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Amazon evaluating drone deliveries in Australia, Asia

The Register · 2 hours ago

This technology news roundup covers several significant developments in e-commerce, social media security, consumer electronics, and regional infrastructure.

– Amazon is preparing to launch drone deliveries through its Prime Air service in Australia and other Asian countries, with job postings indicating serious regulatory approval efforts underway rather than mere market evaluation.
– Meta has partnered with Singapore Police to combat a new type of fraud scheme called "shell pages" – dormant fake accounts pre-positioned for scam campaigns – leading to action against over 3.6 million such pages and 113,000 entities and pages connected to fraud.
– Nothing, the consumer electronics company, is spinning off its budget-focused CMF sub-brand as an independent entity in India, betting that India will follow the pattern of Japan, Korea and China in producing global consumer technology champions.
– Bangkok experienced severe flooding last weekend similar to 2011 levels, but major technology companies including Western Digital, Seagate, Google, Microsoft and AWS reported their operations remained unaffected.

  • Amazon advancing Prime Air drone delivery plans in Australia and Asia with regulatory hiring
  • Meta disrupts 3.6 million pre-positioned fake accounts used for coordinated scams
  • Nothing spins off budget brand CMF to establish independent Indian tech company

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