# Amazon

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# Teamsters

Major US union project aims to organise Amazon workers

“Amazon workers face dehumanizing, unsafe and low-pay jobs, with high turnover and no voice at work.”

12.7k

Jun 24th 2021, 10:30 PM

# Scotland

Millions of new smart TVs, laptops and other items in Amazon warehouse marked 'destroy'

A probe found that items earmarked for destruction at a Scottish warehouse.

194k

Jun 21st 2021, 2:57 PM

# new ceo

Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO from 5 July

Jeff Bezos will hand the role over to Andy Jassy, who currently heads up Amazon Web Services.

29.7k

May 26th 2021, 10:30 PM

# On the telly

Premier League set to renew existing TV deal with Sky, BT and Amazon until 2025

Financial Times reports that a three-year rollover of the current €5.8 billion deal is imminent.

3.2k

May 12th 2021, 4:50 PM

# Closer Look

Paul Pogba to star in Amazon documentary series

The Pogmentary will follow the life of the France international, giving a unique insight into his life on and off the pitch and will air in 2022.

8.4k

Apr 14th 2021, 8:16 PM

# stepping down

Jeff Bezos to step down as CEO of Amazon later this year

Bezos will be succeeded in the role by Andy Jassy.

45.3k

Feb 2nd 2021, 9:26 PM

# Explainer

Pro-Trump social media app Parler was a breeding ground for extremism - so why has it only been taken offline now?

At the height of its powers, Parler had 10 million users.

17.7k

Jan 11th 2021, 3:47 PM

# big tech

'Too big to care': 2020 was the year that Europe got serious about tackling Big Tech

Amazon, Google, Facebook and Apple all faced heavy regulatory scrutiny in 2020.

11.1k

Dec 31st 2020, 7:30 PM

# cookies

France slaps fines of €100 million on Google and €35 million on Amazon over advertising cookies

The data watchdog said users were “either insufficiently informed or never informed” of cookies being placed on their computers.

15.2k

Dec 10th 2020, 8:35 AM

# Ringing up

Irish Amazon customers to incur costs for refunds after Brexit

Amazon will pay the cost of returns for faulty items, but the cost of returning any other products will be incurred by the buyer.

59.7k

115

Dec 8th 2020, 8:56 PM

# Brazil

Amazon deforestation reaches 12-year high after area larger than Jamaica removed in last year

11,088 square kilometres of forest was destroyed in Brazil last year.

14.0k

Dec 1st 2020, 9:10 AM

# Amazon

Amazon hit with European competition law charges over 'illegal abuse of its market dominance'

The Commission has also opened a second investigation into the online retail giant.

18.0k

Nov 10th 2020, 11:58 AM

# Tech giants

Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google have too much power and abuse their positions, US Congress report says

Democrats in the US are hoping to rein in the power of the tech giants.

12.9k

Oct 7th 2020, 8:58 AM

# Testing

Nearly 20,000 US Amazon workers have tested positive for coronavirus

The admission comes after months of pressure from workers and labour groups calling for the company to divulge the number of those infected.

31.6k

Oct 2nd 2020, 7:48 AM

# Amazon

Leading expert on indigenous peoples in Brazil shot dead with arrow fired by remote tribe

Rieli Franciscato was accompanied by a police patrol at the time.

32.9k

Sep 11th 2020, 11:49 AM

# rose tinted glasses

'Other people have been s**t in training but play every game. It’s not fair'

The latest batch of episodes of Amazon Prime Video’s All or Nothing documentary series is released on Monday and features a row between Danny Rose and Jose Mourinho

16.9k

Sep 5th 2020, 2:43 PM

# Brazil

Brazilian indigenous protesters block highway through Amazon demanding help against Covid-19

Brazil has the second-highest number of infections and deaths in the pandemic, after the US.

22.2k

Aug 17th 2020, 7:27 PM

# Brazil

Bolsonaro says it's a 'lie' that fires are ravaging the Amazon

Data from his own government shows the number of blazes in the rainforest is rising.

18.7k

Aug 12th 2020, 10:45 AM

# UK

Amazon gets green light from watchdog to buy stake in Deliveroo

The CMA said that the deal was unlikely to ‘substantially lessen’ competition.

15.8k

Aug 4th 2020, 1:24 PM

# they're hiring

Amazon to create 1,000 new jobs in Ireland

The new roles will be created over the next two years.

