Amazon Launches AI Models To Challenge Rivals
The launch of its own line of foundation models marks Amazon's latest push to strengthen its position against forerunners Microsoft, Google, Meta and OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT.
Elon Musk Admits He Was Wrong After Jeff Bezos Shows Up on X to Knock Down False Election Claim
Elon Musk has corrected himself after falsely accusing fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos of pre-election day conduct that Bezos himself took to X (formerly Twitter) to deny.
Ohio Man Tries to Steal Amazon Truck with Driver Inside, Ends Up Getting Delivered to Police in a Headlock
A bold attempt to steal an Amazon delivery truck went sideways on Sunday afternoon, landing a man in police custody after the driver subdued him in a headlock.
Meet Miguel Gurwitz, the Mexican in Charge of 'Thursday Night Football' in Spanish - INTERVIEW
One of the most famous soccer commentators will now host the 'Thursday Night Football' show in Spanish on Prime Video.
Amazon Worker Shares Photo of 'Insulting' Gift Bag of Loose Candy Given to Employees After Record-Setting Prime Day
Amazon showed its appreciation for warehouse employees fulfilling $14.2 billion worth of Prime Day purchases with a candy bag and puns.
American Eagle Sues Amazon Over Alleged Sale Of Aerie 'Knock-offs'
American Eagle has filed a suit against Amazon after allegedly selling knock-offs of its Aerie products.
Jeff Bezos' fiancée, Lauren Sánchez, sued for plagiarizing children's book
Former yoga instructor Alanna Zabel filed a lawsuit against Lauren Sánchez, Jeff Bezos' fiancée, for allegedly plagiarizing her children's book.
Amazon Raises Warehouse Workers' Minimum Pay To $22/Hour
Amazon has also announced an increase in wages for contract delivery drivers to around $22 an hour as part of its $2.1 billion investment this year in a third-party logistics program.
Oil Drilling Sparks Indigenous Outcry As Spills Tarnish Ecuador Amazon
State-owned oil company Petroecuador admitted that an undetermined amount of oil leaked into the environment from one of its blocks, contaminating water sources in several towns and reaching the Napo River, a tributary of the Amazon.
AI And Cloud In Spotlight As Big Tech Earnings Roll Out
Apple and Amazon on Thursday were the latest titans to see quarterly earnings scrutinized over how their core businesses are doing and whether cloud and AI strategies are paying off.
US Safety Regulator Holds Amazon Accountable For Selling Faulty Third-Party Products
The commission ruled that Amazon, by acting as a distributor for these third-party goods, bears responsibility for ensuring consumer safety.
Amazon Tribes Win Lawsuit Over Carbon Credits In Colombia
Indigenous communities living in the remote area of Pira Parana had accused US-based Ruby Canyon Environmental and Colombian company Masbosques, which acted as an intermediary, of illegally foisting the deal on them.
Amazon Counts On 'Grit And Innovation' To Meet AI Surge
Amazon's AWS data centers are spread across dozens of regions, serving as a kind of engine room to the online world, with Microsoft and Google as the company's closest rivals.
Microsoft, Amazon To Invest Billions In French Tech
The announcements came on the eve of the seventh Choose France Summit, the aim of which is to attract foreign investors to the country. Macron will host it at the Chateau of Versailles near Paris.
Amazon Says Will Invest $9 Billion In Singapore
Amazon said Tuesday it would invest US$9 billion in Singapore over the next four years to expand its cloud computing capabilities in the city.
Amazon Triples Quarterly Profit As Cloud Surges
Amazon shares were up about one percent in after-market trades that followed release of the earnings figures, with Wall Street keeping a close eye on the impact of AI as well as costs involved.
Colombia's Amazon Deforestation Dropped By 25-35% In 2023: Environment Minister
Colombia's deforestation went down by 29% in 2022, as per the most recent data available.
Unveiling Claude 3: Amazon's $2.75 Billion Investment Redefines The AI Landscape
Amazon announces a $2.75 billion investment in Anthropic, signaling its bold entry into the fiercely competitive AI race.
When Does the New Frida Kahlo Documentary Premiere on Prime Video?
Directed by Peruvian filmmaker Carla Gutiérrez, the film is narrated through the words of the Mexican artist
Argentina Authorizes Starlink, Rival Amazon Kuiper
According to the Starlink website, its satellite internet service will be available in Argentina in the second quarter of 2024.
Archeologists Find Lost Cities in the Amazon Dating Back 2,000 Years and Housing 10,000 Farmers
Recent mapping technology showed that a series of mounds and buried roads found in Ecuador were part of a network of settlements that lasted about 1,000 years
Amazon Cuts Hundreds Of Jobs At Twitch, Prime Video And MGM
Amazon's gamer streaming unit Twitch on Wednesday announced that it was laying off 500 staff, reportedly one third of the company, as it struggles financially despite strong popularity among players.
Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin Headed Back Into Space After Accident
This mission known as NS-24 will not carry a crew but rather equipment for scientific experiments, more than half of which Blue Origin has developed in conjunction with NASA.
Amazon To Sell New Cars Next Year In US, Starting With Hyundai
E-commerce giant Amazon said Thursday it would start selling new automobiles on its platform in the United States next year.
Snapchat To Add In-app Amazon Shopping
Snap shares shot up more than 7% on the news, ending the formal trading day at $12.15 per share.
Tech Titan Amazon Says Profit Surged To $9.9 Bn As Sales Grew
Online retail colossus Amazon on Thursday reported profit of $9.9 billion in the recently ended quarter on growing sales and more efficient deliveries.
Amazon To Expand Drone Delivery Into Britain And Italy
Amazon on Wednesday said it hopes to expand drone delivery into Britain and Italy by late next year, as it unveiled new warehouse robots and tech in its race to get shoppers what they want quickly.
Amazon Prime Video to Introduce Ads in US, Latin America
Amazon Prime Video will begin rolling out ads in 2024 in the U.S., Mexico and other countries. An ad-free option will be available to subscribers for an additional $2.99 per month.
Amazon Steps Up AI Race With $4 Bn Anthropic Investment
Amazon had already announced it aimed to soup up its Alexa voice assistant with generative AI, which the firm said would allow users to have smoother conversations.
Amazon Empowers Alexa With Generative AI
Generative AI, such as used in the ChatGPT chatbot, delivers content as complex as a poem or scholarly essay in just seconds, and Amazon's goal is that Alexa could do that and even more with verbal commands from a user's living room or kitchen.