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NFL partners with Amazon Web Services to improve player safety and ‘shape the future of football’

by Taylor Soper on December 5, 2019December 6, 2019 at 1:46 pmComment

The National Football League is turning to Amazon’s cloud technologies as it looks to improve the safety of its players. The NFL and Amazon Web Services today announced a new… Read More

AWS antitrust? How Amazon’s cloud unit would defend against an expanded FTC inquiry

by Todd Bishop on December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 at 8:14 amComment

LAS VEGAS — Kicking off the Amazon Web Services re:Invent conference earlier this week, AWS CEO Andy Jassy offered an expansive view of the market the cloud giant is pursuing.… Read More

Amazon cloud boss targets Microsoft’s core business, eyes $3.7 trillion enterprise IT market

by Todd Bishop on December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 at 5:29 pm 2 Comments

LAS VEGAS — Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy put the company’s neighboring tech giant directly in his sights here Tuesday morning, criticizing Microsoft’s licensing practices and making it clear… Read More

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AWS launches Amazon Braket service as part of broad quantum computing initiative

by Alan Boyle on December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 at 1:43 pm1 Comment

Amazon Web Services is leaping into quantum computing with both feet — or maybe more than both feet, in keeping with the weird world of quantum physics. AWS’ quantum initiative,… Read More

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Amazon unveils musical keyboard that uses AI to compose surprisingly good original songs

by Todd Bishop on December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 at 7:32 amComment

Amazon Web Services likes to spice things up at its annual AWS re:Invent conference with unexpected hardware announcements, with past surprises such as a semi-truck for transporting data, a machine-learning… Read More

What’s at stake for Amazon’s $36B cloud business at its big AWS re:Invent conference this week

by Todd Bishop on December 2, 2019December 2, 2019 at 7:32 amComment

Amazon Web Services will be able to tout some of the biggest numbers in the booming cloud industry at its annual re:Invent conference in Las Vegas this week. AWS is… Read More

Amazon adds new features to Rekognition software amid ongoing debate over facial recognition tech

by Monica Nickelsburg on November 25, 2019December 2, 2019 at 6:42 amComment

Amazon is rolling out new features that make it easier for customers to search for specific items in large databases of images and videos. The tech giant said Monday it… Read More

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Seattle Seahawks partner with Amazon Web Services for cloud deal to ‘fuel future championships’

by Nat Levy on November 25, 2019November 26, 2019 at 7:19 amComment

Amazon is expanding its work with the NFL, scoring a deal with the Seattle Seahawks to provide the team with cloud, machine learning, and artificial intelligence services. The Seahawks —… Read More

15 years of blogging at Amazon: Lessons in DIY communications from Jeff Barr, the voice of AWS

by Todd Bishop on November 11, 2019November 11, 2019 at 10:11 amComment

Back in 2004, when Jeff Barr started a blog for Amazon Web Services, no one was really sure how it would turn out — including Barr himself. He still remembers… Read More

Judge limits role of former Amazon sales exec in AWS vs. Google Cloud non-compete lawsuit

by Nat Levy on October 29, 2019October 29, 2019 at 8:50 amComment

A lawsuit against a former Amazon Web Services sales executive who joined rival Google Cloud earlier this year took an interesting turn, with a federal judge slapping some major limitations… Read More

Amazon Web Services approaches $9B in quarterly revenue, but growth slows again, missing analyst expectations

by Nat Levy on October 24, 2019October 24, 2019 at 3:44 pmComment

Amazon Web Services yet again powered the tech giant’s bottom line in Q3, but for the second quarter in a row cloud revenue growth dropped below 40 percent. RELATED: Amazon shares… Read More

Amazon Web Services and NASA team up to stream video from space via the cloud

by Alan Boyle on October 24, 2019October 24, 2019 at 12:53 pmComment

Amazon Web Services and NASA have demonstrated how cloud-based video processing can distribute live streams from space, with a shout-out from the International Space Station. The demonstration took center stage… Read More

