Getty Images Bezos and Sanchez have been in a relationship since 2019 It’s the wedding that everyone is talking about – US tech billionaire Jeff Bezos is set to marry TV presenter Lauren Sanchez, and the million-dollar party in Venice has caused quite a stir. Activists have been protesting against the event, with “No Space...
An Amazonian tribe has sued the New York Times (NYT) over a report about the community gaining access to high-speed internet, which it claims led to its members being labelled as porn addicts. The defamation lawsuit said the US newspaper’s report portrayed the Marubo tribe as “unable to handle basic exposure to the internet” and...
For many, a run is a jog through the park, a 5km or even possibly a marathon – but for two Devon runners, their next challenge is a little different. Wendy Dale and Alison Little, from Braunton, are about to embark on the Jungle Ultra , a 230km (140-mile) endurance race through the Amazon rainforest...
It would have been easy to miss. Buried deep within Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s annual letter to company shareholders — a glowing, energetic 5,000-word essay released in April — was a foreshadowing of the company’s keen interest in capitalizing on the privatization of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). Postal service workers and those who value...
A Peruvian navy vessel has collided with an oil platform in the Amazon River, killing at least two people and leaving one missing. The collision happened in the early hours of Friday morning at the junction of the Napo and Amazon rivers, causing “severe damage”, Peru’s defence ministry said. Thirty crew members were rescued from...
Is Amazon so formidable that it can’t be beaten? Three years after Staten Island warehouse workers won a union election, Amazon’s legal machinations have blocked all bargaining. Amazon delivery drivers and warehouse workers at a handful of sites have demanded direct recognition and bargaining — only to be fired or ignored by the company. Earlier...
Natalie Sherman Business reporter, BBC News Getty Images The White House has hit back against a reported plan by Amazon to detail the price impact of Donald Trump’s trade tariffs to its customers, calling it a “hostile” political act. Amazon told the Washington Post it had looked into itemising the costs for customers using Amazon...
Lily Jamali BBC tech correspondent, San Francisco Getty Images President Donald Trump says he is “very close” to brokering a deal to find a buyer for TikTok, which faces a US ban if its Chinese owner does not sell the app by the weekend. A bipartisan law passed by Congress last year mandates TikTok’s Chinese...
We still don’t know who the next James Bond will be, but 007’s new owners, Amazon MGM, say they are hard at work on the next film in London and that they will offer a “fresh” take on the franchise and honour the “legacy of this iconic character.” The Bond anthem Goldfinger welcomed guests into...