Amazon

Auto Added by WPeMatico

Amazon jumps as AWS growth soothes fears over its AI spending

Amazon shares jumped more than 12% after its cloud division posted its fastest growth in over four years, easing investor fears that the company’s ballooning AI spending was running ahead of the payoff. Amazon Web Services grew 37% in the second quarter, well past the roughly 31% analysts expected, adding something like $300bn to Amazon’s […]

This story continues at The Next Web

Amazon jumps as AWS growth soothes fears over its AI spending Read More »

Amazon is winding down most of its Nova AI models to bet on one frontier model

Amazon is winding down most of its flagship Nova AI models. It is betting what remains on a single, bigger effort to build one genuinely competitive foundation model. The move gives shape to a retreat that until now looked mostly like closed offices and job cuts. The company has begun deprecating most of its in-house […]

This story continues at The Next Web

Amazon is winding down most of its Nova AI models to bet on one frontier model Read More »

Amazon spent $1.8m on a Claude job that failed, and it sells the fix

Amazon has found that artificial intelligence can turn a trivial mistake into a seven-figure one. The company’s own internal metrics show projects running wildly over budget, including one that burned $1.8m before anyone noticed. Senior engineers called the results “catastrophically expensive.” The cases were laid out at an internal meeting and first reported by the […]

This story continues at The Next Web

Amazon spent $1.8m on a Claude job that failed, and it sells the fix Read More »

Amazon’s Zoox just won the first US OK to charge for rides in a no-wheel robotaxi

Amazon’s Zoox has become the first company allowed to charge for rides in a robotaxi that has no steering wheel and no pedals. US regulators granted the exemption on Wednesday. It is a first for the driverless-car industry. The clearance came from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, and was first reported by Reuters. It […]

This story continues at The Next Web

Amazon’s Zoox just won the first US OK to charge for rides in a no-wheel robotaxi Read More »

Zoox can now charge for rides in its steering-wheel-free robotaxis

Zoox just got permission to charge for robotaxi rides in its boxy, steering-wheel-less vehicles. On Thursday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced it has granted the Amazon-owned Zoox a temporary exemption, allowing it to deploy up to 2,500 vehicles annually over the next two years, as reported earlier by Reuters. The NHTSA’s decision exempts […]

Zoox can now charge for rides in its steering-wheel-free robotaxis Read More »

Amazon’s short story collections are one of the best reasons to own a Kindle

Over the last few years, I’ve gradually shifted away from ebooks. It’s been part of a general return to physical media, an attempt to create a deeper sense of ownership over the art I love and collect. A Kindle is obviously more convenient than a paperback: It’s tiny, holds a huge library, and you can […]

Amazon’s short story collections are one of the best reasons to own a Kindle Read More »

Amazon asked the FCC to approve 5,105 satellites for a network that sends internet straight to your phone

Amazon has asked the FCC to approve the launch of up to 5,105 internet satellites for a direct-to-device network that would send connectivity straight to smartphones without requiring a cell tower. The Saturday filing described a constellation combining Amazon’s existing Kuiper infrastructure with assets from Globalstar, the satellite operator Amazon announced plans to acquire in […]

This story continues at The Next Web

Amazon asked the FCC to approve 5,105 satellites for a network that sends internet straight to your phone Read More »

Amazon’s trying to launch a global satellite cellphone network in 2028

Amazon filed an FCC application on Saturday to launch a new Leo satellite constellation that will provide direct-to-device satellite service for “voice, messaging, data, and emergency services.” If approved, Amazon will begin deploying the new constellation of 5,105 satellites in 2028. It says it plans to partner with mobile network operators to offer direct-to-device satellite […]

Amazon’s trying to launch a global satellite cellphone network in 2028 Read More »

Shopping Cart