Senators Warren and Wyden ask FTC to investigate Amazon’s culpability in Capital One data breach

by Monica Nickelsburg on October 24, 2019October 24, 2019 at 10:34 amComment

Two Democrats in the Senate are asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Amazon’s involvement in the Capital One data breach that affected more than 100 million people this past… Read More

Watch out, Coachella? Amazon gets into music festival business, releases lineup for ‘Intersect’

by Kurt Schlosser on October 16, 2019October 16, 2019 at 7:44 am1 Comment

An impressive lineup of musicians will be assembling in the desert in December for a two-day festival, but it’s not some sort of extension of Coachella — it’s Amazon. There… Read More

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It’s true: Amazon has been profitable for nearly two years, even without AWS cloud windfall

by Nat Levy on October 15, 2019October 15, 2019 at 9:19 amComment

Amazon has compiled a run of record profits over the last few years. There’s a perception that the highly profitable, market-leading Amazon Web Services cloud division has been the sole… Read More

Amazon launches AWS IQ, a marketplace of third-party cloud experts for on-demand projects

by Monica Nickelsburg on September 30, 2019September 30, 2019 at 12:45 pmComment

Amazon.com opened up its online retail marketplace to third-party sellers early on, shaking up the e-commerce industry and extending the company’s influence and reach. Later, the company expanded into a… Read More

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NFL fans can access live Next Gen Stats for first time via Amazon’s Thursday Night Football stream

by Taylor Soper on September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 at 1:55 pmComment

Amazon is geeking out its Thursday Night Football streams this season by giving viewers access to advanced statistics during live games for the first time. Fans watching TNF games via… Read More

Tech Moves: Goldman Sachs snags AWS exec; Vicis names COO; Leafly, Jama, FlavorCloud hire product chiefs

by James Thorne on September 12, 2019September 13, 2019 at 11:40 amComment

— Goldman Sachs hired former AWS exec Marco Argenti as co-chief information officer and former Verizon chief technology officer Atte Lahtiranta as CTO. Argenti is the former vice president of… Read More

Amazon to double presence in Portland, Ore., adding 400 new tech roles

by Monica Nickelsburg on August 21, 2019August 21, 2019 at 8:52 amComment

Amazon is growing its Portland, Ore. tech team by 400 people and moving into a new 84,000 square foot office in the city’s urban core. The company said Wednesday it… Read More

Senator Wyden wants answers from Amazon on Capital One hack

by Monica Nickelsburg on August 6, 2019August 6, 2019 at 8:54 pm1 Comment

A U.S. senator from Oregon wants Amazon to explain the role it played in a hack that exposed sensitive data from more than 100 million Capital One credit card applicants.… Read More

Pentagon reconsiders $10B cloud contract as Trump sounds alarm over alleged Amazon favoritism

by Monica Nickelsburg on August 1, 2019August 1, 2019 at 4:05 pm1 Comment

The Department of Defense announced Thursday it is reviewing a $10 billion, 10-year contract to build the military’s war cloud. Amazon and Microsoft are the last contenders in the contest,… Read More

Amazon sues former AWS exec for joining rival Google division as cloud wars escalate

by Monica Nickelsburg on July 31, 2019July 31, 2019 at 10:31 am 2 Comments

Amazon’s pioneering cloud business gave the company an early lead in an emerging and lucrative industry but competition is heating up between Amazon Web Services and newer entrants, like Microsoft… Read More

Amazon acquires enterprise flash storage startup E8 Storage

by Taylor Soper on July 31, 2019July 31, 2019 at 11:06 amComment

Amazon has acquired enterprise flash storage startup E8 Storage. Founded in 2014, the company sold a rack-scale software storage solution for the cloud. Israel’s Globes pegged the deal at $50… Read More

Seattle engineer arrested in Capital One hack that affected 106M people

by Taylor Soper on July 29, 2019July 30, 2019 at 11:09 am 6 Comments

Seattle-based engineer Paige Thompson was arrested Monday for allegedly hacking into Capital One’s databases and gaining access to approximately 140,000 Social Security numbers and 80,000 bank account numbers. Capital One… Read More

