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WhatsApp-JioMart to help RIL take on Amazon and Flipkart, experts say

Experts say the partnership will give JioMart access to over 487 million WhatsApp users in India. Experts say that the total annualised active e-commerce users in the country are only 200 million.

Ahead of festive season, Amazon, Flipkart scale-up facilities across India

E-commerce firms such as Amazon, Flipkart, and others witnessed blockbuster festive season sales of about $9.2 billion last year

Amazon shuts in-house telehealth service for employees, businesses

The tech giant Wednesday said it had decided to shut down the business by year-end because it didn't meet the needs of potential business customers Am­azon is targeting.

Google expands Play Games for PC feature under open beta to 5 countries

Amazon has also partnered with Microsoft to get Android apps to PC users

Amazon to shutter virtual health care service Amazon Care by Dec 31

Amazon is shutting down the hybrid virtual, in-home care service it's spent years developing, a surprising move that underscores the challenges it faces as it moves into health care. The service, called Amazon Care, will end by December 31, according to an email sent to staff by Neil Lindsay, senior vice president of Amazon Health Services. Amazon Care was launched in 2019 for Seattle-based Amazon's Washington state employees, who served as trial users before the company made it available last year to its workers in all 50 states. The service connects patients virtually with doctors and nurses who can provide treatment 24 hours a day. It does not have physical locations, but offers in-person services for things like vaccinations and flu testing in several cities, including Seattle and Washington, D.C. Amazon's decision to pull the plug on Amazon Care is even more surprising given the company said in February it was planning to expand the in-person care service to include 20 additio

Peloton taps Amazon to boost US sales of exercise bikes, accessories

The news sent the battered shares of the fitness equipment maker up 18.4% in afternoon trading on Wednesday, putting them on course for their best day since February

Big tech under Parliamentary panel lens for alleged anti-competition play

Top execs of Indian arms of Apple, Google, Amazon, Netflix and Microsoft quizzed about impact of their business models on small players.

Latest news LIVE: SC terminates CoA panel running AIFF over FIFA suspension

From the CBI's probe into Delhi Excise Policy, the deposal of top Amazon, Apple, Netflix, and other firms' executive before parliamentary panel to Covid news, catch all the live news updates here

Why #Boycott_Amazon is trending on Social Media?

"Boycott Amazon" starts trending on social media as Hindu Janujagruti Samiti lodges a complaint against Amazon for disrespecting Hindu sentiments. Read this article to know why it happened

Complaint lodged against Amazon for selling obscene Radha-Krishna pics

The Hindu Janajagruthi Samithi has lodged a complaint against Amazon with for selling obscene pictures of Lord Krishna and Radha, police said

Amazon accuses FTC of harassing Bezos, CEO Andy Jassy in Prime probe

In a filing made public, Amazon claimed FTC staff have made "unduly burdensome" demands as it investigates whether the company's subscription services, including Amazon Prime, violate antitrust laws

Teenagers' share in India's gig sector grows 8 times in last 4 yrs: Report

Around 40% of the gig workers now come from the age group of 16 to 23, says a study by Taskmo, an on-demand staffing platform

Saudi sovereign wealth fund buys $7-bn US stocks amid recession fears

The $620 billion Public Investment Fund also added to positions it held in Facebook Inc. owner Meta Platforms Inc., PayPal Holdings Inc. and Electronic Arts Inc. in the second quarter

Indra Nooyi to recuse herself from ICC media rights process: Here's why

The ICC's TV and digital rights bundle for the Indian sub-continent will be up for sale with sealed tenders being submitted on August 22.

MNCs needed for youths from other countries to work in India: Sisodia

"The day parents in America or Europe will dream of sending their children to India universities for higher education, our nation can be considered the number one country in the world," he said.

iRobot lays off 10% workforce amid $1.7 billion Amazon acquisition

Global consumer robot company iRobot, acquired by Amazon for $1.7 billion last week, has laid off 10 per cent of its workforce -- nearly 140 workers.

Google Search witnesses massive outage, affects tens of thousands of users

The most common causes of such failures are back-end web infrastructure, such as those experienced by Fastly and Amazon Web Services last year

Amazon sets up grant for Indian entrepreneurs to build logistics business

Programme will help women, persons with disability, and people from the LGBTQIA+ community

Amazon Great Freedom Festival sale goes live for Prime user: Details here

Amazon is offering major deals and offers during the Great Freedom Sale 2022 on mobile phones, laptops, TVs, wearables among a wide range of electronics

CCPA imposes fine on Amazon for selling sub-standard pressure cookers

After examination of the response submitted by the company, it was observed that a total 2,265 pressure cookers not conforming to mandatory standards were sold through Amazon