Amazon reaches its 100% renewable energy goal seven years early
In a significant environmental achievement, Amazon has announced that it has surpassed its goal of sourcing 100% of its global operational electricity from renewable energy sources, achieving this milestone seven years ahead of schedule.
Amazon’s Advertising Executive Colleen Aubrey Departs
Colleen Aubrey, an advertising executive at Amazon.com and a member of the elite internal committee that advises the CEO, is leaving the business to take up an unspecified role.
Dr. Andrew Ng Named a Directors of Amazon
The Managing General Partner of AI Fund, Dr. Andrew Ng, will be joining Amazon's Board of Directors with effect from April 9, 2024.
Amazon hit with a lawsuit for Prime Video ad fees
A lawsuit is filed against Amazon in California for asking additional payment from Prime subscribers for ad free content.
EU regulators could block the Amazon and iRobot deal
Amazon's planned $1.4 billion acquisition of iRobot Corporation faces potential rejection by EU antitrust regulators, as reported by The Wall Street Journal.
Amazon Appoints Senior VP John Felton as AWS CFO, Paving the Way for Next-Level Cloud Capabilities
Amazon is appointing John Felton, the current Senior VP of Worldwide Operations, to the role of Senior VP and CFO of Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Fraud-fighting pledges from Amazon, Google, and other tech giants
Tech giants, including Amazon, eBay, Facebook, Google, Instagram, LinkedIn, Match Group, Microsoft, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube, endorsed an online fraud charter in a meeting with Home Secretary James Cleverly.
UK Cloud Computing Giants Amazon and Microsoft Face CMA Investigation Over Lack of Competition
In a significant development, the UK's cloud computing sector is under scrutiny as media regulator Ofcom raises concerns over the overwhelming dominance of Amazon and Microsoft.
Amazon sued by the US for increasing online costs & harming consumer
The US government has officially filed a lawsuit against Amazon alleging that it has been behaving unfairly.
Amazon India Collaborates With Five States To Provide Training And Jobs To Individuals With Disabilities
Amazon India has teamed up with five Indian state governments—Haryana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu—to help people with disabilities (PwDs). They signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will last until 2026.