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Alexa for Shopping is not the whole Amazon story
Amazon scores 81 on StartupHub and a D for agent readiness. Alexa for Shopping rebranded Rufus; Similarweb's 6x PDP jump mostly happened first.
AWS Kiro free for 132 universities in 18 countries
AWS is offering a year of free Kiro, 1,000 credits a month, to students at 132 universities in 18 countries.
Amazon Air incident Miami International Airport
Amazon confirmed a 21 Air-operated Amazon Air 767 had an incident overrunning the runway at Miami International Airport and is working with authorities.
Amazon Career Choice 2026 Adds Pro Credentials
Amazon expands Career Choice to bachelor’s holders with six new credentials from Stanford Online and others, opening October 2026.
Alexa for Shopping verification tool goes live
Amazon lets US shoppers ask Alexa for Shopping to instantly verify if any message actually came from Amazon.
Prime Video September 2026 lineup expands Reacher
Prime Video's September slate pairs Thursday Night Football starting Sept 17 with Reacher spinoff Neagley on Sept 16 and three international book adaptations.
FTC Amazon Sponsored Ads lawsuit: Amazon rejects claims
Amazon calls the FTC Sponsored Ads suit misguided, says its relevance-weighted auction cut winning bids 50% and left inflation-adjusted CPC flat.
Strands Agents Turns Robots Into Listeners
AWS Strands Agents gives a small rover named Scout three LLM agents to reason, chat and act from natural language over a 4G link.
Nepal floods August 2026: Amazon Deploys Relief
Nepal floods after an August 26 glacier collapse killed 500+ and leave 2,000 missing as Amazon activates cash, supplies and India hubs.
Formal Verification Moves Into AI Coding
AWS shows how Lean4 proves AI generated code correct for all inputs, from 32,000 line zlib proofs to 100M nightly Cedar tests.
Frontier Development Hits 4.5x Gains at Amazon
Amazon's Claire La Gory details how frontier development delivers 4.5x median gains with Kiro when teams change habits, not just tools.
Amazon Second Chance Deal Days 2025 Expands
Amazon Second Chance Deal Days 2025 offers up to 50% off refurbished goods Sept 1-10 in Europe, with US savings up to 30% via Labor Day Deals.
AWS and NVIDIA Supercharge AI with 2 Million More GPUs
AWS and NVIDIA are expanding their partnership, committing to deploy 2 million more NVIDIA GPUs by 2028 and integrating NVIDIA Vera CPUs.
Amazon SVP Coded 100K Lines with AI
Amazon SVP Beth Galetti coded 100,000 lines with AI after 25 years, highlighting tools empowering employees and a $2.5B upskilling initiative.
Amazon's Grocery Delivery Deep Dive
An in-depth look at how Amazon orchestrates its same-day grocery delivery, from farm sourcing to customer doorstep.
Amazon Autos Drives Into Car Sales
Amazon Autos launches to simplify car buying online, connecting shoppers with dealers for transparent pricing and digital transactions.
Prime Video Bets $2 Billion on Latin America
Prime Video announces a $2 billion investment in Latin America through 2030, focusing on original content and live sports.
AWS Courts Students for Cloud and AI Careers
AWS launches Student Rewards, offering students free cloud and AI training, credits, and certification vouchers valued up to $579.
Alexa+ comes free to Fire TV
Amazon is making its advanced Alexa+ AI assistant free on all compatible Fire TV devices in the U.S., enhancing content search and smart home control.
Jeff Bezos Holds Three AI Bets: AWS Chips, Anthropic IPO, Prometheus
AWS AI and custom chips each crossed a $25 billion annual run rate in the second quarter of 2026, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy reported on July 30. The same quarter, a $53.4 billion non-cash mark on Amazon's Anthropic stake dominated the company's net income. And separately, Jeff Bezos is now co-CEO of Prometheus, an industrial AI startup valued at $41 billion after a $12 billion raise in June. The full picture is three AI bets operating in parallel, each at a scale that would be a career-defining position for most investors.
Amazon's Maryland Impact: Jobs, Data Centers, and Small Biz
Amazon's $20B+ investment in Maryland fuels jobs, data centers, and small business growth, creating a significant economic impact across the state.
Echovane Secures $1M for AI Market Research
Echovane secured $1 million in funding to expand its AI-native, done-for-you market research service, automating complex studies for Fortune-500 clients.
Amazon Drones Take Flight in UK
Amazon's Prime Air drone delivery service launches in Darlington, UK, offering rapid delivery of select packages via autonomous MK30 drones.
Amazon Aids France Wildfire Victims
Amazon deploys its logistics network to deliver over 80,000 emergency supplies to wildfire-ravaged communities in France.
Amazon Hits $3T; Apple's Subscription Shift
Amazon's market value tops $3T amid AI surge, Alibaba's Qwen model rivals Anthropic, and Apple leans into subscriptions.
Amazon Steps Up Spokane Wildfire Relief
Amazon is providing over 26,000 emergency supplies to Spokane County, WA, following devastating wildfires, partnering with relief organizations.
