Tag: Amazon
The Week Ahead: Tech Giants in Congressional Hot Seat
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Apple’s Tim Cook, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Google’s Sundar Pichai will all testify in front of the House Judiciary...
H-1B Visa Ban May Put U.S. Position as Tech World Leader...
The H-1B visa ban may U.S. tech its top spot in the worldH-1B workers in U.S. may feel compelled to go back...
Police Brutality Protests Turning the Tide Against Facial Recognition Software
Protests against police brutality have led three major tech companies to pull back from facial recognition technology. Momentum is building against the...
Big Companies Buying Clean Power at Record Pace; Google Biggest Buyer...
Corporations bought more clean-energy than ever, boosted by tech heavyweights Google, Facebook and Amazon as they are pushed to reform their energy...
United Nations, Protected by Diplomatic Immunity, Covered Up Huge Data Breach...
The United Nations failed to disclose a huge data breach that began last summer and compromised dozens of servers, staff records, health...
Our Love of Data May Be “Unsustainable,” as Surging Power Demand...
Artificial intelligence, higher-speed 5G cellular networks, and streaming services like Netflix may be making our lives easier, but there’s a cost: skyrocketing...
Impact Investing’s Solid 2019 Isn’t Due to Gods of Virtue, but...
Impact investing appears to be heading for a very good 2019. But don’t thank any gods of virtue -- give credit to...
Amazon Fires Aren’t Just Adding Greenhouse Gas Emissions, They’re Shrinking Glaciers...
The fires that spread across the Amazon this year are claiming another victim beyond the millions of acres they burned: Andean glaciers,...
Amazon Debuts Service Enabling Doctors to Dictate Notes in Real Time
Amazon’s latest step in using technology to make healthcare more effective is simple: A voice-technology service that enables medical providers to spend...
Grassroots Opposition to Amazon Coalescing as Groups Protest Working Conditions, Environmental...
Amazon, on its road to upending retail and ruffling the country’s social fabric, has stepped on its share of toes. From fights...
Renewable Pledges by Google, Amazon May Be More Than the Old...
Key Takeaway: Google, Amazon and other companies announcing plans to source renewable...
Amazon Employees Join Global Climate Strike, Call for Zero Emissions by...
Key Takeaway: Amazon Employees for Climate Justice will strike today at the company’s Seattle headquarters to...
EU Antitrust Chief Promises Renewed Assault on Big Tech’s Data Use
The European Union’s competition chief has a warning for Big Tech: the heat is staying on.
Margrethe Vestager said...
Facebook News Push Takes New Turn, Highlighting Importance of News, Advertising
Social networks encroaching on news organizations’ turf took another turn this week when Facebook announced its latest effort -- hiring a squad...
Amazon Says It Wants 100% Renewable Future, But Employees, Industry Analysts...
This week Amazon unveiled plans for a wind farm in Ireland and a solar project in the U.S., the latest steps by...
Amazon May be Eyeing India’s Bustling Delivery Market with Uber Unit...
Amazon may be taking a huge step into India’s bustling food delivery market, seeking to improve its mixed record in deliveries.
Pretzel Labs’ Alexa Apps Aim to Cut Screen Time, Build Family...
Amazon’s Alexa has its detractors, who see the voice assistant as an eavesdropping annoyance raising privacy concerns. To the mind of entrepreneur...
Expanding Voice Recognition Market Sees Influx of Apps on Alexa Growth
Startup ID R&D is unveiling the latest version of its voice biometric product, joining a host of rivals creating new apps and...
WhatsApp Seeks to Snatch India e-Payment Lead from PayTM, Amazon Pay
WhatsApp’s delayed digital payment system in India is moving closer to a start, as it addresses privacy concerns before becoming the latest...
Amazon Alexa’s U.K. Health Partnership Speaks to a Voice-Assisted Future
When people in the U.K. ask Amazon’s Alexa health questions, they’ll get an answer from the country’s National Health Service.
Facebook Will Square Off Against Amazon, Apple in the Race Towards...
This week, Facebook joined Amazon, Apple and other big tech names as the race to implement a truly global digital currency and...
Friends In Need: Google and Amazon End Streaming App Feud
On Our Radar: Deals we are paying attention to for their impact on industry.
As streaming becomes an increasingly crowded field, two tech giants have...