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Whale resurfaces as Facebook, Amazon see big bets in options market

Amazon.com, Facebook and Netflix were among companies that saw block trades of call contracts Thursday, representing speculation on movements in their shares through the first months of next year

Nearly 20,000 workers tested positive for coronavirus, says Amazon

Amazon said Thursday that nearly 20,000 of its front-line US workers have tested positive or been presumed positive for the virus that causes Covid-19

Amazon and Big Tech cozy up to Biden camp with cash and connections

The industry's coziness with the Democratic Party, which dates back through several elections, has critics of their market dominance worried

Financial services becomes next battleground for PhonePe, Amazon and Google

Walmart-owned PhonePe has become the fastest-growing insure-tech distributor in India within just 9 months of the insurance category going live on the digital payments app

General Atlantic to invest Rs 3,675 cr into Reliance Retail for 0.84% stake

Strategic investor to be inducted later; General Atlantic becomes third PE firm to infuse funds

Indian unicorns diversifying to newer biz segments ahead of mega-IPO plans

A slew of Indian firms, including Flipkart, Byju's and Zomato, is building a path to profitability and diversifying into newer business segments ahead of mega-IPO plans

Amazon sees broader audience for its palm recognition technology

Amazon has introduced new palm recognition technology in a pair of Seattle stores and sees a broader potential audience in stadiums, offices and elsewhere. Customers at the stores near Amazon's campus in Washington can flash a palm for entry and to buy goods. The company chose palm recognition, according to Dilip Kumar, vice president of Physical Retail & Technology, because it's more private than other biometric technology, and a person would be required to purposefully flash a palm at the Amazon One device to engage. And it's contactless, which we think customers will appreciate, especially in current times, Kumar wrote in a blog post Tuesday. The company expects to roll out Amazon One as an option in other Amazon stores in the coming months, which could mean Whole Foods Market grocery stores. But Amazon believes the technology is applicable elsewhere. In most retail environments, Amazon One could become an alternate payment or loyalty card option with a device at the checkout .

Ahead of the festive sale, Amazon pumps Rs 1,125 crore into its India unit

The infusion would help the e-commerce giant to take on its rivals including Walmart-owned Flipkart and Reliance's JioMart in the upcoming festive season

Amazon infuses Rs 1,125 crore into India unit ahead of festive sales

US-based e-commerce giant Amazon has infused fresh capital to the tune of Rs 1,125 crore into one of its India units, Amazon Seller Services, according to regulatory documents

Amazon to hold Prime Day event on Oct 13-14, aiming at holiday shoppers

The company earlier this year had postponed the two-day shopping event, which started in 2015 to drum up sales during the summer shopping lull, due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Wall Street bounces back from losing streak as tech, bank stocks gain

The S&P 500 financials index jumped 2.6 per cent and was on track for its best day in two and a half months

Amazon enters game-streaming market, set to challenge Google, Microsoft

Amazon.com Inc. is diving into the new and hotly contested market for streaming video games, the company said during a press event Thursday that also revealed a refreshed lineup of Echo smart speakers

Small apps unite to take on Apple, Google over unfair trade practices

On Thursday, the smaller companies said they had formed the Coalition for App Fairness, a nonprofit group that plans to push for changes in the app stores and "protect the app economy"

Amazon adds Echo, Echo dot to its lineup of voice-controlled gadgets

The world's largest online retailer has worked for years to popularize speakers, televisions and other devices that customers activate through speech

Amazon leads Wall Street rebound, even as economic worries deepen

Microsoft Corp, Apple Inc, Alphabet Incand Facebook Inc, which together have fueled Wall Street's rally since the pandemic slammed markets in March, all rose more than 1 per cent

Nasdaq, S&P 500 crawl higher on Amazon, Apple boost; Dow remains muted

Microsoft Corp, Apple Inc, Alphabet Inc and Facebook Inc, which together fuelled a Wall Street rally since a coronavirus-driven crash in March, rose between 0.3% and 0.9% in early deals

Amazon's buying spree for used planes makes green pledge harder to keep

Amazon has been among the biggest lessors of converted Boeing Co. 767s in the last five years as demand for online shopping has soared-more so since Covid-19 struck

KVIC gets Flipkart, Amazon, Snapdeal to remove 160 fake Khadi products online

The Khadi and Village Industries Commission said it had forced e-commerce portals Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal and others to remove over 160 web links selling products under the brand name of 'Khadi'

Indian among six indicted in $100,000 Amazon bribery case in US

Amazon said it has systems in place to detect suspicious activity by employees and sellers and teams that investigate prohibited activity

Amazon, Samara Capital invest Rs 275 cr in supermarket chain More's parent

Witzig has allotted a total of 193 million equity shares to the investors to raise this capital at a premium of Rs 4.28 per share and paid-up capital of Rs 10 per share