Amazon Hits $3T Valuation, Alibaba's AI Challenger, Apple's Subscription Push
Amazon tops $3T, Alibaba challenges AI with new model, Apple bets on subscriptions, and Valar Atomics raises $1B for nuclear AI power.
AI Spending Cycle Matures, Valuations Face Scrutiny
Sarah Hunt of Alpine Saxon Woods discusses how the AI spending cycle is maturing, with investors now demanding returns over mere capital expenditure, and the potential impact on various market sectors.
AI Hedge Fund Collapse, Tech Earnings Shake-Up
Bloomberg Businessweek Daily covers the collapse of an AI hedge fund, mixed tech earnings from giants like Apple and Amazon, and VEON's role in Ukraine's connectivity.
Tech Giants Commit $2.4 Trillion to AI Infrastructure
Alphabet, Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon commit nearly $2.4 trillion to AI data center infrastructure as Wall Street caps a positive trading month.
Amazon Chip Business Hits $25B Run Rate
Amazon custom silicon business passes $25B annual run rate as AWS Trainium3 and Graviton5 capture massive commitments from Anthropic and OpenAI.
Amazon Surges as Apple Stumbles in Divergent Big Tech Earnings
Amazon soared on AWS cloud growth while Apple stock dropped following supply chain stumbles in Tim Cook's final CEO quarter.
Mizuho's Jordan Klein on Amazon's $25B Custom Silicon Run Rate
Mizuho's Jordan Klein breaks down Amazon's $25B custom chip run rate, AWS growth, and why investors are shifting capital from Apple into Amazon.
Amazon Surges on AI Cloud Growth While Apple Faces Supply Shortages
Amazon soared on 37% AWS growth and custom AI silicon, while Apple dropped 9% after misjudging iPhone chip demand on Tim Cook's final earnings call as CEO.
AWS Growth and AI Demand Drive Reacceleration in Big Tech Earnings
Bloomberg analyst Anurag Rana breaks down AWS's 39% growth, Big Tech capex surges, and Microsoft's multi-model AI strategy.
Reacher Season 4 Arrives August 12
Reacher returns to Prime Video on August 12 for its fourth season, leading a busy August lineup of sports and new series.
Jassy Bets AI on Shopping Experience
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy detailed AI's expanding role in shopping, from personalized recommendations to faster deliveries, during Q2 earnings.
AWS AI Fuels Amazon's Q2 Surge
AWS revenue surged 36.7% in Q2, with Andy Jassy crediting AI and core services for the acceleration. The cloud giant's AI business now exceeds $25B.
Jeff Bezos Backed Both AI Giants and Built a $41B Lab of His Own
Amazon committed $13B to Anthropic, secured OpenAI on AWS after the Microsoft exclusivity ended, and Jeff Bezos co-founded Prometheus, now valued at $41B. Here is how Bezos built the broadest AI position of any single figure in 12 months.
Nvidia's $750 Billion AI Deals Face 'Circular' Scrutiny
Nvidia's massive AI deals, the tech industry's scrutiny of capex, Meta's internal struggles, and the tin can industry's tariff woes were discussed on the Bloomberg Intelligence Podcast.
Amazon's 'Bee' AI Wearable: Security and Privacy Focus
Steve Korshakov of Amazon's 'Bee' AI wearable discusses the device's audio recording capabilities, stringent privacy measures, and stateful AI design.
Bala Ramdoss on Generative UI for Agentic CX
Bala Ramdoss of Amazon discusses generative UI, the critical layer between LLM output and product experience, emphasizing rendering contracts, streaming, and BFF patterns for agentic CX.
Amazon Earnings: Q2 2026 Date Set
Amazon sets July 30th for its Q2 2026 earnings release and subsequent investor conference call.
AWS AI Inflection Point
AWS's new Compute and ML Services leader, Dave Treadwell, sees AI as the biggest inflection point in tech history and is ready to scale infrastructure.
Oprah's Podcast Streams on Prime Video
Oprah Winfrey's podcast is now streaming twice weekly on Prime Video, expanding its reach through a new Amazon partnership.
Amazon Taps Users for Water Crisis Aid
Amazon's Get Blue program allows users to donate to Water.org via Alexa, Amazon Music, and a dedicated storefront, making it easy to support safe water access globally.
Nvidia's $1 Trillion Slide: AI Boom Valuation Tested
Nvidia's market valuation has fallen by roughly $1 trillion, returning to pre-AI boom levels amidst growing competition from hyperscalers developing their own AI chips.
AI Chip Selloff Hits Global Markets
Markets are witnessing an AI chip selloff, with Samsung's record profits failing to impress and Amazon raising $25B for AI infrastructure.
Amazon Fuels AI Debt Boom With Another Bond Sale
Amazon raises $25 billion in a bond sale to fuel its AI infrastructure investments, signaling aggressive expansion in the AI race.
Amazon's $30B Georgia Bet: AI, Jobs, and Economy
Amazon's $30B Georgia investment fuels job growth, AI infrastructure, and small business opportunities.