Regulator launches three investigations into Microsoft and Amazon April 24, 2024 The CMA is worried that big tech partnerships could give the likes of Microsoft and Amazon too much market power and harm competition.
Novel Audio: Podcast maker backed by investor in Fortnite’s Epic Games names new chief after £15m claim settled April 23, 2024 Podcast maker Novel Audio has named a new chief executive after its former boss and co-founder settled a £15m claim with its main shareholder.
Regulator: Working with big tech including Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple and Meta is top priority April 22, 2024 If the FCA deems technology companies' data useful for finance, it will "incentivise" sharing through Open Banking.
Amazon ‘actively’ looking to invest in multiple UK startups with £800m fund April 11, 2024 Amazon is exploring funding opportunities with a number of tech startups based in the UK via its $1bn (£800m) industrial innovation fund.
Amazon opens £600m robot lab to speed up deliveries and improve efficiency April 11, 2024 Amazon has been busy developing a fleet of robots such as the Universal Robotic Labeller (URL) to help its staffers sort and pack products.
Are Tesla and Apple losing the big tech war? Here’s how Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Nvidia and Alphabet compare April 6, 2024 Tesla has tanked over 30 per cent while Apple is down roughly nine per cent since year to date, compared to the S&P 500 which has risen.
UK proposes new laws to crack down on push payment fraud March 12, 2024 New legislation to crack down on push payment scams via banking apps will be brought to parliament, the government has announced today.
Amazon liable to pay damages as Supreme Court says it targeted Brits with US ads March 6, 2024 This dispute relates entirely to events that occurred before the UK left the EU, when UK trademarks were part of the EU trademark system.
Amazon to invest in more robots to speed up deliveries and packing February 28, 2024 Amazon is ramping up investment into robotics as it looks to speed up its packaging and delivery processes.
Horizon campaigner Alan Bates says Britain should sell ‘dead duck’ Post Office to Amazon for £1 February 27, 2024 A campaigner at the centre of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal has urged the government to sell the “dead duck” organisation to “someone like Amazon for £1”.