Articles tagged with "Amazon"

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Asian markets mixed as tech recovery stutters, oil slips

Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft have said they would put aside more than $725 billion for the industry this year alone.

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This Blue Origin handout photo, obtained on April 17, 2026, shows Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket at Launch Complex 36 at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida, on April 12, 2026. (File photo: AFP)

Blue Origin set to launch rocket with reusable booster for first time

The novel approach comes amid fierce competition between Bezos's firm and fellow tech titan Elon Musk's SpaceX, and a successful outing Sunday could up the pace and lower the cost of future Blue Origin launches.

April 19, 2026

Perplexity shopping bot not welcome at Amazon shop

Amazon sent Perplexity a cease-and-desist letter that sets the stage for a lawsuit if AI agent Comet continues to serve as a personal shopper for customers; it also contends Comet's automated shopping is violating terms of service.

November 5, 2025

Amazon to cut 30,000 office jobs: media reports

October 28, 2025

Amazon cloud services outage disrupts major websites worldwide

A major outage at Amazon Web Services on Monday disrupted access to several global platforms, including Canva, Signal, Snapchat and Lyft. The hours-long disruption, traced to technical issues in AWS’s US East region, underscored the world’s heavy reliance on Amazon’s cloud infrastructure.

October 20, 2025

Amazon adds AI muscle to connected home lineup

Amazon unveiled AI-enhanced connected home devices, emphasizing "ambient" AI integration for natural interactions. Upgrades include Alexa+, smarter Ring features, and Kindle Scribe summaries, aiming to lead the smart home market.

September 30, 2025