Amazon Pressures FTC To Make MGM Decision
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March 7, 2022
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Amazon is pressuring the Federal Trade Commission to make a decision on its proposed A$11.46 billion takeover of legendary Hollywood studio MGM.... Read More
Amazon Suing Two Companies Selling Fake Product Reviews
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February 25, 2022
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Amazon’s entire ecosystem is bound by reviews – although the company has its own checks and balances in place, there’s nothing quite... Read More
Sony, Disney, Amazon Battle For $7.4B Indian Cricket Rights
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February 22, 2022
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Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani has put together a consortium to outbid major global players Amazon, Disney and Sony for the lucrative... Read More
Lawsuit Puts Amazon Wholesale Policies In Crosshairs
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September 14, 2021
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An antitrust lawsuit targeting Amazon in the US has been expanded to cover wholesale products, accusing the online retail giant of artificially... Read More
NSA Awards Secret $10 Billion Cloud Contract To Amazon
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August 12, 2021
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The US National Security Agency has awarded a secret cloud computing contract worth up to US$10 billion to Amazon Web Services. But... Read More
Amazon Will Pay Out Claims For Faulty Products
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August 11, 2021
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Amazon will shell out up to $1000 USD to customers who suffer property damage or personal injury from defective products sold on... Read More
Amazon & GoPro Bring Hammer Down On Counterfeiters
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August 10, 2021
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Amazon and GoPro have filed a joint lawsuit against counterfeiters who were selling knockoff GoPro accessories via the Amazon storefront. The suit... Read More
Would You Sell Amazon Your Palm Print For $10?
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August 4, 2021
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Amazon is offering customers a $10 USD credit incentive to register their palm prints with its Amazon One biometric identity service, in... Read More
Older Kindles To Lose Connectivity As 3G Winds Down
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July 30, 2021
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Older Amazon Kindle e-readers are set to lose Internet connectivity as telcos switch off their 2G and 3G networks. In an email... Read More
Intel To Make Silicon For Qualcomm, AWS
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July 27, 2021
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Intel’s new foundry services division will make chips for Qualcomm and data centre infrastructure for Amazon Web Services. The chipmaking giant announced... Read More
eBay Swipes At Amazon Over Marketplace Practices
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July 22, 2021
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Online retail giant eBay has responded to news of the ACCC’s investigation into digital marketplaces, obliquely taking a shot at Amazon over... Read More
Amazon’s New Game Destroys High-End Graphics Cards
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July 22, 2021
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Amazon’s foray into the world of online game development has hit an embarrassing early snag with reports that its newest title is... Read More
BREAKING NEWS: ACCC Investigates Kogan, Catch, eBay & Amazon
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July 22, 2021
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Kogan has been fined several times by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission for questionable trading practices – now the ACCC is... Read More
Regulator Sues Amazon Over Dangerous Products
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July 15, 2021
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Amazon has been hit with a product safety lawsuit accusing the online retail giant of not doing enough about hundreds of thousands... Read More
Amazon Australia Now Selling To Kiwis
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July 8, 2021
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Amazon has thrown open its Australian storefront to New Zealanders, giving more options for customers across the ditch. Brands such as Bonds,... Read More
Factory Resets Do Not Clear All Amazon Echo Data, Study Finds
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July 5, 2021
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Amazon Echo customers should think carefully about reselling their old devices, researchers have warned, with even a factory reset possibly not being... Read More
Amazon Grants Jassy Huge Share Cache
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July 5, 2021
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Amazon has granted incoming CEO, Andy Jassy, 61,000 shares of stock worth around US$200 million. Jassy will replace Jeff Bezos as the... Read More
Amazon Music Brings Podcasts To Australia
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July 1, 2021
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Amazon Music has launched its podcasting service in Australia, available at no additional cost to all subscription tiers. New podcasts, including The... Read More
Prime Day Sees Sales Boost Despite Supply Chain Issues
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June 24, 2021
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Amazon’s Prime Day saw strong online sales growth in the US even as supply chain problems and a robust spending appetite limited... Read More
Amazon Under Fire For Binning Mountains Of Stock
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June 23, 2021
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An Amazon warehouse has been destroying millions of pieces of unsold stock per year, much of it still unused and its original... Read More
Amazon Slashes Own-Brand Prices For Prime Day
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June 21, 2021
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Amazon has kicked off its annual Prime Day shopping event, with big discounts on its own products as well as a range... Read More
Amazon Takes On Walmart
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June 15, 2021
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Jeff Bezos may have his eyes on becoming the first tech billionaire in space but his mind is definitely focused on e-retailer... Read More
Amazon Selling Discount Second-Hand Products In Oz
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June 8, 2021
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Amazon is launching a new second-hand storefront in Australia, competing with eBay to sell returned or used items at a discount. The... Read More
Amazon, Facebook To Fall Under New G7 Tax Rules
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June 8, 2021
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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has confirmed that both Amazon and Facebook will come under new proposals for a global minimum corporation... Read More
Amazon Prime Day 2021 Going Ahead Next Month
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June 2, 2021
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Amazon Prime Day 2021 is set to kick off on June 21, with global deals available to Australian customers until June 23.... Read More
