Amazon.com was sued by the conservative social media platform Parler for kicking the site off its servers on Monday in the wake of rioting at the U.S. Capitol. The site, which describes itself as a “microblogging alternative and competitor to Twitter,” was taken offline early Monday morning by Amazon’s cloud services division. Apple and Alphabet’s […]
The chief executive officer of Parler warned the social media app is likely to be shut down for longer than originally anticipated, after Amazon.com Inc., Google and others withdrew their support in the wake of rioting at the U.S. Capitol last week. CEO John Matze said the company has sought alternatives after it was notified […]
Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. are removing Parler from their services, part of a growing backlash after the social media network was among those used to organize Wednesday’s riots at the Capitol. Apple dropped Parler from its App Store, while Amazon’s cloud unit decided to stop hosting the social media company starting Sunday night. They […]
Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson / Getty Images) Amazon Web Services is suspending Parler’s access to its hosting services at the end of the weekend, potentially driving the service offline unless it can find a new provider. “Because Parler cannot comply with our terms of service and poses a very real risk to public safety, we […]
Enlarge / Amazon Photos offers a desktop PC app, seen here, as well as mobile and browser-based apps. (credit: Jim Salter) In November 2020, Google killed off its long-standing offer of free, unlimited high-resolution photo storage to anyone with a Gmail account. The new restrictions on Google Photos make a lesser-known competitor, Amazon Photos, suddenly of […]
Elon Musk, the outspoken entrepreneur behind Tesla Inc. and SpaceX, is now the richest person on the planet. A 4.8% rally in the electric carmaker’s share price Thursday boosted Musk past Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a ranking of the world’s 500 wealthiest people. The South Africa-born engineer’s net worth […]
Amazon.com has earmarked $2 billion to support affordable housing projects in three U.S. regions, joining the ranks of other technology giants seeking to alleviate the economic strain fueled in part by their rapid growth. The world’s largest online retailer says it will back efforts to preserve and create affordable housing near its Seattle headquarters, as […]
Enlarge / Amazon is committing some cash to making sure people who don’t make six figures can afford to live anywhere near its new Crystal City (Arlington, Virginia) second headquarters. (credit: Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images) Amazon is planning to spend $2 billion over the next five years to invest in affordable housing […]
Enlarge / Our $24 drone. You can see the missing propeller on the right. (credit: Timothy B. Lee / Ars Technica) Like thousands of other parents, I decided to get my kids a cheap drone for Christmas. I spent $24 for a plastic flying machine with rudimentary collision-avoidance capabilities. A plastic cage mostly kept small […]
Amazon has {} a New Jersey warehouse following a spike in asymptomatic COVID-19 instances, an uncommon move that functions as the company gears up for a last push in what is widely anticipated to become a record holiday buying season. The world’s biggest online retailer told workers in the warehouse at Robbinsville Township the centre […]