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Apple, Amazon to resume advertising on Twitter: Report

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) and Apple Inc (AAPL.O) are planning to resume advertising on Twitter, according to media reports on Saturday..The developments follow an email sent by Twitter on Thursday to advertising agencies offering advertisers incentives to increase their spending on the platf
5 December 2022, 06:59 AM

Amazon food delivery to shut down in India

The food delivery service Amazon Food will be shut down in India on December 29, 2022.
27 November 2022, 09:31 AM

Amazon workers call worldwide strike on Black Friday

Workers at Amazon sites across the globe, including in the United States, Germany, and France, were expected to go on strike on Black Friday (November 25, 2022), targeting the online retailer on one of the busiest shopping days of the year with calls for better pay.
25 November 2022, 13:43 PM

Jeff Bezos to donate most of his assets to charity

Bezos stated that aside from donating his fortune to fight climate change and political divisions, he will also strive towards supporting needy people suffering from social setbacks. 
15 November 2022, 07:48 AM

Amazon plans to cut 10,000 jobs: Reports

Online retail giant Amazon is planning to cut 10,000 jobs, which is 3 percent of its global workforce, as it grapples with the uncertain economy taking over globally, the New York Times (NYT) and Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Monday.
15 November 2022, 01:45 AM

AWS Outposts Rack service now available in Bangladesh

AWS Outposts rack, a part of the Amazon Web Services, can now be shipped and installed at data centres and on-premises locations in Bangladesh.
3 November 2022, 10:21 AM

Amazon faces US $1 billion lawsuit in UK for 'favouring its own products'

E-commerce giant Amazon.com is facing a lawsuit in Britain for damages of up to US $1 billion over allegations that the online marketplace abused its dominant position by favouring its own products, lawyers said.
20 October 2022, 12:44 PM

Debunking the myth of the bestsellers

Despite the exclusivity of the title, bookstores are flooded with "number one bestsellers".
11 October 2022, 15:00 PM

Big Tech and our right to know

The right to know doesn’t end with the existence of a law.
11 October 2022, 14:00 PM

TikTok influencers boycott Amazon

TikTok influencers, with over 51 million followers collectively, refuses to work with Amazon until the company halts anti-union activities and deliver key concessions to employees. 
24 August 2022, 10:30 AM

How tech giants took advantage of the pandemic

In a dramatic reversal of fortune for the big tech companies, Amazon and Facebook capitalised on being seen as essential for people in lockdown,
6 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Five global tech firms paid Tk 4.6 crore VAT in August to NBR

Five global tech firms paid Tk 4.6 crore as value added tax (VAT) in August with social media giant facebook depositing the highest amount, which reflects the growing desire of businesses to advert about their product and services in the digital sphere.
16 September 2021, 09:50 AM

Amazon launches tech to maintain social distancing at its facilities

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) says it launched a technology-aided system in some of its facilities to maintain social distancing, called ‘Distance Assistant’.
16 June 2020, 11:26 AM

7 Amazon countries sign forest pact

Seven Amazonian countries sign a pact to protect the world's largest tropical forest via disaster response coordination and satellite monitoring, amid recent fires that torched thousands of square miles of the jungle.
7 September 2019, 05:04 AM

Walton inks deal with Amazon to sell products globally

Local electronics manufacturer Walton has signed a deal with e-commerce giant Amazon to sell their products globally including the US.
24 August 2019, 13:02 PM

Google to buy data migration company Alooma in cloud push

Alphabet Inc’s Google says it will buy data migration company Alooma, as part of efforts to catch up with bigger cloud service rivals Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft Corp.
20 February 2019, 10:20 AM

Amazon, Walmart to enter Bangladesh in two years

Global e-commerce giants Walmart and Amazon will start their operation in Bangladesh within next two years, a leader of e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (e-CAB) says.
8 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Amazon opens own rainforest in Seattle

Amazon.com Inc on Monday opened a rainforest-like office space in Seattle that it hopes will spark new ideas for employees.
30 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Google launches new phones, speakers in hardware push

Alphabet Inc's Google unveils the second generation of its Pixel smartphone along with new voice-enabled home speakers, redoubling its commitment to the hardware business as it competes with a surge of devices from Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc.
5 October 2017, 04:33 AM

Amazon buys Winslet's “Dressmaker”

Amazon Studios has bought domestic rights to “The Dressmaker” with Kate Winslet, reports Variety.
19 May 2016, 18:00 PM