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Amazon to add Matter-over-Thread support to Echo devices this spring

Matter is a new smart home interoperability standard that provides a common language for smart home devices to communicate locally in your home without relying on a cloud connection

Amazon announces members exclusive 'Prime Phones Party' sale: Details here

The Amazon Prime Phones Party sale offers would be live on the e-commerce platform until January 8

Amazon to axe 18,000 jobs globally; CEO blames 'uncertain economy'

The job cuts - about 80 per cent higher than earlier estimates - are part of Amazon's annual operating planning review process

Tech companies continue slashing jobs amid uncertain 2023 economy

Layoffs that began in 2022 are accelerating across some technology companies

Amazon to slash more than 18,000 jobs as technology slump deepens

The reduction is concentrated in the firm's corporate ranks, mostly Amazon's retail division and human resources functions like recruiting

Amazon secures $8 bn in term loan to safeguard against economic headwinds

Amazon has frozen hiring for corporate roles in its retail business

For tech industry, 2022 was a year of mass layoffs; 2023 likely to be worse

The tech layoffs this year have exceeded the job cuts the sector faced globally during the financial crisis of 2008-2009 triggered by the Lehman Brothers' collapse

Amazon joins YouTube, Apple in investing on live sports content: Report

The move hints at Amazon's focused action towards investing in Prime Video and live sports content

E-commerce platform Amazon starts delivering orders by drones in US states

In 2020, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) gave the company 'Part 135' approval to send packages by drone

Amazon looks to sell excess air cargo space as demand cools post-pandemic

The long-term plan for Amazon Air hasn't changed despite the current turmoil

Amazon may breach trademark rights over fake Louboutin ads: European Court

Online retail giant Amazon could be held responsible for breaching luxury shoemaker Christian Louboutin's trademark rights over the sale of counterfeit red soled high-heeled shoes on its platform, the European Court of Justice ruled on Thursday. Third-party sellers on Amazon regularly advertise red-soled stilettos that are not made by Louboutin. The French designer brought cases against the company in Belgium and Luxembourg in 2019, arguing that he did not give his consent for these products to be put on the market. Louboutin shoes' red outer sole, for which they are known, is registered as an EU and Benelux trademark. The EU's top court said that users could mistakenly think that Amazon itself is selling shoes on behalf of Louboutin, noting that it may be the case when, for instance, Amazon displays its own logo on the third-party sellers' ads, and when it stores and ships the shoes in question. These circumstances may indeed make a clear distinction difficult, and give the ...

Amazon launches Prime Gaming service in India: Know what is new and pricing

Prime Gaming is a service exclusive for Amazon Prime members. It is available through desktops, mobile browsers, and Android app. Support for Apple iOS is coming in January 2023

Realme announces 'Golden Festival' sale offers on phones, earbuds, and more

The Golden Festival sale offers are available on Realme website, Flipkart, and Amazon. Here are the details:

Amazon promises equal visibility to products from rival sellers in EU

Amazon has agreed to make major changes to its business practices to settle antitrust investigations that found the ecommerce giant gave itself an unfair advantage over rival merchants, European Union regulators said Tuesday. Amazon promised to give products from rival sellers equal visibility in the buy box, a premium piece of real estate on its website that leads to higher sales. The company also pledged to stop using non-public data from independent sellers on its platform to provide insights into its own products to compete against those merchants. Amazon also agreed not to discriminate against sellers in its Prime membership service and let Prime members freely choose any delivery service. The commission said it has accepted the commitments from Amazon, which allows the company to avoid a legal battle with the E.U.'s top antitrust watchdog that could have ended with huge fines, worth up to 10% of its annual worldwide revenue. We are pleased that we have addressed the European

Amazon rolls out subscription-based service 'Prime Gaming' in India

Amazon Prime and Video subscribers can access the gaming service, which offers a variety of mobile, PC and Mac games with in-game loot for free

Amazon adds free music videos from independent labels to Fire TV in US

Fire TV customers will get personalised recommendations based on their likes and viewing history or they can also create their own mixes

Amazon delays joining date of some graduates amid cost-cutting efforts

Some university graduates were set to join Amazon in May but their joining has been delayed likely as a result of cost-cutting efforts

Henry Cavill to lead miniature game series Warhammer 40,000 for Amazon

Hollywood star Henry Cavill has found his next big acting gig -- series adaptation of miniature game "Warhammer 40,000". The news comes a day after Cavill announced that he will not be returning as Superman for future DC films. The actor also exited Netflix show "The Witcher" recently. According to entertainment news website The Hollywood Reporter, Amazon Studios is negotiating a deal with the game's producer Games Workshop. Cavill is attached to star and executive produce the series adaptation of the popular science-fiction fantasy. In "Warhammer 40,000", players enact battles using miniature models of warriors and fighting vehicles. It is set in the distant future, where a stagnant human civilization is threatened by hostile aliens and supernatural creatures. The models in the game are a mix of humans, aliens, and supernatural monsters, wielding futuristic weaponry and supernatural powers. No writers or showrunners are currently attached with the project. Cavill most recently

Environmental group casts doubt on Amazon's claims of reducing plastic

A report by environmental group Oceana has found that plastic waste from Amazon packages went up by 18 per cent last year, but Amazon says it has reduced its use of single-use plastic across its network. According to the Oceana's estimates, released Thursday, Amazon's plastic waste jumped from 599 million pounds in 2020 to 709 million pounds last year an amount that can circle the planet more than 800 times in the form of air pillows, the group said. For years, the advocacy organisation has been pushing the company to release more data around its plastic footprint and commit to reducing any harmful environmental impacts that might stem from it. That idea was put up for a vote two times at Amazon's annual shareholders meetings during the past two years. The last vote, held in May, got support from 48 per cent of shareholders. But the e-commerce behemoth had resisted calls to release more data until Tuesday, when it disclosed in a blog post that it used 97,222 metric tons (over 214 .

Amazon Smartphone Upgrade Days sale: Know deals, discounts, bank offers

Amazon Smartphone Upgrade Days sale started today, December 15, and it would continue until December 18