Amazon is reportedly in talks to invest $50 billion in OpenAI
If a deal materializes, it would mean Amazon is backing competing startups in the race for AI supremacy.
Amazon says it is laying off 16,000 employees
This is Amazon’s second layoff after the company cut 14,000 corporate jobs in October.
Amazon agrees to pay consumers $309M in returns policy settlement
The lawsuit, filed in 2023, alleged that Amazon caused “substantial unjustified monetary losses” for consumers who returned an item but were still charged for it.
Amazon is closing its physical Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh stores
These retail closures will not impact customers who use Amazon for grocery delivery.
Ring is adding a new content verification feature to videos
Ring says the new feature will identify if video edits have been made, even if they’re minor.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says tariffs are starting to drive up product prices
Jassy said on Tuesday that while Amazon is trying to keep prices low, price hikes may be unavoidable in some cases.
Ring founder details the camera company’s ‘intelligent assistant’ era
AI is ushering in Ring’s next chapter, as the Amazon-owned video doorbell maker shifts toward becoming an “intelligent assistant.”
Hands-on with Bee, Amazon’s latest AI wearable
We tried Amazon’s new AI wearable Bee. It’s not for pro users yet, but more features are expected this year.
Why Amazon bought Bee, an AI wearable
Amazon explains where its wearable Bee fits in and whether it will merge with Alexa.
Amazon says 97% of its devices can support Alexa+
Amazon is counting on its Alexa footprint to help it gain traction in the consumer AI race.