61.6k

Jul 27th 2020, 8:10 AM

# Tech

Amazon says email telling employees to delete TikTok from their phones 'sent in error'

Amazon cited “security risks” from the China-owned service in the email.

16.5k

Jul 11th 2020, 12:04 PM

# Facial Recognition

Amazon plans to ban police use of its facial recognition software for a year

Demonstrations since the death of George Floyd have focused attention on how police use software to track people.

19.4k

Jun 11th 2020, 7:10 AM

# page turner

Covid-19 pandemic hasn't spoiled the plot for independent bookshops

Some shops are well equipped to weather the crisis while others have had to get creative.

21.5k

May 23rd 2020, 8:00 PM

# Amazon

Coronavirus: Amazon shuts French distribution centres for five days after court ruling

The court said Amazon France had “failed to recognise its obligations regarding the security and health of its workers”.

28.8k

Apr 15th 2020, 9:39 PM

# Amazon

World's richest man Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to help fight climate change

The online retailer Amazon that Bezos runs has an enormous carbon footprint.

29.3k

Feb 18th 2020, 7:07 AM

# green Christmas

Can you have a Green Christmas when shopping for presents online? Here's what the experts advise

Want to avoid giant retailers and go green this Christmas? It’ll take a little bit of extra research – but it is possible.

12.4k

Dec 1st 2019, 11:00 AM

# JAIR BOLSONARA

Brazil’s president claims Leonardo DiCaprio paid for Amazon fires

The criticism follows a police raid at the headquarters of two nonprofit groups this week.

43.1k

Nov 30th 2019, 8:16 AM

# Brazil

Amazon deforestation at highest level since 2008

It follows a series of major fires in the region earlier this year.

9.5k

Nov 18th 2019, 10:47 PM

# Brazil

Indigenous Amazon land defender killed by illegal loggers in ambush

A logger also died in the attack on Friday night in Maranhao, Brazil.

22.8k

Nov 3rd 2019, 10:43 AM

# indigenous

Pope Francis apologises over theft of Amazon statues from church in Rome

The pontiff asked for forgiveness and said the indigenous statues had been found.

22.5k

Oct 25th 2019, 9:55 PM

# amazon fires

Seven South American countries sign pact to protect the Amazon

Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro did not travel to Leticia, citing doctors’ orders.

74.7k

Sep 7th 2019, 1:04 PM

# burning ban

60-day ban on burning in Brazil following global outcry over Amazon fires

However, activists have doused hopes that the ban would work.

6.7k

Aug 30th 2019, 9:34 AM

# Amazon

US ready to fight Amazon forest fires ... but only if it involves working with Brazilian government

On Monday, the countries of the G7 pledged €18 million to tackle the Amazon fires.

7.4k

Aug 29th 2019, 7:08 AM

# Climate Change

Tens of thousands of fires are burning in the Amazon - here's what you need to know

There is huge concern about the local, national and international impact of the fires.

13.2k

Aug 28th 2019, 6:00 PM

# Fires

G7 commits $20 million to Amazon as new fires flare up in world's largest rainforest

Aircraft have poured thousands of litres of water on the rainforest.

8.7k

Aug 26th 2019, 10:45 PM

# blazes

Over 1,500 new fires ignited in Amazon rainforest, official data shows

43,000 troops are have been made available to combat the fires.

34.4k

Aug 25th 2019, 9:33 AM

# Study

Amazon, Microsoft and Intel may be putting world at risk through killer robot developments, study says

The report surveyed major players from the tech sector about their stance on lethal autonomous weapons.

24.6k

Aug 22nd 2019, 10:54 AM

# Amapa

Brazilian miners reportedly murder Amazonian tribal leader during land invasion

Police have been deployed to the area following the killing last week.

40.5k

Jul 29th 2019, 7:48 AM

# big tech

United States announces investigation into whether major online companies have 'stifled' competition

The investigation comes after the European Union imposed hefty fines on Google recently.

19.3k

Jul 24th 2019, 7:17 AM

# Awa tribe

Rare footage shows uncontacted Amazon tribe who activists say are threatened by loggers

Since taking office, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been accused of harming the Amazon rainforest.

32.6k

Jul 23rd 2019, 10:29 PM