Last year, Amazon spent over $4.3 million on anti-union consultants alone... One of the major stories on the global tech scene this week is that Amazon has finally acceded to its workforce’s clamour for an increase in the average hourly pay. In other news, Google is redefining its ‘search engine’ to help people explore and gather information in new ways, plus an interesting report that crypto organisations are topping the fintech space in terms of performance. If you missed out on these major tech updates across the world, this week, don’t worry. We have got you covered. Here is a roundup of major Global Tech news from across the world. Summary of the Bulletin: Amazon finally concedes to Union Apple stocks dip Tesla appoints AirBnB co-founder to Board Google is redefining search engine Crypto platforms lead the fintech space Read also: Global roundup: Samsung unveils new foldable phones, Amazon Prime Video launches in Nigeria Amazon accedes to Union demands Amazon has finally acceded to a request to increase the hourly pay of its workers after spending almost $4.3 million on anti-union consultants alone last year. This raised further questions as to why the company would not just pay the money to workers instead. Now, Amazon has done just that. Over the next year, Amazon will dedicate nearly $1 billion to increasing the average wages of its warehouse and transportation workers from about $18 to $19 per hour. Amazon will also expand access to Anytime Pay, a tool that allows employees to access up to 70% of their paychecks sooner than once every week or two, TechCrunch reports. Amazon staff received their first union in Staten Island earlier less than 12 months ago. Other unions have risen after that across different locations. Ever since, these unions have raised conversations about overheating warehouses, poor COVID-19 working circumstances, unlawful intimidation techniques and low pay. Meanwhile, the National Labor Relations Board has issued numerous citations against Amazon for improperly interfering with employee labour organizations. Apple stocks dip After launching the latest iPhone 14 iOS phones earlier this month, Apple has told suppliers that it will be taking a step back from production due to low demand for the latest model. Read also: Here is all you need to know about the new iPhone 14, other gadgets launched by Apple yesterday Shares of Apple fell 1.3% on Wednesday on a report that the company has told suppliers to bail on plans to increase iPhone 14 production. Demand for the new models failed to spike as high as anticipated, according to Bloomberg. Apple will no longer aim to increase production by 6 million units in the second half of the year as it had planned, according to the report. The company will strive to produce 90 million units instead, which is roughly in line with Apple’s forecast and production from last year, Bloomberg says. Suppliers and producers for Apple were also harmed by the news. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing’s stock dropped 1.2% as well. Hon Hai, popularly known as Foxconn, saw a 2.9% decline in share price. Apple’s iPhones are made by Foxconn. Tesla appoints AirBnB co-founder to Board Tesla has appointed Airbnb co-founder and billionaire Joe Gebbia to its board of directors, according to a securities filing. Gebbia, a designer who co-founded Airbnb, officially joined the board on September 25 as an independent director and is replacing Oracle Chairman and CTO Larry Ellison who left the board earlier this year. “We are pleased to welcome Joe Gebbia to Tesla’s Board of Directors, effective September 25, 2022,” Tesla said in a blog post on Wednesday. According to TechCrunch, His appointment comes a few months after leaving day-to-day operations at Airbnb. He is now an advisor to the short-term rental company and also serves on its board. Gebbia also is on the board of Airbnb.org, an organization that encourages its hosts to open homes in times of crisis. Gebbia has spent the last 14...