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Amazon slumps after cloud computing growth underwhelms investors

Amazon.com shares tumbled 8% on Friday, as the tech giant’s results fanned investor fears its cloud unit was falling behind Microsoft and Alphabet in the artificial intelligence race.

Amazon-backed Anthropic rolls out Claude AI for financial services

Anthropic on Tuesday announced Claude tools for financial services as part of the artificial intelligence startup’s latest attempt to court enterprise customers.

Amazon deploys its 1 millionth robot in a sign of more job automation

Amazon announced Monday its millionth worker robot, and said its entire fleet will be powered by a newly launched generative artificial intelligence model. The move comes at a time when more tech companies are cutting jobs and warning of automation.

Amazon to invest £40 billion in the UK over next three years

Amazon will invest £40 billion ($54 billion) in the U.K. over the next three years, the e-commerce titan announced Tuesday.

Walmart and Amazon Are Exploring Issuing Their Own Stablecoins

Some of the biggest merchants are exploring how to issue or use stablecoins, potentially shifting the high volumes of cash and card transactions that they handle outside the traditional financial system and saving them billions of dollars in fees.

Amazon asks court to scrap EU tech label, arguing it poses no systemic risks

Amazon (AMZN.O), asked Europe’s second-highest court on Thursday to scrap its designation as a platform subject to stricter requirements under landmark EU online content rules, arguing that it poses no systematic risks to its users.

Amazon: creates new AWS region in Taiwan

Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud division of US tech giant Amazon.com, unveiled on Friday an investment of over $5bn to open a new AWS region in Taiwan.

Nike set to raise prices next week, plans to sell on Amazon again

Nike (NKE.N), is planning to raise prices of some products from next week and will sell items on Amazon (AMZN.O), after six years, the company said on Wednesday.

Amazon issues light guidance, noting ‘tariffs and trade policies’ as factors

Amazon reported better-than-expected results for the first quarter, but it gave soft guidance for the current period as the company navigates uncertainty around President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.

UPS to cut 20,000 jobs on likely lower Amazon shipments, profit beats estimates

United Parcel Service’s (UPS.N), first-quarter profit beat market estimates and the parcel delivery giant said it will cut 20,000 jobs to lower costs in an uncertain economy and in anticipation of weak volumes from its largest customer, Amazon (AMZN.O).

India under tariff pressure to give Amazon and Walmart’s Flipkart full market access

The Trump administration intends to press India to give online retailers such as Amazon and Walmart full access to its $125bn ecommerce market, as part of a trade deal being negotiated under the threat of increased tariffs.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says AI costs will come down over time even as company invests ‘aggressively’

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on Thursday released his annual shareholder letter where he predicted that rapid advancements around artificial intelligence, along with a more competitive chip market, will eventually bring down costs around the technology.

More TikTok Suitors Are Emerging. Amazon Is the Latest.

Amazon.com wants to buy video-sharing platform TikTok as the deadline for the app to be sold quickly approaches, a person familiar with the matter confirmed with Barron’s.

Amazon’s robotaxi unit Zoox recalls 258 vehicles over unexpected braking issue

Amazon.com’s self-driving unit, Zoox, has recalled 258 vehicles due to issues with its automated driving system (ADS) that could cause unexpected hard braking, the company said on Wednesday.

Amazon, Google and Meta support tripling of nuclear capacity by 2050

Amazon, Google and Meta have joined a call by big, energy-intensive companies for governments and utilities to build more nuclear power in the latest boost to the industry’s revival.

Amazon unveils quantum chip, aiming to shave years off development time

Amazon Web Services on Thursday showed a quantum computing chip with new technology that it hopes will shave as much as five years off its effort to build a commercially useful quantum computer.

Amazon’s MGM Studios gains creative control over ‘James Bond’ franchise

Amazon’s MGM Studios will take creative control of the “James Bond” film franchise under a new joint venture with longtime rights holders Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli, the technology giant (AMZN.O), opens new tab said on Thursday.

Amazon workers at North Carolina warehouse vote against unionizing

Amazon workers at a warehouse near Raleigh, North Carolina, overwhelmingly rejected the chance to form a union in another setback for the labor movement’s efforts to organize against the online retailing giant.

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Amazon 2024 sales up 11%, driven by record-breaking holiday season

US e-commerce giant Amazon has reported a net sales increase of 11% to $638.0bn during the full year 2024 (FY24) against $574.8bn in 2023.