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Amazon mistakenly tells workers to take TikTok app off phones
The internal mesage, which Amazon says was 'sent in error,' told workers to dump the TikTok app from their phones due to security concerns
Tech titan chiefs to testify at US antitrust committee
The hearing takes place on July 27, US time, amid calls by some activists and politicians to break up the Silicon Valley giants
Brazilian Amazon sees worst June in 13 years for forest fires
June marks the start of the dry period and there were 2,248 recorded fires, leaving analysts expecting a worse year for the rainforest than the devastating 2019
Google ad revenues to dip as market becomes 'triopoly' – tracker
New research by eMarketer indicates Google will still be the leading digital advertising but with a smaller share as the market evolves into a 'triopoly' with Facebook and Amazon
Amazon stops police using its face-recognition tech
The company announces a 1-year ban after repeated calls by critics and racial justice groups
Amazon shareholders reject dissident moves to reshape company
Proposals on issues such as food waste, racism, environmental justice get rejected as Amazon says that, in many cases, they already support initiatives relating to those
1st coronavirus case detected in Ecuador Amazon tribe
The first case reported in the Waorani tribe is a 'pregnant woman, 17 years old, who began to show symptoms on May 4,' the ministry says in a statement
Peru to build hospital in Amazon for coronavirus patients
The Peruvian Amazon is already facing a dire emergency, with hospitals in its largest city Iquitos overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients and local morgues unable to cope with the number of bodies
With attention on virus, Amazon deforestation surges
The numbers raise new questions about how well Brazil is protecting its share of the world's biggest rainforest under President Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right climate change skeptic who advocates opening protected lands to mining and farming
Ecuador's Amazon communities sue over oil spill
'The families living on the river banks are lacking food and no longer know where to find water to drink, or with which to bathe,' says Marcia Andi, a Kichwa and leader of the Mushuk Llacta community
Amazon Web Services VP Tim Bray resigns over worker firings
Tim Bray cites the firings of employees who had organized protests against Amazon as a reason for his resignation
Virus expenses hit Amazon's bottom line
CEO Jeff Bezos says all profits in the April-June quarter would be erased by expenses linked to the global virus outbreak
Inside an Amazon warehouse during the coronavirus
Amazon warehouses around the US are reporting cases of COVID-19. A worker at an Amazon warehouse in the Midwest describes the situation during coronavirus: 'It’s getting bad.'
Amazon workers group calls for strike over virus and climate concerns
Amazon Employees for Climate Justice urges colleagues to call in sick on April 24, accusing the company of firing workers protesting a lack of coronavirus precautions and environmental action
Duration of Amazon France closure 'unknown', boss says
Amazon France director general Frederic Duval says, 'We will try to reopen as soon as possible, but I cannot today confirm the date'
Boy from isolated Amazon tribe dies after being infected with coronavirus
The 15-year-old boy dies due to severe respiratory complications
Brazil reports first indigenous coronavirus case
Indigenous peoples in the Amazon are particularly vulnerable to imported diseases
Amazon, Instacart workers protest over virus safety
Employees and gig workers demand stricter health measures as housebound US relies more on deliveries
Amazon's Audible makes hundreds of children's audiobooks free
The audiobooks will be free for as long as schools remain closed
YouTube, Amazon Prime downgrade to standard definition in EU
The throttling follows a similar move from Netflix to alleviate EU networks
Amazon boosts pay, recruitment as coronavirus triggers demand
Amazon is addling 100,000 full or part-time jobs across the US, according to its Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations Dave Clark
Coronavirus triggers work-from-home trend in Seattle
Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, and Google recommend remote work for their employees as 10 of the 12 US fatalities have been in the northwest state
Amazon, African forests turning from CO2 sink to source – study
The rate of forest decline varies throughout the world, with the Amazon's absorption ability dropping far faster than the tropical forests of sub-Saharan Africa
Amazon worker in U.S. quarantined with novel coronavirus
'We're supporting the affected employee who is in quarantine,' Amazon says
Amazon boss Bezos launches $10B fund to combat climate change
The Bezos Earth Fund is meant to 'fund scientists, activists, NGOs – any effort that offers a real possibility to help preserve and protect the natural world' says the executive
Amazon wins suspension of $10 billion 'JEDI' contract to Microsoft
