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Illegal fishing, harm to Amazon forest linked to firms using tax havens: study
Scientists called on Monday for greater transparency over the use of tax havens by companies involved in activities that have harmed the world's oceans and the Amazon rainforest. In a study published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, they said many firms involved in ...
Robots getting more social but humans said not ready to invite them into their lives
Personal home robots that can socialize with people are starting to roll out of the laboratory and into our living rooms and kitchens. But are humans ready to invite them into their lives? It's taken decades of research to build robots even a fraction as ...
Amazon says it has removed items with Nazi or white supremacist symbols from its website after criticism from advocacy groups. An Amazon executive said the company blocked the accounts of some retailers and might suspend them. Democratic U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota complained to Amazon ...
Apple and Amazon lead the race toward $1 trillion market value
For a long time, Apple appeared to be flying solo to a $1 trillion market value. But Amazon is right at its heels — and experts have no fears of a tech bubble. Apple, at $939 billion, remains the highest-valued private company on the global ...
2017 saw spike in slayings of activists trying to protect land, especially in Brazil: Global Witness
Killings of land and environmental activists rose in 2017 as Mexico and the Philippines registered worrying increases in such murders and Brazil saw the most ever registered in a single country, a watchdog group said Tuesday. At least 207 people who were protecting land and ...
San Franciscans will vote on slapping extra tax on big firms to fund homeless aid
San Francisco voters in November will decide whether to levy an additional tax on large businesses to fund homeless services, part of an expanding effort among West Coast cities to tap cash-flush companies to offset growing income inequality. The tax would apply to companies with ...
As Amazon slashes prices, boss Jeff Bezos sees jump in wealth over $150 billion
As Amazon marked its "Prime Day" with price cuts across a range of products, founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos saw his net worth hit new peaks, increasing his lead over fellow billionaires. Bezos's net worth topped $150 billion on Monday, according to the Bloomberg ...
Netflix shares tank after subscriber growth falls short, India foray faces rivals
Netflix Inc.'s subscriber growth fell short of Wall Street expectations on Monday, sending shares of the normally high-flying stock down 14 percent on fears that the company's expansion is slowing. The company added 5.2 million customers from April through June, 1 million fewer than forecasts ...
Trump spouse-visa shift looks set to hurt workers, push 100,000 from jobs
U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to ban spouses of high-skill visa holders from working will likely push 100,000 people out of jobs and negatively affect the visa holders and their employers, according to a new research study. The Trump administration has been tightening the rules ...
Nemesis Jeff Bezos may be doing Trump big favor on drug pricing as Amazon buys PillPack
Donald Trump has promised since his presidential campaign to drive down drug prices. His business-world nemesis Jeff Bezos may be about to just do that. Amazon.com Inc. entered the U.S. drug business with a big splash on Thursday. With the acquisition of online pharmacy PillPack, a ...
In 2015, satellite images detected a fresh clearing of rain forest in an indigenous reserve deep in the Amazon. Within months, authorities in Peru had evicted the wildcat miners driving the deforestation, a rare victory in a region where a gold rush has laid waste ...
Google to invest $550 million in China e-commerce giant JD.com as it battles rivals
Google will invest $550 million in Chinese e-commerce powerhouse JD.com, part of the U.S. internet giant's efforts to expand its presence in fast-growing Asian markets and battle rivals including Amazon.com. The two companies described the investment announced on Monday as one piece of a broader ...
