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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

Amazon cuts jobs in AGI unit as it sharpens focus on key AI projects

The layoffs come as Amazon reorganises its Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) business, consolidating teams and redirecting resources towards projects with the greatest customer impact

Jeff Bezos pushes Prime Video redesign focused on artificial intelligence

The Prime Video initiative grew out of an internal presentation the streaming service's executives made to Bezos last autumn that turned contentious

US Senate panel investigates Amazon over alleged Chinese influence

A US Senate Small Business Committee investigation is examining whether Amazon allowed Chinese influence over its online marketplace, adding to the company's mounting regulatory challenges

Amazon India's Prime Day gets faster as smaller cities drive growth

Amazon India said one in two Prime Day items were delivered within minutes in Amazon Now cities, while over 70 per cent of new Prime memberships came from Tier-2 and Tier-3 markets

Customers using AI tools 3 times more likely to buy: Amazon's Kishore Thota

Amazon says customers using its generative AI-powered shopping tools are three times more likely to make purchases, with adoption in India rising sharply year-on-year

Amazon Seller Services leases 417K sq ft warehouse in MMR's Bhiwandi

Amazon Seller Services has leased a 417K sq ft warehouse in Bhiwandi for nine years at a monthly rent of ₹1.26 crore, with annual rent escalation of 5 per cent

Amazon leases 4.2 lakh sq ft warehouse in Bhiwandi for Rs 1.26 crore/month

Amazon Seller Services Private Limited has leased a 417,248 sq. ft. warehouse in Bhiwandi, Thane from Ecobox Industrials Asset V Private Limited under a 9-year agreement.

Amazon's new bonds sale draws muted demand as AI debt floods market

Order book settled at about 1.6 times the deal size, below this year's average for US investment-grade bonds, as AI-related debt issuance continues to surge