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| Amazon is to double the number of research and development staff it employs in London. | Amazon is to double the number of research and development staff it employs in London. |
| The company is increasing the number of workers at its development centre in the capital from 450 to 900 as part of a drive to expand its UK workforce to 24,000 by the end of 2017. | The company is increasing the number of workers at its development centre in the capital from 450 to 900 as part of a drive to expand its UK workforce to 24,000 by the end of 2017. |
| The R&D team in London focuses on developing Amazon’s Prime Video service, which broadcasts The Grand Tour, The Man in the High Castle and Outlander. Their recent work includes building a mobile downloads feature that allows users of Prime Video to watch programmes without being connected to the internet. | The R&D team in London focuses on developing Amazon’s Prime Video service, which broadcasts The Grand Tour, The Man in the High Castle and Outlander. Their recent work includes building a mobile downloads feature that allows users of Prime Video to watch programmes without being connected to the internet. |
| Amazon’s London development centre will be housed in its new UK head office in Shoreditch, which officially opens this week. Amazon has taken all 15 storeys of the Principal Place building, which covers 600,000 sq ft, making it one of the biggest corporate headquarters in the city. | Amazon’s London development centre will be housed in its new UK head office in Shoreditch, which officially opens this week. Amazon has taken all 15 storeys of the Principal Place building, which covers 600,000 sq ft, making it one of the biggest corporate headquarters in the city. |
| Matt Hancock, the minister for digital, said: “This is great news for Britain, Amazon’s increased investment in developing cutting-edge technology in London is another vote of confidence in the UK as a world-leading centre of creativity and innovation.” | Matt Hancock, the minister for digital, said: “This is great news for Britain, Amazon’s increased investment in developing cutting-edge technology in London is another vote of confidence in the UK as a world-leading centre of creativity and innovation.” |
| Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, said Amazon had “put its confidence in our unique blend of talent, creativity and access to finance”, adding that London remains the “tech capital of Europe”. | |
| Amazon said it has invested £6.4bn in the UK since 2010 and will create 5,000 new permanent roles this year. It also has R&D sites in Edinburgh and Cambridge, which are working on voice recognition services, drones, and developing Amazon’s online and mobile shopping services. By the end of the year, the company will have 1,500 UK-based staff working on R&D. | Amazon said it has invested £6.4bn in the UK since 2010 and will create 5,000 new permanent roles this year. It also has R&D sites in Edinburgh and Cambridge, which are working on voice recognition services, drones, and developing Amazon’s online and mobile shopping services. By the end of the year, the company will have 1,500 UK-based staff working on R&D. |
| Doug Gurr, the UK country manager for Amazon, said: “London is one of the world’s truly great cities and home to some of the most talented, creative people on the planet, and we are delighted to provide our teams of innovators with a new, purpose-built workplace.” | Doug Gurr, the UK country manager for Amazon, said: “London is one of the world’s truly great cities and home to some of the most talented, creative people on the planet, and we are delighted to provide our teams of innovators with a new, purpose-built workplace.” |