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Amazon India offers 50% referral fee waiver for e-commerce businesses

Businesses pay Amazon referral fees to for facilitating sales on the online marketplace

Gautam Adani now no longer among world's top 10 richest billionaires

In the last 24 hours, Adani's net worth has fallen $8.21 billion, the highest among the top 100 billionaires in the list

Amazon warehouse workers hold first UK strike, adding to labour turmoil

Amazon warehouse workers went on strike for the first time in Britain on Wednesday because of a dispute over pay and working conditions, adding to a wave of industrial labour action across the country fuelled by the soaring cost of living. Union members voted to walk off the job at the e-commerce giant's fulfillment center in Coventry, a city about 100 miles (160 kilometers) northwest of London near Birmingham. Amanda Gearing, a senior organiser with the GMB union, said Amazon staff who worked through tough conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic are just trying to get decent pay." Another big issue is performance targets set by an algorithm that piles extra pressure on workers, she said. The union is fighting for a bigger pay raise than the company's offer, which it says amounts to an extra 50 pence (61 cents) an hour. Amazon, which operates 28 fulfillment centers in the United Kingdom, said 2,000 workers are employed at the Coventry facility. The union says 98 per cent of those

Amazon adds prescription drug discount programme to health care business

Amazon is adding a prescription drug discount programme to its growing health care business. The retail giant said Tuesday that it will launch RxPass, a subscription service for customers who have Prime memberships. Amazon said people will pay USD 5 a month to fill as many prescriptions as they need from a list of about 50 generic medications, which are generally cheaper versions of brand-name drugs. The company said the flat fee could cover a list of medications like the antibiotic amoxicillin and the anti-inflammatory drug naproxen. Sildenafil also made the list. It's used to treat erectile dysfunction under the brand name Viagra and also treats a form of high blood pressure. Amazon sells a range of generic drugs through its pharmacy service. Some already cost as low as USD 1 for a 30-day supply, so the benefit of this new programme will vary by customer. The new programme doesn't use insurance, and people with government-funded Medicaid or Medicare coverage are not eligible. It

Alia Bhatt's age to Bitcoin prices, here is what India asked Alexa in 2022

Users were interested in trivia and global events, and frequently turned to Alexa to brush up their knowledge

Jeff Bezos may sell Washington Post to buy American football team: Report

Bezos bought The Washington Post in 2013 for $250 million

Amazon launches dedicated air cargo service in India to speed up deliveries

This is set to enable faster deliveries to customers

Thousands of Indian IT professionals jobless, scrambling for options in US

Thousands of Indian IT professionals in the US, who have lost their jobs due to the series of recent layoffs at companies like Google, Microsoft and Amazon, are now struggling to find new employment within the stipulated period under their work visas following the termination of their employment to stay in the country. According to The Washington Post, nearly 200,000 IT workers have been laid off since November last year, including some record numbers in companies like Google, Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon. As per some industry insiders, between 30 to 40 per cent of them are Indian IT professionals, a significant number of whom are on H-1B and L1 visas. The H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise. Technology companies depend on it to hire tens of thousands of employees each year from countries like India and China. L-1A and L-1B visas are available for temporary .

iQOO confirms Neo 7 smartphone specifications ahead of February 16 launch

The Neo 7 will be available for purchase on Amazon India and iQOO e-store, announced iQOO on January 20

Apple to expand smart-home lineup with new displays, faster TV set-top box

The push into smart displays will start with a tablet product - essentially a low-end iPad - that can control things like thermostats and lights, show video and handle FaceTime chats

In layoff season, social networks are stepping up to help ease the anxiety

Support and empathy on sites such as LinkedIn and a market that is still hiring are softening the blow

Amazon shuts its charity donation program 'AmazonSmile' as it fails purpose

Amazon on Thursday announced that it will shut down its charity donation programme, "AmazonSmile", as it failed to create the impact the company hoped for

Amazon faces over $60K penalty for unsafe warehouse work conditions

US regulators have found that three Amazon warehouse facilities exposed workers to "ergonomic hazards", including putting them at high risk for lower back injuries and other musculoskeletal disorders

Amazon begins new round of job cuts, lays off over 18,000 people: Report

Amazon has started notifying its employees affected by its new round of layoffs, as a part of its plan to reduce its headcount by around 18,000 people, the media reported

Amazon back as world's most valued brand, Apple down to No 2: Brand Finance

Tech brands lose value; Tata Group and Infosys climb the charts

Amazon poised to kick off fresh round of job cuts affecting 18,000 people

The eliminations started last year and initially fell hardest on Amazon's Devices and Services group, which builds the Alexa digital assistant and Echo smart speakers

Amazon announces Republic Day sale offers on 5G smartphones: Details here

The Amazon Great Republic Day Sale started on January 15 and it will be live until January 20. Here are some of the deals on 5G smartphones available on the e-commerce platform

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Amazon, Goldman Sachs employees flood social media with layoff news

Professional networking platforms, such as LinkedIn and Grapevine, were full of stories of layoffs

Amid mass job cuts, Amazon HR staff turn from hiring to seeking jobs

Some Amazon.com Inc. employees are publicly posting that they are #OpenToWork on LinkedIn while still employed by the company