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Krimej Indigenous Chief Kadjyre Kayapo looks out at a path created by loggers in Altamira, Para state, Brazil.

Win-win-win: The climate-saving power of protecting forests

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A Jatoba tree, originally from the Amazon, is placed in front of the Norwegian Embassy.

Why does this tree need refugee status?

22/09/2021

Brett Goldstein, left, and Hannah Waddingham, won awards for their performances in Apple comedy "Ted Lasso"

Netflix wins most Emmy Awards as streaming platforms take top prizes

20/09/2021

People mourn next to the coffin with the remains of Mexican environmentalist Homero Gomez González, during his funeral in El Rosario village, Mexico.

More than 200 people were killed defending the environment in 2020

13/09/2021

Three UK brings back roaming charges in the wake of Brexit.

Tech this week: Brexit bites again and Amazon’s big rewards

12/09/2021

Jeff Bezos speaks at an event to unveil Blue Origin's Blue Moon lunar lander, Thursday, May 9, 2019

First space, now immortality: Jeff Bezos’ quest to cheat death

07/09/2021

Some of the costumes, props and memorabilia created for the "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit" movies are displayed in a mini-museum at Weta Cave in Wellington, New Zea

New Zealand loses its precious 'Rings' series to Britain

The series employed 1,200 people in New Zealand directly and another 700 indirectly, according to the figures.

13/08/2021

What about the diets of Tsimane Indigenous peoples makes their brain capacities last longer?

Indigenous Amazonian diets 'hold the key' to longer lives, says study

09/08/2021

Nearly 6,000 Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama rejected unionisation. Of those, roughly half voted.

Amazon workers could get second vote on joining union

03/08/2021

Amazon warehouse workers collect goods for thousands of purchase orders containing unrecyclable plastic

Amazon customers want to be more green, survey shows

30/07/2021

Alphabet, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft are all announcing quarterly financial results this week

Apple, Microsoft and Google make record profits

28/07/2021

Bitcoin and Ether climb to recent price peaks as Amazon crypto rumours spread

Amazon crypto rumours help Bitcoin, Ether reach three-week highs

26/07/2021

The Amazon Scout delivery robots resemble those made by Estonia-based Starship, which launched them in 2014.

Amazon will develop delivery bots in Finland

03/07/2021

In this June 7, 2017 file photo, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) headquarters is pictured in Paris, France.

OECD: 130 countries agree on minimum global corporate tax rate

01/07/2021

The strike will coincide with Amazon's "Prime Day".

German union calls for Amazon strike over pay and working conditions

21/06/2021

Extinction crisis - biodiversity mapping using DNA from water samples

Researchers want to fight mass extinction by analysing DNA

17/06/2021

MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif.

MacKenzie Scott, citing wealth gap, donates $2.7 billion

MacKenzie Scott, citing wealth gap, has given $2.7 billion (€2.2 billion) to 286 organisations.

15/06/2021

EU lawmakers want to prevent killer acquistions by Big Tech.

Big Tech buyouts should face tougher scrutiny, say EU ministers

11/06/2021

In this image from video made available by Blue Origin, the New Shepard rocket lifts off during a test in West Texas on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.

Jeff Bezos will man the first space flight of the Blue Origin rocket

07/06/2021

A screenshot of the wellness booth before Amazon deleted their video.

Amazon mocked for 'despair closet' meditation booth for workers

28/05/2021

Around 2.8 million people in the UK now work in the gig economy.

Gig work companies have been slated in new Oxford University ranking

27/05/2021

The MGM tower in Los Angeles, California.

Amazon is buying MGM, the studio behind James Bond, for €6.9 billion

26/05/2021

The verdict is another blow in the EU's attempts to tackle corporate tax avoidance

E-commerce giant Amazon wins appeal over Luxembourg tax rebates

12/05/2021

NBC's decision not to air the Golden Globe Awards puts the event in doubt for 2022

Controversy over Golden Globes leads NBC to pull out for 2022

11/05/2021

Amazon paid no corporation tax in Europe, despite €44bn sales income

04/05/2021

Consumer financial data controlled by a select few, warns French antitrust authorities

US tech dominates new payment technologies, French authorities warn

30/04/2021

Cattle graze on land burned and deforested by cattle farmers near Novo Progresso, Para state, Brazil.

EU is the world's second biggest importer of tropical deforestation

A new report from WWF has underlined the 'urgent need' for strong and effective laws on the destruction of nature.

14/04/2021