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The new tool — called Alexa for Shopping — supplants Rufus, the shopping assistant bot that summarized product reviews and suggested purchases.

The disclosure offers a rare glimpse into the scale of Amazon’s in-house chip operation, which produces general-purpose computing and AI accelerators.

Jeff Bezos in recent months has met with large asset managers to raise money for the project, including during trips to the Middle East and Singapore.

Amazon.com's website and mobile app malfunctioned for some users March 5, with critical features like product listings and checkout options producing error pages. 

Amazon Fresh and Amazon Go stores will close, the company said in a blog post on Jan. 27, with some locations converted into Whole Foods Market stores.

Amazon is reorganizing teams working on artificial intelligence projects, putting Peter DeSantis, a top leader from the company’s cloud division, in charge of a new unit.

Documents shine a light on Amazon’s cloud computing operations at a time when investors are keen for insights into whether AWS has sufficient capacity to meet the enormous demands of AI.

Amazon said it was conducting trials of the glasses with drivers in North America and planned to further refine the technology before any broader rollout.  

Amazon.com's carbon emissions rose for the first time in three years in 2024, driven by data center construction and fuel consumption by its delivery providers.

Amazon is exerting more control over Whole Foods Market, largely ending the independence the grocery chain had retained since being acquired eight years ago.