A preliminary injunction requested by Amazon is issued by Judge Patricia Campbell-Smith, barring the Department of Defense from starting work on the Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure program
Pope urges Amazon 'outrage' but stays silent on married priests
In the Pope's highly anticipated text, there is no mention of priestly marriage, a controversial suggestion for increasing the number of priests in remote areas of the Amazon
Big Tech acquisitions over past decade to face fresh U.S. scrutiny
The bombshell announcement by the US Federal Trade Commission opens the door to fresh scrutiny of deals made by Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Microsoft and Google parent Alphabet since 2010
Pope expected to stand firm on celibacy in text on Amazon synod
The Pope is being pressured to open the priesthood to married men in the Amazon, as well as to give women a greater role to play
Amazon, Sony skipping mobile congress owing to virus
The US and Japanese heavyweights join a list of companies, including LG and Ericsson, steering clear due to virus fears
Brazil's Bolsonaro proposes bill opening indigenous land to mining
The far-right president described the measure as a 'dream' while indigenous leaders have labeled it a 'genocide bill'
Hundreds of Amazon employees criticize firm's climate stance
More than 300 workers sign a Medium blog post by Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, which is pushing the company to go further in its climate change mitigation plan
Investigation points to Saudi prince role in Bezos phone hack
A video sent to the Amazon CEO by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman delivered the malware, according to a report by technical experts hired by Bezos
U.N. experts urge probe into alleged Saudi hacking of Bezos phone
Riyadh rejects the allegations, its embassy in Washington branding them 'absurd'
Amazon's Jeff Bezos promises $1 billion investment in India
'We will use our global footprint to export $10 billion worth of 'Make in India' products across the world by 2025,' Jeff Bezos says, referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign to boost national production
Amazon workforce surges for holiday spree
Amazon says its workplace is now at 750,000, but it did not indicate how many of the seasonal workers would remain after the holiday season
Statistic of the decade: The massive deforestation of the Amazon
Right now, every minute, over 3 football fields of Amazon rainforest are being lost
DiCaprio denies Bolsonaro accusation of link to Amazon fires
While citing no evidence, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro says Leonardo DiCaprio had earmarked part of a $500,000 donation 'for the people who were setting fires'
Report shows high injury rate at Amazon warehouses
The report by Reveal, a project of the Center for Investigative Reporting, shows the rate of serious injuries at Amazon was more than double the national average for the warehousing industry
Amazon says 'bias' in Pentagon awarding $10-B contract to Microsoft
'It's critical for our country that the government and its elected leaders administer procurements objectively and in a manner that is free from political influence,' a spokesperson for Amazon Web Services says
Health websites in UK share data with advertisers – Financial Times
The Financial Times says Google's advertising arm DoubleClick is by far the most common destination for the data, while a health website caught up in the process is the British Heart Foundation
'Trick or treat, I hate drugs!': Duterte Halloween masks for sale on Amazon
The Philippine leader who ordered a bloody house-to-house crackdown on illegal drugs is now a Halloween mask
Pope Francis demands 'predators' stop plundering the Earth
'The mistakes of the past were not enough to stop the plundering of other persons and the inflicting of wounds on our brothers and sisters and on our sister earth: we have seen it in the scarred face of the Amazon region,' Pope Francis says
Scientists fight to save unique Guiana coral reef
Near the mouth of the Amazon river in the Atlantic Ocean, the Amazon Reef is one of the world's largest but its existence became known only in 2016
Trump joins Amazon's Twitch platform
Trump opens his Twitch account on Thursday just before a campaign rally in Minneapolis which was then streamed live
Pope Francis blames Amazon fires on destructive 'interests'
'The fire of God is warmth that attracts and gathers into unity. It is fed by sharing, not by profits,' says the Pope
Greta's truth-telling and Bolsonaro's politics of denial
Climate change, the Amazon, and Metro Manila congestion
Amazon sued over online sales of Cuban charcoal
Amazon has allegedly violated a US law that prevents companies from profiting from property seized by Cuba's communist government after the 1959 revolution
Amazon digital assistant Alexa gets into your head
Amazon brings smart assistant Alexa to glasses, earbuds, and a ring in new hardware announcements
Emmy winner Phoebe Waller-Bridge signs major Amazon deal
'Fleabag' star and writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge signs a multi-million deal with Amazon after dominating the comedy awards at the Emmys 2019
