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Amazon revamps cloud gaming service Luna with new features, multiplayer

Amazon overhauls its cloud gaming platform Luna with a redesigned interface, family-friendly multiplayer mode GameNight, and 50+ games for Prime members at no extra cost

Amazon unveils AI smart glasses for delivery drivers: Here's what it can do

Amazon's new smart delivery glasses use AI and computer vision to guide drivers with package scanning, navigation, and safety alerts - all through a hands-free display

Amazon plans to replace more than half a million jobs with robots

Internal documents show the company that changed how people shop has a far-reaching plan to automate 75% of its operations

Amazon restores AWS cloud services after global outage hits businesses

It was at least the third time in five years that AWS's northern Virginia cluster, known as US-EAST-1, contributed to a major internet meltdown

AWS outage: Why Amazon's cloud failure broke top apps worldwide

Amazon Web Services faced a widespread outage that disrupted platforms including Perplexity AI, Pinterest, and Snapchat, highlighting the risks of global dependence on its cloud network

What to know about Amazon's cloud outage that exposed internet's fragility

A massive internet outage stemming from errors in Amazon cloud services on Monday morning demonstrated just how many people rely on the corporate behemoth's computational infrastructure everyday -- and laid bare the vulnerabilities of an increasingly concentrated system. But despite its omnipresence, most users do not know what -- or where -- the cloud is. Here is what to know about the data centres in Northern Virginia where the outage originated, and what the malfunction reveals about a rapidly evolving industry. Renting internet infrastructure Cloud computing is a technology that allows companies to remotely access massive computing equipment and services without having to purchase and maintain physical infrastructure. In other words, businesses ranging from Snapchat to McDonald's essentially rent Amazon's physical infrastructure located in places all around the world to operate their own websites. Instead of building expensive computing systems in-house, companies rely on Amaz

Amazon's AWS cloud service restored after global outage disrupts businesses

AWS hosts applications and computer processes for companies around the world, and the disruption knocked workers from London to Tokyo offline and halted others from conducting normal everyday tasks

AWS, Canva, Snapchat, Perplexity AI, others down for thousands of users

Over 1,100 users reported issues with AWS in the past 24 hours, with most of the reports coming from the United States

Simple Energy announces strategic partnerships with Amazon, Flipkart

Simple Energy ties up with Amazon and Flipkart to sell its Simple One Gen 1.5 and OneS electric scooters online, with festive discounts and doorstep delivery this Diwali

Another layoff: Amazon to cut jobs — here’s why | Private jobs | AI | Job cut

Amazon is reportedly planning to slash up to 15% of its human resources workforce as the tech giant invests heavily in artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure.

Amazon layoffs, SC allows use of green firecrackers,China moves WTO over India's EV

The Supreme Court on Wednesday eased its ban on green firecrackers in Delhi-NCR, allowing their offline sale under strict conditions. The court noted that smuggled firecrackers cause more pollution

Amazon may lay off 15% of HR roles, others in fresh round of job cuts

Amazon's human resources division, known as PXT or the People eXperience Technology team, which has over 10,000 staff globally, will be impacted the most, along with other core consumer businesses

Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott reduces stake in Amazon by $12.6 billion

The latest disclosure, dated Sep 30, shows she holds 81.1 million shares, down 58 million from a year earlier

Amazon fires employee who protested company's ties to Israeli govt

Ahmed Shahrour, a 29-year-old Palestinian engineer, was fired on Monday for violations of company policy

Amazon GIF 'Diwali Special' sale: iPhone 15 at ₹47,249, OnePlus 13r at ₹37k

Amazon Great Indian Festival Diwali Special sale has kicked off with discounts, bank offers, and exchange bonus on Apple iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, and OnePlus smartphones. Check the deals below:

SC upholds HC order granting Amazon unconditional stay in ₹336 cr case

The Supreme Court said the Delhi High Court rightly found infirmities in the ₹336-crore trademark decree against Amazon, clarifying stay rules under Order XLI CPC

Amazon Pay India revenue drops 7% in FY25 amid festive surge in usage

Despite ₹866-crore loss, platform sees strong consumer adoption during Great Indian Festival

Jeff Bezos sees data centres in space within the next two decades

Speaking at the Italian Tech Week in Turin, Bezos also compared the surge in artificial intelligence to the internet boom of the early 2000s, urging optimism despite the risk of speculative bubbles

Tech Wrap Oct 1: Realme 15x launch, Powerbeats Fit, Amazon Echo, Sora app

Realme 15x launched. Apple-owned Beats launched Powerbeats Fit. Amazon Echo, Kindle Scribe launched. OpenAI released the Sora app. Nothing OS 4.0 opened beta rollout. iPad Pro M5 videos surface