Jeff Bezos Is No Longer Earth’s Richest Human
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May 25, 2021
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is no longer the world’s richest person, following a Forbes estimation that sees Bernard Arnault, CEO and majority owner... Read More
German Antitrust Office Puts Amazon In Crosshairs
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May 19, 2021
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Amazon’s business practices have come under scrutiny in Germany, with the Federal Cartel Office examining whether the online retail giant is exploiting... Read More
Amazon Offers $200,000 Grant Packages For Entrepreneurs
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May 17, 2021
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In launching this year’s Launchpad Innovation grants program, Amazon has released a report focused on local SMB owners that shows 89 percent... Read More
Amazon Spared From $390m European Tax Hit
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May 13, 2021
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The EU General Court has handed Amazon a win over a 250-million-euro ($390.7 million AUD) tax bill, dealing a setback to the... Read More
Amazon Seized and Destroyed Over Two Million Counterfeit Products In 2020
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May 11, 2021
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Amazon have released their Brand Protection Report, which shows there are a lot of counterfeit products attempting to make their way into... Read More
Global Tablet Shipments Way Down In Q1 2021
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May 5, 2021
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Global tablet shipments were down 45.5 per cent year-on-year during the Jan-March quarter of 2021, according to Digitimes Research. 35.95 million units... Read More
Amazon Pandemic Profit Triples
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May 3, 2021
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Amazon’s Q1 pandemic boom has seen profit more than triple from a year ago, fuelled by the growth of online shopping. Amazon... Read More
Amazon Offers $200,000 Grants As SMBs Show Resilience
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May 3, 2021
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On the back of Amazon’s Launchpad program aimed at backing start-ups and entrepreneurs to harness the power of the e-commerce giant, it... Read More
Amazon Prime Day 2021: Month Announced
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April 30, 2021
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The massive annual online shopping event will this year fall some time in June, Amazon has just confirmed. The ecommerce event usually... Read More
Amazon Performs Better Than Predicted, As Pandemic Shopping Continues
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April 30, 2021
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Amazon has reported a huge first quarter, as revenue jumps 44 per cent to US$108.5 billion. The leap defies Wall Street forecasts... Read More
Amazon To Begin Delivering Groceries To Your Garage
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April 28, 2021
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Amazon is stepping up their grocery game in America, by delivering your goods straight into your garage. Of course, this is more... Read More
Amazon Expected To Outweigh Walmart By 2025
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April 28, 2021
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Amazon.com Inc. will overtake Walmart Inc. as the biggest US retailer by 2025, according to a new report. suggesting the ecommerce giant... Read More
Amazon Reveal New Range Of Fire Tablets
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April 28, 2021
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Amazon has announced the new 11th-generation version of its Fire HD10 tablet, adding wireless charging, a front camera positioned for landscape, and... Read More
Alibaba Almost Shipped As Many Smart Speakers As Amazon in Q1, 2021
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April 22, 2021
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Amazon’s domination of the smart speaker market isn’t as assured as it may seem, with three Chinese manufacturers closing in on the... Read More
Construction Begins On $1.5b Amazon Hub In Melbourne CBD
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April 22, 2021
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Workers have officially broken ground on the massive $1.5 billion commercial development in the heart of Melbourne CBD, with Amazon as the... Read More
Amazon Secures Satellite Launch Vehicles
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April 21, 2021
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E-commerce giant Amazon has secured nine satellite launch vehicles from United Launch Alliance to support the initial deployment of its broadband internet... Read More
Jeff Bezos Says Amazon Will Use Algorithms To Increase Staff Satisfaction
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April 16, 2021
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Jeff Bezos has admitted in an exit letter to Amazon shareholders that the company “needs to do a better job for our... Read More
Amazon Adds Zigbee To New Wi-Fi 6 Eero Routers
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April 15, 2021
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Amazon has brought its new Eero 6 Wi-Fi 6 mesh routers to Australia, which feature a built-in Zigbee smart home hub. The... Read More
Texan Arrested Over Amazon Attack Plans
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April 13, 2021
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Everything might be bigger in Texas, but some Texans appear to be more stupid than people in other states. This follows the... Read More
Amazon Planned To Open Discount Retail Stores Before Pandemic
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April 6, 2021
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Trillion-dollar tech giant Amazon was looking into opening its own chain of discount retail stories before the COVID-19 pandemic forced the company... Read More
Amazon Goes After Live Sports – Is NRL & AFL Next?
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March 25, 2021
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Amazon is planning to stream New York Yankees baseball games in a pandemic-driven bid to bring live sports into the homes of... Read More
Amazon Tries To Set Chromecast On Fire
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March 24, 2021
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Following last year’s Fire TV Stick Lite, Amazon is now launching its Fire TV Stick and Fire TV Stick 4K streaming devices... Read More
Amazon Releases Echo Show 10, Big Oz Markup
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March 18, 2021
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Amazon’s new Alexa-powered Echo Show 10 smart display, which can rotate to follow the user, is officially available in Australia at a... Read More
Amazon Building Massive Robotics-Automated Warehouse In Sydney
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March 17, 2021
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Online mega-retailer Amazon Australia is one giant step closer to dominating the local retail sector with the development of its newest fulfilment... Read More
Amazon Antitrust Case Stalls After Two Years
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March 12, 2021
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Regulators in the EU are struggling to build an antitrust case against Amazon despite working on the probe for nearly two years.... Read More
