Amazon joins Apple, Google in blocking Parler social app
Amazon has become the latest tech giant to clamp down on microblogging and social network service Parler, notifying it of plans to suspend its web hosting service on Sunday.…
Deadly tug-of-war over Brazil’s Amazon land
Land conflict in Brazil's Amazon is coming to a head between indigenous peoples and land invaders who take their lead from the anti-environment rhetoric of ultra conservative President Jair Bolsonaro.…
Wildfires ring alarm bells over deforestation in the Amazon
The fires in the Amazon have raised global concern, but above all they have drawn attention to deforestation in the world's largest tropical forest, where indigenous reserves, large landowners, illegal farmers and…
Amazon workforce surges for holiday spree
Amazon says it added some 250,000 employees to handle operations for "record" holiday sales. The full and part-time seasonal employees were added in Amazon's "fulfillment network," the sprawling system of warehouses and…
Samuel L. Jackson’s voice is available for your Amazon echo
For 99 cents, the 'Pulp Fiction' star gives you the weather or sings "Happy Birthday.". The actor's voice also takes music requests and can be your alarm clock. To get the feature,…
Amazon rainforest fires: What role for Europe?
Amazon rainforest fires: What role for Europe?…
Peru: A farmer takes on the loggers
In mid-2019 a Peruvian court sentenced the Tamshi cocoa company for illegal deforestation in establishing plantations in the Amazon and ordered the company to pay four million euros. DW met a farmer…
Amazon deforestation: NGOs in the line of fire
Amazon deforestation: NGOs in the line of fire…
Florida man sues Amazon for profiting from Cuba land
The tech behemoth Amazon has joined the list of international firms being sued for profiting from lands confiscated from Cubans after the revolution. The lawsuit was lodged in a Miami court by…
Amazon pledges faster action on carbon footprint
Amazon pledges faster action on carbon footprint…
Democrats push Bezos on Amazon contractors
Elizabeth Warren is calling out Amazon.com Inc. for “ignoring labor laws and fostering work conditions that are detrimental to the safety and basic humanity of its workers.” The presidential candidate and Massachusetts…