The powerful CEOs sought to defend their companies amid intense grilling by lawmakers on Wednesday.

Apple, Amazon, Facebook and Google grilled over claims of 'destructive' power

Amazon has asked its employees to delete video sharing app TikTok from their phones because of what they are say are ‘security risks’ on the platform. 

Amazon staff told to delete TikTok over 'security risks', reports say

The app is popular with young people, including millions of American users, but is the subject of national security concerns.

Amazon says email to employees banning TikTok was a mistake

The Guardian suggests Jeff Bezos’s phone was accessed through a malicious message from the account of Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.

UN calls for investigation after Crown Prince linked to Bezos phone hack

Amazon has withdrawn a selection of "Christmas ornaments" which featured images of a Nazi concentration camp.

Amazon removes Auschwitz-themed Christmas decorations

Which? says it found evidence of toys listed for sale on Amazon Marketplace and eBay that appeared to have already been flagged.

Amazon and eBay fail to take 'basic steps' to stop dangerous toy sales

Electrophorus voltai can deliver an 850 volt charge and is one of two new electric eel species found in the Amazon. 

Planet's most powerful electric eel discovered in Amazon basin

Life for the Uru-eu-wau-wau tribe hasn’t changed much in the hundreds of years - but now their homes are under threat, writes Emma Murphy.

Amazon tribe tells ITV News how fires and gangs are pushing them to the edge

Recent fires have devastated parts of the Amazon region.

Brazil bans fire burning for 60 days to curb damage to the Amazon

The French President said the international money to help fight Amazon wildfires was a sign of friendship, not "aggressiveness."


Amazon fires: Jair Bolsonaro demands Macron apology before he will accept aid

During the worst of the fires, 380 children were treated for dry sore throats, infections and trouble breathing. 

Rise in number of children living near Amazon fires being treated in hospital

Humans' indifference to the treasures of our natural world means that what is already lost in the Amazon fires is gone forever.

Why the battle to save the Amazon is the world's most dangerous war

The pledge comes as tens of thousands of soldiers are readied to join the fight against blazes that have caused global alarm.

G7 leaders pledge $20m for Amazon fires and repair damage to 'lungs of Earth'

The military will ‘act strongly’ to control the wildfires, Mr Bolsonaro said.

Brazil’s leader to send army to fight huge fires in the Amazon

Brazilian federal experts reported a record number of wildfires across the country this year, up 84% over the same period in 2018.
