Google and Amazon are feeling the antitrust heat in the US
US tech giants Google and Amazon are set to face antitrust investigations in the US according to multiple reports.
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Amazon rumoured to be rummaging around Boost
Amazon is rumoured to be one of the parties interested in purchasing Sprint’s prepaid Boost, and while it might be a long-shot, all rumours eventually seem lead back to Amazon at some point.
Amazon wants to be more in-tune with your emotions
Amazon is reportedly working on new technology which will be able to detect users’ emotional state by analysing their vocal patterns.
Amazon’s vigilante division Ring moves into crime reporting
Internet retail giant Amazon is making a big push into the neighbourhood watch world and now even wants to report on local crime itself.
Europe approves new internet rules designed to rein in Amazon and co
As part of the overall Digital Single Market programme, the European Parliament has voted to approve new regulations claiming to protect European businesses and consumers when using online platforms to trade.
Turns out real people sometimes hear what you say to smart speakers
The revelation that Amazon employs people to listen to voice recordings captured from its Echo devices has apparently surprised some people.
Amazon gets into the satellite connectivity game
All the cool kids have low-orbit nanosatellites these days and Amazon is not about to miss out on the latest connectivity fad.
Facial recognition is being used in China’s monitoring network
A publicly accessible database managed by a surveillance contractor showed China has used a full suite of AI tools to monitor its Uyghur population in the far west of the country.
Big Apple says no to Amazon
The PR bout between Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and Democratic Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been settled, with the internet giant cancelling plans to open a New York office.
Mesh wifi goes mainstream as Amazon acquires Eero
Amazon’s push into the connected home took another step with the acquisition of mesh wifi specialist Eero.
Amazon made obscene amounts of money in 2018
Internet giant Amazon made $232.9 billion last year, which was up 31% from the previous year.
Alexa turns to HERE to crack the car market
Amazon is collaborating with navigation platform HERE in order to get its Alexa voice UI into the car of the future.
Share price drops for both Amazon and Google after quarterlies
Despite reporting quarterly numbers most companies would kill for Amazon and Alphabet share prices dropped by 8.6% and 5% respectively due to investor disappointment.
Alibaba Cloud opens two data centres in London
The e-commerce giant Alibaba is challenging Amazon and Microsoft in cloud service by adding London to its global data centre map.
Amazon, Supermicro and Apple call BS on Chinese spying sting – someone is lying
Amazon, Supermicro and Apple have released statements denying they have ever found any malicious microchips on their hardware calling into questions the validity of Chinese espionage claims.
Maybe the Chinese espionage rhetoric is more than political hot air
Evidence has reportedly been found of China spying on more than 30 US companies, suggesting the anti-China rhetoric might be more than political posturing.
Alexa is starting to turn into a genuinely helpful assistant
Amazon has unveiled a host of new features and skills for its Alexa virtual assistant, edging the living room closer to the intelligent dream we’ve all been promised.
Twitch is blocked by China’s Great Firewall
The Amazon-owned game streaming platform Twitch confirmed on Friday that it became inaccessible from China, the latest of a string of popular services banned from the world’s largest internet market.
The Children Act: US lawmakers asking to know how YouTube collects data on children
US Congressmen have demanded Google CEO answers questions on how YouTube tracks the data of minors.
Amazon China staff were reportedly selling-on user data
Amazon is conducting an internal investigation into allegations that its staff in China received bribes from merchants for user data.
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