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Amazon slaps automatic encryption on S3 data

Ensures future security stuffups will take extra effort

PaaS + IaaS06 Jan 2023 | 15

FCC suggests licensing 5GHz spectrum to drone operators

What's the WiFly password again?

Legal05 Jan 2023 | 5

Up to 18,000 Amazon workers in firing line as it chops cost

Look forward to being 'simplified,' staff told in CEO missive

Off-Prem05 Jan 2023 | 46

Prime suspect: Amazon to loosen logistics and delivery from EU retail

Bold move, Cotton. Let's see how that plays out for them

Personal Tech20 Dec 2022 | 10

AWS wins 5-year, $700m+ contract for cloud services to US Navy

Much money for Amazon, that is. Bezos heads to dockside after doomed JEDI deal

PaaS + IaaS20 Dec 2022 | 3

Amazon to settle Euro antitrust probes by Christmas

Cloud souk reportedly ready to play a little more fairly with its own merchants

Personal Tech17 Dec 2022 | 5

Amazon, Games Workshop announce Warhammer 40k film deal

In the grim darkness of the far future there is only Bezos. Oh, and Henry Cavill

Offbeat16 Dec 2022 | 52

Amazon graduate hires told they can't start work until next December

'Challenging economic conditions' blamed for delays, but here's $13,000 for your troubles

Off-Prem14 Dec 2022 | 13

Washington DC drags Amazon to court for 'yoinking' driver tips

But we already gave them back $62m, web bazaar shrugs

Personal Tech07 Dec 2022 | 50

Amazon unfreezes some hiring to expand its datacenter footprint

No matter what, the cloud must grow

Off-Prem30 Nov 2022 | 1

Judge tells Amazon: Stop retaliating against employees

Pioneer Amazon union gets a boost, staffer still get the sack

Legal28 Nov 2022 | 8

AWS joins the water positive gang, claims it will be there by 2030

That basically means more H₂O returned to the environment than is supplied

PaaS + IaaS28 Nov 2022 | 25

Amazon quits India's frenzied edtech market

Plenty of top tech CEOs graduated from the country's unis, which are seen as a ticket to prosperity

Personal Tech25 Nov 2022 | 1

Too soon? Amazon commissions FTX mini-series

Spoiler alert: court proceedings suggest crypto exchange was a mess and investors will be out of pocket

Personal Tech24 Nov 2022 | 31

Someone has to say it: Voice assistants are not doing it for big tech

Comment Alexa, how does Amazon decide when the grand plan for conversational commerce has failed?

Personal Tech23 Nov 2022 | 229

It would take a 'catastrophic' recession to stop tech spend growth, says IBM boss

Tells Economic Club of New York no one he knows is trimming IT budgets

Off-Prem18 Nov 2022 | 21

Investor tells Google: Cut costs now and stop paying staff so much

Also wants Alphabet to slash losses in Waymo division, buy back shares, lots of them

Off-Prem16 Nov 2022 | 70

Amazon founder Bezos to donate 'majority' of $126bn fortune

Comment Climate change goals? Tick. Upping wages and improving working conditions for warehouse staff? Come on Jeff, charity begins at home

Offbeat15 Nov 2022 | 39

Amazon reportedly considers laying off 10k employees

Updated Alexa, do I have a job? Staff in corporate and technology positions in line of fire

Personal Tech14 Nov 2022 | 12

Apple and Amazon conspired to raise iPhone and iPad prices, claims class action lawsuit

Alleges agreement choked resellers using Amazon Marketplace, eliminated 98% of competition

Legal10 Nov 2022 | 11

Microsoft gives away '$400m in cloud support' to Ukraine

Freedom isn't free

PaaS + IaaS04 Nov 2022 | 12

Amazon freezes corporate hiring amid worsening economic outlook

The decision comes as the e-commerce giant stuggles with soaring energy prices and cash-strapped customers

Off-Prem03 Nov 2022 | 7

Amazon CEO accused of trampling labor laws with anti-union comments

Surely staff organizing is Bias for Action and Think Big on those blasted leadership principles?

Personal Tech28 Oct 2022 | 16

Finance watchdog warns of long-term risk Big Tech poses to competition

FAGA's interest in payments and lending services has UK's Financial Conduct Authority's attention

Personal Tech26 Oct 2022 | 12

Windows Subsystem for Android declared ready for prime time

First Look Works well, but selection of available apps is meagre

Virtualization21 Oct 2022 | 46

Amazon hit with $1bn claim that secretive Buy Box algorithm screws shoppers

Internet mega-souk thinks allegations are a waste of Prime

Personal Tech20 Oct 2022 | 29

CEO told to die in a car crash after firing engineers who had two full-time jobs

Poll Boss says it was 'stealing' – but what do you think?

