Amazon announced it is testing a new generation of warehouse robots and AI-powered tools designed to boost productivity and streamline workflows. According to the company, these innovations are meant not only to accelerate goods handling but also to support workers, while experts warn about the significant risk of large-scale job
The New York Times announced on 29 May 2025 that it has entered into a multi-year licensing agreement with Amazon, allowing the tech giant to use the publisher's news, NYT Cooking, and The Athletic content across its AI platforms and services, including the Alexa assistant. Under the agreement,
Amazon.com announced an expanded nuclear energy partnership with Talen Energy on June 11, 2025, to supply up to 1,920 megawatts of electricity from its Susquehanna plant in Pennsylvania to Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centres until 2042. The long-term deal ensures Talen a steady revenue stream while supporting
Amazon has announced a $10 billion investment in North Carolina, one of the company's largest investments in the state to date, aimed at expanding artificial intelligence and cloud computing capacity. The announcement came on June 4, 2025, and is expected to create at least 500 new high-skilled jobs
On 8 April 2025, Amazon announced the Nova Sonic foundation model, which combines speech understanding and speech generation into a single model, enabling more human-like voice-based conversations in AI applications. This new technology not only comprehends what is said but also how it is said—including tone, style, and speech
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the Ocelot quantum computing chip on February 27, 2025, which could reduce the cost of quantum error correction by up to 90% compared to current approaches. Developed by the AWS Center for Quantum Computing at the California Institute of Technology, the chip represents a significant
