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Amazon to launch high-tech hair salon in London
Apr 22, 2021Amazon is launching its first high-tech hair salon, as the online retailer makes a surprise move into the beauty sector. The salon, in Spitalfields, east London, will have an augmented-reality mirror showing clients different colours and... -
Amazon apologized for mistakenly denying drivers need to urinate in bottles
Apr 4, 2021Amazon has apologised to a US politician for falsely denying that drivers are, at times, forced to urinate in plastic bottles. Mark Pocan, a Democrat from Wisconsin, referenced Amazon making “workers urinate in water bottles” in... -
Sri Lanka requests Amazon to exclude bikinis, doormats featuring its flag
Mar 14, 2021Sri Lanka has requested retail giant Amazon to take down bikinis, briefs, and doormats featuring the nation’s lion flag from its site, authorities announced on Sunday, two days after it protested against the Chinese-made products. Sri... -
Amazon.com Inc to start making TV streaming device in India this year
Feb 16, 2021Amazon.com Inc will start making its TV streaming device in India this year via a unit of Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn, the U.S. online retail giant said on Tuesday. The Fire TV Stick will be made... -
Amazon.com Inc has ordered more than 1,000 truck engines
Feb 6, 2021Amazon.com Inc has ordered more than 1,000 truck engines that run on compressed natural gas as it tests ways to shift its U.S. fleet away from heavier polluting trucks, the company told Reuters on Friday. The... -
Amazon begins using AI-powered cameras in delivery vans
Feb 5, 2021Amazon has begun using AI-powered cameras in delivery vans that constantly record footage of drivers and upload any mistakes they make. The firm says it is an investment in safety but privacy campaigners described it as... -
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to step down as CEO
Feb 3, 2021Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is to step down as chief executive of the e-commerce giant that he started in his garage nearly 30 years ago. He will become executive chairman, a move he said would give... -
Amazon removes “free speech” social network Parler for violating rules
Jan 10, 2021Amazon is removing “free speech” social network Parler from its web hosting service for violating rules. If Parler fails to find a new web hosting service by Sunday evening, the entire network will go offline. Parler... -
Amazon bought its first fleet of planes to expands air freight network
Jan 7, 2021Amazon has bought its first fleet of planes, as it expands its growing air freight network. The additional 11 Boeing 767-300 planes would “support Amazon’s growing customer base”, it said. Amazon’s first air operation launched in... -
Amazon investigates what happened to missing PlayStation 5 deliveries
Nov 23, 2020Amazon said it is investigating what has happened to missing PlayStation 5 deliveries, amid reports of thefts. Some UK customers opened delivery boxes to find unordered items such as kitchen appliances or toys inside, instead of...