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Some Amazon staff to protest its climate policy, layoffs in Seattle

More than 1,900 employees had pledged to protest globally, according to the organizers, an activist group known as Amazon Employees for Climate Justice (AECJ).

Amazon to Walmart, investors in India boost Modi ahead of 2024 LS polls

Amazon.com Inc's cloud computing division on Thursday became the latest company to announce an investment in the world's most populous country.

Amazon Web Services plans to invest $13 billion in India by 2030

Investment by the cloud computing division of Amazon Inc will be used to build cloud infrastructure in India and it will support over 100,000 full- time jobs annually.

Amazon didn’t grant CEO Andy Jassy any new stock in 2022, says company

At the same time, Amazon awarded more than $40 million each to the recently elevated CEOs of its e-commerce and cloud businesses.

White House supports Amazon EVs, Google EV as tax credit tool

By Jarrett Renshaw (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday highlighted new U.S. company moves to support electric vehicles (EVs), as final rules on tax credits aimed at boosting the industry are

Product demos & sales via live video — e-commerce firms embracing new ‘live commerce’ tool

Live commerce in India is expected to be '$4-5 billion segment by 2025'. Currently, China has largest livestream shopping industry valued at $339.3 billion in 2021.

Amazon to shut down online learning platform in ‘phased manner’ in India

The Amazon Academy platform, launched early last year amid a boom in virtual learning during the Covid pandemic, offered coaching for competitive exams including JEE.

Amazon starts cost cuts with layoffs at devices and services units

The layoff plans to eliminate around 10,000 roles through reductions in more units would amount to about a 3% cut in Amazon's roughly 300,000-person corporate workforce.

Amazon plans to lay off around ten thousand employees this week, says report

The cuts would represent about 3% of Amazon's corporate staff. The exact number may vary as businesses within Amazon review their priorities, according to Reuters' source.

Jeff Bezos to give away majority of $124 billion wealth during lifetime, says report

Bezos, who stepped down as Amazon's CEO last year, owns about 10% of the e-commerce giant, along with news organization Washington Post and space tourism company Blue Origin.

On Camera

Swraj Paul was the original NRI powerbroker. Helped Indira’s return, shaped India Inc

When he was asked why he was so loud in his criticisms of Indian industry when his purpose could be better served by a shrewder approach, he said, “Because I am a Punjabi, not a Marwari”.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?