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Mind your language: How transcription tools can help you at work

Apps and services are now more accurate and error free thanks to artificial intelligence technologies

Final draft of e-commerce policy skips consumer data protection regulations

The earlier draft of the policy which was released in 2019 talked extensively about the ways in which e-commerce companies could collect user data

Amazon to invest $4 bn in AI startup Anthropic amid growing tech battle

Amazon is investing up to USD 4 billion in Anthropic and taking a minority stake in the artificial intelligence startup, the two companies said on Monday. The investment underscores how Big Tech companies are pouring money into AI as they race to capitalise on the opportunities that the latest generation of the technology is set to fuel. Amazon and Anthropic said the deal is part of a broader collaboration to develop so-called foundation models, which underpin the generative AI systems that have captured global attention. Foundation models, also known as large language models, are trained on vast pools of online information, like blog posts, digital books, scientific articles and pop songs to generate text, images and video that resemble human work. Under the agreement, Anthropic is making Amazon its primary cloud computing service and using the online retail giant's custom chips as part of work to train and deploy its generative AI systems. San Francisco-based Anthropic was found

81% intent on festival season e-shopping: Nielsen Media India study

The study also revealed that for 68 per cent of consumers, Amazon.in is the go-to online shopping destination

Amazon launches Multi-Channel Fulfilment for sellers and brands in India

Amazon's logistics capabilities to handle customer orders received from a wide range of sales channels, including their own websites, enabling seamless fulfilment with speed and convenience

Amazon announces Fire TV streaming sticks, Echo Show 8, and more: Details

Amazon's new Echo Show 8 gets a dynamic display while the new streaming sticks get major performance upgrades

Amazon expands to address business needs, offers credit to customers

Subhas noted that prompt delivery is a crucial element for all business customers, as evidenced by Prime members contributing to over 50 per cent of sales this year

What to expect from Amazon's special launch event? Check key details below

Amazon is expected to unveil some of its latest products and software updates. The event will take place today at Amazon HQ2 in Arlington, Virginia

How to start a business with Amazon India? Here's the complete detail

Amazon is India's most visited e-commerce application, and one of the most liked selling platforms for sellers. Here's your guide to sell your product on Amazon India

Western Digital launches WD Blue SN580 NVMe SSD, price starts at Rs 4,599

Western Digital said the WD SN580 NVMe SSD supports up to 4,150 MB/s read and write speeds for models with storage between 1TB and 2TB

Amazon India inks pact with 5 states to empower persons with disabilities

Amazon India has signed a pact with five state governments to engage with employable Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) and enable their participation in the mainstream workforce. These states are Haryana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The memorandum of understanding which extends until 2026 aims to provide skilling and employment opportunities to PwD candidates in the five states. "With an aim to engage with employable Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) and to enable their participation in the mainstream workforce, Amazon India signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with five State Governments, including Haryana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu," Amazon said in a release. With this, Amazon aims to provide PwDs support with on-the-job training, intervention and an environment of acceptance and inclusion. "The opportunities will be provided across Amazon's Operations Network, that is fulfilment centres, sortation centres and delivery stations for ..

Amazon to make investment of $3 mn in nature-based projects in India

E-commerce major Amazon on Monday said it will make an initial investment of USD 3 million in nature-based projects in India. The allocation is part of the company's USD 15 million fund it has allocated for nature-based projects in Asia Pacific (APAC). "The first USD 3 million from the fund's APAC allocation will support nature-based projects in India. "For its first project, Amazon will be working with the Centre for Wildlife Studies (CWS) to support communities and conservation efforts in the Western Ghats, which is home to more than 30 per cent of all of India's wildlife species, including the world's largest population of wild Asiatic elephants and tigers," the company said in a statement. Amazon will provide USD 1 million to help CWS establish the "Wild Carbon" program, which will support 10,000 farmers in planting and maintaining one million fruit-bearing, timber and medicinal trees, according to the statement. "The Asia-Pacific region is home to vast forests and rich coasta

Picking apples and oranges: New quality check comes to grocery shops

Amazon Fresh says its application to check freshness of fruits, vegetables on Indian shelves has opportunities abroad

'Amazon excited about India, sees huge headroom for e-comm market growth'

E-commerce giant Amazon is "excited" about India market, charged by digitisation, economic growth and younger demographics, its country head Manish Tiwary has said asserting that the runway on e-commerce opportunity in the country "is huge" going forward. In an interview with PTI, Tiwary, who is the Country Manager Consumer Business at Amazon India, spoke about "a very clear calendar" for making business here profitable, and assured that the company is on track with its 2025 targets. Amazon, which recently marked its 10-year journey in India and has a 100 million-plus customer base, still considers it 'day zero' here, given a massive runaway for growth in this largely under-penetrated market. The company is committed to tapping the market potential and bringing new innovations to the fore, he said. Tiwary described India's e-commerce market as "exciting and attractive" and went on to say that "headroom is not a challenge for this industry, at least for the next few decades" so long

Amazon senior manager murder in northeast Delhi, two more arrested

Two more persons have been arrested in connection with the killing of an Amazon executive in northeast Delhi's Bhajanpura area, police said on Friday. The accused have been identified as Sohail (23), a resident of Noor-e-Elahi in Bhajanpura and Jubair (23), a resident of Mohanpuri in Bhajanpura, they said. With this, a total of four people have been arrested in the case so far. Around 11:30 pm on Thursday, police received a tip-off about the accused persons and nabbed them near Burari while they were trying to escape to Punjab, Deputy Commissioner of Police (northeast) Joy Tirkey said. Harpreet Gill (36), who worked as a senior manager with e-commerce giant Amazon, and his maternal uncle Govind Singh (32) were shot at and injured late on Tuesday night in northeast Delhi's Subhash Vihar area when the two were travelling on a motorcycle. Gill was later pronounced dead at a hospital. Singh has been discharged from hospital and is recuperating at home. He is cooperating in the ...

This will be the best Diwali we've ever had: Amazon's Russell Grandinetti

Our competition is regular retail…. E-commerce has come a long way but it is still a very small percentage of overall sales in India, says Russell Grandinetti

Amazon now has over 6,000 electric vehicles in its India delivery fleet

Amazon is among many e-commerce firms and consumer goods manufacturers, that are scaling up EV deployment efforts to reduce costs and meet carbon emission targets

Amazon, Flipkart rising as advertising platforms to challenge Google, Meta

The reasons are not hard to find. "Searches (for purchase) originate on Amazon, therefore advertising leads to sales," says Mehta

This engineering student cheated Amazon of Rs 20 lakh with fake invoices

The police have seized 16 Apple iPhones, two MacBook laptops, one mobile phone, one desktop with hard disk and one air cooler. All the items were ordered from Amazon and marked for return

Govt plans to roll out welfare measures for gig workers ahead of elections

The government has not calculated the cost of the planned welfare measures as it must get data from the companies