Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 7 of 245

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

Sep 17, 2025, 6:25 AM

Amazon unveils new agentic AI tools for sellers amid heightened scrutiny

Amazon rolled out new agentic AI tools to proactively help sellers manage inventory and create ads — even as surveys and regulators highlight strains in its lucrative marketplace. Read More

Sep 12, 2025, 8:04 AM

Orange Crabs in the Machine: How Rust is rewriting the rules of modern software

At RustConf 2025 in Seattle, Microsoft, Amazon, and the broader developer community marked key milestones for Rust — an open-source programming language that has quickly gone from cult favorite to critical infrastructure. Read More

Sep 10, 2025, 8:54 AM

Amazon reportedly developing augmented reality glasses for consumers and delivery drivers

Amazon is getting into the augmented reality glasses market, according to a report from The Information. The Seattle-based tech giant… Read More

Sep 10, 2025, 8:06 AM

Amazon’s Zoox reaches robotaxi milestone with launch of service in Las Vegas

Zoox will offer free rides on and around the Las Vegas Strip as it awaits regulatory approval for paid service. Read More

Sep 4, 2025, 8:09 AM

JetBlue to become first airline to boost its inflight Wi-Fi via Amazon’s Project Kuiper network

JetBlue plans to become the first airline to sign on with Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellite broadband service, promising faster and… Read More

Sep 2, 2025, 1:13 PM

Amazon’s ‘Lens Live’ mobile shopping feature uses camera and AI to find real-time product matches

Amazon is adding enhanced camera-shopping capabilities to its app with the release of “Lens Live,” a new feature that builds… Read More

Sep 2, 2025, 9:07 AM

Amazon cuts off Prime’s shared free delivery perk for invitees outside main home address

Amazon is ending a Prime perk that let subscribers share their free delivery with one other person outside their household.… Read More

Sep 1, 2025, 6:30 PM

Alexa+ in the real world: How I’m using Amazon’s new assistant, and where it could still improve

Riding my bike Saturday afternoon, I spotted a poster for the upcoming Ballard Makers Market & Bar Hop — the… Read More

Aug 21, 2025, 8:52 AM

Amazon Autos now selling used Hertz vehicles, expanding inventory beyond Hyundai partnership

Your next used car purchase could be a former rental car that you find on Amazon. Hertz Car Sales is… Read More

Aug 13, 2025, 8:23 AM

Amazon rolls out expansion of same-day groceries to 1,000 cities, includes perishable items

Amazon is now offering shoppers in more than 1,000 cities free, same-day delivery of groceries — including perishable goods such… Read More

Aug 5, 2025, 12:53 PM

Amazon will offer OpenAI’s open-weight models, sidestepping Microsoft via Apache 2.0 license

OpenAI released its first open-weight AI models in more than five years, and Amazon quickly said they will be available… Read More

Aug 4, 2025, 8:05 AM

Amazon lays off staff and restructures Wondery podcast unit

Amazon is laying off 110 people as part of a restructuring of its Wondery podcast network business, according to Bloomberg.… Read More