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Amazon plans greenhouse-style headquarters

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 22, 2013

Amazon became the latest of the technology heavyweights to unveil a bold new headquarters plan.

Amazon wins key cloud security clearance from US government

Reuters | Tuesday May 21, 2013

Amazon, the world's largest online retailer, has moved aggressively into the business of renting remote computing, storage and other IT services.

After Google, Amazon to be grilled on UK tax presence

Friday May 17, 2013

Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc. will be called back to the British parliament to clarify how its activities in the UK justify its low corporate income tax bill, two lawmakers told Reuters.

UK lawmakers challenge Google's 'smoke and mirrors' on tax

Thursday May 16, 2013

Google Inc faced angry questions on Thursday from British lawmakers investigating its tax affairs and whether it had misled parliament in testimony last year, adding fuel to a debate on taxation that has risen to the top of the UK political agenda.

BNP Paribas to spend 80 million euros on new online bank

Thursday May 16, 2013

BNP Paribas, France's No. 1 listed bank, will spend 80 million euros this year to launch a Europe-wide online bank as lenders cast their net wide for funding in a slowing economy.

Fresh anger over Amazon's UK tax bill

Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 16, 2013

Amazon used a subsidiary registered in Luxembourg to limit its British corporation tax bill.

Google to face UK lawmakers again over tax

Thursday May 16, 2013

Google Inc faces another grilling over its tax affairs from a committee of British lawmakers on Thursday who have called the company back after questions were raised about testimony given in an earlier hearing.

Google launches streaming music service ahead of Apple

Thursday May 16, 2013

Google Inc launched a music service on Wednesday that allows users to listen to unlimited songs for $9.99 a month, challenging smaller companies like Pandora and Spotify in the market for streaming music.

Amazon cloud partner Apptio raises $45 million

Thursday May 16, 2013

Apptio, a start-up that helps big companies like Boeing Co track billions of dollars in technology spending, said on Wednesday that it raised $45 million from institutional investment firms including Janus Capital Group.

Amazon gets help to lure big business to the cloud

Reuters | Wednesday May 15, 2013

Amazon Web Services, as the business is known, has been a hit with startups which need robust and inexpensive Web services that they can purchase as the need arises.

Amazon buys display maker Liquavista from Samsung

Reuters | Tuesday May 14, 2013

The purchase price for Liquavista was not disclosed.

Amazon Coins now available to Kindle Fire customers in the US

NDTV Correspondent | Tuesday May 14, 2013

Amazon has extended Amazon Coins to customers for purchase of apps, games and in-app items in the Amazon Appstore and on the Kindle Fire tablet.

Amazon working on a smartphone with 3D screen: Report

Agence France-Presse | Friday May 10, 2013

Speculation about Amazon smartphones has been circulating since 2011.

YouTube launches paid channels in TV push; prepares to battle Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon

Agence France-Presse | Friday May 10, 2013

The move puts Google into direct competition with services such as Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon, which have been luring viewers away from cable and broadcast TV.

Adidas online sales practice draws interest of German watchdog

Wednesday May 8, 2013

The German cartel office is taking a closer look at the online sales practices of Adidas, which has banned some sellers from offering its products via sites like Ebay and Amazon.