Amazon bends to Euro watchdogs, waives egress fees for folks ditching AWS Now the pressure is on for Microsoft to stop holding user data hostage PaaS + IaaS05 Mar 2024 | 3
Amazon goes nuclear, acquires Cumulus Data's atomic datacenters for $650M E-commerce giant on the hook for 480MW of power from Susquehanna plant Off-Prem04 Mar 2024 | 13
Amazon hopes to avoid labor regulation by simply abolishing national watchdogs Our right to exploit workers trumps your right to probe Public Sector22 Feb 2024 | 37
Date set for for epic Amazon-FTC antitrust showdown Lina Khan may not even be in charge of watchdog by time case gets to trial, if it even goes that far Personal Tech14 Feb 2024 | 2
Dumping us into ad tier of Prime Video when we paid for ad-free is 'unfair' – lawsuit Who could possibly have predicted this backlash? Personal Tech14 Feb 2024 | 162
Amazon overcharges shoppers with Buy Box algorithm, fresh lawsuit claims Bazaar of Bezos buries bargains, allegedly Personal Tech10 Feb 2024 | 46
Amazon extends the life of its servers to six years, expects $900m benefit in 90 days Cloud optimization efforts ebb, and migrations resume Off-Prem02 Feb 2024 | 16
Amazon calls off $1.7 billion iRobot buy, blames regulators Retailer steps back from Roomba-maker and 350 staff will have to step back from a job Personal Tech29 Jan 2024 | 15
FBI recruits Amazon Rekognition AI to hunt down 'nudity, weapons, explosives' Honestly, it sounds like a fun time AI + ML26 Jan 2024 | 29
FTC drills into Amazon, Microsoft, Google over billions pledged to OpenAI, Anthropic Updated Khaaaaaaan! Khaaaaaaaaaaan! AI + ML25 Jan 2024 | 2
Amazon Ring sounds death knell for surveillance as a service Tough luck non-Americans, the cops can still see your footage Personal Tech25 Jan 2024 | 57
'Birthplace of Amazon' on the market for $2.28M 'Affordable' for the neighborhood Bootnotes24 Jan 2024 | 21
France fines Amazon €32M for watching staff so much they'd have to 'justify each break' French watchdog says non to excessive monitoring of workers as retail giant plans appeal Legal23 Jan 2024 | 13
Amazon plots massive cloud expansion in Japan with $15B investment Land of the rising profit? PaaS + IaaS21 Jan 2024 |
It's uncertain where personal technology is heading, but judging from CES, it smells Column Our vulture spent a week in Las Vegas – here are his key takeaways Personal Tech12 Jan 2024 | 33
Amazon already has a colossal ads business and will extend it to Prime Video in January Analysis E-tail giant seeks profitability for its vid-streaming service and a classic Big Tech dominance play Personal Tech29 Dec 2023 | 133
China’s e-commerce players commit to broaden overseas If all goes to plan, more Chinese goods will flow into the global market Off-Prem15 Dec 2023 | 6
In just one year, UK.gov's direct spend on AWS rises 76 percent Cloud vendor remains a distance behind leading tech suppliers though Public Sector13 Dec 2023 | 2
AWS S3 is 'pushing to become primary storage for a lot of applications' re:Invent We speak to Andy Warfield, AWS distinguished engineer Storage12 Dec 2023 | 6
Amazon's practices are 'the essence of competition,' it tells judge Why would FTC call that antitrust, it asks in dismissal request Legal11 Dec 2023 | 12
Amazon's game-streamer Twitch to quit South Korea, citing savage network costs The idea that Big Content should pay network operators is in trouble Personal Tech08 Dec 2023 | 32
Amazon on the hook for predictably revolting use of concealed clothes hook spy cam Judge finds plaintiff's claim – that Amazon knew about illicit usage – credible enough for case to proceed Personal Tech05 Dec 2023 | 102
Amazon hitches a ride with SpaceX for Project Kuiper launches Working rockets are needed, and only a direct rival can provide for now Science04 Dec 2023 | 9
The AI everything show continues at AWS: Generate SQL from text, vector search, and more re:Invent Invisible watermarks on AI-generated images? Sure. But major tools in the stack matter most Databases30 Nov 2023 | 6
Two sats, one customer: Japan's NTT signs up for Amazon's space internet Take that, Elon Off-Prem29 Nov 2023 | 1
Now AWS gets a ChatGPT-style Copilot: Amazon Q to be your cloud chat assistant Re:Invent Anthropic CEO also rocks up on stage for reasons Devops28 Nov 2023 | 7
Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites nail online orders from orbit Late-stage capitalism ... in spaaace Networks17 Nov 2023 | 22
Amazon bankrolling industry lobbying against Microsoft Azure should surprise no one Updated Coalitions battling Windows giant's software licensing are funded by AWS, report indicates Public Sector17 Nov 2023 | 11
Amazon to staff: Come into the office – it'd be a shame if something happened to your promotion We know who's been naughty and who's been nice, says box-shifting-cum-cloud-computing biz On-Prem15 Nov 2023 | 33
AWS staffer shows off the workplace that used to be a prison Panopticon design gains new meaning for the all powerful cloud platform Bootnotes13 Nov 2023 | 15
Amazon's retail wing tops list of take-down demands from Europe under new DSA law Box shifter says it caught millions of miscreants with its own systems though Personal Tech13 Nov 2023 | 5
