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Amazon.com, Inc. is an American multinational technology company based in Seattle, Washington, which focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It is considered one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Facebook. The company has been referred to as "one of the most influential economic and cultural forces in the world", as well as the world's most valuable brand.

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Stocks rebound with tech in the lead U.S. stocks recovered on Thursday some of the steep losses seen the day before as investors gobbled up high-flying tech names in anticipation of strong quarterly results after the close, which Amazon,.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:09Published 22 hours ago

Amazon says 'Borat 2' drew 'tens of millions' of viewers over opening weekend Amazon Studios revealed the news about its film, ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,’ on Tuesday. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 01:13Published 1 day ago

Amazon Will Hire 100,000 Seasonal Workers On Tuesday, Amazon announced Tuesday that it's hiring 100,000 seasonal workers ahead of the holidays. The company said it's looking for workers across experience and skill levels to help pack and ship.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:31Published 3 days ago

Facebook enters cloud gaming with different services than competitors Facebook has entered the field of cloud-based gaming service and on October 26 introduced cloud games to its existing Facebook Gaming application. The tech giant's cloud gaming services differs from.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:13Published 4 days ago

Indigenous Amazonians fighting for lives say battle for rainforest involves whole world Many indigenous people to the Amazon are fighting for their lives as their home, the rainforest, is destroyed. They say that the battle to save it involves the whole international community, not just.. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 02:22Published 1 week ago

Trump Releases '60 Minutes' Interview Footage, Pro-Trump Doc Stalled at Amazon, Facebook and More \| THR News CBS aired clips of both Trump and Biden's upcoming '60 Minutes' interviews, and then Trump delivered on his promise and posted the full interview video to Facebook. Also is a pro-Trump documentary.. Credit: The Hollywood Reporter Duration: 03:47Published 1 week ago

Pro-Trump Documentary Release Stalled at Amazon, Facebook \| THR News With less than two weeks to go before the election, the distributor of a pro-Trump documentary claims the film is being muzzled by Amazon and Facebook. Credit: The Hollywood Reporter Duration: 02:11Published 1 week ago

Kendall and Kylie Jenner drop new clothing collection on Amazon Kendall Jenner and younger sister Kylie have released their new clothing collection on Amazon. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 00:51Published 1 week ago

Daily Punch - Pearl V Puri's father passes away, Shahid Kapoor signed a multi-film Rs. 60 crore deal with Amazon Prime After much speculation around Shahid Kapoor's next project, he has finally signed a multi-film deal with Amazon Prime worth Rs. 60 crores. Veteran Singer, Udit Narayan's son, Aditya reveals he's only.. Credit: HT Digital Content Duration: 03:01Published 2 weeks ago

'Coming to America' Sequel Headed to Amazon \| THR News The movie, which was set for a mid-December theatrical release, will see Eddie Murphy return as Prince Akeem. Credit: The Hollywood Reporter Duration: 01:16Published 2 weeks ago

European trade unions accuse Amazon of spying on workers Delivery supergiant Amazon is being accused of spying on its workers by European trade unions, after a job advert it posted said it was looking for two "intelligence analysts". Credit: Euronews English Duration: 02:50Published 2 weeks ago

Prime Day 2020 isn't the only option for the best online deals with several retailers offering sales Amazon's 'Prime Day' 2020 is expected to offer massive deals on thousands of items, including electronics, home goods, fitness equipment, kitchen appliances and much more. However, it's not the only.. Credit: ABC Action News Duration: 01:30Published 2 weeks ago

Amazon Prime Day Mega Sale Starts Today The 48 hour event takes place on October 13th and 14th Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 00:56Published 2 weeks ago

Apple and Amazon drive Wall Street rally Stocks jumped on Monday led by high-flying tech names Apple and Amazon. Investors were also upbeat on vaccine progress and stimulus talks. Conway G. Gittens has the action. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:59Published 3 weeks ago

Facebook's portal TV device gets Netflix app Facebook's Portal TV, the screen-less camera device which gets plugged into a big screen is all set to treat users with the experience of streamer Netflix. According to The Verge, Facebook made the big.. Credit: ANI Duration: 01:11Published 3 weeks ago

House panel issues scathing Big Tech complaint The U.S. House of Representatives antitrust subcommittee's findings on abuse of market power by four large tech companies took Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Alphabet's Google to task in a scathing.. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:58Published 3 weeks ago

Amazon Says Nearly 20,000 of Its Workers Got Coronavirus The online retail giant announced on Thursday that 19,816 of its US employees have tested positive for coronavirus. Credit: Cover Video STUDIO Duration: 01:00Published on October 5, 2020

Amazon reveals 19,000 frontline workers had COVID-19 Amazon.com revealed more than 19,000 of its U.S. frontline workers contracted the coronavirus this year, or 1.44% of the total, a disclosure sought by labor advocates who have criticized the COVID-19.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:46Published on October 2, 2020

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For Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google business is booming Latest sales and profit figures from America's big tech companies exceed Wall Street expectations. BBC News - Published 23 hours ago
Big Tech, recovered from pandemic, reports record earnings Amazon's profits tripled from a year ago, while Facebook and Google rode a major rebound in ad spending. CBS News - Published 23 hours ago
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Amazon is opening brand-new Razr boxes to fold the phones for safer shipping Photo by Dieter Bohn / The Verge Motorola’s 5G-equipped Razr is being sold unlocked, which means you can buy it straight from Amazon. (It’s even on sale for $400 off the usual $1,399.99 price.).. The Verge - Published 1 day ago
Walmart will offer the best deal on AirPods later today at 7PM ET Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge In case you missed it, Best Buy launched several new Black Friday deals overnight. There’s a little bit of everything in there, including OLED TV deals,.. The Verge - Published 1 day ago
Spotify surges past 300M users after successful Russia launch Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Spotify now has 320 million monthly active users and 144 million paid subscribers, an increase of 29 and 27 percent respectively year-over-year, the company.. The Verge - Published 1 day ago
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Amazon employees petition to make Election Day a paid day off Some of the country's largest employers have expanded paid time-off policies for Election Day, but Amazon has not. CBS News - Published 2 weeks ago	Michael Blackson's Bummed 'Coming To America 2' Won't Be In Theaters Michael Blackson's bummed the "Coming To America" sequel won't premiere on the big screen this holiday season ... but he thinks Amazon is making a savvy business move. We got the comedian outside Catch.. TMZ.com - Published 2 weeks ago