All news on the topic: Amazon

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Israel required Google and Amazon to use a secret “winking mechanism” in $1.2bn cloud deal
When Google and Amazon negotiated a major $1.2bn cloud-computing deal in 2021, their customer – the Israeli government – had an unusual demand: agree to use a secret code as part of an arrangement that would become known as the “winking mechanism”.
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Amazon to cut up to 30,000 corporate jobs amid cost-cutting efforts
Amazon is planning to cut as many as 30,000 corporate jobs beginning Tuesday, as the company works to reduce expenses and address overhiring during the peak demand of the pandemic, according to three people familiar with the matter.
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E-commerce giant to shut 14 stores and convert five into Whole Foods Market locations
Amazon intends to shut down all of its Amazon Fresh stores in the United Kingdom to concentrate on online grocery services.
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Chaos online as Amazon servers crash, taking down banks, apps and games worldwide
Dozens of games, apps, and banks experienced disruptions following a global outage.
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Machetes and ‘zombie knives’ sold by retailer used in fatal attacks
The owner of a knife retail store that sold a "fearsome" machete to the Southport killer had previously been warned by police for selling blades.
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Mike Bezos builds out Aurora Borealis family office to manage multibillion fortune
Jeff Bezos’ father, Mike Bezos, 79, is reportedly undertaking a “major expansion” of the family’s office, has hired a CEO, and is now on the hunt to hire a new chief investment officer to manage an estimated $40 billion.
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Meta, Amazon, Google, Microsoft ramp up AI investments, eclipsing US education spending
Tech giants have invested more in AI than the US government has on education, jobs, and social services in 2025 up to this point.
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Amazon courier killed in Kent as train crashes into van at level crossing
An Amazon delivery driver has died after a van was struck by a train at a level crossing in Kent on Sunday afternoon.
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Superyacht, private jets and a closed Venice: how Bezos’s wedding outraged locals and Greenpeace
The wedding of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez in Venice sparked protests from local residents and environmental organizations.
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Internet platforms go down worldwide: access issues with email, music, and shopping
Major disruptions are currently affecting a number of popular online services around the world, including Google, Discord, Spotify, Amazon, and Snapchat.
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RedBird Capital Partners acquires The Daily Telegraph, concluding a two-year sale process
RedBird Capital Partners, a US-based private equity firm, reports to have purchased Telegraph Media Group for £500 million
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Jeff Bezos rented an entire island in Venice for his lavish wedding
The wedding of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sánchez will take place on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore, known for its stunning basilica and historic monastery.
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Love Island star Magdalena Sadlo to stand trial for running drug cartel
A Love Island contestant known as Barbie is facing over 20 years in prison for masterminding a drug cartel.
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Reeves hints at changes to UK digital tax to avoid new US tariffs
UK taxes on large tech companies may be modified as part of a deal to prevent the next round of tariffs by US President Donald Trump, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has indicated.
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Amazon chief Jeff Bezos could face imprisonment over selling knives to children
Owners of online retailers, including billionaire Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon, could face imprisonment for illegally selling knives to minors under 18.
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Amazon courier killed during van theft in Leeds: Court sentences attacker to at least 30 years
A thief has been sentenced to life imprisonment after killing an Amazon delivery driver who was attempting to prevent him from stealing his van.
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Vast areas of Amazon rainforest have been cleared to construct a road for the climate summit
Acres of Amazon rainforest trees cut down to build road for climate summit
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Amazon delivery driver hits woman, gets out to look at her, and then flees the scene
An Amazon delivery truck driver was caught on camera running over a woman twice, getting out to check on her and then fleeing the scene.
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James Bond will not die while I’m around, says Austrian seeking ownership of 007
Property developer making a trademark challenge claims the spy franchise is in grave danger.
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Why the crypto bull market may be ending for Britain
While crypto markets have dipped in recent days after the release of Deepseek shook US tech firms, UK companies are struggling to keep the momentum of digital finance going.
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Southport murderer acquired weapons and ricin-making equipment two years prior to attack
Axel Rudakubana bought items on Amazon to make lethal poison three years after he came to attention of authorities.
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Meta, Amazon scale back diversity programs ahead of Trump inauguration
Facebook owner Meta Platforms (META.O), opens new tab and Amazon.com (AMZN.O), opens new tab are winding down diversity programs ahead of Republican Donald Trump’s...
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Boris Johnson’s No10 memoir outpaced in the charts by books on gut health and penguins
Boris Johnson’s No10 memoir, Unleashed, slid down the Amazon’s bestseller list. The former PM’s book that was set to be a big seller lost out to Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson’s new picture book about a penguin and Prof Tim Spector’s Food For Life Cookbook.
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Amazon, Tesla, and Meta are among the world’s top companies undermining democracy, according to a report
Corporations such as ExxonMobil and Blackstone also big funders of climate crisis, new trade union report finds
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UK regulator to examine $4bn Amazon investment in AI startup Anthropic
Move is the latest of a string of CMA investigations into technology tie-ups