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Charged’s Top 5 Stories of the Week – Amazon dishes out £300 Chrismas bonuses and UK cracks down on big tech

November 27, 2020

You can read all these stories below: Amazon Web Services goes down taking major websites and thousands of devices with it B&Q owner buys home improvement services app for €10m…

YouTube could soon be converted into a shopping platform allowing users to purchase items featured in videos directly from creators and retailers.

YouTube could become next major shopping platform as Google introduces direct sales features

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October 12, 2020

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YouTube could soon be converted into a shopping platform allowing users to purchase items featured in videos directly from creators and retailers. Google has begun testing new technology which would…

Amazon has “too much power” which “must be reined in” according to a bombshell congression report which threatens to force big tech to break up.

Amazon has “too much power” and could be forced to break up amid largest assault on corporate power this decade

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October 7, 2020

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Amazon has “too much power” which “must be reined in” according to a bombshell congressional report which threatens to force big tech to break up. Yesterday the US House of…

Google is making it free for UK retailers to list their products on the ‘Shopping’ tab amid a range of new initiatives designed to help retailers accelerate recovery.

Google allows retailers to list items in ‘Shopping’ tab for free in an effort to help accelerate recovery

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September 30, 2020

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Google is making it free for UK retailers to list their products on the ‘Shopping’ tab amid a range of new initiatives designed to help retailers accelerate recovery. Retailers across…

Amazon says that more than 90 per cent of products listed on its site in most categories now come from third-party sellers.

Amazon reveals that over 90% of listings in most categories are now from 3rd party sellers

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September 18, 2020

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Amazon says that more than 90 per cent of products listed on its site in most categories now come from third-party sellers. In a letter to the House Antitrust Subcommittee,…

Google is set to raise its advertising costs for UK retailers by two per cent in a move that could see shoppers “ultimately pay the price”.

Google set to follow Amazon and raise advertising fees by 2% in wake of Digital Services Tax

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September 3, 2020

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Google is set to raise its advertising costs for UK retailers by two per cent in a move that could see shoppers “ultimately pay the price”. The online search giant…

Amazon is sacking dozens of staff in its drone delivery unit and the retailer is still “years away” from bringing autonomous drone deliveries to the masses.

Amazon gets go-ahead to test autonomous drone deliveries which can reach customers in just 30 minutes

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September 1, 2020

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Amazon has been granted federal approval to begin testing commercial drone flights capable of delivering packages in under 30 minutes. Amazon Prime Air, the retailers drone delivery arm, has been…

Amazon given final approval to take 16% of Deliveroo after a year of investigations | More from M&S, Fitbit, Weezy and Amazon Go (August 05)

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August 5, 2020

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You can read each story in full below: Amazon given final approval to take 16% of Deliveroo after a year of investigations Marks & Spencer rolls out new food-to-go vending…

Google’s proposed $2.1 billion takeover of smartwatch retailer Fitbit is could be blocked by the EU over concerns it would hand the tech giant masses of consumer data.

Googles Fitbit takeover delayed until December as EU officially launches investigation

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August 5, 2020

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Google’s proposed takeover of smartwatch giant Fitbit is now being delayed until at least December as the European Commission officially launches an investigation. Google tabled a $2.1 billion bid for…

Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos made $13 billion yesterday marking the largest single-day rise in individual wealth on record.

Jeff Bezos botches defense of Amazon at landmark hearing failing to “guarantee” seller data wasn’t used

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July 30, 2020

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Amazon’s chief executive Jeff Bezos botched his defense of his company at yesterday’s House Judiciary Committee antitrust hearing, failing to guarantee it has not taken ideas from its competitors. During…

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Charged’s Top 5 Stories of the Week – Amazon dishes out £300 Chrismas bonuses and UK cracks down on big tech

Amazon has “too much power” and could be forced to break up amid largest assault on corporate power this decade

Google allows retailers to list items in ‘Shopping’ tab for free in an effort to help accelerate recovery

Amazon reveals that over 90% of listings in most categories are now from 3rd party sellers

Google set to follow Amazon and raise advertising fees by 2% in wake of Digital Services Tax

Amazon gets go-ahead to test autonomous drone deliveries which can reach customers in just 30 minutes

Amazon given final approval to take 16% of Deliveroo after a year of investigations | More from M&S, Fitbit, Weezy and Amazon Go (August 05)

Googles Fitbit takeover delayed until December as EU officially launches investigation

Jeff Bezos botches defense of Amazon at landmark hearing failing to “guarantee” seller data wasn’t used

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