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    • Saturday, 4 February, 2023
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      Jurors hear opening arguments in investor lawsuit over billionaire’s messages about taking carmaker private

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      Opening arguments set for Wednesday over investors’ claims billionaire misled them about taking electric-car maker private

    • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
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      Staff working on Alexa, Kindle and Halo are the first to go, but investors want further cuts

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      Chief executive Brian Chesky introduces measures to address inflated cost of using accommodation site

    • Monday, 14 November, 2022
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      Amazon prepares to make about 10,000 job cuts to corporate workforce

      Ecommerce group grapples with slowing growth and rising costs in latest sign of Big Tech belt-tightening

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