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(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 5, 2019 a woman works at a fulfillment center at the 855,000-square-foot Amazon fulfillment center in Staten Island, one of the five boroughs of New York City. - American companies hired at a stunning pace in January, adding the most jobs in five years, according to data on February 5, 2020 from payrolls firm ADP. Private companies added 291,000 new hires last month -- surpassing the consensus forecast in spectacular fashion -- to post the biggest gain since December 2014, according to ADP's monthly report. (Photo by Johannes EISELE / AFP)

Amazon to hire 100,000

Amazon says it needs to hire 100,000 people across the US to keep up with a crush of orders as the coronavirus spreads.

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Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chairman Rod Sims speaks to the media in Sydney, Thursday, February 13, 2020. A $15 billion merger between Vodafone Australia and TPG has been given the green light, but the consumer watchdog says it will cause mobile data prices to rise. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING

Sims warns on Big Tech growth

The explosive acquisition-fuelled growth of the world’s large digital platforms is posing a significant challenge, Rod Sims says.

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