Amazon is introducing an AI tool that will automatically translate books into other languages. This should be useful for authors who self publish.

AWS added more than 3.8 gigawatts of power in just the last 12 months. That's more than any other cloud provider. Amazon's cloud unit now has double the power capacity that it had in 2022. It's on pace to double the power capacity again by 2027.

Amazon has sent a cease-and-desist letter accusing Perplexity AI of using its Comet browser agent to make purchases on Amazon without authorization, prompting Perplexity to fire back with a public statement alleging bullying and intimidation from the e-commerce juggernaut.

If AI proves inefficient, will companies need to rehire the talent they let go? Amid a flurry of tech industry layoffs, Amazon’s recent culling of some 14,000 staff stands out for one dramatic reason: It was blamed,

The job cuts come as Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has said he envisions the company relying on AI agents to replace human workers.

Andy Jassy explains Amazon’s 14,000 layoffs, buying Nvidia chips, upcoming Trainium3 AI chips, AWS capacity and sales growth, and its Bedrock AI agent platform.

"We're going to promote based on AI," said Amazon VP Jamie Simonoff. "We're going to promote based on how you're integrating AI into your job."

Amazon has added generative artificial intelligence (GAI) to its Alexa voice assistant and launched new AI-powered devices for children.