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How India is emerging as testing ground for agri-based carbon markets

Amazon's $30 million rice carbon credit deal highlights India's role in scaling agriculture-based carbon markets while raising questions on trust, verification, and farmer benefits

Amazon India to invest $300 mn to expand logistics, worker benefits

Move supports faster deliveries and AI-led operations under long-term India push

Amazon seized 15 million counterfeit products in 2025 using AI tools

Over 32,000 bad actors pursued across 14 countries since 2020, according to Amazon's Trustworthy Shopping Experience Report

Amazon targeted 32,000 bad actors, seized 15 mn counterfeits in 2025

Amazon's first Trustworthy Shopping Experience Report outlines efforts to tackle counterfeits, scams, and fake reviews using AI and global enforcement actions

Amazon to invest another $5 bn in Anthropic as part of $100 bn cloud deal

Anthropic, which makes the Claude chatbot and coding tool, plans to spend more than $100 billion over the next 10 years on Amazon's cloud technologies and chips

Amazon-Globalstar deal poised to boost Apple's satellite ambitions

If the deal goes through as planned, Apple will get a deep-pocketed and ambitious partner in satellite communications. That should help the iPhone maker expand its offerings

Amazon's $11.6 bn deal with Globalstar ramps up rivalry with Elon Musk

The e-commerce giant has been trying for years to break into satellite services to gain new sources of growth beyond its enormous retail and cloud-computing businesses

Amazon to buy Globalstar in $11.57 bn deal to rival Musk's Starlink

Amazon has been working to ramp up its network by deploying about 3,200 satellites in Earth's low orbit by 2029, with roughly half required to be in place by a July 2026 regulatory deadline

Amazon nears deal to acquire Globalstar in push to rival Musk's Starlink

Globalstar's shares have almost quadrupled in the past year, giving the company a market value of about $9.4 billion

Amazon considers selling in-house AI chips to firms amid demand surge

The disclosure offers a rare glimpse into the scale of Amazon's in-house chip operation, which produces general-purpose computing and AI accelerators

Amazon expands Counterfeit Crime Unit to India to curb fake goods

Move brings global enforcement playbook to fast-growing market, deepening partnerships with brands and authorities to curb fake goods and boost trust in online shopping

Amazon to end Kindle Store support for old e-book readers: What's changing

Amazon will reportedly stop Kindle Store access on devices released before 2013 from May 20, 2026, restricting purchases and downloads while allowing access to previously downloaded content

Amazon to slap 3.5% fuel surcharge on third-party sellers in US, Canada

Amazon is slapping a 3.5 per cent fuel and logistics surcharge on third-party sellers using its platform starting later this month amid a spike in fuel prices since the war in Iran started. The temporary charge is effective April 17 for many of the sellers who use Amazon's fulfillment services, the online behemoth confirmed to The Associated Press in an email Thursday. "Elevated costs in fuel and logistics have increased the cost of operating across the industry," Amazon said in the emailed statement. The Seattle-based company said it has absorbed these increases so far but similar to other major carriers, when costs remain elevated, it implements temporary surcharges to partially recover these costs. It noted the charge is "meaningfully" lower than surcharges applied by other major carriers. "We remain committed to our selling partners' success and to maintaining broad selection and low prices for customers," Amazon added. Amazon's fuel and logistics-related surcharge will apply

From Oracle to Amazon: Tech layoffs sweep across global IT industry

The technology sector has seen major job cuts recently, with companies including Oracle, TCS, Amazon, Microsoft, Intel and Block cutting thousands as they restructure and invest in AI

Amazon is working on a smartphone with AI-powered Alexa at centre: Report

Amazon is reportedly developing a new smartphone focused on Alexa integration and AI-driven personalisation, marking a fresh attempt to enter the mobile market after its earlier Fire Phone project

Amazon India workers' union calls for better wages amid LPG curbs

Amazon India workers' union seeks wage hike and incentives as LPG shortages and rising living costs strain warehouse workers amid West Asia disruptions

India a long-term investment with strong ecomm growth potential: Amazon V-P

Amazon views India as a long-term investment market where e-commerce is still in its early stages, with substantial headroom for growth supported by strong macroeconomic fundamentals and upbeat consumer sentiments, according to a senior company executive. Abhinav Singh, VP - Operations, India and Australia for Amazon, said that the company's recent announcement here on expansion of 'zero referral fee' coverage to 12.5 crore products (from 1.2 crore items in 2025) has got positive and encouraging response from sellers. "The response from the sellers has been very encouraging. They're excited not just with the fee reduction, but also excited to pass on those benefits to the customers, so customers in the marketplace can enjoy better prices. And at the same time, from a seller perspective, they are able to improve their margin so they are really excited about it," he said. He said the company's long-term outlook for India remains robust, given the structural advantages. "... We have b

Amazon plans smartphone comeback more than a decade after Fire Phone flop

The latest effort, known internally as Transformer, is being developed within its devices and services unit, according to four people familiar with the matter

Microsoft considers legal action over $50 billion Amazon-OpenAI deal

The dispute centers on whether OpenAI can offer Frontier via AWS without violating the Microsoft partnership, which requires the start-up's models to be accessed

China's JD.com takes on Amazon with new ecommerce platform in Europe

Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com has launched its Joybuy platform in six European countries, offering over 100,000 products with same-day delivery as it seeks to compete with Amazon in the region