 | Amazon lays off hundreds in its Alexa division as it plows resources into AIIn a note to employees on Friday, Daniel Rausch, Amazon's vice president of Alexa and Fire TV, wrote that the company is eliminating certain roles because it is ditching some initiatives. |
 | Amazon MGM Studios developing 'Masters of the Universe' filmAccording to reports, the project was earlier being developed at Netflix but the streaming service dropped it in July this year. |
 | 'Emotional decision for me': Amazon's founder Bezos says relocating to MiamiBezos, who also owns the Washington Post, stepped down as chief executive of Amazon in 2021. |
| Amazon made extra USD 1 billion in profit via secret pricing algorithm: US FTCAmazon has also quietly and deliberately raised prices for shoppers through a covert operation called 'Project Nessie', it said. |
 | Nokia sues Amazon, HP over patent infringement, seeks compensationThe cases against Amazon have been filed in the US, Germany, India, the UK and the European Unified Patent Court. |
 | Prime Video’s 'Takeshi’s Castle' reboot gets premiere dateThe original show had around a hundred contestants forced to go through a list of wacky physical challenges set around giant, goofy, set pieces. |
| Amazon used a secret algorithm to raise prices: ReportIf the competing retailers maintained the lower price, the algorithm would automatically revert Amazon’s to its normal price, the report mentioned. |
 | Over 100 dolphins dead in Amazon as it hits record-high temperatureThe world's largest waterway, the Amazon River, is currently in its dry season and several specimens of river fauna are also dealing with record-high temperatures. |
 | Genpact partners with Amazon to fight financial crimeIntegrating Genpact’s proprietary cloud-based financial crime suite, riskCanvas, with Amazon Bedrock, has led to accelerated efficiencies and impact for clients such as Apex Fintech Solutions. |
 | Festive sales to generate over 7 lakh gig jobsEcommerce companies consider October sales as their biggest event and offer steep discounts to boost sales |
 | Amazon sued by FTC, 17 US states over allegations it inflates online prices, overcharges sellersThe lawsuit also accuses Amazon of degrading customers' experience by replacing relevant search results with paid advertisements, favoring its own brands over other products. |
 | Amazon to invest up to USD 4 billion in AnthropicThis is the latest AWS generative AI announcement as it continues to expand its offering at all three layers of the generative AI stack. |
 | Amazon says ads coming to Prime Video streaming in 2024The ad-supported offer will kick off in the US, UK, Germany and Canada early next year, before France, Italy, Spain, Mexico and Australia during 2024, the company said. |
 | 14 killed in plane crash in Brazilian AmazonThe small plane's pilot was approaching the remote town in heavy rain, with low visibility, and appeared to inadvertently start landing halfway down the runway. |
 | 'Sitting in Bars With Cake' review: Of friendships, fun and fateThat said, the two polar facets—one fun and light, and the other foreboding and poignant—are reminders of how the foolhardy optimism of youth exists only in the face of an assumed immortality. |
 | Amazon's cloud computing division ties up with ISRO to help aerospace startupsAWS hopes to grow in the Indian market with space-tech associations as India opens up its space sector to private players creating a successful startup ecosystem. |
 | Prime Video announces Takeshi's Castle reboot with Bhuvan Bam commentaryThe show premiered in India on the Pogo Channel in 2005 with a Hindi voice-over commentary from Bollywood actor/comedian Jaaved Jaffrey. |
 | Amazon to use Gen-AI tool to help small businessesIt has also signed an MoU with India Post to simplify cross-border logistics for MSME exporters and also with Indian Railways for faster deliveries of seller orders to customers. |
 | Youth arrested in connection with murder of Amazon manager in DelhiHarpreet Gill and his uncle Govind Singh were travelling on their motorcycle near Bhajanpura when the gangster, Mohammad Sameer alias Maya, opened fire at the two, aiming at their heads. |
 | Senior Manager at Amazon shot dead in Delhi, police form 6 probe teamsDuring an investigation conducted so far, the name of a local criminal, Maya, has come up and he is one of the suspects, police said. |
