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2,000 robots employed at Amazon's Bolton warehouse for Christmas

In the UK, Amazon's Bolton warehouse uses 2,000 robots to streamline parcel handling, especially during the holiday peak, ensuring timely deliveries.

26/11/2025

Europe News

Amazon loses legal challenge to EU's strictest digital rules

The EU's highest court has ruled that US tech giant will remain subject to the toughest measures of the Digital Services Act.

19/11/2025

Tech News

Jeff Bezos is reportedly launching a €5 billion AI start-up

The founder of Amazon and Blue Origin is stepping into his first operational role at a company since 2021 at AI start-up Project Prometheus, according to a report.

18/11/2025

Business

OpenAI and Amazon sign $38 billion deal for AI computing power

OpenAI and Amazon have signed a $38 billion agreement enabling the ChatGPT creator to run its artificial intelligence systems on Amazon’s data centres in the US.

04/11/2025

Cinema

Film of the Week: 'Hedda’ - A dazzling tale of freedom and power

Nia DaCosta's 'Hedda', out on Prime Video, is a modern and audacious retelling of Henrik Ibsen's 1891 play, about a disillusioned woman's quest for social and financial advancement.

31/10/2025

Business

Amazon posts biggest cloud growth in years, sending shares up 13%

Amazon reported higher sales and earnings for the third quarter, and it was boosted by its fast-growing web services business.

31/10/2025

Business

Amazon confirms around 14,000 job cuts to its corporate workforce

The US tech company is preparing a fresh round of job cuts with thousands of positions affected as the tech giant aims to reduce bureaucracy and increase the use of AI.

28/10/2025

Tech News

Amazon explains why AWS outage took down much of the internet

Some 2,000 companies were affected by the outage with more than 8 million people reporting issues.

24/10/2025

Tech News

Amazon outage highlights EU’s ‘overwhelming reliance on Big Tech'

Amazon's AWS, Microsoft, and Google control around 70 per cent of Europe’s cloud market.

21/10/2025

Tech News

Major Amazon internet outage hits sites and apps such as Snapchat

Amazon Web Services is believed to be the root cause of the problem.

20/10/2025

Climate

How global warming is turning forests into fuel for wildfires

Last year, an area larger than India was lost to wildfires worldwide.

18/10/2025

Climate

Earth has just reached its first catastrophic climate tipping point

Global policy makers are being urged to take ‘immediate and unprecedented’ action to prevent the risk of triggering further climate tipping points.

13/10/2025

Climate

Amazon rainforest released as much CO₂ as Germany from 2024 fires

Fires in the Amazon Rainforest have surged to record-breaking levels, highlighting the region’s ‘growing ecological fragility'.

10/10/2025

Cinema

Gunless 007? Amazon U-turn over James Bond firearm censorship backlash

The streamer has caused fan outrage after scrubbing 007's weapons from the original James Bond movie posters. They have quietly reversed their decision... Still, fans of the beloved spy franchise see this as a worrying sign for the series going forward under the tutelage of Amazon.

07/10/2025

Tech News

Pet-saving doorbell, Kindle Scribe, and AI: The latest Amazon gadgets

Amazon’s devices are getting an AI upgrade, including its Kindle, which gives book summaries and can answer questions about characters

01/10/2025

Business

Amazon pays settlement over allegations it duped customers into Prime

Amazon said it was confident it would the win case but that it chose to resolve it quickly instead of going through potentially years of trial and appeals.

26/09/2025

Climate

Deforestation caused half a million deaths in 20 years, study finds

New research links tropical deforestation to 28,000 annual heat-related deaths.

28/08/2025

Cinema

The next James Bond? Unknown British actor reportedly screentests

A relatively unknown British actor has reportedly screentested for the role of James Bond in the upcoming 26th 007 adventure. Scott Rose-Marsh is the latest name rumoured to be taking on the Bond mantle, following Daniel Craig's tenure (2006 - 2021).

14/08/2025

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Peruvian Shamans call for calm in Amazon island dispute with Colombia

Shamans in Peru have staged a traditional ritual in Lima to urge peace with Colombia amid a growing row over the ownership of Santa Rosa Island in the Amazon.

12/08/2025

Business

Amazon, Apple post solid earnings but tariffs dampen investor appetite

Tariffs and the AI race have made tech investors more cautious, with Amazon and Apple’s second quarter results showing that the market is no longer betting on Big Tech as a whole — only on those with a clear edge.

01/08/2025