Tag: amazon
All porn sites must introduce ‘robust’ age-checking, Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin launches New Glenn into orbit
All websites on which pornographic material can be found, including social media platforms, must introduce “robust” age-checking techniques such as demanding photo ID or running credit card checks for UK […]
Illegal online casinos using Roblox, Apple working on foldable laptop, phone?
Illegal online casinos are using Roblox, one of the most popular video games in the world, to draw children as young as 12 into online gambling, a Sky News investigation […]
Which? reveals Top 5 brands impersonated by scammers in the UK
Home delivery companies Amazon, DHL, Evri, Royal Mail and UPS are the top five brands impersonated by scammers targeting the UK. And with Christmas fast approaching, Which? is warning […]
Amazon takes on Temu and Shein with Haul, Spotify guns for TikTok and YouTube
Amazon has launched a new outlet called Haul which caps the price of products on sale at $20 (£15.79), in an effort to take on low-cost retailers Temu and Shein. […]
Boycott Wordle – New York Times workers plead, DNA firm disappears without trace
‘Don’t play Wordle’ is the plea from striking New York Times workers who are complaining about what they say are unfair labour practices. The New York Times Tech Guild, which […]
Instagram adds features to help stop sextortion, Richard Branson back to balloon roots
Instagram will stop people from being able to screenshot or screen-record images and videos intended to be viewed once, as part of “ongoing efforts” to prevent sextortion on the platform. […]
Amazon brings Kindle reading to your Peloton workout
Fitness enthusiasts can now read their Kindle books how they want, whenever they want on their Peloton Bike, Bike+, Tread, or Tread+. From today Amazon is bringing the Kindle reading […]
Amazon investigated by UK regulator, Apple plans updated M4 Mac mini
The UK’s competition regulator has launched an inquiry into Amazon’s investment of over £3bn into an artificial intelligence (AI) startup as regulators ramp up their scrutiny of mergers involving the […]
VW to invest $5bn in Tesla rival Rivian, UK carmakers demand EV support
German car-making giant Volkswagen (VW) says it will invest up to $5bn (£3.94bn) in Tesla rival Rivian. The deal creates a joint venture that will allow VW and the US-based […]
EU accuses Apple of DMA breach, Freely signs up Smart TV brands
European Union regulators have accused Apple of being in breach of new laws designed to rein in big tech companies. The European Commission, which regulates competition in the EU, said […]
