Engaging e-commerce players to push sales of goods produced by tribals: Dharmendra Pradhan

Engaging e-commerce players to push sales of goods produced by tribals: Dharmendra Pradhan

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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Data | Layoffs by IT firms in the U.S. will greatly impact H-1B workers from India

Data | Layoffs by IT firms in the U.S. will greatly impact H-1B workers from India

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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Amazon workers across world urged to strike on Black Friday

Amazon workers across world urged to strike on Black Friday

Activists of Greenpeace attach banners reading ‘crime’ and ‘Black Friday. Nature destruction as a business model’ at the Amazon headquarters in Munich, Germany. | Photo Credit: Reuters Gig Workers Association (GigWA) in association with Amazon Warehouse workers and Hawkers Joint Action Committee held protests here on Friday, demanding the global giant to pay at least […]

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Google, Apple rivals to launch ad campaign for bill against Big Tech

Google, Apple rivals to launch ad campaign for bill against Big Tech

A group of small tech companies this week will launch an advertising campaign urging lawmakers to pass landmark legislation that would diminish the power of the country’s largest internet giants. The small companies, which compete with Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc., are hoping to push Congress to pass the […]

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Amazon plans to cut 10,000 jobs in largest-ever layoffs for e-commerce giant

Amazon plans to cut 10,000 jobs in largest-ever layoffs for e-commerce giant

Amazon.com Inc. plans to cut about 10,000 jobs, the largest ever headcount reduction at the e-commerce giant as it braces for slower growth and a possible recession. The layoffs, which could begin as soon as this week, will likely target Amazon’s devices group, responsible for the Echo smart speakers and Alexa digital assistant, as well […]

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Jeff Bezos to give away most of 4 billion wealth during lifetime: report

Jeff Bezos to give away most of $124 billion wealth during lifetime: report

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos will give away a majority of his $124 billion wealth during his lifetime, the billionaire told CNN in an interview on Monday. Without providing further details, Mr. Bezos said he and partner journalist-turned-philanthropist Lauren Sánchez were “building the capacity to be […]

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CCPA levies ₹1 lakh fine on Cloudtail for selling pressure cookers on Amazon in violation of BIS standards

CCPA levies ₹1 lakh fine on Cloudtail for selling pressure cookers on Amazon in violation of BIS standards

The CCPA initiated suo-moto action against e-commerce platforms for sale of domestic pressure cookers in violation to compulsory standard The CCPA initiated suo-moto action against e-commerce platforms for sale of domestic pressure cookers in violation to compulsory standard The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a penalty of ₹1 lakh on  Cloudtail India for […]

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Amazon.com to freeze hiring in corporate workforce

Amazon.com to freeze hiring in corporate workforce

Over the last month, many media outlets have reported about hiring freezes in parts of Amazon’s cloud unit, AWS, as well as in its retail business. Over the last month, many media outlets have reported about hiring freezes in parts of Amazon’s cloud unit, AWS, as well as in its retail business. Amazon.com Inc. will […]

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