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Amazon Introduces AgentCore Payments With Stablecoin Support From Coinbase And Stripe
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Amazon Introduces AgentCore Payments With Stablecoin Support From Coinbase And Stripe

Amazon Web Services announced a preview version of Amazon Bedrock AgentCore payments on May 7. The feature allows AI agents built on the AgentCore platform to make payments for APIs, web content, MCP servers and other digital services during task execution.

Biometrics vs Privacy: Why Palm Payments Like Amazon One or Tencent & Visa Projects Would Face EU Legal Risks After Limited U.S. Adoption
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Biometrics vs Privacy: Why Palm Payments Like Amazon One or Tencent & Visa Projects Would Face EU Legal Risks After Limited U.S. Adoption

Palm-based biometric payments, once promoted as a frictionless alternative to cards and mobile wallets, are likely to face legal challenges in the European Union, even as their rollout in the United States has shown mixed results.

Amazon Web Services Expands Amazon Connect Into Four-Product Suite, Announces OpenAI Partnership on Bedrock
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Amazon Web Services Expands Amazon Connect Into Four-Product Suite, Announces OpenAI Partnership on Bedrock

Amazon Web Services announced a set of product expansions at its “What’s Next with AWS” event, including a restructuring of Amazon Connect, updates to Amazon Quick, and an expanded partnership with OpenAI to bring its models, Codex, and a new managed agents service to Amazon Bedrock — all in limited preview.

AWS Powered the Moon Mission: Lunar Landing Next in Line
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AWS Powered the Moon Mission: Lunar Landing Next in Line

Another small step for man occured on April 10 when NASA’s Artemis II crew splashed down in the Pacific. The first astronauts to travel beyond low Earth orbit in more than 50 years returned successfully. First thing you think about is a clear triumph of aerospace engineering. What’s often left behind the scenes is that […]

Anthropic’s Project Glasswing Unites Tech Leaders in Face of Growing AI Power That Can Either Shatter or Supercharge Global Cybersecurity
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Anthropic’s Project Glasswing Unites Tech Leaders in Face of Growing AI Power That Can Either Shatter or Supercharge Global Cybersecurity

Anthropic, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple, Broadcom, Cisco, CrowdStrike, Google, JPMorganChase, the Linux Foundation, NVIDIA, and Palo Alto Networks… What do all of these companies have in common besides their massive tech industry presence? Apparently, they all care about AI models able to discover “thousands of high-severity vulnerabilities, including some in every major operating system and web […]

Uber Taps AWS New Chips to Optimize Rides Matching With Millisecond Precision
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Uber Taps AWS New Chips to Optimize Rides Matching With Millisecond Precision

To boost the optimization of ride-sharing and on-demand delivery services, two segments where speed and matching accuracy matter dearly, Uber expands its continuous collaboration with Amazon’s AWS, testing new chip models for smarter AI predictions and handling demand spikes in real-time.

The Consent Gap: When Big Tech Decides You’ve Already Agreed
Society & Lifestyle

The Consent Gap: When Big Tech Decides You’ve Already Agreed

Spain’s Charter of Digital Rights sits largely unknown by the businesses it is meant to guide, while Amazon quietly enrolls merchants in AI commerce experiments without their knowledge, and Meta’s CEO defends a platform accused of targeting vulnerable children. The gap between rights on paper and corporate practice has never been wider.

How to Establish Effective Research Protocols in the Cloud Era
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How to Establish Effective Research Protocols in the Cloud Era

Cloud technologies redefine how we manage research today. Protocols that were once confined to physical labs now live online, opening up enormous opportunities for collaboration, it innovation, and efficiency. But the stakes are high. Protecting data integrity and ensuring compliance are paramount concerns. So how do you establish effective, cloud-friendly research protocols? Stick around to […]

India’s Digital Rupee (E₹) and E-Commerce Giants: Facts and Myths Around Retail CBDC Launch
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India’s Digital Rupee (E₹) and E-Commerce Giants: Facts and Myths Around Retail CBDC Launch

Many industry analysts expected that India’s digital rupee would launch on Amazon and Flipkart by now. However, the central bank’s blockchain currency project is still far from that. Here is the factual record of what the RBI’s CBDC pilot has achieved, who has joined it, and why no full retail launch has happened yet.

Drone Strike on Cloud Infrastructure Disrupts Major UAE Banks
Finance & Economics

Drone Strike on Cloud Infrastructure Disrupts Major UAE Banks

AWS cloud data-centre fire triggers outages at First Abu Dhabi Bank, Emirates NBD, and other UAE banks and financial institutions, raising alarm on cloud service over-dependence.

Amazon Ring Ends Flock Safety Partnership After Super Bowl Backlash Over Surveillance Concerns
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Amazon Ring Ends Flock Safety Partnership After Super Bowl Backlash Over Surveillance Concerns

In a move that underscores growing sensitivity around AI-powered surveillance, Amazon Ring has scrapped its planned partnership with Flock Safety just months after announcing the integration.

Amazon Adds Pay By Bank Option For UK Customers
Fintech & Ecommerce

Amazon Adds Pay By Bank Option For UK Customers

Amazon has introduced a pay-by-bank payment method in the UK, allowing customers to complete purchases directly from their bank accounts as the retailer expands its range of checkout options.

Big Tech AI Splurge Goes On: Meta, Amazon, Microsoft & Alphabet Spend Record Sums on AI Infrastructure in 2025
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Big Tech AI Splurge Goes On: Meta, Amazon, Microsoft & Alphabet Spend Record Sums on AI Infrastructure in 2025

According to Statista data, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet have dramatically increased their capital expenditures last year, with splurge predicted to accelerate in 2026, fueling an unprecedented AI infrastructure buildout across the tech industry.

Fundamental’s NEXUS AI Model Now Available as a First-Party Offering on AWS
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Fundamental’s NEXUS AI Model Now Available as a First-Party Offering on AWS

One of the freshest AI tech unicorns on the market, Fundamental is partnering with Amazon’s AWS for distributing its core solution – NEXUS model.

Palm Payments: Promise and Reality
Fintech & Ecommerce

Palm Payments: Promise and Reality

While biometric authentication is now a common part of the payment process, confirming transactions with a palm screen is still a novelty. Though this experimental payment tech has been around for several years now, most people know little about it, not to mention using it in real life. So, what are those mysterious palm payments […]

Amazon AI Tool Backlash: How E-Commerce Giant Justifies Unauthorized Listings?
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Amazon AI Tool Backlash: How E-Commerce Giant Justifies Unauthorized Listings?

Amazon may have introduced agentic AI shopping features, but third-party merchants are not that excited about it.