When was the last time that you received an email from Amazon warning you about fraud? Scouring my inbox, I can see an alarming number of delivery notifications for books and films — but not a single fraud alert. Yet, as we have revealed, scammers are clearly targeting Amazon on an industrial scale. As the … Read more
Judged by the standards of most tycoons, insurance entrepreneur Sir Peter Wood, founder of Direct Line, Esure and Go Compare, is a laid-back figure. A fit septuagenarian, he likes nothing better than to spend time on the tennis court or playing golf, and loves personally to direct promotional campaigns as he constantly invents and backs … Read more
Americans are increasingly being spotted wearing face masks in public amid the coronavirus pandemic, as are people are around the globe. Soon, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may advise all Americans to cover their faces when they leave the house, the Washington Post reported. The agency is weighing that recommendation after initially … Read more
Remote Amazon tribe records its first coronavirus case: Boy, 15, becomes infected amid fears COVID-19 could ‘wipe out’ native communities The boy belongs to the Yanomami community on the Brazil-Venezuela border He is in intensive care in Roraima state after suffering with sore throat and fever Seven tribesmen have now contracted the deadly virus in … Read more
Humans were cultivating crops in the Bolivian Amazon basin more than 10,000 years ago, a study has found. Thousands of ‘forest islands’ were formed when humans discarded food waste in heaps and, over millennia, these developed into vast mounds rich in nutrients. Trees eventually flourished on these islands, which sit several metres above the surrounding … Read more
Amazon is tracking its warehouse staff and will fire them for failing to socially distance themselves from their co-workers. Workers at facilities across the United States are said to have received letters from their employer explaining they could be sacked after just one warning. A number of Amazon employees have walked out in recent days … Read more
Amazon sued by author who claims The Marvelous Mrs Maisel plot copied her 2014 book By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 04:30 BST, 7 April 2020 | Updated: 04:44 BST, 7 April 2020 Amazon is being sued by an author who claims her book inspired the streaming service’s hit show, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, starring … Read more
Amazon adds section exclusively for hospitals and government organizations to purchase N95 masks and other medical supplies needed to fight the coronavirus A section in Amazon is dedicated to hospitals and government organizations It offers N95 masks, face shields and other medical supplies to fight COVID-19 There is a limited supply and orders will be filled … Read more
Amazon brings in anti-virus measures after ‘hotbed’ claim as the online retail giant introduces face masks for workers and temperature checks Amazon has introduced coronavirus safety measures for all warehouse workers Firm will roll out temperature checks and face masks for its workers next week It will also start monitoring workers to check they are … Read more
Nicole Kidman signs on to produce and star in Amazon adaptation of upcoming thriller Pretty Things … after digital network won bidding war By Caitlyn Becker For Dailymail.com Published: 17:58 BST, 2 April 2020 | Updated: 18:50 BST, 2 April 2020 Even in quarantine, Nicole Kidman is still one of the most in-demand actors in … Read more