11 h. ago Massive breakthrough as Amazon develops warehouse robot with key human sense

Mass job losses are feared after Amazon announced its vulcan devices which are ‘capable of grabbing three-quarters of items in warehouses’ and don't need ladders

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17 h. ago Amazon reveals new robot with sense of touch in 'fundamental leap forward in robotics'

The Vulcan device is 'capable of grabbing three-quarters of items in warehouses'

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19 h. ago Amazon reveals new robot that can feel – and it is going to pack your deliveries

System is a ‘fundamental leap forward in robotics’ – and Amazon claims it will work alongside rather than replace human workers

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20 h. ago Amazon makes ‘fundamental leap forward in robotics’ with device having sense of touch

Vulcan device ‘capable of grabbing three-quarters of items in warehouses’ fuels fears of mass job lossesAmazon said it has made a “fundamental leap forward in robotics” after developing a robot with a sense of touch that will be capable of grabbing about three-quarters of the items in its vast warehouses.Vulcan – which launches at the US firm’s “Delivering the Future” event in Dortmund, Germany, on Wednesday and is to be deployed around the world in the next few years – is designed to help humans sort items for storage and then prepare them for delivery as the latest in a suite of robots which have an ever-growing role in the online retailer’s extensive operation. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago UPS reveals it is cutting 20,000 jobs amid decrease in Amazon deliveries

Company also cited ‘uncertainty’ around wider global economy amid ongoing Trump tariffs

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1 week ago Melania Trump 'happy to be in spotlight' as insiders reveal truth to Amazon documentary

Melania Trump's Amazon documentary surrounding her life is set to expose private details of life as a First Lady and the president will also make an appearance

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2 w. ago Gene Hackman's wife Betsy's heartbreaking final Amazon order revealed hours before their deaths

The Hollywood star, 95, and classical pianist, 65, were discovered dead at their New Mexico home on February

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2 w. ago Gene Hackman and wife Betsy's chilling final Amazon order 'revealed' just days before their tragic deaths

Gene Hackman wife Betsy Arakawa's made one final alarming Amazon order in the days before her and the actor's tragic deaths.

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2 w. ago Revealed: world’s largest meat company may break Amazon deforestation pledges again

Brazilian ranchers in Pará and Rondônia say JBS can not achieve stated goal of deforestation-free cattleBibles, bullets and beef: Amazon cowboy culture at odds with Brazil’s climate goalsThe life and death of a ‘laundered’ cow in the Amazon rainforestThe world’s largest meat company, JBS, looks set to break its Amazon rainforest protection promises again, according to frontline workers.Beef production is the primary driver of deforestation, as trees are cleared to raise cattle, and scientists warn this is pushing the Amazon close to a tipping point that would accelerate its shift from a carbon sink into a carbon emitter. JBS, the Brazil-headquartered multinational that dominates the Brazilian cattle market, promised to address this with a commitment to clean up its beef supply chain in the region by the end of 2025. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago James Bond is in ‘safe hands’ with new producers, says Anthony Horowitz

It comes after Amazon revealed they had gained creative control of the British spy franchise in February.

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4 w. ago Alexa+: How Amazon plans to make Siri boring with new, smarter assistant

The latest announcement from Amazon revealed a dramatically changed future for Alexa. The executive in charge talks exclusively to David Phelan about where things are heading – and it’s a world away from Apple’s Siri

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