Amazon culls another 9,000 jobs
Just months after announcing a huge round of layoffs, US hyperscaler Amazon is preparing to wield the axe once again.
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Amazon unveils Project Kuiper terminals
US hyperscaler Amazon has announced a range of products that will one day let customers connect to its satellite network.
FCC gives nod to Amazon Kuiper broadband satellite deployment
US regulatory body the Federal Communications Commission has given Amazon the go ahead to launch broadband dispensing satellites, despite some objections from rivals in the space.
Apple, Amazon and Google feel the heat in Q4
Three of Silicon Valley’s juggernauts posted some less than celebratory Q4 2022 results, revealing a gear shift from the boom times many aspects of Big Tech experienced during the pandemic.
Amazon axes staff at devices and services unit
US tech giant Amazon is feeling the pinch from the slowing economy.
Amazon’s weak outlook adds to cloud pessimism
US internet giant Amazon was the last of the ‘hyperscalers’ to deliver their quarterly numbers and they did little to lift the general gloom.
Amazon delays first Kuiper satellite launch until 2023
Hyperscaler Amazon has opted to use a different rocket company for the launch of its first Project Kuiper satellites.
Amazon launches a swarm of smart home devices
Amazon – who at this point has its fingers in so many different pies its hard to know what to call it other than ‘tech giant’ – has unveiled a raft of new smart devices as it continues its drive for smart home supremacy.
Apple and Amazon see revenue hikes in face of economic turmoil
In the midst of a global cost of living crisis both Amazon and Apple beat expectations, with revenue for iPhone sales up 3% to $40.7 billion and Amazon clocking a 7% YoY revenue jump to $121.1 billion.
Amazon Prime membership gets more expensive for Europe
Residents of largest economies in Europe will have to pay more for Amazon quick deliveries and video content from 15 September this year.
EU messaging interoperability demands raise concerns
The part of the EU’s Digital Marketing Act concerning messaging interoperability is getting some heat from the tech world – but the bigger question is how would such a thing curb big tech dominance?
So much for the FTC’s trustbusting agenda
US trade regulator, the FTC, has allowed Amazon’s acquisition of MGM to proceed without so much as a whimper of dissent.
EU gives green light to Amazon buyout of MGM
The European Commission has approved unconditionally Amazon’s acquisition of MGM, concluding it ‘would raise no competition concerns in the European Economic Area.’
US internet giants tighten the screw on Russia
As the scramble to be seen to be doing the right thing over the Ukraine conflict continues, Amazon and Google have made significant announcements.
AWS continues to expand on multiple fronts
Amazon will launch new AWS Local Zones into 32 metropolitan areas in 26 countries and has teamed up with Salesforce to create a new streaming platform.
Amazon looks increasingly propped up by cloud services
Internet giant Amazon posted a mixed set of Q4 results, but its cloud division AWS clocked 40% growth.
Amazon scraps scheduled ban on UK Visa payments
Technology and online shopping leviathan Amazon has said it no longer plans to stop accepting UK-issued Visa credit cards for payments this month.
T-Mobile limits presence at CES but the show goes on
US operator T-Mobile says the vast majority of its team will no longer be attending CES, while Amazon, Meta, Twitter and Pintrest have reportedly pulled out entirely.
Clash of the titans as Amazon declares war on Visa
Amazon has written to some of its UK customers to say it will no longer be accepting Visa credit cards as payment from next year.
Sainsbury’s turns to Amazon for cashierless tech
UK grocer Sainsbury’s has entered into a Faustian bargain with etail leviathan Amazon to power its new cashierless stores.
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