Drones to dominate UK skies by 2027 September 25, 2024 Fleets of autonomous drones will operate routinely across Britain within three years, paving the way for quicker deliveries and emergency services.
The real star of The Grand Tour is friendship September 12, 2024 It’s not the individual talents of Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond that have made Top Gear and the Grand Tour such great shows – it’s the connection between them, says Will Cooling This Friday will truly mark an end of an era, with the former stars of Top Gear completing their last televised [...]
Amazon Web Services plots £8bn investment in UK data centres September 11, 2024 Amazon Web Services (AWS) is planning to invest £8bn to build, maintain and operate a number of data centres in the UK over the next five years. The tech giant’s cloud division estimates the cash injection will contribute £14bn to the UK’s total gross domestic product (GDP) through to 2028, and will support an average [...]
Amazon announces pay rise for its operational employees September 4, 2024 Online giant Amazon has announced a pay rise for its operational staff. The minimum starting pay for frontline operations employees will increase to between £13.50 and £14.50 an hour, depending on location. For those with 36 months’ service, the increase will be to between £13.75 and £14.75 an hour. Amazon said the increase was worth at least 9.8 [...]
Amazon Prime top of the table to bag Liverpool documentary rights August 14, 2024 Amazon Prime are in pole position to pick up the UK rights for the Liverpool documentary based on Jurgen Klopp’s last six months at Anfield. City PM has learned that Amazon have entered advanced negotiations with the club and production company Lorton Entertainment to show the documentary, which was filmed over the second half of [...]
Nvidia and Apple lead losses as trillions wiped from Nasdaq tech stocks August 5, 2024 Trillions of dollars have been wiped from the Nasdaq-listed tech giants taking a nosedive amid a global stock sell off, as fears of a US recession are causing investors to run for the hills. The so-called Magnificent Seven’s combined market capitalisation has lost at least $2.3t (£1.8t), equal to a 15 per cent slide from [...]
Week ahead: Market holds breath for busy central bank week July 28, 2024 Markets are preparing themselves for one of the busiest weeks of the calendar, with the Federal Reserve, the Bank of England, and Bank of Japan all deciding the path for interest rates in their country over the next five days.
Amazon Prime Video buys British film studio where The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is made July 22, 2024 Amazon Prime Video is to acquire the British film studio where it makes The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
Amazon Prime Day sales reach record high thanks to discount-hungry shoppers July 19, 2024 Amazon Prime Day hit record heights thanks to discount-hungry shoppers as sales passed £14.2bn during the two-day shopping event, according to new figures.
Sir Tim Martin comes out swinging after JD Wetherspoon compared to Amazon, Sports Direct and P&O Ferries July 15, 2024 Sir Tim Martin has come out swinging after his pub giant JD Wetherspoon was branded a c**** employer along with "the likes of Amazon, Sports Direct, P&O Ferries".
