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Amazon workers strike in Germany and Spain

Thousands of Amazon employees went on strike yesterday in Germany and Spain to demand better working conditions. The German workers opted for a one-day strike, while their counterparts in Spain decided to walk off the job for three whole days. The walkout coincided with Amazon’s Prime Day, when the global e-tailer offers significant discounts....

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Amazon launches Spark, with shoppable images

Amazon has launched a new addition to its app: Amazon Spark, thereby allowing users to shop for products via images. This new ‘see now, buy now’ option was developed to encourage social interaction online by sharing and commenting on images. Similar to social platform Pinterest, Amazon users - who must be Prime membership holders to use Spark,...