Amazon deploys its one millionth robot, releases generative AI model
As Amazon’s fleet of robots has reaches a milestone, the company is also releasing a new AI model to make them more efficient.
Amazon to spend over $4B to expand Prime delivery to rural communities in the US
Amazon expands its Same-Day and Next-Day delivery services to 4K small cities and towns in the U.S.
Over a million people now have access to the gen-AI powered Alexa+
Alexa+ is available for free during Early Access and will later be free for Prime customers. Non-Prime users will be able to use the service for $19.99 per month after it publicly launches.
AllSpice’s platform is the GitHub for electrical engineering teams
AllSpice’s platform has landed customers including Blue Origin and Bose and just raised a $15 million Series A round.
Amazon expects to reduce corporate jobs due to AI
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy expects that AI automations will both change how people work and change the number of people needed.
Amazon is holding Prime Day 2025 on July 8-11
Amazon has revealed that Prime Day 2025 will take place on July 8-11, extending the annual sale event to four days this year. Amazon notes that consumers will be able to shop for “pantry staples…
Amazon joins the big nuclear party, buying 1.92 GW for AWS
Amazon and Talen revised an existing deal to buy power from the Susquehanna nuclear power plant.
Whole Foods warns of shortages after cyberattack at its primary distributor UNFI
The retail giant described the food shortages as “temporary supply challenges” following the cyberattack at its primary distributor, UNFI.
Amazon launches new R&D group focused on agentic AI and robotics
Amazon wants this group to develop an agentic AI framework to be used to give its warehouse robots more skills.
AWS establishes new German corporate presence to advance European sovereign cloud
Amazon Web Services is forming a new parent company and 3 subsidiaries in Germany as part of a sovereign cloud launching in the EU.