Amazon faces anti-trust investigation
Robot take-over take down
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Amazon’s plans to acquire robot vacuum maker iRobot and the 1Life healthcare company behind One Medical.
Amazon forced to take down reviews of Lord of the Rings
White Americans object to black hobbits
Online streaming service Amazon is reportedly putting a three-day delay on user reviews for all of its content on Prime Video, including the newly-released The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power because white Americans object to the “woke” use of black actors to play hobbits.
Forget the mark of the beast new tech just needs your paw print
So that is one conspiracy consigned to the dustbin
Amazon has announced an expansion of its palm-reading payments service, Amazon One, which will come to a range of new Whole Foods stores, and while it will not tell your fortune it does kill off a long standing conspiracy myth parading as Biblical prophecy .
Amazon will know all about your home
IRobot will spill the beans
Amazon has just written a $1.7 billion cheque for the robotic vacuum maker iRobot which might be providing the online bookseller with details about your home.
Amazon admits that the union case against it is stronger
It is better to spend money on politicans than actually making workforce happy
A leaked memo shows that Amazon admits that the union case against it is strong, but thinks it is better to follow the Amercian way and spend money bribing establishing and deepen "relationships with key policymakers and community stakeholders" and improve "Amazon's overall brand.
Alexi allows you to speak to the dead
Is there any body there?
Amazon's digital assistant has come up with a tool which will be a big hit amongst necromancers.
Amazon snaps up One Medical
Diversification
While Apple is claiming it is a big name in the health industry because people are using its smart watches Amazon is really becoming a big name by acquiring the US private health network One Medical for US$3.9 billion.
Amazon sues Facebook admins over fake reviews
Still keeping fake reviews up
Online book seller Amazon is suing shedloads of Facebook admins who it claims are organising marketplaces “for the purchase and sale of fake reviews.”
EU signs off on tech giant regulation
Enforcement might be impossible
EU lawmakers gave the thumbs up to landmark rules to rein in tech giants such as Alphabet unit Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Microsoft, but enforcement could be hampered by regulators' limited resources.
US Supreme Court protects Big Tech
Federal government moves to protect consumers unconsitutional
The US Supremes might be making a move to protect Big Tech from efforts made by the federal government to restrain their power.