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• Nest, Amazon and their IoT ilk spark privacy concerns

  Privacy concerns might throw a wrench into companies' plans to make Internet-connected devices mainstream fixtures in the home.

• Amazon, eBay, Etsy to remove Confederate flag merchandise

  Amazon, eBay and Etsy have joined big retailers in removing Confederate flags and related items from their sites, in moves responding to increased vitriol over the symbol after a shooting last week at an African-American church in South Carolina.

• Amazon to call on US Congress for fewer drone restrictions

  Amazon on Wednesday will call on the U.S. Congress to embrace automated drone flights and come up with a set of simple, nationwide regulations that will allow its proposed Prime Air service to get off the ground.

• Why marketers are betting big on predictive analytics

  Give a marketer a sale, and you'll keep his company afloat for a day; teach him to predict future sales, and you may just ensure his longevity.

• The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Tuesday, May 26

  Charter wins Time Warner with $55 million bid...Jony Ive moves upstairs at Apple... Sharp shows off its slow-mo phone...and more tech news.

• The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Thursday, May 14

  US House votes to end NSA dragnet...Wal-Mart set to compete with Amazon Prime...Chambers gets sentimental on earnings call...and more tech news.

• The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Wednesday, April 29

  What to expect at Microsoft Build...Oracle faces antitrust probe in South Korea...IBM makes quantum computing progress...and more tech news.

• In Pictures: 9 tech companies' earliest website designs

  From Apple and Amazon to Myspace and AOL, here are some of the earliest website designs for some of the tech industry's biggest companies.

• Amazon says its Cloud is a $US5 billion business

  Amazon has finally shared some numbers about its cloud business, and not surprisingly they show that it's thriving and profitable.

• Google, Apple, Amazon spend record amounts on lobbying

  Google, Apple and Amazon.com spent record amounts in the first quarter attempting to influence U.S. politicians and policy.

• Amazon tries a physical button for making purchases

  Amazon might be on to the killer app for restocking toilet paper from the privacy of your home.

• Amazon debuts bottomless storage plans for photos, data

  If you've got tons of digital photos and music that are a headache to back up, Amazon wants to interest you in two new storage services designed to ease home backups and archiving.

• Amazon blasts FAA on drone approvals, regulations

  The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is taking too long to approve drone tests and isn't looking far enough into the future as it prepares rules for commercial drone flight, an Amazon executive told lawmakers on Tuesday.

• Top enterprise IT companies where people want to work

  Poachable, a Seattle startup that specialises in connecting passive job-seekers with companies looking to hire, says enterprise network and IT companies such as Microsoft, IBM and Cisco are among the most desirable places to work. But largely consumer-focused companies, like Google, Apple and Amazon, are even more attractive.

• Amazon gets US FAA approval for drone delivery tests

  Amazon's plans for a drone delivery service took a big step forward Thursday when the Federal Aviation Administration gave the company permission to begin flight tests.