Amazon.com Inc-owned Twitch said on Friday that the Oct. 7 data breach at the live streaming e-sports platform contained documents from its source code. Passwords, login credentials, full credit card numbers, and bank details of users were not accessed or exposed in the breach, Twitch said in a statement. The platform, which is used by…
Sen. Warren Urges Amazon Breakup, India Retailers Want Probe
October 15, 2021
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NEW DELHI—Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) called for breaking up Amazon.com Inc. and Indian retailers demanded a government probe of the company after a Reuters investigation showed the e-commerce giant had copied products and rigged search results in India. The Reuters report reviewing thousands of internal Amazon documents, found that the U.S. company ran a systematic…
Bipartisan Group of US Senators to Introduce Bill to Rein In Big Tech
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), chair of the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust, and Judiciary Committee ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) say they will introduce an antitrust bill aimed to control discriminatory Big Tech practices. “As dominant digital platforms—some of the biggest companies our world has ever seen—increasingly give preference to their own products and services,…
Bipartisan Group of US Senators Will Introduce a Bill to Reign in Big Tech
Chair of the Senate Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) said Thursday they will introduce an antitrust bill aimed at controlling discriminatory Big Tech practices. “As dominant digital platforms—some of the biggest companies our world has ever seen—increasingly give preference to their own products and…
Amazon Allowing Managers to Decide When Corporate Employees Return to Office
October 12, 2021
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Amazon is allowing company managers to decide when corporate employees return to the office after they began working remotely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The company issued updated guidance in a memo to employees on Oct. 11 stating that it was leaving the decision as to when employees return to the office in the hands…
Amazon Suspends Chinese Merchants for Falsifying Customer Reviews
October 11, 2021
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In recent months, Amazon has been shutting down numerous Chinese e-commerce accounts for non-compliant operations. Cindy Tai, vice president of Amazon global and head of Amazon global store Asia Pacific region, confirmed at a recent event in Hangzhou that during the past six months they had suspended the sales rights of 600 Chinese brands affecting nearly 3,000 merchant accounts,…
Amazon Sued by Warehouse Workers Over COVID-19 Screening Pay
Amazon.com Inc. has been accused of violating Colorado state law by failing to pay warehouse workers for time spent undergoing COVID-19 screenings before clocking in at work. Jennifer Vincenzetti, who worked at two Amazon warehouses in Colorado Springs, filed a proposed class action in Colorado federal court on Tuesday claiming the company made workers wait…
Chinese National Charged With Selling $9.5 Million in Counterfeit Laptop Batteries
A federal judge has indicted a Chinese national in Los Angeles for allegedly participating in a scheme to manufacture and sell $9.5 million worth of Chinese counterfeit laptop computer batteries and other electronics, the Department of Justice announced on Oct. 4. United States District Judge John F. Walter sentenced 30-year-old Cai Zhoulin, also known as Allen…
Amazon UK to Hire 20,000 Temporary Workers for Christmas Season
LONDON—Amazon said on Tuesday it has started recruiting for 20,000 seasonal positions across the United Kingdom to cover upcoming peak trading times, which include Christmas, joining a battle for temporary workers in a tight labor market. The group, which has 55,000 permanent UK employees, said the temporary jobs would be in its network of fulfillment…
Amazon Partners With Disney, Launches New Device for Kids
Amazon.com Inc. launched on Tuesday a slew of new devices and announced a partnership with Walt Disney Co, that includes new products aimed at kids. Among the latest lineup were a smart thermostat, Echo Show 15, a flying indoor security camera by Ring and Glow, a device that allows kids to make video calls. Amazon…
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