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France fines Amazon $35 mn for 'excessively intrusive' monitoring of staff

France's privacy watchdog said on Tuesday that it slapped Amazon's French warehouse business with a 32 million euro fine (USD 35 million) for using an excessively intrusive sytem to monitor worker performance and activity. The French Data Protection Authority, also known by its acronym CNIL, said the system allowed managers at Amazon France Logistique to track employees so closely that it resulted in multiple breaches of the European Union's stringent privacy rules, called the General Data Protection Regulation. We strongly disagree with the CNIL's conclusions, which are factually incorrect, and we reserve the right to file an appeal," Amazon said. "Warehouse management systems are industry standard and are necessary for ensuring the safety, quality and efficiency of operations and to track the storage of inventory and processing of packages on time and in line with customer expectations. The watchdog's investigation focused on Amazon employees' use of handheld barcode scanners to

CCPA issues notice to e-com platform Amazon for sale of 'Ram Mandir' prasad

As many as four such products, claiming to be prasad from the Ayodhya Ram Mandir, are up for sale on the platform

Amazon utilises water, air, rail for faster delivery of packages in India

Starting with one fulfillment centre in 2013, Amazon has also built a nationwide infrastructure and tied up with organisations like India Post and the Indian Railways

Republic Day Sale by Amazon and Flipkart live, discounts on top smartphones

Amazon Flipkart Republic Day sale is live in India. There are several products available at a huge discount. Here are the top 5 smartphone deals in the Republic Day sale

Flipkart eyes profitability ahead of IPO; looks to go public in 1 -2 years

Flipkart Internet, the marketplace arm of the e-commerce giant, recently reported a 42 per cent growth in operating revenue for FY23 at Rs 14,845 crore

After Google, Amazon announces job cuts; hundreds to get pink slips

The latest job cuts by Amazon will impact the employees of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios. The news coincided with Google's similar announcement to layoff employees on Wednesday

Amazon to lay off several hundred staff in Prime Video, studios divisions

The staff facing exit at Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios in the Americas will be informed on Wednesday and in most other regions by the end of the week

Amazon's Twitch to cut 500 employees, 35% of staff amid concerns on losses

The new chief has struggled to stem losses, however. Twitch undertook two rounds of layoffs last year, cutting over 400 positions, part of wider job reductions at Amazon.

Amazon debuts video-streaming for its TV hardware that rivals Apple AirPlay

For years, Apple's AirPlay and Google's Cast have offered this capability, letting users enjoy video from their phones on a large TV screen

Amazon attacks EU privacy regulators, claims their aim was punishment

The ecommerce giant told a local court in Luxembourg - where the firm has its regional hub - that watchdogs went on the attack rather than seek an amicable solution

Billionaire space battle heats up as Jeff Bezos eyes SpaceX rival

'SpaceX likes to say they have a monopoly" in the launch market, Tory Bruno, ULA's chief executive officer, said in an October interview. "They don't.'

TikTok eyes $17.5 billion shopping business on Amazon's turf: Reports

The 2024 merchandise volume goal for the US version of TikTok Shop - which melds online entertainment with impulse buying - was discussed in internal meetings in recent weeks

Amazon's video ad push expected to generate extra $5 bn in revenue

Amazon's advertising business - mostly search and display ads on its web store - generated $12.1 billion in the quarter ended September 30, about 8.5% of total revenue

iPhone hack: Chandrashekhar rebuts Washington Post, calls it 'half facts'

In a story published on December 27 in association with Amnesty the Washington Post had reported that certain journalists had been targeted with the spyware on their iPhones

Black Box eyes 3x growth to $2 bn by 2027 with focus on critical infra

Indian IT company Black Box is expecting a threefold increase in revenue to USD 2 billion over the next three years, driven by demand for critical technological infrastructure. Black Box President and CEO Sanjeev Verma told PTI that focusing on digital infrastructure, connectivity, networking, modern workplace cybersecurity, along with artificial integration, is going to provide a huge runway to the company. "I think we see the future for digital infrastructure business ramping up on the back of hybrid activity on the data centre side, requirement for people to collaborate across continents and cultures, hybrid workplaces that have become a norm post-Covid." "We are looking at double-digit growth organically over the next few years and expect to push towards USD 2 billion (Rs 16,632 crore) revenues in the next three years," Verma said. The company had reported a consolidated revenue of Rs 6,233 crore in FY23, as per a BSE filing. Black Box works with big tech companies like Amazon

Global corporate landscape 2023: Mergers, closures, and leadership shifts

From acquisitions & mergers to resignations 2023 has been a year of significant milestones in the global corporate world. Here is a recap on all the major event that unfolded in 2023

Amazon sellers worry over misleading AI product reviews impacting sales

Product reviews have been a central part of shopping on Amazon for almost three decades, providing word-of-mouth referrals that boost the confidence of those who otherwise might be hesitant

Adobe calls off $20 bn deal to acquire Figma after pushback from Europe

Adobe's planned $20 billion acquisition of online design company Figma is being called off due to pushback in Europe over antitrust concerns, the companies said Monday. The companies announced the cash-and-stock deal in September 2022, seeking a path with Figma's web-based, multi-player capabilities to accelerate the delivery of Adobe's creative cloud technologies on the web. Although both companies continue to believe in the merits and procompetitive benefits of the combination, Adobe and Figma mutually agreed to terminate the transaction based on a joint assessment that there is no clear path to receive necessary regulatory approvals from the European Commission and the UK Competition and Markets Authority, Adobe and Figma said in a prepared statement on Monday. US companies have regularly run into roadblocks in Europe over similar concerns of monopolies. Biotech giant Illumina on Sunday said that it will undo its $7.1 billion purchase of the cancer-screening company Grail after

Amazon won't have to pay $273 million in back taxes after winning EU case

Amazon won't have to pay about 250 million euros (USD 273 million) in back taxes after European Union judges ruled in favour of the US e-commerce giant Thursday, dealing a defeat to the 27-nation bloc in its efforts to tackle corporate tax avoidance. The ruling by the EU's top court is final, ending the long-running legal battle over tax arrangements between Amazon and Luxembourg's government and marking a further setback for a crackdown by antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager. The Court of Justice backed a 2021 decision by judges in a lower court who sided with Amazon, saying the European Commission, the EU's executive branch, had not proved its case that Amazon received illegal state support. The Court of Justice confirms that the Commission has not established that the tax ruling given to Amazon by Luxembourg was a State aid that was incompatible with the internal market of the EU, the court said in a press release. Amazon welcomed the ruling, saying it confirms that the company .

Myntra surpasses 75 mn new app users, achieves record customer growth

The Gen Z fashion segment on the platform has recorded 2.25X surge in demand and 175% YoY growth in customers