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Amazon's $35 billion bet on India: What’s driving the AI investment rush?

Amazon has announced a massive $35 billion investment plan for India through 2030, its biggest push yet to strengthen AI, exports, and job creation.

India often a crucible, an idea generator: Amazon's Russ Grandinetti

Amazon sees India not just as a fast-growing market but a launchpad for global innovation, as it ramps up investment, accelerates quick commerce, and deepens its AI-led expansion

Microsoft, Google, Amazon bet big on India: What's driving the AI rush?

Amazon's $35 bn commitment comes as global tech firms deepen their India focus, accelerating AI, cloud and data-centre expansion while strengthening links with a growing, skilled workforce

Amazon to invest over $35 billion in India by 2030, betting big on AI

Amazon says it will invest over $35 billion in India through 2030, focusing on AI-driven digitisation, ecommerce exports and job creation, soon after Microsoft's $17.5 billion cloud and AI push

Social media firms urge Karnataka to consult public on misinformation Bill

Social media cos urge Karnataka govt to conduct public consultation before tabling bill on misinformation in assembly

Amazon pays Italy 180 mn euros to end tax fraud, labour practices probe

In July 2024 the group's logistics services unit was accused of circumventing labour and tax laws

Soon, describe a scene to Alexa+ and it will take you there in Prime Videos

Amazon adds an Alexa Plus feature on Fire TV that lets users jump to exact movie scenes on Prime Video using natural voice descriptions. Here's how it works

Amazon's cloud unit rushes out its latest AI chip to take On Nvidia, Google

The accelerator, called Trainium3, was recently installed in a few data centers and will be available for customers beginning on Tuesday, Dave Brown, a vice president with Amazon Web Services, said

Amazon's qcom blitz: 2 new dark stores a day, 300 by year-end across 3 cities

Amazon Now is scaling its instant delivery network rapidly, aiming to open two new dark stores daily and reach over 300 micro-fulfilment centres by 2025-end

AI rush risks 'democracy, jobs, earth', warn over 1,000 Amazon workers

The employees said Amazon's "all-costs justified, warp speed" approach to the powerful technology will have an impact on the workplace and the environment

Amazon India extends zero referral fee for items under ₹1,000 till Dec 31

Following Flipkart, Amazon waives commission for low-cost products, aiming to boost small sellers and online sales

Amazon faces FAA's heat after delivery drone snaps internet cable in Texas

The incident occurred in Waco on November 18, when an MK30 drone clipped an internet cable during takeoff after delivering a package in Texas

HP planning to lay off 4,000 to 6,000 employees by FY28, boosts AI efforts

The teams that are expected to be impacted will include those focused on product development, internal operations, and customer support, its CEO Enrique Lores said during a media briefing call

Amazon to invest $50 bn in AI infra for US govt after Meta, Anthropic

As part of the investment, the federal agencies will have access to AWS' AI tools, Anthropic's Claude family of models, and Nvidia chips, as well as Amazon's custom Trainium AI chips

Apple cuts dozens of sales roles globally as it streamlines operations

In a rare move, Apple has trimmed its sales workforce to streamline operations; the company says it is still hiring and affected employees can look for new roles internally

Amazon sites in Italy raided by police in China smuggling probe: Report

At Amazon's Italian headquarters in central Milan, police seized IT equipment and identified the Amazon manager responsible for the transportation of goods within Italy, the sources added

Amazon vs Perplexity: Drawing the AI line in a growing ecommerce debate

Should AI agents be given a free hand? Spat between Amazon and Perplexity AI has ignited a raging debate which may well shape the future of ecommerce

Amazon Prime Video tests AI video recap feature: What is it, how it works

Prime Video has begun testing AI-generated Video Recaps in the US, offering short, AI-generated season summaries for select series to help viewers catch up before new episodes arrive

Snapchat arrives on Amazon Fire Tablets with Android, iOS apps inspired UI

Snapchat is now available on Amazon Fire Tablets via the Amazon Appstore, bringing an Android and iOS-like experience with support for core features including Chat, Stories, Lenses and Spotlight

Who is Vikram Bajaj, the MIT-trained scientist steering Bezos' AI Project?

Project Prometheus is developing AI tools tailored for complex, real-world physical systems, a field that aligns with Bezos's long-standing interest in space, engineering and advanced manufacturing