Tag: Amazon

• Tuesday, May 14th 2019 - 09:44 UTC

  Brazilian chief Raoni on a European tour to counter growing threats to Amazon

  

  Brazil's legendary indigenous chief Raoni arrived in Paris on Sunday for the start of a three-week tour across Europe where he will meet heads of state, celebrities and the Pope to highlight growing threats to the Amazon.

• Monday, April 29th 2019 - 08:32 UTC

  Amazon Prime Service promises to cut delivery times worldwide

  

  Amazon has promised to cut delivery times worldwide for customers of its Prime service. Amazon Prime is a subscription service offering free delivery and access to Amazon's TV shows.

• Friday, April 19th 2019 - 09:23 UTC

  Controversial tabloid embroiled in high profile scandals involving Trump and Bezos is sold

  

  The owner of US tabloid newspaper the National Enquirer has agreed to sell the title to magazine distributor James Cohen. American Media Inc (AMI) said it would sell the title and two of its sister publications to Mr Cohen.

• Friday, April 12th 2019 - 01:24 UTC

  Again Amazon, Apple and Google could be infringing customers' privacy with voice reviewers

  

  Amazon, Apple and Google all employ staffs who listen to customer voice recordings from their smart speakers and voice assistant apps. News site Bloomberg highlighted the topic after speaking to Amazon staff who “reviewed” Alexa recordings.

• Tuesday, April 9th 2019 - 06:30 UTC

  France approves tax on digital giants: defends fiscal sovereignty and honored to break ground

  

  French lawmakers on Monday approved a new tax on digital giants such as Facebook and Apple that has angered the United States, with Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire boasting that France was proud to be in the vanguard of such a move.

• Friday, April 5th 2019 - 08:37 UTC

  Record breaking divorce settlement for Bezos ex wife: US$ 35 billion

  

  The world's richest man, Jeff Bezos, and his wife MacKenzie have agreed with a record-breaking divorce settlement worth at least US$35bn. Ms. Bezos will retain a 4% stake in online retail giant Amazon which her husband of 25 years found.

• Tuesday, February 26th 2019 - 09:25 UTC

  Dead humpback whale found in the Amazon jungle

  

  Wildlife experts are searching for clues following the discovery of a dead humpback whale in the Amazon jungle — about 15 meters from the ocean. The mammal, which biologists believe to be a 12-month-old calf, was found in undergrowth on the Brazilian island of Marajo, at the mouth of the Amazon River.

• Friday, February 8th 2019 - 10:08 UTC

  World's richest man exposed to “extortion and blackmail” with a political touch

  

  Jeff Bezos, Amazon chief executive, accused the owner of The National Enquirer on Thursday of trying “extortion and blackmail” to stop his investigation into how his private text messages and photos with his mistress were leaked to the tabloid.

• Thursday, December 27th 2018 - 08:42 UTC

  Strong 5% rebound of Wall Street markets on pledge the Fed chief will not be ousted

  

  Wall Street marked its best day in 10 years as stocks rallied back on Wednesday, giving some post-Christmas hope to a market that has otherwise been battered this December. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped more than 1,000 points — its biggest point-gain ever — rising nearly 5% as investors returned from a holiday break. The benchmark S&P 500 index also gained 5% and the technology heavy Nasdaq rose 5.8%.

• Saturday, December 8th 2018 - 09:30 UTC

  Brazil environment regulator denies license to drill near mouth of the Amazon

  

  Brazil's environmental regulator on Friday denied French oil giant Total a license to drill for crude in five blocks near the mouth of the Amazon river. Regulatory agency Ibama said the license was denied “due to a set of technical problems” identified during the application process.