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AWS to Invest $10B in AI Infrastructure in Ohio

AWS plans to strengthen its commitment to Ohio with a $10 billion investment supporting the surging demand for cloud computing and AI.

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Amazon and Intuit Strengthen Strategic Alliance

Amazon and Intuit enhance their long-term collaboration to save sellers time and improve decision-making by providing seamless data synchronization between Amazon and QuickBooks platforms.

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Amazon Presents New AI Capabilities at AWS re:Invent 2024

Amazon revealed the full scope of upcoming generative AI innovations at the annual cloud-focused event in Las Vegas.

Science & Technology

Mesolitica Develops LLM for Malaysian GenAI Assistants on AWS

Mesolitica, a Malaysian startup focused on developing large language models (LLMs), has created a generative AI LLM designed for the Malaysian language, leveraging one of the world’s leading cloud platforms – AWS.

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Amazon Presents New Slate of AI Models

Amazon has announced a new slate of artificial intelligence platforms, known as foundation models, which, among other things, allow users to generate text materials, images, and videos.

Science & Technology

Amazon Debuts AWS Data Transfer Terminals

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced that its data transfer terminal offering has become available online.

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Amazon S$2B Investments Into Singapore Businesses Creates Over 10,000 Indirect Jobs

Amazon invested over S$2 billion in Singapore in 2023, driving over 10,000 indirect jobs for the market and supporting thousands of local businesses.

Science & Technology

AWS Projects Cloud & AI to Contribute $12T to Global GDP

Amazon Web Services (AWS) estimates that cloud computing and the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) will tremendously affect global economies, unlocking multi-trillion GDP growth opportunities.

Society & Lifestyle

Competition Authorities Reportedly Raid Amazon Japan

Japan’s Fair Trade Commission on Tuesday, November 26, conducted an on-site inspection of Amazon Japan on suspicion of violating antitrust laws, as reported by the media, citing an insider in the government of the Asian country.

Fintech & Ecommerce

Amazon Funds First Utility-Scale Wind Energy Projects in Greece

Amazon is developing three large wind farms in Greece, its biggest renewable energy initiative in the country.

Science & Technology

Amazon to Invest Another $4 Billion in Anthropic

Amazon on Friday, November 22, announced that it will invest an additional $4 billion in Anthropic, a startup operating in the space of the artificial intelligence industry.

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Amazon Launches Low-Cost Ecommerce Service in US

Amazon has launched a new virtual store of products priced from $20 and below.

Science & Technology

Amazon Offers Free Computing Power to AI Researchers

Amazon’s unit, which specializes in cloud computing, announced on Tuesday, November 12, that it will offer free computing power to researchers who want to use its custom artificial intelligence chips.

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Rohlik Partners With Amazon in Germany

Czech Republic-based online grocer Rohlik Group will partner with Amazon for e-grocery services in Germany.

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Amazon to Invest $1.3 Billion in Italy

Amazon’s computing unit AWS on Thursday, November 7, announced its intention to invest 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) in Italy over the next five years as part of efforts to expand its data center business in the country.

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Prime Video’s X-Ray Recaps Use GenAI to Sum Up TV Shows

Amazon Prime Video’s new X-Ray Recaps feature uses GenAI to help viewers catch up on key plot points of their favourite shows without rewinding or risking spoilers.