UK union fails to win recognition at Amazon site A British union has narrowly failed to secure the right to formally represent workers at an Amazon warehouse, with staff rejecting the chance to become … Business • 17 Jul
Amazon Prime Day sales set to hit record $14 billion Shoppers are likely to spend roughly $14 billion during Amazon's Prime Day two-day shopping event this week, according to projections from Adobe Analytics, a firm … Business • 15 Jul
Amazon's total emissions fell last year E-commerce giant Amazon's overall emissions fell 3% last year as the company met a goal for all of the electricity it consumes globally to be … Business • 10 Jul
Amazon hits $2 trillion in valuation for first time Amazon.com hit $2 trillion in market value for the first time on Wednesday, becoming the fifth US company to surpass that level as optimism around … Business • 26 Jun
Amazon invests €10 billion to expand German operations Amazon will invest €10 billion in Germany as demand for its cloud services and retail goods in Europe's biggest economy keeps growing, the US technology … Business • 19 Jun
New 'evil eye' piranha named after Tolkien villain A vegetarian relative of the piranha which has been discovered by scientists in the Brazilian Amazon has been named after JRR Tolkien's ultimate villain, Sauron, … World • 11 Jun
Google, Amazon, Airbnb win EU court backing in Italy row Alphabet's Google, Amazon and Airbnb have today won the backing of Europe's top court in their fight against an Italian rule requiring them to provide … Business • 30 May
Amazon in talks with Italy to invest billions - sources Amazon's computing unit AWS is in talks with Italy to invest billions of euros in the expansion of its data centre business in the country … Business • 28 May
Amazon to invest €1.2bn in France, create 3,000 jobs Amazon said today it would invest more than €1.2 billion in its French operations and create more than 3,000 permanent jobs in the country. Business • 13 May
Amazon announces plan to launch Irish website in 2025 Amazon has announced that it will launch a new dedicated website for Ireland - Amazon.ie - in 2025. Ireland • 09 May
Amazon Web Services cuts hundreds of tech, sales jobs Amazon Web Services said it has eliminated several hundred sales, marketing and tech roles, the latest in a series of job cuts by its parent … Business • 04 Apr
Amazon founder Bezos sells $2.4 billion worth of shares Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has sold another 14 million shares in the company, worth around $2.4 billion. Business • 21 Feb
AI frenzy puts Nvidia ahead of Amazon in market value Nvidia briefly surpassed Amazon.com in market capitalisation yesterday, as the euphoria around artificial intelligence catapulted the chipmaker to the fourth most valuable US company. Business • 13 Feb
Amazon posts AI-fueled cloud and ecommerce growth Amazon.com has beaten fourth-quarter revenue expectations as new generative AI features in its cloud and ecommerce businesses spurred robust growth during the critical Christmas period. Business • 02 Feb
Amazon, iRobot abandon merger in face of EU opposition Amazon and robot vacuum maker iRobot said today they would end their plans to merge in the face of opposition from EU antitrust regulators. Business • 29 Jan
Amazon to lay off staff in Prime Video, Studios Amazon.com will lay off several hundred employees in its streaming and studio operations, it said in an internal note today as companies extend their massive … Business • 11 Jan
Can Magnificent 7 trade keep powering US stocks? As a strong year in US stocks winds down, fund managers face a potentially consequential choice in 2024 - stick with the few massive growth … Business • 28 Dec 23
Irish SMEs pass €150m in export sales on Amazon in 2022 Irish SMEs recorded over €150 million in export sales on Amazon last year. Business • 18 Dec 23
EU top court rejects €250m EU tax order to Amazon Europe's top court has today scrapped an EU order to Amazon to pay €250m in back taxes to Luxembourg, part of EU antitrust chief Margrethe … Business • 14 Dec 23
Amazon hit by strikes, protests across Europe today Amazon workers went out on strike at multiple locations across Europe today as protests against the US e-commerce giant's working practices picked up pace on … Business • 24 Nov 23
CCPC flags safety concerns on online products to Amazon The consumer watchdog has written to retail delivery giant Amazon dozens of times this year about safety alerts over products that were being sold online. Business • 22 Nov 23
Amazon says cloud stabilising, but shoppers cautious Amazon.com last night said growth in its cloud business is stabilising as it signed new deals, but warned that consumers remained wary about spending going … Business • 27 Oct 23
Amazon discloses 181 million users in EU in report Amazon has more than 181 million users in the European Union and directly employs more than 150,000 people in the region, the company said today, … Business • 25 Oct 23
Meta took down 1.1bn fake accounts in six-month period Meta took down more than a billion fake accounts in the first half of the year, an Oireachtas committee has heard. Politics • 25 Oct 23
UK regulator wants Amazon, Microsoft competition probe Britain's media regulator has today asked the country's antitrust authority to investigate US tech giants Amazon and Microsoft's dominance of the UK cloud market. Business • 05 Oct 23
