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Pinterest fires employees for creating layoff tracking tool

Image discovery website Pinterest has sacked two engineers for creating a custom tool to help find out which employees would be laid off in the coming months.

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'Melania': Why the Mrs Trump documentary isn't a documentary at all

Euronews Culture’s David Mouriquand went to see the Melania Trump documentary ‘Melania’ so you don’t have to.

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Is AI really to blame for the job losses at Amazon?

Amazon says it is laying off 16,000 because of 'efficiency gains' from AI, but an economist says it will take time for firms that are adopting AI to see how their work flows change.

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One of world's largest hydropower plants faces another legal setback

Brazilian courts have ruled that the Belo Monte hydropower plant has had environmental and social impacts "far greater" than originally forecasted.

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Neil Young gives music catalogue to Greenland for free

Prices for Neil Young’s complete catalog range from around $25 to $100 a year but the rock star has decided to gift all of it for free to the people of Greenland, in response to Donald Trump’s threats against the nation.

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Consumer groups name Samsung’s AI fridge as worst product at CES 2026

An AI-powered fridge, electronic lollipops, and Amazon’s Ring cameras were named by consumer groups as some of the worst products at this year’s tech show.

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Amazon launches Alexa+ AI assistant on web to challenge ChatGPT

Until now, Alexa has only been available on smartphones and Amazon’s connected devices. Users with early access to Alexa+ can now access the chatbot via their web browsers.

Business

Department stores fight TikTok and Amazon for beauty shoppers

Beauty bars, robot-applied eyelashes and 18th-century VR chateaus: beauty departments of major department store chains have gone all out as social media and e-commerce reshaped the $129bn US beauty market.

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Hypertropical climate in the Amazon could trigger mass tree die-offs

A hypertropical climate has not occurred on Earth in at least 10 million years.

Business

Russian marketplaces to benefit from new EAEU Customs Code

The Eurasian Economic Union, including Kazakhstan, is working on introducing a new Customs Code, which will largely benefit Russian marketplaces over platforms like Amazon or Temu.

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How Buy Nothing Day emerged as an antidote to Black Friday

While global shopping events such as Black Friday have been around for decades, anti-consumerist movements like Buy Nothing Day are now gathering more followers to combat overconsumption.

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'Make Amazon Pay': Global protests planned on Black Friday

The Make Amazon Pay campaign, now in its sixth year, is targeting Amazon’s labour practices, political influence, and environmental impact.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.