Which? urges Government price controls to stop online coronavirus profiteering
The Government should place price controls on essential items being sold online to stop profiteering during the coronavirus pandemic, consumer group Which? has said.
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Humans created many ‘forest islands’ in the Amazon 10,000 years ago – study
Humans living in the Bolivian Amazon more than 10,000 years ago created thousands of “forest islands” while cultivating plants for food, scientists believe.
Amazon warehouse ‘deep-cleaned’ after worker contracts Covid-19
An Amazon worker at the company’s warehouse in Fife is in quarantine after contracting Covid-19.
Downing Street hits out at online coronavirus profiteering
Online sellers seeking to profit from the coronavirus crisis by selling household products at inflated prices have been condemned by Number 10.
Online marketplaces must stamp out coronavirus profiteering, says Which?
Amazon Marketplace and eBay are being urged to clamp down harder on coronavirus profiteering by sellers, after Which? found many everyday household products being offered at inflated prices.
Amazon ‘approached to deliver Covid-19 test kits to frontline workers’
Amazon and other firms have reportedly been approached by the Government about delivering coronavirus test kits to frontline healthcare staff.
Formula milk sells for triple usual price online
Formula milk is selling online for more than triple its usual price as parents report they are struggling to purchase it from shops.
Disney+ to launch with two episodes of Star Wars series The Mandalorian
Disney’s new streaming service will launch in the UK with the first two episodes of Star Wars series The Mandalorian.
EE pay monthly customers can now use Alexa devices to take calls
EE pay monthly customers can now answer calls hands-free through their Amazon Echo smart speaker, it has been announced.
Amazon limits shipments to warehouses for next three weeks
Amazon has said it will only accept shipments of cleaning equipment, medical supplies and household goods from suppliers at its warehouses for next three weeks to fill surging demand.
Amazon seeks 100,000 more workers to address home shopping surge
Amazon has said it needs to hire 100,000 people across the US to keep up with a crush of orders as the coronavirus spreads and keeps more people at home, shopping online.
Pentagon reconsiders £8bn Microsoft contract after Amazon protest
The Pentagon is reconsidering its awarding of a major cloud computing contract to Microsoft after rival tech giant Amazon protested over what it called a flawed bidding process.
Should you buy… The Amazon Echo Buds?
Wireless earphones with noise-cancelling support have become the desired standard of audio experience over the last 12 months, and Amazon’s Echo Buds are the latest to try to grab public attention.
Digital streaming services drive record entertainment sales
Sales of video, music and games jumped to an all-time high last year as Netflix and Amazon Prime drove rapid growth in digital streaming, according to new figures.
Digital giants becoming ‘powerful gatekeepers’ to what we watch – EBU boss
Digital giants such as Google, Amazon and Facebook are becoming “powerful gatekeepers” of what we watch and hear, according to the boss of Europe’s public service broadcaster alliance.
Auschwitz museum criticises scene in Hunters TV series
The Auschwitz Memorial has objected to a scene in a new TV series that shows a murderous game of human chess being played, insisting that no such thing took place at the camp.
Baby toys to smoke alarms on popular marketplace sites fail Which? safety tests
Smoke alarms that do not work and USB chargers that could cause fire have been found among a mass of unsafe products available through popular shopping websites.
Hundreds injured at Amazon warehouses, figures show
Hundreds of people have been seriously injured at Amazon’s UK warehouses over the last three years, new figures have revealed, adding to questions over the company’s safety record.
US regulators probe five tech giants’ acquisitions
US federal regulators are stepping up their investigation of the market dominance of five giant tech companies, demanding detailed information on their acquisitions back to 2010.
Amazon accuses Trump of ‘well-documented personal animus’ in court filing
Amazon wants to depose US President Donald Trump over the tech company’s losing bid for a 10 billion dollar (£7.7 billion) military contract.
Amazon risking customer trust with ‘flawed’ Amazon’s Choice badge – Which?
Amazon is risking the trust of its customers by failing to address alleged issues with its Amazon’s Choice product badge, Which? has said.
Jeff Bezos sued by girlfriend’s brother for defamation
The brother of Jeff Bezos’s girlfriend is suing him for defamation, claiming the Amazon founder and his team falsely told reporters that he provided nude photos of Mr Bezos to the National Enquirer.
Amazon sees face mask sales surge amid coronavirus fears
Amazon has seen face mask sales surge in the UK over the past 24 hours amid fears of the spread of the coronavirus, despite major doubts over their effectiveness.
Amazon’s Alexa offers information on sight loss as part of charity scheme
Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa is to offer information to people with sight loss as part of a new scheme.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge to launch London-based production house
Phoebe Waller-Bridge has said she is realising “a life-long dream” by setting up her own film and TV production house.
UN calls for probe into alleged Saudi hacking of Amazon boss Jeff Bezos’s phone
United Nations human rights experts have called for an investigation into allegations that the Saudi Arabian Crown Prince was involved in the hacking of Amazon boss Jeff Bezos’s phone.
Amazon boss’s mobile phone ‘hacked by Saudi Crown Prince’
The mobile phone of Amazon boss Jeff Bezos was hacked after receiving a WhatsApp message from the account of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, it has been claimed.
Amazon opens new corporate office in Manchester creating 600 jobs
Amazon has opened a new office in Manchester, creating more than 600 jobs in the city.
Sir Patrick Stewart brands Brexit ‘the grimmest thing’
Sir Patrick Stewart has described Brexit as “the grimmest thing” to have happened to him in his political life.
Star Trek takes over Piccadilly Circus to promote new series
Piccadilly Circus in London has been given a sci-fi name for 48 hours to promote the new series Star Trek: Picard.