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No Olympics for you! German sports official equates esports to knitting

If esports ever becomes an Olympic event, don’t look for Germany to enthusiastically send along an elite team of video… Read More

Germany launches investigation after Amazon sellers complain of unfair treatment

German regulatory officials have launched an investigation to find out whether Amazon’s business practices toward sellers in its marketplace are… Read More

MASCOT lander sends back otherworldly views of asteroid Ryugu’s rugged terrain

Japan’s Hayabusa 2 probe and the German-French MASCOT lander have teamed up to send back amazing views of an asteroid… Read More

Boxy MASCOT lander plops itself down on asteroid Ryugu for a 17-hour survey

A robotic probe the size of a shoebox set itself down on the asteroid Ryugu, more than 180 million miles… Read More

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Amazon warehouse workers in Germany strike again

This time Amazon warehouse workers in Germany are walking off on the job at the peak of the holiday shopping… Read More

Amazon workers in Germany strike again over wages

Amazon warehouse workers in Germany are voicing their concern again over wages, with 2,000 workers walking off the job at five… Read More

Amazon’s e-book woes jump the pond, with European authors protesting its pricing tactics

Hundreds of writers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland are protesting Amazon’s e-book pricing tactics in a fight that’s becoming reminiscent… Read More

German publishers file antitrust complaint against Amazon over e-book pricing

While Amazon continues its own contract disputes with Hachette Book Group, now the Seattle company is dealing with another publisher-related… Read More

German publishers want a cut of Microsoft, Google and Yahoo’s search revenue

Providing links to content from German publishers could become costly for Microsoft, Google and Yahoo. VG Media, a collection agency… Read More

Amazon workers protest again in Germany over wages

Amazon.com warehouse workers in Germany protested again today in yet another act of opposition against what they say are unfair… Read More

Amazon Germany workers protest at company headquarters: ‘We are humans, not robots’

“We are people!” “Not robots!” That was the message Monday morning at the heart of Amazon.com’s Seattle headquarters, as about… Read More

Amazon’s German workers bringing protest to Seattle HQ

Updated below with Amazon’s statement. Update No. 2: Here’s the scene from the protest this morning at Amazon’s Seattle HQ… Read More

Amazon workers in Germany set to strike over pay, labor conditions

Things aren’t going so well for Amazon in Germany. Two months ago, the Seattle online giant cut ties with a Germany… Read More

Amazon cuts ties with security firm in Germany over neo-Nazi allegations

Amazon.com today cut ties with a Germany security firm amid an uproar in the country over allegations that security guards mistreated the… Read More