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Scott Thompson’s new touring Buddy Cole show King includes comedy too risqué for Amazon Prime
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A cluster of lost cities in Ecuadorian Amazon that lasted 1,000 years has been mapped
This LIDAR image provided by researchers in January 2024 shows a main street crossing an urban area, creating an axis along which complexes of rectangular platforms are arranged around low squares at the Copueno site, Upano Valley in Ecuador. Archeologists have uncovered a cluster of lost cities in the Amazon rainforest that was home to at least 10,000 farmers around 2,000 years ago, according to a paper published Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024, in the journal Science. (Antoine Dorison, Stéphen Rostain via AP)
technology
Google lays off hundreds of employees in hardware, voice assistant teams amid cost-cutting drive
FILE PHOTO: The Google logo is pictured at the entrance to the Google offices in London, Britain January 18, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/File Photo:
international business
Amazon to lay off several hundred employees in Prime Video, Studios divisions
A view shows the logo of Amazon at the Amazon Fulfillment Center during a media tour ahead of the holiday season in Tepotztlan, Mexico, December 13, 2023. REUTERS/Gustavo Graf/file photo
international business
Stellantis uses Amazon cloud to cut in-car software development to a day
FILE PHOTO: People attend a Stellantis presentation at the New York International Auto Show, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 5, 2023. REUTERS/David 'Dee' Delgado/File Photo
report on business
Amazon Prime Video sets Feb. 5 as launch date for showing ads in Canada
Representatives for Amazon's Prime Video say the streaming service will begin showing ads starting on Feb. 5, 2024, in Canada. This March 19, 2018 file photo shows Amazon's Prime Video streaming app on an iPad in Baltimore. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Patrick Semansky,
property report
Best bets for investing in commercial real estate in 2024
A sunny mid 2020 aerial shot of downtown Vancouver, Yaletown, a marina, North Shore mountains, BC Place, False Creek and the Cambie bridge.
latin american business
Brazil lawsuits link JBS to destruction of Amazon in protected area, seek millions in damages
A river borders an area that has been illegally deforested by land-grabbers and cattle farmers in an extractive reserve in Jaci-Parana, Rondonia state, Brazil, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. Meat processing giant JBS SA and three other slaughterhouses are facing lawsuits seeking millions of dollars in environmental damages for allegedly purchasing cattle raised illegally in the area. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
u.s. business
Good news for late holiday shoppers: Some major U.S. retailers are improving their delivery speeds
An Amazon Prime delivery person lifts packages while making a stop at an apartment building on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in Denver. Walmart, Target and Amazon are all-in on the shipping wars, a move retail experts say will help them maintain a competitive edge against low-cost Chinese retailers Shein and Temu. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
world
Amazon taps SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket to help launch Kuiper satellites
FILE PHOTO: A Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on NASA's SpaceX Crew-7 mission, taking four crew members to the International Space Station (ISS), from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S., August 26, 2023. REUTERS/Steve Nesius/File Photo
inside the market
Big tech stocks such as Amazon and Apple are delivering big gains. But for profit growth, is real estate a better bet?
(FILES) In this file illustration photo taken on May 24, 2021 the Apple stock market ticker symbol AAPL is displayed on an iPhone screen and reflected in the logo of an iMac computer in Los Angeles. - Amazon and Apple announced billions of dollars in quarterly profits on November 28, but supply chain bottlenecks and the great chip shortage dented the tech giants, which have been riding a pandemic-stoked boom. Apple said sales of its signature iPhone and iPad were held back due to supply constraints, while Amazon struggled to get products and enough workers to meet demand. (Photo by Chris Delmas / AFP) (Photo by CHRIS DELMAS/AFP via Getty Images)
technology
Amazon announces new cloud AI chip as competition with Microsoft intensifies
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company's logistics centre in Boves, France, October 6, 2021 REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo
canada
Great Reads: Canada’s most livable cities, Kent Monkman reframes the history of this land, and great gifts for the stylish and well-read
opinion
Canadian sports broadcasters brace as Amazon’s NFL shopapalooza hints at a global future
Simon Houpt
report on business
Amazon hit by strikes, protests across Europe during Black Friday trade
An Amazon staff member gestures on a GMB union picket line, outside the online retailer's site as workers take part in a strike in their long-running dispute over pay, held on Black Friday - one of the busiest shopping days of the year, in Coventry, England, Friday, Nov. 24, 2023. (Jacob King/PA via AP)
football
Amazon and NFL hoping to establish a tradition with the first Black Friday game
An autographed Amazon Prime Thursday Night Football helmet after an NFL football game between the New Orleans Saints and the Jacksonville Jaguars, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman)
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Amazon to win unconditional EU nod for iRobot deal, sources say
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company's logistics centre in Boves, France, October 6, 2021 REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo
technology
Amazon to cut ‘several hundred’ jobs in its Alexa voice assistant unit
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen on the door of an Amazon Books retail store in New York City, U.S., February 14, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
small business
Small businesses find it increasingly hard to compete with Amazon, survey says
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Amazon is seen at the company logistics centre in Boves, France, October 6, 2021 REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo
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