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Amazon says AWS, HERE launch SDV Accelerator to speed software-defined vehicle development
Amazon Web Services (AWS) and HERE Technologies have announced the launch of SDV Accelerator, a platform designed to assist automakers in expediting the development of software-defined vehicles (SDVs).
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Amazon, Bad Bunny partner to showcase Puerto Rico with Sept. 20 livestream concert
Amazon Music has announced a partnership with the artist Bad Bunny to highlight Puerto Rico, starting with a livestream of his "No Me Quiero Ir de Aquí: Una Más" concert on September 20 from San Juan's José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum.
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Source: Teamsters' Amazon employee "walk-out" was a "total dud"
A Teamsters-led "walk out" of Amazon Fulfillment Center employees on Dec. 19 managed to attract just tens of employees, not the "thousands" promised by the union.
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Life is Good president: 'We listen to our community and are excited to bring Life is Good abroad through the convenience of Amazon'
Lifestyle brand company Life is Good is now selling its products in Italy, Spain, France, Germany, and the Netherlands through the Amazon marketplace from Monday onward
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Future Farm CEO: 'We’re excited to make our vision of a world where people choose to eat more plants'
Brazilian plant-based meat maker Future Farm's products have made their way to the U.S. The items are now accessible through Amazon Fresh and at Sprouts Farmers Market, Food Dive reported.
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Park on Prime Video Channels launching Korean content: 'We are excited to offer Korea’s fresh storytelling'
Prime Video Channels, based in California, has entered a partnership with the three leading Korean broadcasters KBS, MBC and SBS, along with SK Telecom to launch KOCOWA’s premium entertainment programs in the U.S. The debut was made this week, a press release reported.
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Amazon Games, Smilegate RPG partner to improve Lost Ark game
Amazon Games collaborated with Smilegate RPG to localize and translate the vast world of Lost Ark, which boasts millions of active players in Korea, Russia, and Japan.
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'Gig behemoths are on notice': Amazon, others ordered to pay $27.20 minimum wage to delivery drivers in Australia
The Australian state of New South Wales has ordered that contractor employees supplying freelance delivery services for Amazon.com be payed a minimum rate by their employer.
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Grothe: Controllers, owners of the internet infrastructure ‘have a responsibility to uphold internet freedom’
Globe Banner recently published an article examining companies exerting control over the fiber optic cables that make the Internet work. While the cost associated with this has been lowered, concerns about companies controlling the infrastructure of the Internet are being heard.
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Google, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft push use of fiber optic cables to 'provide services at ever-lower costs'
Fiber optic cables are responsible for linking together countries across oceans and carrying 95% of international internet traffic—a feat accomplished with a total length of more than 800,000 miles.
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'Engagement with AWS allows us to boost our network': Germany-based 1NCE partners with Amazon
Cologne, Germany-based Internet-connected provider 1NCE has partnered with Seattle-based Amazon Web Services to expand its IoT platform on a global scale.
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IMDb unveils list of 'most anticipated' movies and TV series for 2022
IMDb has unveiled its list of the most anticipated movies and TV series for 2022, analyzing page views of more than 200 million monthly visitors to the webpage.
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Report: Amazon complied with Chinese 'propaganda' effort
Amazon, which sold a book by Chinese President Xi Jinping on its platform, was told by the Chinese government it must not allow any reviews of the book from inside China.
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Amazon prices drop amid supply chain issues and labor shortages that ‘continue to affect the costs of goods and services’
A recent report by Profitero notes a decrease in various Amazon product prices just in time for the holidays, despite a general global trend toward price increases amid the current supply chain crisis.
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Amazon expands its offerings to Colombia and Chile to ‘bring music fans even more choice and ways of discovering music’
Amazon has made its music platform accessible to customers in Colombia and Chile.
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Amazon to hold 'Holiday Beauty' sale in October
An upcoming sale at Amazon will feature various beauty products for sale online ahead of the upcoming holiday season.
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Amazon to hire up to 125,000, increase pay in 'tight labor market'
Set to launch at least 100 logistics facilities in the coming days, Amazon Inc. has announced plans to raise average starting wages to $18 per hour.In all, Reuters reports the world’s largest retailer plans to hire upwards of 125,000 warehouse and transportation workers across the country.
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Eros STX Global Corporation, Amazon Prime Video expand 'strategic' partnership to South Africa
Eros STX Global Corporation and Amazon Prime Video recently announced that they have closed a multi-year first window output deal in South Africa.
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Amazon stands behind recent anti-unionizing vote, saying employees voted 'overwhelmingly' against it
Amazon is facing backlash from employees and the public as talk of giving employers the opportunity to unionize took a negative turn.
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Activists condemn Amazon's humanitarianism as 'opportunistic, empty and hypocritical'
When civil tensions erupted across the country in the summer of 2020, former Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos was quick to donate $10 million to the Black Lives Matter movement.