Page 2 - Amazon

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

Jeff Bezos enters AI race with Project Prometheus: All we know about it

Jeff Bezos has re-entered an operational role by becoming co-CEO of Project Prometheus, a well-funded AI startup aiming to build advanced models for engineering, robotics and scientific discovery

Amazon set to raise $12 billion in first US bond sale to fuel AI growth

Amazon is returning to the US bond market after three years to raise $12 billion, aiming to fund its growing investments in AI and expand its infrastructure

Jeff Bezos to co-lead AI startup in first operational role since Amazon

This is the first time Bezos has taken a formal operational role in a company since he stepped down as chief executive of Amazon in July 2021

Amazon, Flipkart tune product listings to rise in ChatGPT, AI searches

Amazon and Flipkart are updating select product listings so they appear better on ChatGPT and other AI chatbots, as more shoppers use these tools to search, compare and buy products online

Big Tech's Climate Strategists Feeling Strain of AI Power Needs

One of Trump's biggest moves against renewables was to use massive tax bill he signed in July to strip away clean energy incentives created through his predecessor Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act

China targets tax evasion by sellers on Amazon, other e-commerce sites

Tax bureaus across China in recent months told major platforms to submit some Chinese merchants' third-quarter revenue in a bid to curb underreported sales

India's rising quick-delivery price war hits Eternal, Swiggy shares

The heated discount war is raising concerns that profitability for India's delivery firms may remain under pressure after second-quarter earnings missed estimates

'Prime is building for Bharat': Amazon Prime VP on localising service

Jamil Ghani says Prime in India will evolve through ultra-fast delivery and local content

Amazon MX Player doubles users' time spent on CTV, mobile viewing

Amazon MX Player has doubled its viewing time on CTVs and mobile devices through hit shows like Rise and Fall and a focus on unscripted entertainment and AI-driven innovation

Soon, Ray-Ban Meta glasses will be available on Amazon, Flipkart, more

Meta has confirmed that Ray-Ban Meta Gen 1 smart glasses will be available on Amazon, Flipkart, and Reliance Digital from November 21, expanding beyond Ray-Ban's website

AWS marketplace comes to India, enabling rupee transactions for services

Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Thursday announced the expansion of AWS Marketplace - a platform to discover and transact software solutions - in India, enabling customers to purchase cloud software and services in Indian Rupees. India-based sellers, including Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Consulting Partners, can now list and sell their software and services with simplified tax compliance, the company said in a statement. The expansion allows Indian software providers, including Cisco, CrowdStrike, Deloitte, eMudhra, Freshworks, Sarvam, Salesforce, and IBM, among others, to transact in INR on AWS Marketplace. Globally, AWS Marketplace features over 30,000 listings across more than 70 software categories, including security, AI, DevOps, and data analytics. The service offers customers significant cost and time savings, with a reported 377 per cent return on investment and faster procurement cycles. "AWS Marketplace in India eliminates traditional procurement friction by ...