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Only 21% Amazon workers in India say work environment is safe: Report

Ecommerce firm denies UNI Global Union's survey that claimed company sets difficult targets for warehouse workers and drivers

Amazon says committed to 'appropriate' action in Manesar Warehouse incident

Amazon India is in constant touch with the relevant authorities and encourages them to visit its facilities to see not just the workplaces but also how the policies are implemented

Amazon, Flipkart target small towns to expand personal care business

India's beauty and personal care market, which saw a fourfold increase from 2006 to 2022, is expected to multiply fivefold over the next 15 years

E-com giant Amazon to acquire some assets of streaming service MX Player

The company said that the transaction is not yet complete

Microsoft to pay off cloud industry group to end EU antitrust complaint

The pact would include a possible multimillion-euro payment to the trade association, according to the report, and separate payments could also be made to individual companies

Retail giant Amazon adds Grubhub food delivery to its website, app in US

As part of the agreement, Amazon Prime members will continue to be eligible to avail a free Grubhub+ membership worth $120 a year, which includes free delivery on orders above $12

Indian startup ecosystem mature, set to bolster economy: AWS' Raghavan

The Indian startup ecosystem is mature, with multiple tailwinds that are poised to escalate India to become the third largest economy in the world, said AWS' Kumara Raghavan. In a conversation with PTI, Raghavan, Head, Startups, Amazon Web Services (AWS) India, and South Asia, discussed the vibrant Indian startup scene, noting its strength and innovation potential. "We are the 5th largest economy, we are trending towards becoming the 3rd largest... factors that will contribute to it are labor addition, infrastructure growth, and efficiency improvements, where technologies like GenAI will play their part, a large developer ecosystem, the ability to build products in the country and serviced all over the world, then there are regulatory tailwinds like Make in India and Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme as well," he said. Raghavan lauded the maturity of the Indian startup ecosystem, noting the significant contributions of experienced founders who have embarked on multiple ...

Ecommerce company Amazon infuses Rs 1,600 crore into India entity

Amazon's chief rival Flipkart recently raised nearly $600 million in fresh funds from its parent company, Walmart, and another investor

Amazon's accelerator aims to launch 50 Indian startups in global markets

The applications for the programme open today, will close on June 14, 2024. It will culminate in a demo day where participants will get chance to pitch their business propositions to leading VC firms

Amazon's new fees on sellers likened to 'kick in the gut': Report

In the first four months of the year, American consumers have increasingly opted for the least expensive products in nearly all categories, according to a report released Thursday by Adobe Inc

Amazon launches Fire TV Stick 4K with HDR10 Plus, Dolby Vision at Rs 5,999

The 2024 Fire TV Stick 4K streaming device is now available for pre-order on Amazon India with sales scheduled to commence from May 13

Amazon Great Summer Sale and Flipkart Big Saving Days to start today

Both two e-commerce giants, Amazon and Flipkart, are ready with their Great Summer Sale and Big Savings Days, respectively. Check great deals on different products and accessories

Amazon, Flipkart sale kicks off from May 2: Know deals, offers, and more

While Flipkart has kicked off early bird offers a day in advance, Amazon India is set to kick off sale offers for its prime members from 12 am to 12 pm on May 2

Fuelled by AI, Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet post better-than-expected sales

Many big customers have started spending again on cloud computing after pausing last year to cut costs, executives and analysts said

Amazon India's eighth edition of 'Prime Day' event coming up in July

The e-commerce firm stated Prime Day 2023 was the biggest ever Prime Day in India as 14 per cent more Prime members shopped hundreds of thousands of deals compared to Prime Day 2022

Taking learnings from India, replicating them globally: Amazon Prime head

Ghani says that the firm is making investments in infrastructure and last-mile capabilities to improve delivery speeds

Maestro: Amazon Music tests AI-generated playlist feature on Android, iOS

Amazon Music said its AI playlist generator, Maestro, can create playlists from a prompt, which could be in the form of text, emojis, emotions, activities, and sounds

Amazon to push cashierless shopping tech into more third-party stores

The company refuted a report by tech site The Information this month that the technology relies on human reviewers in India to watch customers as they shop

Now you can buy affordable products on Amazon Bazaar under Rs 600

Amazon launches Bazaar to compete with Meesho, offering fashion and home products under Rs 600

Amazon's 'just walk out' checkout tech was powered by 1,000 Indian workers

As many as 1,000 workers in India were required to review what the customers picked up, and ultimately walked out with from Amazon's Just Walk Out-enabled stores