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Amazon considers appeal against record privacy fine decision

The company has 40 days to decide whether it will take further legal action.

Culture news

Polish PM Donald Tusk offers US actor training for James Bond role

In a toungue-in-cheek comment, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has thrown a new name into the mix of ever-growing speculation regarding who should play the new 007...

Culture news

Ex-007 Pierce Brosnan weighs in on Bond’s future after Amazon takeover

The Irish actor insists the next James Bond must be British, dismissing rumours of an American 007, and supports Amazon-MGM’s takeover of the franchise.

Business

Where in Europe are women most willing to start their own business?

Women have the most appetite to create their own business in Portugal, Poland and Greece in the EU. However, outside the bloc, Ukraine is home to an even higher ratio of aspiring female entrepreneurs, a new study shows.

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Tech News

Amazon unveils an AI-powered version of its voice assistant Alexa

"I’m not just an assistant, I’m your new best friend in the digital world," Alexa+ said during an onstage demo on Wednesday.

Culture news

Amazon MGM Studios takes creative control of James Bond franchise

Though long-time producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli will remain co-owners, Amazon will now lead the creative direction for future Bond films.

Green News

Brazil’s Lula backs new oil exploration ahead of UN climate summit

The President said Brazil can’t ignore the wealth beneath its feet and choose not to explore it.

Brazil

Indigenous man from Amazon tribe makes contact with outside world

A young man from an isolated Indigenous tribe who approached a riverine community in Brazil’s Amazon returned voluntarily to his people shortly after, authorities said.

Business

Amazon disappoints investors with weak outlook despite upbeat earnings

Amazon topped expectations in its fourth-quarter earnings. However, its disappointing guidance deepened concerns about a slowdown in the artificial intelligence (AI) industry.

Business

Tech titans top the world's most valuable brands league in 2025

Tech companies continued to be some of the world’s most valuable brands this year, boosted by ongoing strong brand loyalty, as well as new innovations in artificial intelligence.

Space

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launches massive new rocket on test flight

Named after the first American to orbit Earth, the New Glenn rocket blasted off from Florida.

Culture news

'Music is back': Taylor Swift drives UK music sales to 20-year high

The total 2024 UK sales of recorded music topped the 2001 record of £2.2bn and Taylor Swift is to thank for a sizeable chunk, according to new figures released by the Digital Entertainment and Retail Association (ERA).

Culture news

Melania Trump documentary directed by Brett Ratner announced

A new documentary on Amazon Prime from the future first lady suggests a changing, perhaps warmer, relationship between Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and the Trumps.

Green News

Is the Amazon rainforest reaching a ‘long-feared tipping point’?

Governments have historically viewed the Amazon as an area to be exploited, with little regard for sustainability or the rights of its Indigenous peoples.

Cinema

007 vs Amazon: Is the James Bond franchise in trouble?

What is going on with the James Bond franchise? It seems that the producers behind the Bond films and the studio that bought the series are currently at loggerheads... And their creative differences mean that Bond fans are going to have to be patient for Bond 26.

Business

Amazon workers to strike at warehouses as union seeks labour contract

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said workers at seven Amazon facilities will begin a strike on Thursday morning, an effort by the union to pressure the e-commerce company for a labour agreement during a key shopping period.

Business

Amazon and Meta set to give whopping sum to Trump’s inauguration fund

Major tech companies are seeking to improve their relationship with the incoming president.

Green News

A true Black Friday? Amazon’s whistleblower workers fight for climate

Amazon workers in 20 countries are on strike today over the company's drive to increase overconsumption.

Green News

Who is hosting the COP30 UN climate talks?

Due to a lack of hotels in host city Belem, delegates will have to sleep on cruise ships.

Tech News

Lawmakers seek Amazon visit, hearing before restoring lobby access

Amazon seeks to restore relations with the European Parliament after being denied access earlier in the year for failure to cooperate.