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Robinhood cuts 10% of staff and pointedly avoids blaming AI
CEO Vlad Tenev's note on 290 layoffs sidesteps the AI script other tech CEOs have leaned on all year.
Amazon security paper triggered White House ban on Anthropic's Fable
Andy Jassy briefed officials on a cyberattack-prompt vulnerability days before the export control order that pulled Fable 5 and Mythos 5.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy flagged Anthropic model risks to Treasury before export ban
Jassy told Scott Bessent that Amazon researchers used Claude Fable 5 to extract cyberattack-relevant info, preceding the Fable 5 and Mythos 5 shutdown.
Amazon says its data centers used 2.5 billion gallons of water in 2025
Amazon's first public water disclosure pegs usage at 0.12 liters per kilowatt-hour, down 2% from 2024 even as operations expanded.
Amazon borrows $17.5B from banks days after $14B Canadian bond sale
The retailer pulled in $31.5B in new financing in 48 hours as hyperscaler AI capex pushes the biggest tech balance sheets into debt markets.
Amazon lets shoppers design custom merch with AI prompts in Alexa
The Shopping app now turns text prompts into print-on-demand T-shirts, hoodies and tumblers — squeezing Redbubble, Bonfire and Spring on price and reach.
Amazon's next-gen Proteus warehouse robot takes spoken-language commands
The autonomous floor robot drops its code-only interface for natural-language tasking, with a European rollout planned for the first half of 2027.
Amazon's search bar now generates AI images of products you can't buy
The in-app feature surfaces invented clothing and home goods as you describe them, letting shoppers tap an image to find real lookalikes.
Amazon will show AI-generated product images in search results
The retailer is inserting synthetic product photos beneath autocomplete to help shoppers translate vague queries into visual search filters.
Amazon hit with class action over Ring's Familiar Faces AI
A Virginia resident says Ring's facial recognition feature scanned passersby without consent, reviving privacy concerns the EFF flagged in September.
Anthropic raises $65B at $965B valuation, passing OpenAI
The Series H nearly triples Anthropic's February mark of $380B and lands it ahead of OpenAI's $852B, with revenue at a $47B run rate.
Amazon's Alexa Plus generates on-demand AI podcasts from 200 news partners
The assistant lets users pick a topic, preview the outline, and tune episode length before two AI hosts record it.
NV Energy to cut power to Lake Tahoe by May 2027 as Nevada data centers absorb capacity
Liberty Utilities must replace 75% of its supply for 49,000 California residents while Nevada plans for 5,900 megawatts of new data center demand.
Amazon puts Alexa Plus inside Amazon.com as new shopping assistant
Alexa for Shopping replaces Rufus in the search bar, handles price alerts, auto-reorders, and agentic checkout across the web.
Amazon staff 'tokenmaxx' on internal MeshClaw tool to hit AI usage targets
Employees say they automate filler tasks to inflate token counts after Amazon set an 80% weekly AI usage target for developers.
Anthropic Targets $1 Trillion Valuation as IPO Bankers Pitch $400bn-$500bn Listing
Sovereign wealth funds, Google and Amazon are backing a fresh Anthropic round as Goldman and JPMorgan circle a late-2026 public offering.
Anthropic Chases $1 Trillion Valuation as Sovereign Funds and Big Tech Pile In
Sovereign wealth funds, Google and Amazon are reportedly anchoring a round that values Anthropic at $1 trillion ahead of a 2026 IPO.
Amazon Bets Graviton and Tranium on Anthropic to Crack Open the AI Chip Market
The cloud giant is using its Anthropic partnership to validate custom silicon, echoing Microsoft's Azure playbook with OpenAI.
Anthropic Hits $30B Run Rate, Surges Past OpenAI as Amazon Adds $5B
The Claude maker has scaled from $1bn to $30bn in annual run rate in 16 months, eclipsing OpenAI's $25bn while accepting fresh Amazon backing.
AWS grows 28% to $37.6B as Amazon's free cash flow craters 95%
Andy Jassy says the AI revenue run rate at AWS now sits above $15B, but capex spending is gutting near-term free cash flow.
Nadella says Microsoft will 'exploit' royalty-free OpenAI access through 2032
Microsoft's AI run rate hit $37B, up 123% year-over-year, as the CEO shrugs off concerns about OpenAI's new Amazon deal.
Amazon adds 'Join the chat' audio Q&A to product pages across millions of listings
The Amazon Shopping app now lets customers ask follow-up questions and get conversational audio answers generated in real time.
OpenAI and Microsoft drop exclusivity, clearing path to Amazon Bedrock
Microsoft keeps a 20% revenue share through 2030 and IP license through 2032, but its Azure exclusivity is gone.
Google pledges up to $40B to Anthropic as compute crunch deepens
The deal lands days after Amazon's $5B injection and values Anthropic at $350B, with both investors tying further capital to performance targets.
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