoppers

The US government has begun issuing billions of dollars in refunds collected from importers after the Supreme Court ruled that President Donald Trump lacked the authority to impose some of the levies

US grants Amazon's Zoox first approval for steering-wheel-free robotaxis

US regulators have allowed Amazon-owned Zoox to commercially deploy up to 2,500 steering-wheel-free robotaxis annually, subject to state approvals and added safety oversight

Amazon Leo proposes 5,105-satellite network for phone connectivity

The ​proposed network would provide voice, messaging, data and emergency services in areas beyond the ​reach of terrestrial cellular networks, with satellite deployment beginning in 2028

Why is Warner Bros taking Amazon to court over one executive hire?

Amazon is facing a lawsuit from Warner Bros. Discovery over the hiring of a senior executive. Here's what the legal battle is about