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Amazon India adds flat ₹5 fee on all customer orders, Prime included

Amazon India introduces ₹5 marketplace fee across all orders including Prime, following Flipkart and quick-commerce peers; exemptions apply to digital purchases

Meta becomes latest big tech company turning to nuclear power for AI needs

Meta has cut a 20-year deal to secure nuclear power to help meet surging demand for artificial intelligence and other computing needs at Facebook's parent company. The investment with Meta will also expand the output of a Constellation Energy Illinois nuclear plant. The agreement announced Tuesday is just the latest in a string of tech-nuclear partnerships as the use of AI expands. Financial details of the agreement were not disclosed. Constellation's Clinton Clean Energy Centre was actually slated to close in 2017 after years of financial losses but was saved by legislation in Illinois establishing a zero-emission credit program to support the plant into 2027. The Meta-Constellation deal takes effect in June of 2027, when the state's taxpayer funded zero-emission credit programme expires. With the arrival of Meta, Clinton's clean energy output will expand by 30 megawatts, preserve 1,100 local jobs and bring in $13.5 million in annual tax revenue, according to the companies. Secur

AWS backs India's $1 trillion digital economy push with Generative AI

Satinder Pal Singh of AWS India explains how cloud and AI tools are helping enterprise, startups and public platforms scale innovation across key sectors

Amazon will join Asus, Lenovo in race to develop foldable display laptops

Reportedly, the Amazon laptop with a foldable display will feature a large 18-inch screen in a form factor comparable to the Apple MacBook Air 13-inch

Amazon adds AI-powered audio summaries for enhanced shopping experience

Amazon is testing AI-generated audio summaries on select product pages, offering shoppers a quick, conversational way to hear key features and reviews before purchase

E-commerce giants Flipkart, Amazon deepen fashion push in smaller cities

Flipkart's ethnic wear and Amazon's Serve store are driving fashion growth in Tier 2 and 3 cities with rising Gen Z demand and expanding customer bases

Govt notice to Amazon, Flipkart over sale of Pakistani flags, merchandise

The government has directed Amazon, Flipkart and others to remove listings of Pakistani flags and related items after CCPA issued notices over violation of national sentiment

Amazon's Prime Video to introduce limited advertisements from June 17

Prime Video will begin showing limited advertisements from 17 June in India while offering users an ad-free version at an additional cost to boost content investment

Tech Wrap May 13: Galaxy S25 Edge, Ray-Ban Meta glasses, Razr 60 Ultra

Samsung launches S25 Edge. Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses now in India. Motorola launches Razr 60 Ultra. Amazon Prime to feature limited ads. Vivo V50 Elite edition. Apple releases iOS 18.5

Amazon to disrupt Prime Video experience with adverts from June 17: Details

For those seeking an ad-free experience, Amazon has introduced an optional add-on plan priced at Rs 129 per month or Rs 699 per year as an introductory offer

Amazon teams up with FedEx for big package deliveries after UPS pullback

FedEx stock jumped on Monday, rising 7 per cent following its partnership with Amazon. This marks a potential revival of ties between the two companies since their 2019 split over home deliveries

More Retail plans ₹2,000 crore IPO, targets Ebitda-positive in FY26

Company backed by Amazon and Samara Capital aims to go public in 12-18 months, reduce debt, and expand store network from 775 to 3,000 by the end of the decade

'Leo will follow Francis': Amazon Catholics hope new pope protects forest

The bishop sat quietly near the front row, hands folded, listening as Indigenous leaders and church workers spoke about the threats to Peru's northern forests, a part of the Amazon rain forest. It was 2016, a year after Laudato Si, Pope Francis' encyclical on the environment. When he was up to speak, the bishop didn't preach though he was in his city of Chiclayo as host of a regional gathering. Instead, he reflected on things he had seen. It's a very important encyclical, he said. It also represents something new in terms of this explicit expression of the church's concern for all of creation. That bishop, Robert Prevost, is now Pope Leo XIV. He was always very welcoming, very close to the people, Laura Vargas, secretary of the Interreligious Council of Peru, who helped organize the event, recalled in a phone interview with The Associated Press. He had no problem saying yes when we proposed it he was genuinely interested in social pastoral work. Since then, Prevost deepened his

CCPA issues notices over illegal walkie-talkie sales on e-commerce sites

CCPA flags sale of walkie-talkies on digital platforms without frequency, licensing, or ETA compliance, calling it a violation of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019

Apple to partner with Amazon-backed Anthropic on AI-based coding platform

The new AI coding system is an updated version of Apple's programming software, Xcode, and will integrate Anthropic's Claude Sonnet AI model

Amazon braces for tough quarter; warns on tariffs, consumer spending

When it reported results Thursday, the world's largest online retailer posted a decent first quarter but said operating profit in the current period would be weaker than Wall Street anticipated

Nvidia, Anthropic clash over US' export restrictions on semiconductors

Nvidia and Anthropic are divided on the artificial intelligence policy with US chip export restrictions set to take effect on May 15

Tech Wrap April 30: Motorola Edge 60 Pro, Meta AI app, Kindle Paperwhite

Motorola launches Edge 60 Pro. Meta AI app arrives on Android and iOS. Amazon launches the new Kindle Paperwhite in India. Samsung brings flagship AI features to Galaxy A series

Trump calls Bezos a 'good guy' after Amazon cancels tariff displaying move

Ecommerce major Amazon was considering displaying the added cost of tariffs on select retail items in the US. But a quick call between Trump and Bezos solved the problem very quickly

Amazon launches Kindle Paperwhite in India with 7-inch display at Rs 16,999

The Kindle Paperwhite features a 7-inch display, more on-device storage, and improved performance with 25 per cent faster page turns, said Amazon