Prime Video today announced that the third season of the Emmy-nominated series, “Four More Shots Please!” will globally premiere on October 21 in more than 240 countries and territories. Produced by Pritish Nandy Communications, directed by Joyeeta Patpatia and written by Devika Bhagat. The series having dialogues by Ishita Moitra, the much-awaited Amazon Original will […]
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Amazon freezes corporate hiring in retail business
Amazon freezes corporate hiring in retail business Amazon is altering its spending in response to rising inflation globally, following Google and Meta. Bloomberg reported that for the rest of 2022, the company will not be hiring for corporate roles in its retail operation. The freeze applies to corporate roles in the Worldwide Amazon Stores division […]
Meta to freeze hiring to tighten budget
Meta to freeze hiring to tighten budget. Facebook-parent Meta put out word to employees on Thursday that it will freeze hiring to cut costs as it endures tough economic times, The Walls Street Journal reported. Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg revealed a planned pause in hiring during a weekly all-hands meeting, the Journal reported, saying the move came […]
Spotify offers 300,000 audiobook titles for purchase
Spotify announced on Tuesday that it is offering 300,000 audiobook titles for a la carte purchases to US users of the platform. The Swedish company’s decision to offer audiobooks on a pay-per-download basis is a departure from the monthly subscription model it uses for music and podcasts. Users will buy audiobooks via a separate webpage, […]
Amazon fires hits five year-high in August amid surge in deforestation
More fires burned in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest this August than in any month in nearly five years, due to a surge in illegal deforestation. Satellite sensors detected 33,116 fires according to Brazil’s national space institute. The dry season months of August and September are usually worst for both deforestation and fire. It was […]
Amazon spending $3.9 bn in expanding health care push
New York: Amazon announced Thursday it will acquire US primary health care provider One Medical for $3.9 billion, a major step for the online retail giant’s move into the medical sector. The massive firm has steadily gone far beyond e-commerce, and earlier this year said its telemedicine service was expanding nationwide in the United States. […]
India police charge Amazon executives over online drug sales
Indian police have charged executives from Amazon’s local arm over claims the US retail behemoth’s online portal was used to smuggle and sell marijuana. Two men were arrested last week with 21 kilograms (46 pounds) of the drug in central Madhya Pradesh state and told officers they were using Amazon’s India platform to ship their […]
Amazon to end Visa card payments in UK over high fees
Online retail giant Amazon on Wednesday said it plans to stop accepting payments in the UK made with Visa credit cards, blaming the move on high fees. “These costs should be going down over time with technological advancements, but instead they continue to stay high or even rise,” Amazon said in a statement. Amazon’s UK […]
Sony-Zee merger to challenge Disney in India
MUMBAI: A merger of India’s Zee and a domestic unit of Japan’s Sony Group Corp will create a television powerhouse to grab more advertising revenue, challenging top rival Walt Disney Co. in a key growth market, industry officials said. The Sony-Zee alliance, with about 75 news, entertainment, sports and movie channels in more than 10 […]
Banks beware, Amazon and Walmart are cracking the code for finance
LONDON: Anyone can be a banker these days, you just need the right code. Global brands from Mercedes and Amazon (AMZN.O) to IKEA and Walmart (WMT.N) are cutting out the traditional financial middleman and plugging in software from tech startups to offer customers everything from banking and credit to insurance. For established financial institutions, the […]