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Amazon Found High Volume Of Child Sex Abuse Material In AI Training Data

January 29, 2026 admin

Amazon.com Inc. reported hundreds of thousands of pieces of content last year that it believed included child sexual abuse, which it found in data gathered to improve its artificial intelligence models. Though Amazon removed the content before training its models, child safety officials said the company has not provided information about its source, potentially hindering law enforcement from…

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U.S. Senators question TCS, 9 others over H-1B visa filings after layoff of American staff

October 3, 2025 admin

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Cognizant and eight other major corporations have been questioned by U.S. Senators for filing thousands of H-1B skilled labour visa petitions after conducting “mass layoffs” of American employees. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley and ranking member Richard Durbin have also questioned Amazon, Apple, Deloitte, Google, JPMorgan Chase, Meta, Microsoft, and…

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Indian Founder’s Viral Tale Of How Amazon Destroyed His Business

December 27, 2024 admin

An Indian startup founder’s story of how he went from generating a revenue of Rs 20 lakh per day to almost losing everything is going viral on social media. Shared by Grapevine founder Saumil Tripathi on X (formerly Twitter), the story shows how e-commerce giant Amazon capitalised on the founder’s business model and managed to…

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Amazon Appoints Samir Kumar As Its India Country Manager

September 18, 2024 admin

Samir Kumar was a part of the original team that planned and launched Amazon.in in 2013. New Delhi: E-commerce giant Amazon on Wednesday announced that Samir Kumar will take on the responsibility to lead India as its country manager, following the resignation of Manish Tiwary. According to a leadership update by the company, Mr Kumar…

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Amazon Mandates 5 Days A Week In Office Starting Next Year

September 16, 2024 admin

CEO Andy Jassy said they are also going to bring back assigned desk arrangements (Representational) Amazon.com said on Monday it would require employees to return to the office five days per week, effective January 2, 2025. “We are also going to bring back assigned desk arrangements in locations that were previously organized that way, including…

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Amazon Prime Day is a major cause of injuries for workers

July 18, 2024 admin

A report by Senator Bernie Sanders’ office found Amazon failed to adequately staff its warehouses during peak shopping times. | Photo Credit: AP Amazon’s popular Prime Day sales event has been “a major cause of injuries” for warehouse workers who pick and pack customer orders at the e-commerce giant’s facilities across the United States, according…

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Amazon Must Comply With US Rights Agency Pregnancy Bias Probe: New York Federal Judge

July 12, 2024 admin

Amazon has provided over 200,000 pages of data in response to the subpoena (Representational) A New York federal judge has ordered Amazon.com to comply with a subpoena from a U.S. civil rights agency investigating claims that the online retailer discriminated against pregnant warehouse workers. U.S. District Judge Lorna Schofield in Manhattan late Thursday rejected Amazon’s…

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Jeff Bezos To Sell $5 Billion Amazon Shares After Stock Hits Record High

July 3, 2024 admin

Jeff Bezos To Sell Billion Amazon Shares After Stock Hits Record High

He sold shares worth roughly $8.5 billion in February, after the stock rallied 80% in 2023. Amazon founder and executive chair Jeff Bezos is planning to sell almost $5 billion worth of shares in the e-commerce giant, a regulatory filing showed, after its stock hit a record high. The proposed sale of 25 million shares…

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Amazon Plans To Launch Discount Section That Ships Directly From China: Report

June 26, 2024 admin

Sellers joining the bargain site can determine product selection and pricing, the report said. (File) Amazon.com plans to launch a section on its shopping site featuring cheap items that ship directly to overseas consumers from warehouses in China, the Information reported on Wednesday, citing slides shown to Chinese sellers. The new marketplace, Amazon’s most aggressive…

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Amazon Fined 10 Million Euros By Italy For Alleged Unfair Commercial Practices

April 24, 2024 admin

Amazon was not immediately available for comment. Milan: Italy’s antitrust authority has fined two subsidiaries of Amazon 10 million euros ($10.70 million) for alleged unfair commercial practices, the regulator said on Wednesday. According to the watchdog, Amazon has “significantly restricted consumers freedom of choice” by automatically pre-setting the ‘Subscribe&Save’ option, for regular scheduled deliveries rather…

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