Amazon apologises for tweet denying drivers need to urinate in bottles
Amazon has apologised for a tweet it sent to a US politician more than a week ago denying the company’s employees work so hard they must urinate in empty water bottles.
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Amazon’s Alexa to offer word of the day with help from Susie Dent
Amazon Echo users are to be given the chance to improve their vocabulary thanks to a new Word of the Day feature with language expert Susie Dent.
MacKenzie Scott marries science teacher after Bezos divorce
MacKenzie Scott, philanthropist, author and former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has married a science teacher.
Spotify says streaming must stay affordable to avoid ‘pushing’ people to piracy
Raising the price of music streaming could risk driving people back towards illegal downloading, MPs were told on Tuesday.
Music streaming giants ‘open’ to alternative ways for paying artists
Spotify has said it is open to alternative models for calculating how artists should be paid amid concerns about how little emerging musicians are able to earn.
Next boss Lord Wolfson calls for higher business rates on warehouses
Business rates for retailers on the high street should be cut by 35% with the commercial property tax increased for online rival warehouses instead, according to the chief executive of Next.
Social network Parler to re-launch
Parler, the right-wing friendly social network which was forced offline following the US Capitol attack, said it is relaunching.
Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Donald Glover to star in reboot of Mr & Mrs Smith
Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Donald Glover are to feature in a reboot of Mr & Mrs Smith.
Alexa responds to questions about Jackie Weaver’s authority
Amazon’s voice-powered digital assistant Alexa is now able to answer the burning question on everyone’s lips: Does Jackie Weaver have any authority?
Amazon could be hit by online sales tax under business rates review
Amazon and other internet retail giants could be hit with an online sales tax in a move designed to claw back money the UK owes after heavy borrowing during the pandemic.
Salma Hayek: I was told my career would die when I reached my thirties
Salma Hayek has said she was told her career would “die” when she was in her thirties and she would never make it in Hollywood as a Mexican actress.
Lockdown helps UK Amazon sales rocket to almost £20bn in 2020
Amazon sales in the UK soared by 51% to almost £20 billion last year as lockdown restrictions buoyed the e-commerce giant.
Jeff Bezos: How retail made Amazon founder a centi-billionaire
Jeff Bezos had already become a senior vice-president at a Wall Street hedge fund before founding Amazon, a journey which would lead him to become the richest man in the world.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to step down as CEO
Tech giant Amazon says that Jeff Bezos is stepping down as CEO later this year, a role he has had since he founded the company more than 25 years ago.
Netflix leads GLAAD Media Awards nominations for LGBTQ representation
Netflix is once again the top contender at this year’s GLAAD Media Awards.
Rachel Brosnahan confirms production under way on The Marvellous Mrs Maisel
Rachel Brosnahan has confirmed production is under way on the fourth series of The Marvellous Mrs Maisel.
Covid-stricken city in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest begs for oxygen cylinders
The biggest city in the Amazon rainforest, a region often described as “the Earth’s lungs”, has asked for more oxygen tanks to help treat coronavirus patients.
Leslie Odom Jr explains why he initially turned down One Night In Miami
Leslie Odom Jr has explained why he initially turned down the role of singer Sam Cooke in One Night In Miami.
Forests almost twice the size of UK destroyed in global hotspots – WWF report
Forests covering an area nearly twice the size of the UK were destroyed across global hotspots in just 13 years, a report from wildlife charity WWF has found.
Ten of the best series to stream during lockdown 3.0
As the UK goes back into lockdown, we must brace ourselves for many more hours on the sofa, bingeing the best the streaming services have to offer.
‘I fell for it hook, line and sinker’: Oil worker conned out of £25,000 life savings
A "devastated" north-east woman has told how she was taken in by a phone scam - which ended up costing her £25,000.
Amazon and Sky agree TV partnership to host each other’s apps
Amazon and Sky have announced a new video partnership which will see the tech firm’s Prime Video service launch on Sky while Sky’s Now TV will come to Amazon’s Fire TV devices.
Frank Gilfeather: Actors will soon not be the only people ‘resting’
I’ve always thought acting was quite a strange, precarious, but fun way to earn a living.
Alexa learns the laws of football to help frustrated fans
Frustrated football fans can now turn to Amazon’s Alexa for clarity on the sport’s rules and to help understand refereeing decisions.
Streaming services could provide public service content, Ofcom says
Streaming services such as Netflix could provide public service content in future, the TV regulator has said, amid an uncertain future for traditional broadcasters,
Sir Lenny Henry joins cast of Amazon’s The Lord Of The Rings
Sir Lenny Henry has joined the cast of Amazon’s big budget TV adaptation of The Lord Of The Rings.
Rylan Clark-Neal: I’m so happy for stand-in Strictly judge Anton Du Beke
Rylan Clark-Neal says he is delighted Anton Du Beke has won a stint as a Strictly Come Dancing judge.
Amazon reveals new Alexa stats to mark virtual assistant’s sixth birthday
Amazon has praised the success of its voice assistant, Alexa, as the tech giant marked the sixth anniversary of the technology’s launch.
North-east man bought tents and heaters from Amazon to grow his own cannabis
A north-east man who ran a home-grown cannabis operation using equipment purchased from Amazon has been handed supervision.
New Amazon thriller to be set on oil rig off the North Sea
A new Amazon thriller set on a remote oil rig just off the Scottish coast in the North Sea is heading to our screens.