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Amazon's vague order emails aren't a bug — they're an AI privacy wall
The Verge AI · Aug 11, 2026 · 3 min read
That unhelpful Amazon email telling you your 'Beauty item' is on the way isn't a glitch. It's a strategic move to keep...
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Amazon's new Texas data center will burn gas off-grid, sidestepping all permits
Ars Technica AI · Aug 10, 2026 · 2 min read
Amazon is building its first major off-the-grid data center in Texas, and it won't be powered by wind or solar. The fac...
Startups
Amazon's Texas data center gets OK to spew 33M tons of CO2 a year
TechCrunch AI · Aug 8, 2026 · 2 min read
The numbers coming out of Pecos County, Texas, are staggering. Amazon’s new on-site power plant for its data center has...
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Amazon's new Texas gas plant can emit 33M tons of CO2—more than any US coal plant
The Verge AI · Aug 8, 2026 · 2 min read
Amazon is bankrolling a natural gas power plant in West Texas so massive that its pollution permit allows it to spew mo...
AI News
Appeals court says AI shopping agents are just users in disguise, handing Perplexity a win over Amazon
The Decoder · Aug 5, 2026 · 3 min read
The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals just handed Perplexity a lifeline—and maybe a playbook for the entire agentic AI in...
Startups
Amazon just dropped $173B on data centers — and Wall Street loved it
TechCrunch AI · Jul 30, 2026 · 2 min read
Amazon’s second-quarter results delivered exactly what investors wanted to see: net sales jumped 20% and AWS revenue su...
AI News
Alexa Plus now talks directly to your Bosch dishwasher and iRobot vacuum
The Verge AI · Jul 23, 2026 · 2 min read
Amazon is quietly solving the smart home's most persistent headache: remembering which awkward invocation name wakes up...
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Product
OpenAI and AWS Join Forces in $50B AI Deal
OpenAI Blog · Jul 10, 2026 · 1 min read
OpenAI and Amazon just announced a massive multi-year strategic partnership, with Amazon investing $50 billion in OpenA...
AI News
Amazon Ends Mechanical Turk
The Decoder · Jul 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Amazon is shutting down its Mechanical Turk crowdsourcing service to new customers, marking the end of an era for the p...
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Startups
Amazon's Mechanical Turk Fades
TechCrunch AI · Jul 5, 2026 · 1 min read
Amazon's Mechanical Turk, a crowdsourcing service launched in 2005, is closing to new customers on July 30, 2026, and w...
AI News
Amazon Cuts AI Costs
The Decoder · Jun 29, 2026 · 1 min read
Amazon engineers are working to reduce costs by distilling Anthropic models into smaller, cheaper versions before a new...
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Startups
Amazon invests $13 billion in AI and cloud expansion in India
TechCrunch AI · Jun 26, 2026 · 1 min read
Amazon is furthering its commitment to India with a $13 billion investment to expand its AI and cloud footprint. This n...
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Amazon to launch Hindi-language Alexa+ in India
TechCrunch AI · Jun 23, 2026 · 1 min read
Amazon is expanding its Alexa+ conversational AI assistant to India, where over 600 million people speak Hindi. The com...
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Amazon drops OpenAI drama film after $50 billion deal
The Decoder · Jun 19, 2026 · 1 min read
Amazon has dropped its film about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, 'Artificial', just months after signing a $50 billion deal wit...
AI News
Amazon Employees Accuse Company of Retaliation for Speaking Out Against Data Centers
The Verge AI · Jun 18, 2026 · 1 min read
Amazon software engineers Patrick Schloesser, Darius Irani, and Liesl Wigand testified before the Seattle City Council...
Startups
Startups
AI Startup Odyssey Raises $310M at $1.45B Valuation
TechCrunch AI · Jun 17, 2026 · 1 min read
Odyssey, a world model AI startup, has secured a $310 million Series B round at a $1.45 billion valuation. Founded by s...
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Startups
Amazon cuts off access to Anthropic models after security concerns
TechCrunch AI · Jun 16, 2026 · 1 min read
Amazon's security concerns may have led to the cut-off of worldwide access to two Anthropic models. The Wall Street Jou...