Amazon asked Europe’s second-highest court on Thursday to scrap its designation as a platform subject to stricter requirements under landmark EU online content rules, arguing that it poses no systematic risks to its users. The Digital Services Act, which came into force in 2022, requires Big Tech companies to do more to tackle illegal and […]
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Indirect carbon emissions from the operations of four of the leading AI-focused tech companies rose on average by 150% from 2020-2023, due to the demands of power-hungry data centres, a United Nations report said on Thursday. The use of artificial intelligence by Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta drove up their global indirect emissions because of […]
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Amazon has cut jobs in its books division, including at its Goodreads review site and Kindle units, the company said on Thursday. The Seattle-based retailer said that fewer than 100 workers were impacted and the move was meant to improve efficiency and streamline operations. “As part of our ongoing work to make our teams and […]
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Amazon is once again taking a shot at creating revolutionary consumer products—this time more seriously—with a new team called ZeroOne, led by J Allard, who helped create the Xbox game console. According to CNBC, Allard has been tasked with developing “breakthrough” consumer products. The ZeroOne team is spread across Seattle, San Francisco, and Sunnyvale, California, […]
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While some jobs provide good work-life balance, others offer good opportunities for career growth or generous compensation and benefits. But are there companies that check all the boxes, including promoting a positive work culture and trust in leadership? And what about those workplaces that fall short across the board? A new list by Blind, an […]
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A historic antitrust trial began Monday for Meta Platforms Inc. in a case that could force the tech giant to break off Instagram and WhatsApp, startups it bought more than a decade ago that have since grown into social media powerhouses. The trial is bringing Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg into federal court in Washington to testify. In […]
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File photo of Amazon’s logo. Amazon on March 20 announced another round of job cuts, bring the total count to 27,000 in this year itself. | Photo Credit: Reuters Amazon plans to eliminate 9,000 more jobs in the next few weeks, CEO Andy Jassy said in a memo to staff on March 20. The job […]
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File photo of Amazon’s logo. Amazon on March 20 announced another round of job cuts, bring the total count to 27,000 in this year itself. | Photo Credit: Reuters Amazon plans to eliminate 9,000 more jobs in the next few weeks, CEO Andy Jassy said in a memo to staff on March 20. The job […]
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Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said that steps are being taken to enhance the production and marketing of forest produce of tribal communities. File | Photo Credit: PTI The government is taking steps to enhance the production and marketing of forest produce of tribal communities and engaging with e-commerce players like Amazon and Flipkart to push their […]
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Layoffs: People take a photo at Meta corporate headquarters in Menlo Park, California on November 9, 2022. – Facebook owner Meta will lay off more than 11,000 of its staff in the most difficult changes made in Meta’s history, according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg | Photo Credit: JOSH EDELSON In 2020, the number of people […]
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