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Internet giant Amazon hit by first strike in Germany
German employees of Amazon staged their first-ever walkouts on Tuesday as the US Internet retail giant was hit by a dispute over pay. Employees at two logistics centres in Bad Hersfeld and Leipzig launched a strike with the start of the early shift at 6:00 am (0400 GMT), the giant…
Amazon developing 3-D smartphone screen
Amazon, long rumored to be developing its own smartphone, is working on a screen that allows people to see 3D images without glasses, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The Journal said the Internet retail giant is working on several gadgets to add to its offerings of Kindle tablets and…
Senate approves controversial online sales tax
The US Senate passed legislation Monday that would end years of tax-free online buying by allowing states to collect sales tax for Internet purchases from web giants like Amazon and eBay. The Marketplace Fairness Act sailed through the Senate 69-27, but before becoming law it needs to pass the House…
Ebay warns Internet sales tax unfair to small businesses
Ebay has begun lobbying millions of its users against a bill it claims will impose an unfair tax burden on small businesses. The US Senate is expected to vote early this week on the Marketplace Fairness Act, a bill that will give states the power to collect online sales tax…
Actress vows to renew suit against IMDB.com for posting her real age
A US actress who sued the owners of the IMDb film industry online database for revealing her real age vowed Friday to appeal, after her lawsuit was rejected. Huong Hoang, who goes by the professional name Junie Hoang, said it was “hurtful” to have her age revealed to every prospective…
German Amazon warehouse workers protest over working conditions
Hundreds of workers at the biggest German-based site of online retailer Amazon demonstrated on Tuesday, according to a trade union which plans strike action over better working conditions. Some 500 people protested at a site in western Bad Hersfeld, which employs more than 3,000 staff and is among seven Amazon…
Amazon defends ‘c*nt’ product as ‘light-hearted’
Amazon has sparked outrage by defending the use of the word “cunt” in a product image used by a retailer on its website, arguing that it was featured in a “light-hearted” way that was not likely to offend any particular group, such as women. The Advertising Standards Authority banned an internet ad which appeared…
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos recovers engines thought to have piloted the first Moon landing from ocean floor
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos claimed success Wednesday in his mission to recover Apollo 11 moon mission engines that plunged into the ocean decades ago. “We found so much,” Bezos said in a blog posting en route to land after three weeks at sea for his Bezos Expeditions project. “We’ve seen…
CEO: ‘Automated process’ led to misogynistic rape shirts on Amazon
The founder and CEO of an online t-shirt company found himself profusely apologizing this weekend after Twitter erupted with anger on Saturday over a line of clothing offered on Amazon that carried slogans promoting rape. The shirts all featured a combination of words made to parody the slogan, “Keep Calm…
Amazon fires German security firm accused of harassing and intimidating seasonal workers
US online retail giant Amazon said on Monday it had cut ties with a security firm at the centre of allegations that foreign seasonal staff hired in Germany by Amazon were harassed and intimidated. An Amazon spokeswoman said it had ensured that “the criticised security service is not used any…
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