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    Amazon retrenching hundreds of Prime Video employees

    Amazon retrenching hundreds of Prime Video employees Amazon.com Inc. is laying off hundreds of employees in its Prime Video and studios business. Mike Hopkins, who runs the streaming video and studios division, which includes the MGM unit the company acquired last year, announced the cuts in...
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    Amazon first to support Matter Cast

    Amazon first to support Matter Cast Amazon.com Inc. introduced a new feature that mimics Apple Inc.’s AirPlay while working across different platforms, setting the stage for iPhone and Android users to wirelessly stream video to its TV hardware. The feature, called Matter Casting, is part of a...
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    Twitch retrenching 500 workers

    Twitch retrenching 500 workers Amazon.com Inc.’s livestreaming site Twitch is poised to cut 35% of its staff, or about 500 workers, according to people familiar with the plans, the latest in a series of job reductions there. The cuts, which could be announced as soon as Wednesday, come amid...
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    Amazon opening date?

    Hi, Does anyone know what month is Amazon opening in South Africa in 2024? I want to start an online store website selling Amazon products, that is why I want to know. Thanks for any info.
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    Big Tech share prices hammered at start of 2024

    Big Tech share prices hammered at start of 2024 The largest technology stocks that lifted the broader market last year are having a less-rosy start to 2024. The so-called Magnificent Seven, which includes Apple Inc., Amazon.com Inc., Alphabet Inc., Microsoft Corp., Meta Platforms Inc., Tesla...
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    What R1,000 in biggest tech shares bought at start of 2023 would be worth now

    What R1,000 in biggest tech shares bought at start of 2023 would be worth now This year has been great for tech stock investors, with the share prices of companies like Nvidia, Meta Platforms, Tesla, and AMD all increasing by more than 100% between 3 January and 26 December 2023. MyBroadband...
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    Amazon slashes clothing sellers fees in apparent bid to take on Shein's low-cost dominance

    Amazon slashes clothing sellers fees in apparent bid to take on Shein's low-cost dominance Amazon.com Inc. is sharply cutting fees for merchants selling clothing priced below $20, a sign it’s hunkering down for a price war with Chinese fast-fashion upstart Shein. On Tuesday, Amazon announced...
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    Internal Amazon documents reportedly state Q AI hallucinated and leaked company data

    Amazon Q AI "hallucinating" and leaking confidential data — Report Amazon's recently launched artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot is suffering from "severe hallucinations and is leaking confidential data", according to leaked internal company documents seen by Platformer. Among the data...
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    Amazon launching Titan Image Generator

    Amazon launching Titan Image Generator Amazon.com Inc., playing catch-up in the hotly contested market for generative artificial intelligence, has developed a tool to help businesses create images. This week, Amazon Web Services, the company’s cloud services arm, has been rolling out a range...
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    AWS releasing Q AI chatbot to corporate customers

    AWS releasing Q AI chatbot to corporate customers Amazon.com Inc. is rolling out a workplace chatbot called Amazon Q, designed to help corporate customers search for information, write code and review business metrics. Amazon Web Services, the retailer’s cloud-computing division, is infusing...
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    Microsoft and AWS execs drop out of conference over fake female speaker profiles

    Microsoft and AWS execs drop out of conference over fake female speaker profiles Several tech executives have pulled out of an upcoming developers conference after accusations that the event’s organiser fabricated female speakers’ profiles. High-profile engineering leaders in the developer...
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    Former Twitch CEO hired as new OpenAI boss

    Former Twitch CEO hired as new OpenAI boss OpenAI’s board hired former Twitch chief Emmett Shear as chief executive officer, defying calls from investors to reinstate the ousted Sam Altman, according to people familiar with the matter. Shear stepped down as CEO of Amazon.com Inc.’s...
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    Amazon retrenching 180 workers in gaming division

    Amazon retrenching 180 workers in gaming division Amazon.com Inc.’s gaming division is cutting 180 jobs and shutting down two of its business units, including a channel on the company’s own livestreaming site Twitch. The online retail giant is shuttering the Crown Channel, where gaming...
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    Nokia sues Amazon over patent infringement

    Nokia sues Amazon over patent infringement Nokia Oyj sued Amazon.com Inc. in courts across three continents, alleging the e-commerce giant uses its technologies in streaming services and devices without authorisation. The suits were filed in the US, Germany, India, the UK, and the European...
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    Meta Quest 3

    So it has been released today. Where is the best place to order? Amazon or wait for local supply? It's R15,235 on Amazon including customs: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CD1JTBSC?th=1 Nothing yet on Takealot: https://www.takealot.com/all?filter=Brand:Meta
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    First two Project Kuiper satellites launched succesfully

    First two Project Kuiper satellites launched succesfully Amazon.com Inc. has launched and started communicating with its first two satellites for its Project Kuiper, the tech giant’s initiative to build a massive constellation of satellites that can provide internet coverage to Earth. An Atlas...
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    Amazon shutting down Amp app

    Amazon shutting down Amp app Amazon.com Inc. is shutting down Amp, the live-audio app that allowed users to act like radio DJs by playing music and talking alongside the songs. The product launched in March 2022 following a frenzy around live-audio services during the pandemic. [Bloomberg]
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    Amazon sued by FTC for “monopolising” online marketplace services and seller overchargers

    Amazon sued by FTC for “monopolising” online marketplace services and seller overchargers The US Federal Trade Commission sued Amazon.com Inc. in a long-anticipated antitrust case, accusing the e-commerce giant of monopolising online marketplace services by degrading quality for shoppers and...
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    Amazon pouring up to R75.3 billion into Anthropic

    Amazon pouring up to R75.3 billion into Anthropic Amazon.com Inc. will invest as much as $4 billion (R75.29 billion) in Anthropic, bagging a crucial partner in its effort to become a major player in generative artificial intelligence and offering a vote of confidence in the hot startup. As...
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    Amazon veteran Dave Limp appointed as Blue Origin CEO

    Amazon veteran Dave Limp appointed as Blue Origin CEO Blue Origin LLC, the closely held spaceflight company founded by Jeff Bezos, is replacing its chief executive officer with veteran Amazon.com Inc. executive Dave Limp. Current CEO Bob Smith is stepping down and will be succeeded by Limp...
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