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India’s gig workers win legal status, but access to social security remains elusive

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India has granted legal status to millions of gig and platform workers under its newly implemented labor laws, marking a milestone for the country’s delivery, ride-hailing and e-commerce workforce — yet with benefits still unclear and platforms beginning to assess their obligations, access to social security remains out of reach. The recognition stems from the […]

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Amazon’s Prime Video is getting AI-generated Video Recaps for some TV shows

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I guess we’re past the era of “and that’s what you missed on Glee.” Amazon’s Prime Video streamer is adding AI-generated “Video Recaps” to help viewers catch up between seasons of shows, the company announced on Wednesday. According to Amazon, the feature “utilizes generative AI to create theatrical-quality season recaps with synchronized narration, dialogue, and

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Zoox to begin offering robotaxi rides to public in San Francisco

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Zoox is starting to open its robotaxis to the public in San Francisco as the Amazon-owned company creeps towards a commercial service and direct competition with Waymo. Zoox robotaxis — custom-built vehicles that lack a steering wheel or pedals — have been rolling around San Francisco streets for nearly a year. But until now, only

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Amazon launches a low-price standalone shopping app, Amazon Bazaar, in over a dozen markets

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Amazon Haul, the retail giant’s Shein and Temu competitor, launched last November, is getting its own standalone app. On Friday, Amazon announced the debut of Amazon Bazaar, a low-cost shopping destination available separately from the main Amazon shopping app. On Bazaar, most products are available under $10, and some are as low as $2, the

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Amazon launches an AI-powered Kindle Translate service for ebook authors

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Amazon announced on Thursday the launch of Kindle Translate, an AI-powered translation service designed for authors using Kindle Direct Publishing to broaden their reach. The service initially translates text between English and Spanish and from German to English, as it’s still operating in beta. More languages will be supported over time. The retail giant noted

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Amazon sends legal threats to Perplexity over agentic browsing

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Amazon has told Perplexity to get its agentic browser out of its online store, the companies both confirmed publicly on Tuesday. After warning Perplexity multiple times that Comet, its AI-powered shopping assistant, was violating Amazon’s terms of service by not identifying itself as an agent, the ecommerce giant sent the AI search engine startup a

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AWS exceeds Wall Street’s expectations as demand for cloud infra remains high

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Amazon’s cloud infrastructure service, Amazon Web Services (AWS), is on track to record its strongest year of growth in three years, fueled by the AI industry’s unprecedented demand for computing power. AWS is growing 20% year-over-year and ended the third quarter with $33.1 billion in sales through the first nine months of the year, Amazon

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