Competition watchdog waves through Amazon’s investment in Deliveroo after takeaway firm warned it would collapse By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 17 April 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 17 April 2020 The competition watchdog has waved through Amazon’s investment in Deliveroo after the takeaway firm warned it would collapse. The online … Read more
A new report on working conditions at Amazon reveals there have been COVID-19 cases at more than half of the company’s warehouses in the US and predicts the disease will spread exponentially among workers in the coming weeks. The report was prepared by the workers rights groups Athena Coalition and Hedge Clippers, using data from … Read more
Amazon’s opens huge Manchester tech centre which it claims will eventually employ 600 people By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:08 BST, 15 January 2020 | Updated: 22:08 BST, 15 January 2020 Amazon has opened a new corporate base in Manchester as it continues to ramp up its presence in the North. The … Read more
Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant can now respond to users who are concerned they may be infected with novel coronavirus Users can now query Amazon’s voice assistant on if they have coronavirus Alexa can respond to users with information pulled from the CDC A new feature also makes the assistant sing along with hand washing It … Read more
Amazon’s home surveillance company Ring still can’t prove partnerships with law enforcement reduce crime A report from CNET sheds light on Ring partnerships with police Data shows little evidence Ring has reduced burglaries and property crimes Some police an experts say Ring can’t be attributed either By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 20:17 GMT, 19 … Read more
Amazon’s Ring keeps a log of every time a smart doorbell is rung, a motion-sensing camera is activated or the app is used on a smartphone – but claims NO video is saved Investigation found Amazon’s Ring has databases logging user interactions Records almost every instance the camera is activated or a feature is used … Read more
The Echo Studio from Amazon is blisteringly loud and puts the myriad polite little plant pot speakers on the market to shame. And teenagers should be allowed nowhere near it By Rob Waugh Event for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:02 GMT, 11 January 2020 | Updated: 13:01 GMT, 12 January 2020 Echo Studio £189.99, … Read more