THE acquisition of a New York-based technology start-up is about to give Amazon another tool with which to challenge the power of industry giants such as Google and Apple. full story ![]()
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There was lots of chit-chat on what VMware could, should, will do about its Amazon public cloud problem and Amazon raised a ruckus with a free preview of Trusted Advisor.
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BERLIN -- Online retailer Amazon reacted to mounting criticism Monday by firing a security company named in a German television documentary about alleged mistreatment of foreign temporary workers. An Amazon spokeswoman in Germany said the company had ended...
wvgazette.com (3 months ago)
Amazon says it has fired a German security company amid mounting criticism after reports that temporary workers had been mistreated.An Amazon spokeswoman in Germany, Ulrike Stoecker, said Monday the online retailer has ended its relationship with Hensel European Security Services "with immediate effect."
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Amazon has been operating its popular Prime Instant Video streaming service for its Prime subscribers for a long time. Like other streaming media providers, Amazon is always out add new content to its lineup. Amazon has announced that it will be adding exclusive subscription streaming access to popular NBCUniversal television shows. Among the shows that ...
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thetimes.co.uk (2 months and 17 days ago)
Amazon moved to curtail a growing public relations disaster over alleged mistreatment of foreign temporary workers in Germany by firing a security firm that a television documentary linked to the country's far-right.
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The move would allow the giant to quickly launch a range of tablets under its Surface brand to take on Apple, Amazon and Google in both the tablet and the e-book wars.
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