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Amazon to spend $20 billion on two data center complexes in Pennsylvania

Amazon said on Monday that it will spend USD 20 billion on two data centre complexes in Pennsylvania, including one it is building alongside a nuclear power plant that has drawn federal scrutiny over an arrangement to essentially plug right into the power plant. Kevin Miller, vice-president of global data centres at Amazon's cloud computing subsidiary, Amazon Web Services, told The Associated Press that the company will build another data centre complex just north of Philadelphia. One data centre is being built next to northeastern Pennsylvania's Susquehanna nuclear power plant, where it intends to get its power. The other will be in Fairless Hills at a logistics campus, the Keystone Trade Centre, on what was once a US Steel mill. Amazon said that data centre will get its power through the electricity grid. At a news conference in Berwick in the shadow of the power plant, Governor Josh Shapiro called it the largest private sector investment in Pennsylvania's history. Monday's ...

CCPA's advisory on dark patterns sent to over 50 online platforms

Platforms including Amazon, Flipkart, Zomato and Paytm asked to eliminate dark patterns and complete self-audits within three months as per 2020 e-commerce rules

Amazon lays off employees in Books division as part of cost-cutting plan

Amazon has laid off 100 employees from its Books division, including Goodreads and Kindle teams, as part of a broader restructuring effort to streamline operations and boost efficiency

Amazon to intensify fake review crackdown after UK watchdog investigation

Amazon has pledged to beef up fight against fake reviews, Britain's competition regulator said Friday after an investigation into whether big online platforms are doing enough to crack down on phony online ratings for products and services. The Competition and Markets Authority said it secured the undertakings from Amazon, after getting a similar agreement earlier this year from Google to clamp down on rogue reviews plaguing the internet. The company promised to strengthen its existing systems for fighting fake reviews. It will also tackle catalog abuse, which involves sellers boosting star ratings for a product by hijacking good reviews from a completely different one. As an example, a shopper might come across a pair of headphones with a five-star rating. But, after looking closer, most of the reviews are for a mobile phone charger, the watchdog said. As part of its commitments, Amazon has agreed to sanction anyone caught using these tactics. Businesses could be banned from selli

Amazon testing humanoid delivery robots in San Francisco 'humanoid park'

The tech giant is developing delivery-focused humanoid robots and testing them in a special 'humanoid park' as part of its push to automate operations

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