Amazon R&D and infrastructure spending spikes as tech giant staffs up on technical talent

by Nat Levy on July 26, 2019July 27, 2019 at 8:12 amComment

Amazon is spending more cash to hire top technical workers in key growth areas as the Seattle company competes for talent in a tight labor market. Amazon’s headcount rose 13… Read More

Amazon hires lobbyist with Trump ties amid contentious Pentagon cloud contest

by Monica Nickelsburg on July 20, 2019July 20, 2019 at 10:09 amComment

Amazon Web Services is enlisting Jeff Miller, a former fundraiser for President Donald Trump, according to a lobbying disclosure form published last week. Miller’s lobbying organization, Miller Strategies, will advocate… Read More

Why this supply chain startup is drawing comparisons to Amazon Web Services and Airbnb

by Taylor Soper on July 3, 2019July 3, 2019 at 6:54 pmComment

Amazon Web Services revolutionized the way that companies run their business online, allowing them to pay for as much compute power as needed without having to own or operate physical… Read More

Geek of the Week: Amazon’s David Ham takes Pride in his work and his role with LGBTQ group glamazon

by Kurt Schlosser on June 21, 2019June 22, 2019 at 10:54 amComment

June is a busy month for David Ham. The senior video program manager at Amazon Web Services has plenty to do during his day job. But as the president of… Read More

DHS moving biometric screening system to Amazon Web Services amid debate over government tech

by Monica Nickelsburg on June 20, 2019June 21, 2019 at 10:52 amComment

The Department of Homeland Security is migrating the system it uses to search for people using biometric data to Amazon’s cloud. The identification system is currently hosted on DHS servers… Read More

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How AWS Ground Station is taking its giant leap for satellite links in small steps

by Alan Boyle on June 10, 2019June 10, 2019 at 9:48 amComment

LAS VEGAS – Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos says his company has gotten so big that it has to branch out into business lines that “move the needle,” like the recently… Read More

NFL partners with Amazon Web Services to improve player safety and ‘shape the future of football’

AWS antitrust? How Amazon’s cloud unit would defend against an expanded FTC inquiry

Amazon cloud boss targets Microsoft’s core business, eyes $3.7 trillion enterprise IT market

AWS launches Amazon Braket service as part of broad quantum computing initiative

Amazon unveils musical keyboard that uses AI to compose surprisingly good original songs

What’s at stake for Amazon’s $36B cloud business at its big AWS re:Invent conference this week

Amazon adds new features to Rekognition software amid ongoing debate over facial recognition tech

Seattle Seahawks partner with Amazon Web Services for cloud deal to ‘fuel future championships’

15 years of blogging at Amazon: Lessons in DIY communications from Jeff Barr, the voice of AWS

Judge limits role of former Amazon sales exec in AWS vs. Google Cloud non-compete lawsuit

Amazon Web Services approaches $9B in quarterly revenue, but growth slows again, missing analyst expectations

Amazon Web Services and NASA team up to stream video from space via the cloud

Senators Warren and Wyden ask FTC to investigate Amazon’s culpability in Capital One data breach

Watch out, Coachella? Amazon gets into music festival business, releases lineup for ‘Intersect’

It’s true: Amazon has been profitable for nearly two years, even without AWS cloud windfall

NFL fans can access live Next Gen Stats for first time via Amazon’s Thursday Night Football stream

Tech Moves: Goldman Sachs snags AWS exec; Vicis names COO; Leafly, Jama, FlavorCloud hire product chiefs

Amazon to double presence in Portland, Ore., adding 400 new tech roles

Senator Wyden wants answers from Amazon on Capital One hack

Seattle engineer arrested in Capital One hack that affected 106M people

Amazon R&D and infrastructure spending spikes as tech giant staffs up on technical talent

Amazon hires lobbyist with Trump ties amid contentious Pentagon cloud contest

Why this supply chain startup is drawing comparisons to Amazon Web Services and Airbnb

Geek of the Week: Amazon’s David Ham takes Pride in his work and his role with LGBTQ group glamazon

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