Tag: Amazon
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Adivasi as encroacher?
Regrettably, in India, Adivasi leaders of stature are thin on the ground though the Dongria Kondhs have been valiant.
September 16, 2019 -
US, Brazil agree to Amazon development
The developments took place during a meeting between Brazilian Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
September 14, 2019 -
Amazon’s swanky new Hyderabad office becomes single largest building globally
Spread over 9.5 acres, this 282-feet tall building can house more than 15,000 employees. The massive campus is built amid the gleaming towers of various corporate giants.
September 12, 2019 -
Amid Amazon wildfire crisis, 7 nations sign forest protection pact
The pact will also increase cooperation on fighting causes of deforestation, including illegal mining and forest clearing for agriculture and drug trafficking.
September 7, 2019 -
Amazon unveils Alexa integrated OLED TV
Quietly catching up with Roku, in terms of connected TV market share- Amazon has gained a lead over in the US in terms of connected TV market share. However, Fire TV has been claiming the top spot in some European markets.
September 5, 2019 -
Environmental rhetoric
Indeed, there has been a sharp increase in deforestation ever since the election of Jair Bolsonaro, who has been dubbed as “Captain Chainsaw” for his support of Amazonian deforestation.
September 2, 2019 -
Amazon join hands with IIT-Kharagpur to develop AI portal
Hands-on AI training will be facilitated to all AI learners, practitioners, and researchers in India through workbooks and the cloud. The system will start off using AWS Cloud, and will also be connected in the future with the in-house cloud developed at IIT Kharagpur.
August 31, 2019 -
Amazon Alexa offering over 30,000 skills in India
The Indian Alexa Skills Store features skills across categories including astrology, bollywood, cricket, devotion, entertainment, education, food, housing, and children.
August 29, 2019 -
Brazil’s cauldron bubble
The trend has been worsening for several years, but it has accelerated under Jair Bolsonaro, who has weakened the environment agency and expressed support for miners, farmers and loggers.
August 25, 2019 -
Deeply concerned by fires, Amazon must be protected: UN Chief
France's President Emmanuel Macron said the wildfires were "an international crisis" and called on the globe's most industrialized nations to address it at their summit this weekend.
August 23, 2019 -
Amazon optimistic on stable ecommerce policy from India
The Amazon executive said the company started "Amazon Flex" in India which helps its local partners to deliver packages, gives them jobs, grows the company's delivery capacity for sellers and increases the speed of delivery.
July 26, 2019 -
Amazon, Facebook top spenders on lobbying as regulators act tough
The anti-trust regulators in the US are scrutinising Facebook, Amazon, Apple and Google's parent company Alphabet over biased market practices and data privacy violations.
July 24, 2019 -
Amazon to develop series inspired by Sandra Bullock’s college years
According to Variety, Bullock will executive produce the series along with Akiva Goldsman and John Legend
June 11, 2019 -
Amazon most trusted among internet brands in India
Online payment service provider Paytm ranked 19th, one place above its global peer PayPal.
June 9, 2019 -
Amazon loses contract with FedEx amid competition
Amazon is not FedEx's largest customer and only 1.3 per cent of the total revenue generated by the global courier company in 2018 was attributed to Amazon.com.
June 8, 2019 -
RB India forays into liquid detergent segment
RB's innovative keratin based new liquid detergent formula will be imported from Europe to India.
May 26, 2019 -
Woman asks Amazon CEO to return product in meeting
"My apologies that you had to use this unusual venue to accomplish what should have been a routine task. Anybody else have anything they need to return?"
May 23, 2019