Amazon Unveils Nova Sonic, Its Most Humanlike Voice AI Yet
Amazon has launched Nova Sonic, a unified voice model designed to power more human-like, real-time AI conversations, directly competing with OpenAI’s GPT-4o and Google’s Gemini Live.
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Amazon Tests AI Shopping Agent That Can Make Purchases from Other Retailers for You
Amazon has launched a beta test of "Buy for Me," an AI shopping agent that allows users to purchase products from other brand websites without leaving the Amazon app.
Amazon’s Prime Video Begins AI Dubbing Pilot for Select Movies and Shows
Amazon’s Prime Video is piloting AI-assisted dubbing for select movies and TV shows, combining artificial intelligence with human localization experts to improve accessibility for global audiences.
Amazon Unveils Alexa+: A Smarter, More Conversational AI Assistant
Amazon has announced Alexa+, an AI-powered upgrade to its voice assistant that makes Alexa more conversational, personalized, and capable, with new features like proactive assistance, agentic task automation, and deep integration with smart home and shopping services.
Amazon Unviels Ocelot, it's first Quantum Chip
AWS has launched Ocelot, a quantum computing chip utilizing 'cat qubits' that could reduce error correction resources by up to 90% and accelerate practical quantum computing by five years.
Amazon Opens AI Agent Lab in San Francisco
The Amazon AGI SF Lab will focus on creating AI agents capable of handling complex workflows using common tools like web browsers and code interpreters.
Amazon Announces Nova, it's New Family of Multimodal AI Models
Nova includes six models: four for text generation/understanding (Micro, Lite, Pro, Premier) and two for creative tasks (Canvas, Reel).
Apple Reveals Deep AWS Partnership for AI Development
In a rare public endorsement, Apple executive details extensive use of Amazon's cloud infrastructure and custom chips for AI development, marking a significant shift in the tech giant's typically secretive cloud strategy.
Amazon Announces Project Rainier, an Ultracluster AI Supercomputer
The AI supercomputer will support Anthropic, an AI startup Amazon has heavily invested in, and aims to rival NVIDA's dominance in AI model training.
Amazon Doubles Down on AI Race with $4B Anthropic Investment
AWS will become Anthropic's primary cloud and training partner, with the AI company committing to use Amazon's custom Trainium and Inferentia chips for its most advanced AI models.
Amazon Eyes Second Multibillion-Dollar Anthropic Deal, Pushes In-House Chips
The cloud giant wants the AI startup to use more of Amazon's custom-designed chips instead of the industry-standard NVIDIA GPUs.
Anthropic, Palantir, and AWS Partner to Bring Claude AI Models to U.S. Defense Agencies
The collaboration centers on integrating Claude into Palantir's AI Platform, which runs on AWS infrastructure that meets the Defense Department's Impact Level 6 security requirements.
Amazon's Prime Air Launches Drone Deliveries in Phoenix
This rollout is Amazon's first drone delivery operation fully integrated with its same-day delivery network, rather than operating from standalone facilities.
Amazon and Meta's Nuclear Energy Dreams for Data Centers Hit Regulatory Roadblocks
While Amazon's nuclear power ambitions were blocked by federal regulators concerned about grid reliability and consumer costs, Meta's plans were thwarted by environmental hurdles, including the discovery of a protected bee species on their proposed data center site.
Amazon to Invest $500 million in Nuclear Power to Meet Soaring AI Energy Needs
AWS will partner with X-Energy and the Washington-based nuclear operator Energy Northwest to deploy a planned fleet of nuclear reactors with a total capacity of 5 gigawatts (GW) by 2040.
Amazon Launches AI Shopping Guides to Make Discovering Products Easier
AI Shopping Guides are automatically suggested during searches or can be accessed through the “Keep Shopping For” card on the Amazon homepage.
Amazon Unveils Next-Gen Robotic Warehouses
At the core of the new warehouse is a system called Sequoia, which can store over 30 million items. It works in tandem with thousands of mobile robots and robotic arms to move products through the facility.
Amazon To Equip Vehicles with AI-Powered Package Tech to Speed Up Deliveries
VAPR projects a green circle onto packages meant for the current delivery stop and a red X on others. This visual cue, combined with audio feedback, allows drivers to quickly identify the right items without manually sorting or checking labels.
UK Competition Authority Clears Amazon's $4 Billion AI Deal with Anthropic
Despite some expectations that Amazon’s partnership with Anthropic might trigger further investigation due to its scale, the regulator found that Anthropic’s UK revenue did not exceed the £70 million threshold required to launch a deeper inquiry.
A First Look at Amazon’s New AI Video Generator for Advertisers
By lowering the barriers to video and animated content creation, Amazon aims to enhance the shopping experience for customers while providing advertisers with powerful new ways to showcase their products.
How Amazon is Personalizing Your Shopping Experience with Generative AI
Instead of generic suggestions like "More like this," customers might see more specific options such as "Gift boxes in time for Mother's Day" or "Cool deals to improve your curling game."
Amazon Unveils Project Amelia, an AI Assistant for Sellers
Project Amelia leverages generative AI to offer a range of capabilities, including answering knowledge-based questions, providing status updates and metrics, and assisting with issue resolution.
Amazon’s New ‘Remarkable Alexa’ to Be Powered by Anthropic’s Claude AI
The partnership could mirror Apple's strategy, announced at WWDC in June, which integrates ChatGPT into Siri as part of the new Apple Intelligence suite in iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia.
UK Launches Formal Probe into Amazon's $4 Billion Anthropic Deal
The CMA will spend the next 40 working days (until early October) determining if Amazon's investment creates a "relevant merger situation" that could harm competition within the U.K.
Amazon Releases Titan Image Generator v2 with Enhanced Creative Controls
The standout additions to Titan Image Generator v2 include image conditioning, color palette control, background removal, and subject consistency.