Amazon is laying off 18,000 employees, the tech giant said Wednesday, representing the single largest number of jobs cut at a technology company since the industry began aggressively downsizing last year. In a blog post, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy wrote…
Sam Bankman-Fried doc feature set at Myco
Disgraced crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried is to be profiled in a documentary feature for web3 streaming platform Myco. Produced by Decrypt Studios, the as-yet-untitled doc will chart the rise and fall of the FTX Founder once worth $24B who was…
Mark Burnett exits Amazon’s MGM, returns to producing Roots, will continue to oversee Legacy series
Mark Burnett, Chairman of MGM’s Worldwide Television Group, is exiting after the company’s $8.5b acquisition by Amazon. Burnett is leaving the company and will return to “independently creating and innovating” but will continue to oversee his legacy series, which include…
Neighbours is back: Amazon resurrects hit soap
Amazon clearly believe that everybody needs good Neighbours. After the long-running Australian soap opera stopped broadcasting in July, the streaming giant has decided to save it. A new series will start filming in Australia next year, after the production company…
Elon Musk slams Amazon’s ‘Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power’ as feud with Jeff Bezos continues
Elon Musk’s verdict on Amazon’s massive budget drama series The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power? “Tolkien is turning in his grave”. The Tesla CEO took to Twitter to slam the series with a pair of short tweets.…
‘Rings of Power’ premiere recap: What Galadriel’s ‘huge sacrifice’ means for Middle-earth
Spoiler alert! The following contains important plot points from the first two episodes of Amazon’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” now streaming on Prime Video. Talk about a leap of faith. In the dramatic final moments…
Remains found in remote Amazon those of British journalist, Brazilian police say
Federal police said Friday that some of the human remains found deep in Brazil’s Amazon have been identified as belonging to British journalist Dom Phillips. The remains of two people were found Wednesday near the city of Atalaia do Norte…
NFVCB cautions content producers against uncensored online contents
The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) on Thursday cautioned Nigerian content producers to desist from feeding Google, Youtube, Amazon and other online platforms with uncensored contents. NFVCB’s Executive Secretary, Alhaji Adedayo Thomas, said this during the maiden edition…
Amazon will discover e-Commerce in Africa not a tea party -Tarila Ben-White
Feelers indicate that Amazon may now be ready to explore what the continent has to offer on the e-commerce front but the nous and experience of indigenous giants such as Konga will come in handy if it is not to…
Amazon offers bonuses of up to £3k in run-up to Christmas
Online retail giant Amazon is to offer one-off payments of up to £3,000 in order to attract staff in UK regions where there is high demand for labour. The online retailer is hiring for 20,000 positions across its UK network…