AWS focuses on simplifying cloud security at reInforce 2025 conference / Silicon Angle
Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 6:20 pm permalink
At its annual re:Inforce 2025 conference, AWS rolled out a suite of security enhancements—including 100% multi‐factor authentication enforcement for root users—aimed at simplifying cloud security and fortifying defenses against modern threats. The improvements promise to streamline customers’ security management across complex cloud infrastructures.
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Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 2:20 pm permalink
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy stated that the company’s growing use of generative AI tools is set to reduce its corporate workforce. This strategic, if unsettling, move to prioritize automation and efficiency underscores significant internal restructuring and potential job cuts.
Bluesky: @theurbanist.org, @techcrunch.com
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Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 4:20 am permalink
Amazon has officially confirmed its 2025 Prime Day sale, running from July 8 to 11. Multiple reports reveal the event’s expansion to a four‐day extravaganza featuring early deal previews and bonus giveaways, setting the stage for a globally anticipated promotional period that promises new twists in the retail calendar.
Bluesky: @cnet.com, @verge-poster.bsky.social, @verge-poster.bsky.social
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Thursday, June 12, 2025, 7:20 am permalink
Inside sources reveal that Amazon Prime Video has quietly doubled its ad lengths, resulting in subscribers enduring up to six minutes of ads per hour. This surreptitious change has raised eyebrows among viewers, who now face longer breaks between streams as the platform tweaks its revenue model.
Bluesky: @arstechnica.com, @gizmodo.com
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You’re not imagining it: Prime Video shows twice as many ads now / BGR
Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 7:20 pm permalink
Prime Video’s advertising overhaul means viewers now face nearly double the commercial load. The change leaves customers questioning if they’re streaming movies or enduring a relentless ad marathon, prompting debates on whether convenience truly comes at such a disruptive cost.
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Humanoid AI robots may soon jump out of Amazon vans to deliver packages / BGR
Thursday, June 5, 2025, 12:05 pm permalink
In a bold leap into automation, Amazon is reportedly piloting humanoid robots designed to handle last-mile deliveries. The ambitious trial aims to boost efficiency in logistics, though it leaves us wondering if these new “delivery bots” will ever ask for a coffee break.
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Amazon’s secretive research lab is developing robots with integrated agentic AI software / Silicon Angle
Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 9:20 pm permalink
Amazon’s stealthy Lab126 has effectively spun off a new team tasked with building an agentic AI framework to enhance its robotics operations. The initiative promises to marry cutting‐edge research with practical automation improvements, all while subtly redefining the company’s approach to physical AI.
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Amazon is already making a movie about the 2023 OpenAI and Sam Altman boardroom drama / Engadget
Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 9:21 am permalink
Amazon MGM Studios is fast‐tracking a movie chronicling the dramatic upheaval at OpenAI in 2023, when CEO Sam Altman was ousted and then reinstated. The film aims to dive into the high-stakes boardroom intrigue and rapid leadership changes that rocked the tech world.
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Tuesday, June 3, 2025, 11:20 am permalink
Amazon Web Services is advancing its plan for a European sovereign cloud by establishing a new German‐based corporate presence and subsidiaries. This move, slated for late 2025, is aimed at meeting strict EU data requirements while asserting AWS’s commitment to regional compliance and data sovereignty.
Bluesky: @techcrunch.com
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German Regulator Probes Amazon’s Pricing Controls
Monday, June 2, 2025, 11:21 am permalink
German regulators have raised alarms that Amazon’s pricing controls may be limiting merchant visibility and freedom, potentially flouting antitrust laws. The scrutiny over the e-commerce giant’s price-capping practices could prompt further regulatory action amid growing concerns over competitive fairness.
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