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Amazon trucks could soon be self-driven: Ecommerce giant may buy robo-taxi startup Zoox, says WSJ
Zoox was founded in 2014 with a mission to build a “fleet of fully autonomous, battery electric, zero-emission vehicles".
JioMart, self-declared as a kirana store aggregator, launches in 200 cities without them
Grocery is 70% of Indian retail market, with 90% driven by neighbourhood shops. Will Reliance include them, subdue them or wipe them out?
IBM's new CEO Arvind Krishna, on a path to sharpen focus of company, cuts US jobs likely in thousands
The company will eliminate software and services that don’t align with its top two focus areas: cloud computing and artificial intelligence.
Amazon India says it will add 50,000 temp roles but where are the migrant workers to take up the jobs?
It may struggle to employ people for warehousing and delivery to meet surging demand, as many such roles were being fulfilled by migrants.
Amazon India to hire 50,000 temporary workers as lockdown boosts demand
The temporary hires will work in Amazon’s fulfillment centers and as part of its delivery network
Amazon steps on to Zomato, Swiggy turf, starts with food delivery in some parts of Bengaluru
Now, apart from groceries on Prime Now, Bengalurians can get meals delivered through the Amazon app itself in some pin codes
Reminded of its climate change pledge, Google says it will stop building AI tools for oil extraction
Greenpeace report said Amazon, Microsoft, Google undermining their own climate pledges by partnering with Shell, BP, Chevron and ExxonMobil.
Walmart sales jumped 74 pc as it became a lifeline in the US amid the pandemic
Costs soared as well, $900 million in all, as hourly workers were given a total cash bonus of $755 million and pay was raised by $2 an hour.
As lockdown restrictions ease, Amazon, Flipkart gear up for revival of demand for online shopping
Ecommerce platforms were adversely impacted by the lockdown, as groceries account for a small portion of online sales.
Amazon faces heavy scrutiny among tech-enabled companies growing during the pandemic
It has boosted its global workforce to nearly one million and dealt with protests over safety and reported deaths of several employees.