Amazon evaluating drone deliveries in Australia, Asia
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personal tech asia in brief PLUS: Singapore helps Meta find new form of scam; Nothing bets it can create Indian consumer tech giant; Bangkok floods, tech holds on E-commerce giant Amazon.com is preparing to launch drone deliveries in Australia and other nations. "As Prime Air evaluates Australia and other countries, we are hiring a Head of Regulatory Approvals, Australia – the person responsible for navigating Australia's aviation regulatory system and securing every approval required to deliver to Australian customers by drone," reads a recently published job ad. Whoever gets the gig in Australia will report to someone who holds the title "Leader, Prime Air Expansion – Asia Pacific." The Register asked Amazon to comment on the ad, and which other Asian countries it plans to enter. The company had not responded at the time of writing. Whoever gets the job "will be measured by the approvals you obtain, the timelines you hit, and – ultimately – Australian customers receiving drone deliveries." That wording suggests Amazon intends to operate Prime Air in Australia and is doing rather more than market evaluations. In August, Amazon said it plans to operate Prime Air drones in "nearly" 500 cities and towns across the USA this year. Meta last week announced that information-sharing with Singapore Police helped the social media giant to identify a new variety of attack and led it...
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