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The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) requested a detailed action taken report from Flipkart, and Amazon by December 20, 2022, citing the easy availability of acid online as a serious concern. The head of the Delhi women's group, Swati Maliwal, claimed that getting acid is 'as simple as buying vegetables.'

Manchester United is potentially up for sale by the Glazers. While the club has been handed an unrealistic price tag of £7 billion, Amazon has emerged as the latest candidate to display its interest in owning the club.

Amazon intends to lay off employees at all levels, including those in the most senior positions. According to the source, business managers have been instructed to assess employees' work performance so that Amazon can begin the layoff process for approximately 20,000 people.

As per the company's recent announcement, students enrolled in the current session will receive a full refund. Amazon.com said it will discontinue the platform in a phase-out manner 'to take care of current customers.'

HP Inc. said it would eliminate between 4,000 to 6,000 people from its workforce by 2025 after a tough fourth-quarter earnings report showed a year-over-year revenue drop of 11.2 percent to $14.8 billion.

Alphabet has a workforce of nearly 187,000 employees and is yet to comment on the reported mass layoffs that may hit the company in days to come or early next year. According to the new approach, managers must identify 6% of workers, or around 10,000 individuals, as low performers based on their significance to the company.

Amazon has begun to cut down around 3 percent of its workforce globally. The firm confirmed that laid off employees have already received the notification through mail. Amazon's spokesperson Kelly Nantel said as part of the annual operating planning review process, certain roles are no longer necessary.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said that he plans to give away the majority of his $124 billion net worth during his lifetime. Jeff Bezos said that he will devote the bulk of his wealth to fighting climate change.

The layoffs will reportedly affect employees in Amazon's retail division and human resources. Several employees working on Amazon's virtual assistant Alexa may also lose their jobs.

According to reports, Apple is considering a concept that would simplify the trigger word "Hey Siri" to just "Siri." It will be simple, exactly like "Alexa" from Amazon. It will increase the voice assistant's understanding of people and ability to act appropriately.