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Donald Trump criticises federal government technology as outdated
US President Donald Trump has criticised the federal government technology as "painfully outdated" during a meeting with the heads of major tech companies including Apple, Microsoft and Amazon. "Today, many of our agencies rely on painfully outdated technology, and yet, we have the greatest people in technology that the world has ever seen right here …
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June 20, 2017 -
EU fines Google $1bn over market dominance
Accused of manipulating its search engine results to favour its new shopping service, search engine Google has faced a record-breaking fine from Brussels of more than $1.1 billion. According to a report in the Guardian on Friday, EU officials are expected to announce in the coming weeks that the tech giant has been guilty of …
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June 17, 2017 -
Monica Lewinsky-Linda Tripp film in works at Amazon
Amazon Studios has acquired the rights to Linda and Monica, the Black List script detailing the relationship between TV personality Monica Lewinsky and former US civil servant Linda Tripp. The script by Flint Wainess, follows the crazy, true story of the relationship between Lewinsky and Tripp, the woman who nearly destroyed the Bill Clinton presidency …
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June 6, 2017 -
An amusing proto-feminist path
One of the marvels of Patty Jenkins’ enjoyable but thoroughly contradictory summer blockbuster is the carefree way it plays with time. The present day, the First World War and mythical, ancient Greece sit side by side. Wonder Woman/Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) is first spotted as a conservatively dressed academic, working in the antiquities department at …
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June 2, 2017 -
Flipkart, Amazon top best companies’ list in India
For the second year in a row, e-commerce companies Flipkart and Amazon topped LinkedIn India’s top companies list 2017, a press release said here on Thursday. The professional network site said the list is fuelled by exclusive LinkedIn data of 500-plus million members, besides other factors such as job-seeker reach, engagement and retention. The release …
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May 18, 2017 -
Amazon Prime video app coming to Apple TV
Apple plans to announce Amazon Prime video app to its Apple TV App Store during its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 5 in San Jose, California. "The app is expected to go live this summer, but the hard launch date might change. Amazon had previously declined to even submit a Prime Video app …
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May 12, 2017 -
Reaching For the Sky
Studies involving life on earth is a continuous process and enriches the incredible and arduous work already conducted by naturalists down the years. They had no computers and were unable to digitise their findings. They traversed the darkest depths of Africa and South America, collected specimens of plants, which they painstakingly preserved between pages of …
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April 27, 2017 -
Australian retailers to ‘wage war’ against Amazon
Australian retailers are preparing for the invasion of US giant Amazon, and have vowed to take the fight up to the online-based store when it comes to local shores. Amazon confirmed its rapid Australian expansion by announcing its search for a site to build its "fulfilment centre" – a large warehouse for storing and shipping …
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April 24, 2017 -
Akshay Kumar meets Roy Price
Actor Akshay Kumar has hosted a get together for Amazon head Roy Price and Amazon Video team head. Taking to Twitter, the 49-year-old star shared a group picture which also featured his wife and actress-turned-writer Twinkle Khanna. “Wonderful to catch up with Amazing Amazon head @RoyPrice and the @AmazonVideoIn team Brad, James and Nitesh. Thanks …
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April 13, 2017 -
Flipkart gets $1.4 billion help to counter Amazon
Strengthening Flipkart’s muscles to counter US teck giant Amazon, Tencent, eBay and Microsoft have pledged to invest $1.4 billion in the e-commerce giant. “The biggest investment in Flipkart’s 10-year history comes at an opportune moment for e-commerce in India,” according to Flipkart. "Tencent, eBay and Microsoft have made investments aggregating to $1.4 billion in Flipkart,” …
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April 11, 2017 -
Amazon to soon refund $70 m of in-app purchases
Amazon has decided to refund up to $70 million to its users, a move that comes a year after the company was found guilty of illegally billing users for unauthorised in-app purchases. The in-app charges occurred from purchases made by kids when playing with freemium apps. A US federal court in 2016 ruled that Amazon …
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April 5, 2017 -
Sushma’s threat forces Amazon to drop Indian flag doormats
After strong protest by India over Amazon selling doormats depicting Indian flag, the e-retail giant on Thursday removed the offensive article from its Canadian website. A spokesman for Amazon based at its headquarters in Seattle told The Washington Post that the doormat was no longer for sale on its website. Taking strong exception to Amazon Canada …
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January 12, 2017 -
Sushma’s threat forces Amazon to drop Indian flag doormats
After strong protest by India over Amazon selling doormats depicting Indian flag, the e-retail giant on Thursday removed the offensive article from its Canadian website. A spokesman for Amazon based at its headquarters in Seattle told The Washington Post that the doormat was no longer for sale on its website. Taking strong exception to Amazon Canada …
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January 12, 2017 -
Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal suspend cash on delivery
Online retail majors Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal have suspended their cash on delivery option after the government’s order to demonetise high value currency notes of Rs.500 and Rs.1,000. While Amazon has stopped the cash option for now, Flipkart and Snapdeal have capped it at Rs.1,000 and Rs.2,000 respectively. The companies said in separate statements. Cash-on-delivery …
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November 10, 2016