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Coalition ‘concerned’ over UK appointing ex-Amazon exec as antitrust regulator chair

Government & Policy /

A coalition of organizations and individuals have signed an open letter expressing concern at the U.K. government’s decision to appoint a former Amazon executive as chair of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The group, which includes U.S. tech outfits such as Yelp, DuckDuckGo, and Mozilla, says that the CMA must be “free from political […]

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Amazon deletes ‘inclusion and diversity’ language in latest filing

Government & Policy /

Amazon is the latest tech company to remove references to “inclusion and diversity” from its 10-K report. The filing has removed reference to diversity and inclusion as it pertains to the workplace. In its 2023 10-K form, the company had a sentence that read “As we strive to be Earth’s best employer, we focus on investment and

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Laurene Powell Jobs joins Amazon in backing nuclear startup X-Energy in $700M round

Fundraising /

Nuclear startup X-Energy has added $200 million to an existing $500 million Series C round. The small module reactor specialist previously announced a deal with Amazon in October, which included an investment and development agreements to build 300 megawatts worth of nuclear power plants in the Pacific Northwest. New investors in the round include Ares

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Amazon continues renewable energy spree with 476 MW purchase

Enterprise /

Renewables notched another win as Amazon signed contracts to buy 476 megawatts of wind and solar on the Iberian Peninsula.  The power purchase agreements with multinational utility Iberdrola should help Amazon feed new data centers it has planned in the region. Last May, the company said it would invest $17 billion in infrastructure projects, including

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Amazon hikes prices for its Music Unlimited subscriptions

Media & Entertainment /

Amazon is the latest company to announce a price hike for its music streaming subscriptions. The company revealed this week that the price of an Amazon Music Unlimited Individual plan for Prime members is going from $9.99 per month to $10.99. As for subscribers without a Prime membership, the price of their subscription is going

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Bookshop.org challenges Amazon with new e-book platform

Media & Entertainment /

Indie bookstore backer Bookshop.org launched an e-book platform on Tuesday, making it easier for readers to buy e-books without padding Jeff Bezos’s pockets. For years, Amazon’s chokehold and sway in the publishing industry have been so strong that authors and booksellers have accused the company of operating a monopoly. Amazon is dominant in the sale

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