Week in Sportbiz: Amazon and private equity target Serie A; Arsenal pick Garlick; sponsors keep faith; and boosts for electric racing January 14, 2021 Amazon’s foray into broadcasting Premier League matches could be a taste of things to come in Italy. The retail behemoth has held talks about buying the domestic rights to show Serie A on its Prime Video platform, according to multiple reports. Amazon has already secured a foothold in the Italian market, snapping up some Champions [...]
Social media site Parler sues Amazon over account suspension January 11, 2021 Controversial social media site Parler is suing Amazon over its decision to pull support for the app. The so-called free speech app, which is popular among right-wing extremists, accused Amazon of violating antitrust laws by suspending its account. In a complaint filed in Seattle, Parler said Amazon’s decision to stop hosting the app was “apparently [...]
Amazon to cut vehicle use in the City December 15, 2020 Amazon has teamed up with Canada Corporation to reduce the number of delivery vehicles from City streets.
Amazon-owned Zoox reveals first autonomous ‘robotaxi’ December 15, 2020 Zoox inc., a self-driving car company, revealed the first fully functional, electric robotaxi yesterday.
EU joins UK in rolling out sweeping new fines for tech giants December 15, 2020 US tech giants could face fines of up to 10 per cent of their revenue under new draft EU rules set to be unveiled today. The regulations, the most serious attempt at reining it companies such as Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Apple yet made by the bloc, come amid intense worldwide scrutiny on the role [...]
Amazon becomes world’s largest corporate buyer of renewable energy December 10, 2020 Amazon has announced 26 new utility-scale wind and solar energy projects, making it the largest-ever corporate purchaser of renewable energy.
Revealed: The most in-demand and hardest-hit job roles of 2020 December 9, 2020 Couriers are now the most in-demand job of 2020 with over 188,000 monthly vacancies for the position. This is according to a report by Quadrotech, analysing the UK job market to reveal the most sought-after and worst hit jobs of the year. There is little surprise that couriers take the top-spot, with companies such as [...]
10 of the most popular shows of 2020 December 9, 2020 Following a record-breaking year for streaming services as a result of the pandemic and two national-lockdowns, we take a look at 10 of the most streamed shows of 2020. The Witcher (Netflix) The first season of The Witcher is Netflix’s most successful show of the year, with around 76 million views. The fantasy show is [...]
Black Friday: Union calls for inquiry into Amazon over ‘dehumanising’ conditions November 27, 2020 Union members have called for a parliamentary inquiry into Amazon over “dehumanising” conditions at the ecommerce giant’s warehouses. Disgruntled unionists have projected a banner reading ‘Make Amazon Pay’ outside the tech firm’s London headquarters as part of protests coinciding with Black Friday. “Amazon is well known for unsafe, dehumanising work practices which see our members [...]
Amazon to give frontline staff $500m in bonuses amid safety concerns November 26, 2020 Amazon will give its frontline staff working over the holiday period combined bonuses worth $500m, the firm confirmed today. The bonus comes at the end of a year in which the e-commerce giant has come under intense scrutiny over working practices for employees amid the coronavirus pandemic. Sales at the tech firm have soared this [...]