AI Industry Amazon is using generative AI to reduce damaged and incorrect deliveries Resulting in happier customers and less pollution, hopefully By Rob Thubron, June 3, 2024, 8:15 AM
Hardware AI Amazon arms Fire TV with generative AI, unveils two new streaming sticks New generative AI features will help you find the next bingeworthy show faster By Zo Ahmed, June 3, 2024, 7:46 AM
AI Tech Culture Amazon looks set to launch a paid-for, generative AI-powered Alexa this year $20 per month for AI-supercharged Alexa? By Rob Thubron, May 22, 2024, 10:59 AM 17 comments
Industry AWS plans major European expansion with €7.8 billion investment in sovereign data center The data centers will let customers keep all their metadata within the EU By Zo Ahmed, May 20, 2024, 12:17 PM
Industry Apple Apple TV wants to pay actors and producers based on how their content performs "When you get $10 million whether your show is good or bad, you have less incentive to do it well." By Cal Jeffrey, May 14, 2024, 3:03 PM 25 comments
Gaming Amazon orders Tomb Raider TV series for Prime Video following Fallout's success Another project from Amazon and Crystal Dynamics By Shawn Knight, May 14, 2024, 2:17 PM 13 comments
Industry AI Even big tech is fighting for AI talent, here's what it means for job seekers Demand for software roles was at an all-time high mid-pandemic By Kirstie McDermott, May 8, 2024, 11:18 AM
Industry Tech Culture As Amazon's robot ranks swell, workers worry about their future Amazon added 400,000 robots to its facilities in just two years By Rob Thubron, May 6, 2024, 10:26 AM 23 comments
The Web Industry The big three cloud providers, Amazon, Microsoft and Google currently make up 67% of the market AI services and enterprise spending are pushing strongest growth since 2022 By Alfonso Maruccia, May 6, 2024, 8:41 AM
Industry AI 40,000 AI-narrated audiobooks flood Audible, dividing authors and listeners AI audiobooks have invited backlash from narrators By Zo Ahmed, May 6, 2024, 8:11 AM 14 comments
The Web Security Amazon S3 bucket with placeholder-like name leads to $1,300 in charges Facepalm: Amazon S3 buckets, part of the Amazon Web Services infrastructure, are great for storing and managing huge amounts of data at scale, but they can also become a financial and security risk if used with poor default configurations. Full story By Alfonso Maruccia, May 2, 2024, 9:02 AM
Industry The Web FTC accuses Jeff Bezos and Amazon CEO Jassy of using auto-deleting messages to obstruct antitrust case Amazon denies the claims By Rob Thubron, April 29, 2024, 9:15 AM 8 comments
Hardware Security FTC distributes $5.6 million in refunds to Ring customers from privacy settlement The commission is distributing over 117,000 PayPal payments to eligible Ring owners By Zo Ahmed, April 28, 2024, 11:40 AM 10 comments
The Web AI As cloud computing evolves, Amazon's AWS looks for its role in generative AI Amazon unveils new capabilities in Bedrock for improved AI applications By Bob O'Donnell, April 23, 2024, 11:03 AM
Tech Culture Gaming Fallout 4 mod downloads skyrocket following launch of TV series Nexus Mods had more traffic than it could handle over the weekend By Cal Jeffrey, April 22, 2024, 3:46 PM 10 comments
Tech Culture Gaming Fallout TV show secures second season after stellar debut Check out the official SPECIAL stats for the show's characters By Rob Thubron, April 19, 2024, 8:51 AM 19 comments
The Web Industry Amazon denies reports it started a business just to spy on rivals Amazon's shell company sold products on multiple platforms By Rob Thubron, April 19, 2024, 6:15 AM 28 comments
The Web Tech Culture Amazon Prime US customer numbers jump 8% to 180 million, an all-time high Looks like the Prime Video ads didn't turn many people off By Rob Thubron, April 17, 2024, 8:42 AM 12 comments
Electronics Industry Amazon exec: robots and automation will enhance, not replace, human jobs But then he would say that By Rob Thubron, April 12, 2024, 9:19 AM 17 comments
Industry AI Amazon CEO says company is going all-in on generative AI, thinks it could be as big as the cloud and internet Amazon "isn't done with lowering costs" By Rob Thubron, April 12, 2024, 6:55 AM
Tech Culture The Web Amazon is dropping "Just Walk Out" technology from its grocery stores in favor of Dash Carts Just Walked Out By Rob Thubron, April 3, 2024, 6:55 AM 10 comments
Industry AI Amazon Pharmacy leverages AI and local distribution to speed up prescription deliveries AI delivers speed and accuracy when filling medications By Shawn Knight, March 26, 2024, 10:48 AM
Electronics Tech Culture Amazon and other retailers are being investigated for selling illegal wireless signal jammers The sale and use of frequency jammers is prohibited By Rob Thubron, March 21, 2024, 9:05 AM 9 comments
Industry Tech Culture Amazon's solution for stressed workers: close your eyes and think happy thoughts Not working for Amazon might be a happy thought By Rob Thubron, March 15, 2024, 5:16 AM
The Web AI Amazon's generative AI can create product pages based on other online listings Good for sellers, bad for customers? By Shawn Knight, March 14, 2024, 11:22 AM 8 comments