Offbeat19 Oct 2022 | 231

ULA's Vulcan Centaur to launch in early '23, with lunar lander and first Amazon broadband sats

Two down, 3,234 to go for Amazon's Kuiper service as it chases Starlink

Networks13 Oct 2022 | 7

Amazon halts work on ‘Scout’ delivery-bot that delivered parcels no faster than humans

Meanwhile in China, Alibaba runs 500 delivery-bots and they’ve delivered 10 million items to Easy Street

AI + ML07 Oct 2022 | 62

Rather than take the L, Amazon sues state that dared criticize warehouse safety

Somebody missed the memo – this internet giant always gets its own way

On-Prem05 Oct 2022 | 57

BlackCat malware lashes out at US defense IT contractor

In Brief Also, Amazon's Ring footage TV shows draws criticism, US v Soviet spying docs found, and more

Security02 Oct 2022 | 12

Amazon lets you rent Ubuntu Pro. Yes, it's Linux on the virtual desktop

Insert your Year of Linux joke here, we dare you

Virtualization30 Sep 2022 | 7

Amazon accused of singling out, harassing union organizers

Bosses' bad behavior may, just may, have derailed crucial warehouse vote

Bootnotes23 Sep 2022 | 42

You've heard of the cost-of-living crisis, now get ready for the cost-of-working crisis

As employers herd staff back to the office with few perks, workers are concerned about what it'll cost them

On-Prem22 Sep 2022 | 116

Amazon adds 2.7 gigawatts of renewable energy to its operations

But the question remains whether it is polluting more or less

Off-Prem21 Sep 2022 | 1

Amazon's Roomba acquisition gets caught on FTC's rug

The Wrath of Khan

Personal Tech21 Sep 2022 | 16

Amazon 'punishes' sellers who dare offer lower prices on other marketplaces

Super Cali goes ballistic, says it's all atrocious

Personal Tech15 Sep 2022 | 59

Amazon CEO says company will slow hiring rate, no hard return to office planned

Anyone fancy renting some office space?

PaaS + IaaS08 Sep 2022 | 2

Amazon expands end-to-end video encryption to battery-powered Ring devices

Whether this works as advertised is key

Personal Tech07 Sep 2022 | 10

Amazon drivers unionize after AI sends them on 'impossible' routes

Being subcontractors, their working conditions ain't our problem – US giant's stance

Personal Tech06 Sep 2022 | 60

E-commerce pros tie the knot in Amazon-themed wedding

From the department of 'what fresh hell?'

Offbeat05 Sep 2022 | 5

Amazon fails to overturn New York City union election

National Labor Relations Board says company had not met the burden of proof for its objections

Legal02 Sep 2022 | 34

EA shares volatile on the back of unconfirmed rumor of Amazon bid

Somebody set us up the bomb

Personal Tech26 Aug 2022 | 9

Amazon has repackaged surveillance capitalism as reality TV

Column Smile! You're on Candid Doorbell – and the joke's on us all

Personal Tech24 Aug 2022 | 195

More datacenters coming to Ireland, despite energy concerns

South Dublin County Council ban on buildouts set to be overturned by government

PaaS + IaaS15 Aug 2022 | 34

AWS takes a shot at the private 5G network

Well, more like 4G LTE right now, and you'll probably need someone to put up the radio

Networks12 Aug 2022 | 1

Alibaba mimics Amazon by slashing jobs after poor results

Covid lockdowns, Chinese regulations and SEC threats make Alibaba's job numbers worrying

Off-Prem09 Aug 2022 | 4

Tiers before bedtime: AWS updates Lambda pricing structure

'Time to update your spreadsheets,' expert says of 'inscrutable' changes

Devops08 Aug 2022 | 3

Amazon to buy Roomba maker iRobot for $1.7b

Updated Bezos empire continues to clean up, but did it pick the proper postulates?

Personal Tech05 Aug 2022 | 65

Amazon's carbon footprint spread 18% in 2021

How's that renewable energy transition going?

Off-Prem03 Aug 2022 | 6

AWS still growing amid talk of global economic woes

No stopping the cloud computing division but losses mount on retail side as consumers catch a cold

PaaS + IaaS29 Jul 2022 |

Amazon buys US healthcare chain One Medical for $3.9bn

It now owns your store, your doctor, and your shopping history. What's next?

Personal Tech21 Jul 2022 | 28

Alexa Live 2022: Stretching possibilities for voice AI at home

New Matter integrations, financial incentives for well-written Skills, and future plans are all on display today

Software21 Jul 2022 | 3

Amazon sues 10,000 Facebook Group admins for offering fake reviews

Good luck deciding which toxic monopolist deserves your sympathy in this fight

Cyber-crime20 Jul 2022 | 46

Amazon gave Ring video to cops without consent or warrant 11 times so far in 2022

Updated Got no time for that red tape in an emergency, says exec

Security14 Jul 2022 | 43

Competition regulators probe Amazon's Marketplace and Microsoft's buy of Activision Blizzard

Tech giants under scrutiny by the Competition and Markets Authority

Legal07 Jul 2022 | 6