Why are people interested in psychedelics such as ayahuasca?

Ayahuasca is a psychedelic tea with hundreds of years of ceremonial use by Indigenous people in the Amazon region. It is commonly used in South America, where it is legal in several nations, including Peru and Brazil. However, it is still prohibited in the United States due to the presence of the...

One Medical, a healthcare provider, will be acquired by Amazon for $3.9 billion in cash

Amazon announced on Thursday that it has reached an agreement to buy primary healthcare provider One Medical for an estimated $3.9 billion in cash, furthering its foray into the industry.

With a rising interest in healthcare services, the US-based e-commerce behemoth has been seeking to...

Etisalat UAE has expanded its partnership with Amazon Web Services

Etisalat UAE, which is part of the new brand identity e&, announced on Tuesday that it is expanding its partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to meet the growing demand for digitalisation in various industries, with use cases focusing on companies in the oil and gas, manufacturing, and l...

AWS inks and Singapore team up to explore space technology

Singapore's Office for Space Technology & Industry (OSTIn) wishes to partner with Amazon Web Service (AWS) to get a hand on cloud technology. The OSTIn aims to drive the local sector and create a space talent for Singapore to facilitate local ecosystem collaborations.

The US clo...

UK’S SUPERMARKETS WARN BARZIL OVER THE AMAZON LAND BILL

Highlights:

• Supermarkets of United Kingdom has warned Brazil over the Amazon land bill
• An open letter has been calling on the legislature of Brazil to reject a bill that can legalise the private occupation of the public land

Around 4...

AMAZON ONLINE INDIA WAS BIGGEST E-SHOPPING ADVERTISER IN 2020

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• In the online shopping category of E-commerce, Amazon Online India was the biggest advertiser in 2020.
• Compared to 2019, ad volumes of online shopping (mostly Amazon) on TV grew by 5% in 2020.

As per a Television Audience ...

AMAZON INDIA EXPANDS FOOD DELIVERY SERVICE

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• Amazon India is expanding food delivery service.
• Operations are in Bengaluru.

Amazon India is expanding its food delivery service. E-commerce giant has scaled its food delivery service called Amazon Food, to 62 pin codes a...

AMAZON LAUNCHES ITS FIRST CHECKOUT-FREE GROCERY STORE IN UNITED KINGDOM

Highlights:

• The company Amazon has launched its first checkout-free grocery store in the United Kingdom
• According to Amazon, the outlet is the first convenience grocery store to offer just walk out shopping in the United Kingdom

On T...

AMAZON DOCUMENTS REVEAL COMPANY’S PLAN TO DODGE INDIA’S REGULATORS

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• Many secret documents have revealed the plan of Amazon to dodge Indian regulators.
• Amazon is favoring big sellers on its platform.
• Amazon has used big sellers to twist rules meant to protect the small retailers in India from gett...

AMAZON LOSES COURT CASE AGAINST BUSINESS RIVALS IN INDIA

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• Amazon has lost a court case against Future Group and Reliance in India.
• Amazon can approach Supreme Court.

Amazon India has lost a court against Future Group in the Delhi High Court. Overturning the  an order from Si...

AMAZON BOUND TO PAY $62 MILLION TO SETTLE CHARGES FOR NOT PASSING ON TIPS TO DRIVERS

Highlights

• The people delivering those packages were independent workers and not Amazon employees

• Instead of paying them, Amazon hid all the customer tips from drivers and repeatedly tried to mislead them

• Amazon continued taking tips till 2019 bu...

INDIAN MINISTRY TO ESTABLISH A QUANTUM COMPUTING APPLICATIONS LAB

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• MeitY has plans to set up a quantum computing applications lab in India.
• The quantum computing applications lab will be powered by AWS.

Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in India is planning to est...

AMAZON INDIA AND FLIPKART ANNOUNCE REPUBLIC DAY SALE 2021

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• E-Commerce stores have announced discount sales for 2021 Republic Day.
• They are discounts on Apple's AirPods, iPhone SE, and smart TVs.
• Bank card offers and attractive deals on electronics such as iPhones, laptop, Smart TVs e...

AMAZON PRIME VIDEO TO DONATE 1 MILLION EUROS TO ITALIAN COVID-19 FUND FOR SUPPORTING ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY

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• The Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Studios have announced that it will be donating 1 million euros to the covid-19 fund Italy
• The fund is also open for the donations from the other companies and was produced for aiding those who have been s...

EVERYTHING ABOUT AMAZON PHARMACY, THE NEWEST MEDICATIONS ORDERING SERVICE IN THE MARKET

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• With the help of a secure pharmacy profile, the customers will be able to manage prescriptions, add their insurance information and select their favorite payment options in this newly launched Amazon Pharmacy

• Amazon had acquired the prescription medici...

APPLE ONE: NEWEST STREAMING PLATFORM ON THE BLOCK

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• With Apple One, Apple directly aims to take on Amazon Prime along with Netflix, Disney Plus and other streaming platforms

• Apple arrives with three plans, individual, family and premier, and each plan offers some subset or combination of Apple Music, Ap...

US AMAZON USERS WILL BE PAID FOR SHARING PURCHASE RECEIPTS FROM NON-AMAZON STORES

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• Amazon has announced a new programme that will pay participants for sharing their purchase receipts from non-Amazon stores and for taking short surveys

• Amazon has said that it will immediately delete any sensitive information, such as prescription info...

U.S.: NEARLY 20,000 AMAZON WORKERS TEST COVID POSITIVE

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• As per its analysis, the rate of infection among 1.4 million workers at Amazon and its Whole Foods subsidiary was 42 percent lower than rate expected based on the broader US population said Amazon

• World’s biggest e-commerce company owned by world...

DISNEY PLUS TO LAUNCH GROUPWATCH FEATURE FOR ALL U.S. SUBSCRIBERS

Highlights

• GroupWatch was previously tested in Canada and will be available for web, mobile, smart TVs, and connected TV devices including Amazon Fire TV users and Roku

• Disney Plus' GroupWatch is on similar lines of Amazon Prime Video’s watch party func...

AMAZON ONE: AMAZON’S NEW CONTACTLESS PAYMENT TECHNOLOGY

Highlights

• The new contactless Amazon One service scans the palms of  customers in order to assign its data to a credit card that will be used for payments

• Post initial set up, the Amazon One technology will let customers enter the Amazon Go stores and shop ...