Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 4 of 242

Oct 22, 2025, 1:08 PM

The AWS outage is a warning about the risks of digital dependance and AI infrastructure

In this recent outage there’s a pointer to where we should be looking proactively to apply this lesson: generative AI. Read More

Oct 22, 2025, 10:41 AM

Amazon unveils AI-powered augmented reality glasses for delivery drivers

Amazon says it’s working on AI-powered augmented reality glasses for delivery drivers, offering hands-free navigation, package scanning, and proof-of-delivery tools. Read More

Oct 22, 2025, 8:27 AM

‘Too dumb to fail’: Ring founder Jamie Siminoff promises gritty startup lessons in upcoming book

Ring founder Jamie Siminoff is sharing the unfiltered story of his startup journey — from Shark Tank rejection to Amazon’s $1 billion acquisition — in an upcoming book promising lessons on grit, failure, and persistence. Read More

Oct 21, 2025, 8:22 PM

At Amazon event, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie defends city and touts AI-driven rebound

Amid tensions with President Trump over potential federal intervention, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie used an Amazon event to declare the city “on the rise,” pointing to AI innovation and falling crime as proof of recovery. Read More

Oct 21, 2025, 8:48 AM

Amazon customers report delivery delays after major AWS outage

Amazon’s e-commerce customers are experiencing unusual delivery delays following the Amazon Web Services outage on Monday — suggesting that the cloud glitch has impacted the company’s own operations more than than previously reported. Read More

Oct 20, 2025, 3:46 PM

AWS outage affects Ticketmaster for pivotal Mariners vs. Blue Jays playoff game in Toronto

The effects of the massive AWS outage reached the sports world on Monday. Ticketmaster was dealing with ticket management issues… Read More

Oct 20, 2025, 9:19 AM

AWS outage was not due to a cyberattack — but shows potential for ‘far worse’ damage

The outage serves as warning sign for a potentially more disruptive situation and reflects “tech monoculture” in a global infrastructure. Read More

Oct 20, 2025, 3:58 AM

AWS outage hits major apps and services, resurfacing old questions about cloud redundancy

Amazon Web Services is recovering after an outage that disrupted Facebook, Snapchat, Fortnite, Coinbase and other major platforms, once again illustrating the internet’s heavy reliance on the cloud giant and a lack of redundancy in online services. Read More

Oct 17, 2025, 10:07 AM

Tech Moves: Amazon AI VP departs for CoreWeave; F5 adds tech exec

In the latest Pacific Northwest tech moves, an Amazon AI VP departs for CoreWeave, F5 names tech exec, and other job changes. Read More

Oct 17, 2025, 8:34 AM

Amazon HQ building will become new home for longtime Seattle ceramics nonprofit

The 59-year-old organization is leaving Pioneer Square and moving to a 10,000-square-foot location in Amazon’s Nitro North building previously occupied by Glassybaby. Read More

Oct 16, 2025, 12:05 AM

A first look at the Amazon-backed, next-generation nuclear facility planned for Washington state

A project to build one of the nation’s first next-gen nuclear facilities has just announced its name — the Cascade Advanced Energy Facility — and shared renderings of the plant. Read More

Oct 10, 2025, 2:11 PM

Neil Young plans to pull his music off Amazon as he calls out Jeff Bezos for supporting Trump

The 79-year-old rocker is encouraging his listeners to reject “big corporations who have sold out America” and instead “buy local.” Read More

Oct 9, 2025, 10:06 AM

Amazon takes on Microsoft and Google in the workplace with new ‘Quick Suite’ business AI platform

Amazon Web Services is debuting Amazon Quick Suite, a new agentic AI platform that automates business tasks and connects data across company systems — a direct challenge to Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini in the digital workplace. Read More

Oct 8, 2025, 3:00 AM

Amazon Pharmacy introduces kiosks that can quickly dispense medications at the doctor’s office

The goal of the freestanding kiosks is to facilitate easier filling of prescriptions, eliminating the need for an extra trip or more waiting in line at a conventional pharmacy. Read More

Oct 6, 2025, 9:22 AM

Delivery drivers in diapers? Amazon starts ’em young with toy van for kids in new holiday catalog

The $46 rideable blue van with the Prime logo on the side includes little packages inside. Read More

Oct 3, 2025, 8:25 AM

Spotted in Seattle: Amazon delivery firms using GM’s boxy, white BrightDrop electric vans

