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Amazon announces Alexa+ subscription plans for non-Prime members: Details

Amazon has outlined multiple access tiers for Alexa+, which has started to roll out in the US, including a paid subscription for non-Prime members and free access to Prime members

Amazon plans AI use in film and TV production to cut rising studio costs

Amazon plans to use AI to speed up film and TV production, rein in rising studio costs and enhance creativity, while keeping writers, directors and actors at the centre of the process

Amazon, other firms cite AI for layoffs, real reason remains unclear

The one thing N. Lee Plumb knows for sure that being laid off from Amazon last week wasn't a failure to get on board with the company's artificial intelligence plans. Plumb, his team's head of "AI enablement," says he was so prolific in his use of Amazon's new AI coding tool that the company flagged him as one of its top users. Many assumed Amazon's 16,000 corporate layoffs announced last week reflected CEO Andy Jassy's push to "reduce our total corporate workforce as we get efficiency gains from using AI extensively across the company." But like other companies that have tied workforce changes to AI - including Expedia, Pinterest and Dow last week - it can be hard for economists, or individual employees like Plumb, to know if AI is the real reason behind the layoffs or if it's the message a company wants to tell Wall Street. "AI has to drive a return on investment," said Plumb, who worked at Amazon for eight years. "When you reduce headcount, you've demonstrated efficiency, you ..

Amazon in early talks to invest upto $50 billion in OpenAI, expand ties

If the negotiations come to fruition, Amazon would contribute as much as half of a fresh funding round that could total up to $100 billion

Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon in talks to invest up to $60 bn in OpenAI

Nvidia, Microsoft and Amazon are in talks to invest up to $60 billion in OpenAI, as rising AI costs and competition fuel a new funding push

Amazon's global layoffs likely to impact nearly 500-700 jobs in India

Amazon has announced yet another round of layoffs. This time, the company is gearing up to lay off around 16,000 employees globally

Amazon plans to cut 16,000 jobs globally amid AI-driven restructuring

Amazon said US-based employees affected by the job cuts would be given 90 days to seek alternative internal roles, along with severance pay and transition support

Amazon bungles Wednesday layoff plan with misfired internal email

The email sent on Tuesday signed by Colleen Aubrey, senior vice president of applied AI solutions at AWS, wrongly said that impacted employees in the US, Canada and Costa Rica

Big layoff coming: Why Amazon is cutting 14,000 jobs | Corporate jobs

Amazon is preparing another major round of layoffs, with about 14,000 corporate employees expected to lose their jobs as early as next week. This brings the total planned cuts to nearly 30,000 roles.

Amazon to cut thousands more jobs in efforts to streamline bureaucracy

The cuts, conducted in rounds on either side of Amazon's busy holiday quarter, echo layoffs the Seattle-based company instituted in late 2022 and early 2023 that ultimately snared about 27,000 people

Soon, Spotify may sync audiobooks with your physical book reading progress

Spotify is reportedly testing a new Page Match feature that could sync physical books with audiobooks by scanning pages using OCR to match reading progress with audio playback

Tech Wrap Jan 20: Samsung AI Bixby, Amazon Echo Show, Vivo X200T launch

Samsung plans AI revamp for Bixby. Amazon launches Echo Show 11, Echo Show 8 (gen 4). Vivo X200T launch on Jan 27. iQOO 15R launching soon. Realme P4 Power launch on Jan 29. Asus pivots to AI devices

'Victorian Disease' confirmed at Amazon UK warehouse, Union raises concern

Amazon says the TB cases are non-contagious, but unions are demanding the Coventry facility be shut until stronger safety measures are put in place

Amazon launches Echo Show 11, Show 8 gen 4 in India: Check price, features

The new Echo Show 11 and Echo Show 8 bring larger displays, redesigned speakers, and sensor-based smart home routines to Amazon's smart display lineup in India

Trump wants tech giants to fund power for AI data centres; they'd love to

Under Trump's plan, grid operator PJM Interconnection LLC will hold an auction for tech companies to bid on 15-year contracts for new electricity generation capacity

Wikipedia ties up with Microsoft, Meta, Amazon to monetise AI training

Wikimedia Foundation said the move will give tech platforms access to reliable content for their AI models, while helping sustain Wikipedia in the long term

Amazon can't evade liability for defective TV, rules consumer commission

A consumer commission has asked Amazon to pay a refund to a TV buyer along with compensation, holding that an e-commerce platform cannot avoid liability for a defective product by claiming to be a "mere intermediary" and not the actual seller. District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (suburban Mumbai) on January 6 held Amazon Seller Services Private Limited (ASSPL) guilty of deficiency in service for resolving the issue. The commission, led by president Pradeep Kadu and member Gauri Kapse, ordered ASSPL to refund the customer, stressing that an online marketplace "cannot absolve itself of responsibility merely by describing itself as an intermediary, especially when it actively facilitates the sale, receives commercial benefit, and engages directly with consumers post-sale". "A consumer purchasing goods online does not have direct access to the manufacturer or service centre. The only visible and accessible entity is the online platform. The consumer relies not only on the

Amazon may auto-upgrade Prime users to Alexa+ as it expands beyond speakers

Amazon is rolling out Alexa+ more widely, adding browser access, deeper Fire TV integration and auto-upgrades for some Prime users

Amazon Pay partners with 7 financial entities for fixed deposits

The company said it had partnered with two non-banking financial companies (NBFCs), Shriram Finance and Bajaj Finance, along with five banks

CES 2026: Amazon unveils redesigned Fire TV OS and new Ember TV line

Amazon unveils a redesigned Fire TV OS, bringing a faster, cleaner interface, unified content discovery across apps and deeper Alexa+ integration as a free update