Category: Amazon
AI will trigger global labour shortage not mass redundancies, claims Jeff Bezos
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has pushed back against fears that AI will cause widespread unemployment, claiming the technology will unlock a wave of economic opportunity and trigger a global labour […]
SpaceX overtakes Amazon as world’s fifth most valuable company
Days after its stock market debut, Elon Musk’s SpaceX has overtaken e-commerce giant Amazon to become the world’s fifth most valuable company. A post-IPO surge has pushed the rocket manufacturer’s […]
Amazon unveils Alexa+ in UK: a shift towards Agentic AI
Amazon officially launches Alexa+ in the UK today (March 19th, 2026), marking the most significant update to its voice assistant since its debut nearly a decade ago. At a launch […]
Audible introduces lower price Standard membership plan
Audible has officially launched a new, lower-priced “Standard” membership tier across the UK, US, Canada, Australia, Germany and France. Priced at just £5.99 per month in the UK, the plan […]
Audible moves away from audio-only model with ‘Read & Listen’ feature
Audible has launched “Read & Listen,” a feature that embeds “immersion reading” directly into its application. This update moves away from a strictly audio-only model, allowing users to follow along […]
Amazon joins AI arms race, shares plunge despite record-breaking plans
Amazon has joined the global AI arms race. The tech giant announced it will invest a staggering $200 billion in artificial intelligence and infrastructure this year. This figure dwarfs the […]
Amazon to integrate AI into film and TV production to slash costs
Amazon is moving to integrate artificial intelligence into its film and TV production to slash costs and speed up creative workflows. The tech giant’s Amazon MGM Studio has formed a […]
Amazon officially launches Alexa+ across US
Amazon has officially launched Alexa+ across the United States, ending its early access phase and making the next-generation AI assistant available to all users. The revamped assistant, built on an […]
Amazon accidentally leaks thousands of job cuts under ‘Project Dawn’
Amazon has inadvertently confirmed a massive new round of global layoffs after a senior executive’s draft email was accidentally sent to staff via a calendar invitation. The leak, which occurred […]
Amazon apologizes for impact of massive AWS outage
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has issued a formal apology after a massive internal system failure hit critical platforms – including Snapchat, Reddit and Lloyds Bank. The unprecedented disruption, which originated […]