The tech giant, which aims to have 100,000 electric delivery vehicles on the road by 2030, mostly uses vans made by Rivian. Read More

Oct 1, 2025, 1:22 PM

Amazon’s ‘model factory’ is training the next generation of AI on the tech giant’s own business

Amazon’s top AI scientist Rohit Prasad outlined a “model factory” approach and shift toward AI agents at Madrona’s IA Summit in Seattle. The strategy uses Amazon’s own internal systems as reinforcement learning gyms to accelerate the development of its Nova models and enterprise AI tools. Read More

Oct 1, 2025, 6:00 AM

Amazon unveils revamped Luna cloud gaming platform with new focus on party games

Amazon plans to relaunch its cloud gaming platform Luna later this year. The “all-new Luna” has been “redesigned and reimagined”… Read More

Oct 1, 2025, 4:30 AM

NBA taps Amazon Web Services to develop new basketball stats as Amazon deepens sports push

Amazon is not only streaming NBA games for the first time this season — it’s also aiming to establish a new… Read More

Sep 30, 2025, 10:32 AM

Amazon’s new Alexa and AI features will play doorman, recap Kindle books, and find lost dogs

Amazon unveiled a new lineup of Echo, Kindle, Ring, Fire TV and Blink devices, with artificial intelligence as the common thread. Highlights include Kindle recaps, Ring’s lost-dog “Search Party,” and Alexa+ features that turn the voice assistant into a virtual doorman and entertainment guide. Read More

Sep 30, 2025, 8:00 AM

Amazon’s ‘NBA on Prime’ streams will include FanDuel bet tracking, shopping integration, and more

Amazon is planning a number of interactive features and personalization for fans when it begins airing NBA games on Prime… Read More

Sep 25, 2025, 9:16 AM

FTC, Amazon agree to record-setting $2.5B settlement over alleged Prime ‘subscription traps’

The deal includes a $1 billion civil penalty — the largest ever in an FTC case involving a rule violation — and $1.5 billion in refunds for consumers who the agency says were harmed by deceptive Prime enrollment and cancellation practices. Read More

Sep 23, 2025, 10:32 AM

Amazon links Nova Act, its AI agent creator, to VS Code, Cursor and Kiro

Amazon introduced a Nova Act extension that brings its AI agent toolkit directly into code editors such as Visual Studio Code, Cursor, and Kiro, aiming to speed development and cut down on context-switching. Read More

Sep 20, 2025, 8:06 AM

When AI becomes the creative director: Amazon VP Jay Richman on the future of media and ads

AI is transforming how ads are made, but it’s also raising bigger questions about creativity itself. Amazon VP Jay Richman joins the GeekWire Podcast to discuss the shift. Read More

Sep 19, 2025, 10:00 AM

AI-powered robots are helping AWS extend the life of data center electronics

Amazon Web Services has successfully integrated AI-empowered robots into its system for reusing and recycling used data center electronics. Read More

Sep 18, 2025, 5:02 PM

Will I get a piece of Anthropic’s $1.5B settlement if my book was used to train AI?

As Anthropic agrees to a $1.5 billion settlement, one author’s search for his own books on pirate sites reveals the personal stakes in the massive legal fight over AI training data. Read More

Sep 18, 2025, 8:24 AM

Seattle mayoral front-runner Katie Wilson on taxes, tech sector and working with Amazon

As Seattle grapples with persistent issues including homelessness and fentanyl abuse while debating how to fund city services, Wilson wants to engage the tech sector as part of the solution. But how that would specifically play out is unclear. Read More

Sep 18, 2025, 8:22 AM

Sold on Walmart, sent by Amazon: The weird new world of online retail

Amazon is expanding its logistics empire, officially supporting fulfillment for Walmart Marketplace orders through its Multichannel Fulfillment service. The move is part of a broader push to provide end-to-end supply chain services for sellers. Read More

Sep 17, 2025, 6:42 PM

After years of backlash, Amazon finally ends a practice that many sellers have long loathed

Amazon will phase out its controversial “commingling” policy — a long-criticized practice of pooling identical items from different sellers — in a major change to its fulfillment operations. Read More

Sep 17, 2025, 12:28 PM

Amazon CEO nails the odd analogy of the week with head-scratching Christmas tree story

Like tales of Christmas past, the Amazon Leadership Principles can be woven into the fabric of any good holiday analogy. But Andy Jassy lost us with an example related to culture at the tech giant. Read More