Amazon charged with abusing EU competition rules
The European Commission has charged Amazon with abusing its dominant online position
The European Commission has charged Amazon with abusing its dominant online retail position. Mark Scott is chief technology correspondent at Politico in London, and explains the background to the case.
Also in the programme, with international travel suffering its worst downturn in years as a result of coronavirus, innovation is the name of the game in the shape of so-called 'trips to nowhere'. Hiro Miyagawa of Japan's ANA airline explains why they have been taking passengers on one and a half hour sightseeing flights. Joanna Bailey, chief executive of the Simple Flying website tells us whether airlines are likely to make any money with such ventures. Sustainable travel campaigner Ben Iaquinto discusses his disappointment at the new trend. And we hear about ocean-going cruises to nowhere from Michael Goh, president of Dream Cruises, which is part of Genting Cruise Lines.
Plus, this week marks the latest battle between Sony's Playstation 5, out on Thursday, and Microsoft's latest Xbox, which is launched today. Marta Swannie is an expert in video gaming and e-sports, who works for one of WPP's ad agencies, Superunion, and gives her take on which of the consoles is likely to win the latest battle of the devices.
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