Google, Amazon among big names in tech axing jobs this week Hiring boom followed by firing bust? On-Prem10 Nov 2023 | 20
Amazon's Project Kuiper thrusters deliver Prime orbit adjustments Custom Hall-effect propulsion system makes sure satellites won't trip over space junk – like Starlink Networks10 Nov 2023 | 1
Brits make Amazon, Meta stop using third-party data to undercut rivals Watchdog on a tear to level the playing field Personal Tech04 Nov 2023 | 40
Amazon's $1.4B price-raising 'Project Nessie' algorithm exposed in FTC antitrust fight More details emerge from Loch Jassy, including how this may have been anything but a 'scrapped' project Personal Tech02 Nov 2023 | 16
Desperately seeking GPUs? AWS will let you reserve instances in advance – no refunds Better make sure you really need it on the day. Paid upfront and no modifications to orders allowed AI + ML01 Nov 2023 | 1
Amazon Ads rolls out generative AI for ad image composition Not enough gourds in your product pics? Try the 'Pumpkin spice' theme AI + ML26 Oct 2023 | 5
Amazon workers are in a warehouse of pain, independent report finds 6.9 injuries per 100 employees? Try 69 percent taking time off for injuries, exhaustion, survey concludes Personal Tech26 Oct 2023 | 47
Bad Vibrations: Music publishers sue Anthropic AI for using copyrighted lyrics You Can't Always scrape What You Want, even if the lyrics are Blowin' in the (digital) Wind Legal20 Oct 2023 | 19
Indian authorities raid fake tech support rings after tipoff from Amazon and Microsoft Also went after crypto-crooks who sought money to buy miners for fake token Cybersecurity Month20 Oct 2023 | 38
Amazon unveils new drone design, plans liftoff of aerial delivery in UK, Italy Smaller, quieter, and expected to deliver millions of packages in coming years Science19 Oct 2023 | 52
Amazon to drop a cool $1B on Microsoft 365 cloud suite Over a million licenses for office software to be used by corporate and frontline workers SaaS18 Oct 2023 | 19
Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites prepare for testing after one late Prime delivery If all goes well, production to start 'before the end of the year' Networks17 Oct 2023 | 8
Two Project Kuiper prototype satellites finally reach orbit Hey – gotta start somewhere Science09 Oct 2023 | 6
When Microsoft complains that you're a monopolist you know things are bad Kettle Google and Amazon are both in antitrust trouble as the US gets tough Legal09 Oct 2023 | 17
Never mind SETI and NASA, if your Ring somehow snaps ET, Amazon might give you $1M Fly light-years to our planet and get the real Earth experience: Privacy invaded by doorbell cam Bootnotes06 Oct 2023 | 24
Amazon to launch first Project Kuiper internet satellites Bezos rocket biz not involved this time – now that's a blue origin Networks05 Oct 2023 | 2
Amazon, Microsoft under UK regulator's eye as cloud market probe confirmed Egress fees, interoperability and licensing discounts all in the crosshairs PaaS + IaaS05 Oct 2023 | 5
Amazon had secret algorithm to hike prices, claims FTC Project Nessie named in the antitrust suit, alleging Bezos's bunch pulled in an extra billion-plus Personal Tech04 Oct 2023 | 32
Trio of TorchServe flaws means PyTorch users need an urgent upgrade Meta, the project's maintainer, shrugs: We fixed it, let's move on Security04 Oct 2023 | 2
From frying Panos into the Fire? Amazon confirms hiring of Microsoft veteran Device chief, who quit the beast of Redmond last week, takes similar role at arch rival Personal Tech28 Sep 2023 | 2
Amazon accused of being a monopolist in FTC lawsuit Khan's been waiting for years to file this case - she better hope her aim is good Software26 Sep 2023 | 20
Alexa's future is pay-to-play, departing Amazon exec predicts This just after Amazon started charging for Alexa's free home security Guard AI + ML25 Sep 2023 | 15
Amazon to sink $4B into AI dev Anthropic, become its cloud provider One way to get preferential access to OpenAI rival's tech AI + ML25 Sep 2023 | 2
Amazon 'protects' against junk AI e-books by limiting author-bots to three a day Somehow still 'committed to providing the best possible reading and publishing experience' AI + ML22 Sep 2023 | 30
Uncle Sam names three Amazon execs as Prime suspects in subscription ripoff case Dark patterns 'knowingly duped millions of consumers' Personal Tech21 Sep 2023 | 30
GitHub Copilot, Amazon Code Whisperer sometimes emit other people's API keys Final update AI dev assistants can be convinced to spill secrets learned during training AI + ML19 Sep 2023 | 9
Amazon unleashes Gen AI for product descriptions, curbs it for Kindle When you’re shopping from 'TBMPOY' or 'CARWORNIC' will you even notice the difference? AI + ML14 Sep 2023 | 18
Amazon's three rocket makers insist Project Kuiper will launch on schedule It's not as if space is hard, is it? Science13 Sep 2023 | 8
Vodafone and Amazon shoot for the stars while Kuiper satellites remain grounded Bezo birds to provide a mobile backhaul. When they finally launch Networks05 Sep 2023 | 4
The only thing launched for Amazon's Project Kuiper is a lawsuit Updated Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk... not the bestest of buddies? Networks04 Sep 2023 | 15