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Amazon, Facebook and Apple thriving in lockdown
The coronavirus crisis might be causing widespread economic upheaval around the world, but the world’s biggest tech firms are thriving. Amazon sales soared 40% in…
Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple hearing faces delay
A showdown between the US government and the four big tech giants – Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google – is set to be postponed. The…
Amazon introduces boxes that can be recycled into cat condos, forts and other creations
Starting this week, some Amazon orders will be delivered in ”more environmentally friendly” boxes that can be turned into a rocket, car or fort for…
We Mean Business and Amazon team up in support of The Climate Pledge
The We Mean Business group of corporates committed to climate action has formally partnered with tech giant Amazon in a bid to quickly expand the…
A fifth of EU soy imports from Brazil could be tainted by deforestation, study says
A fifth of EU soy imports from Brazil may come from land illegally deforested, according to a study released on Thursday that offers a detailed…
Amazon customers want plastic-free options, says survey
94 per cent of Amazon shoppers in the UK are concerned about plastic pollution, as a new campaign is launched to get the online retail…
Brazil Amazon deforestation up in June, set for worst year in over a decade
Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rose for the 14th consecutive month in June, preliminary government data on Friday showed, heaping further pressure on President Jair Bolsonaro…
Study: Google, Amazon ad revenue funds pandemic disinformation
Tech companies including Google and Amazon are paying sites that spread disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic millions in advertising revenue, according to a new study….
Discovery of fish never recorded in the Amazon shows richness of Brazil’s Calha Norte
Brazilian scientists have identified six fish species never before seen in the Amazon in Pará’s state’s Calha Norte, one of the best-preserved and least studied…
Amazon fires at 13-year high for June
Fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest rose by almost 20% in June – a 13-year high for the month, according to government data. With such an…
$4 trillion fund holders tell Brazil to halt deforestation
Investment funds managing close to $4 trillion in assets called on Brazil Tuesday to halt deforestation of the Amazon in an open letter warning that…
Amazon forest fires could increase risk of serious coronavirus infections
An intense season of fires in the Amazon rainforest this year could overwhelm health systems and lead to unnecessary deaths, including of coronavirus, as pollution…
Brazilian Amazon deforestation hits new record in May
Deforestation continued to surge in the Brazilian Amazon last month, according to official figures released Friday, showing it was the worst May and worst first…
U.S. EPA orders Amazon, Ebay to remove unsafe products that cash in on pandemic fears
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Thursday that it ordered Amazon.com Inc and eBay Inc to stop selling a wide range of pesticide…
Amazon stops police using its face-recognition tech
Amazon on Wednesday announced a one-year ban on letting police use its facial recognition technology, calling for strong government regulations for its ethical use. The…
Revealed: UK banks and investors’ $2bn backing of meat firms linked to Amazon deforestation
British-based banks and finance houses have provided more than $2bn (£1.5bn) in financial backing in recent years to Brazilian beef companies which have been linked…
Amazon UK website defaced with racist abuse
Amazon has blamed a ”bad actor” for racist abuse that appeared on multiple listings on its UK website. The abuse, now removed, appeared when users…
In the Amazon, a farmer practices the future of sustainable cattle ranching
Cattle farming is one of the drivers of Brazil’s economy, both for domestic consumption as well as for export. Cattle ranching in the Amazon, however,…
Nature boost for Berlin as Amazon funds city climate protection
Germany’s capital Berlin will serve as a testing ground for a European project backed by online retailer Amazon.com to work out how best to revive…
Nature boost for Berlin as Amazon funds city climate protection
Germany’s capital Berlin will serve as a testing ground for a European project backed by online retailer Amazon.com to work out how best to revive…
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