Search Results for: Jeff Bezos

70th Annual Emmy Awards 2018: List of nominations and other details

Check out the complete list of all the nominees for the 70th Annual Emmy Awards 2018.

Sep 17, 2018

Amazon almost done investing its proposed $5 billion to expand business in India

Amazon is spending its most part of the investment on building infrastructure for the future and it is further expected that Amazon is going to invest aggressively in the ever-growing market.

Sep 16, 2018

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos launches $2 billion fund for homeless, low income families

Bezos said in remarks to the Economic Club of Washington that it is "really really hard" for a child to catch up if they fall behind in their early years.

Sep 14, 2018

Ex-Trump Campaign Aide George Papadopoulos Arrives For Sentencing

Ex-Trump adviser Papadopoulos jailed for 14 days; accused of lying in FBI's Russia inquiry

US President Donald Trump reacted by taking an apparent swipe at the cost of the investigation into the former aide.

Sep 8, 2018

How Amazon became the second American company to make $1 trillion?

Amazon has followed Apple's footstep to become the second United States' company to reach $1 trillion mark in stock-market value

Sep 5, 2018

Princess Diana death anniversary: How Meghan Markle will remember Prince Harry's mother

Princess Diana died on August 31, 1997, in a horrific car accident in Paris. On Friday, the world will mark the 21st death anniversary of the Princess of Wales.

Aug 27, 2018

Another stake sale of an Indian retail player? Google may invest in Future Group

The Future Group is looking for an additional capital infusion through a strategic partnership to streamline operations and increase profitability amid the deep-pocketed retailers is battling it hard to capture the booming Indian retail market.

Aug 27, 2018

OnePlus One India Launch:From right Pete Lou (OnePlus, CEO), Vikas Agarwal (OnePlus India, GM) and Amit Agarwal (VP and Country Manager of Amazon India)

Don't check work emails after 6 pm, Amazon India chief tells staff in leaked note

In an internal memo to his team this month, Amit Agarwal, the senior vice president of Amazon, has advised his colleagues to refrain from responding to work emails between 6 pm and 8 am to maintain a healthy "work-life balance".

Aug 20, 2018

Alexa, Cortana integration now available for public preview

Cortana will help you send an email or browse through your official assignments while Alexa, within the Cortana interface, will help you with personal daily chores.

Aug 16, 2018

Meghan Markle's father a liar; claims lying to Prince Harry about paparazzi photos

A week before the royal wedding, the duchess's father colluded with the paparazzi and staged photos with him browsing through pictures of his daughter and son-in-law in Mexico.

Aug 12, 2018

1,000-year-old Ganesha idol atop Dholkal mountain

Why do US retailers insult Hindu gods? Walmart asked to withdraw 'Ganesh Toe Ring' and apologise

'Inappropriate usage of Hindu deities or concepts or symbols for commercial or other agenda is not okay as it hurts the devotees'

Aug 6, 2018

India vs England: Ishant Sharma fined for breaching ICC Code of Conduct

The Indian pacer was found to have violated Article 2.1.7 of the code, which speaks about "using language, actions or gestures which disparage or which could provoke an aggressive reaction.

Aug 5, 2018

In a big blow to Trump, Judge orders DACA to be restored

Washington D.C. District Judge John Bates has ordered the government to restore DACA within 20 days. The Trump administration had famously announced plans to end the programme that would grant living rights to migrant children.

Aug 4, 2018

HIV postive worker charged with molesting at least 8 minors in Arizona immigration detention centre

Levian D. Pacheco, who is HIV-positive, has been charged with 11 sex offences after accusations that he had molested at least eight immigrant boys. Court records show that Pacheco has been accused of performing oral sex on two boys and trying to force another to penetrate him.

Aug 3, 2018

Jeff Bezos addresses the media about the New Shepard rocket booster

As space race heats up, Amazon's Bezos spends more cash than ever to fuel Blue Origin's growth

Jeff Bezos is on a hiring spree, having spent millions to bring on board more engineers and speed up the development of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, as it looks to compete in the increasingly crowded space race, now dominated by Elon Musk's SpaceX.