Schlagwort: amazon

On May 13, 2026, Amazon retired the standalone Rufus chatbot and replaced it with Alexa for Shopping, a new agentic AI assistant built straight into the main Amazon search bar. Rufus had helped over 300 million customers in 2025 research and compare products, so this is not a quiet tweak. The separate Rufus chat window […]

An AI shopping assistant is the reason you can now type “find me a warm waterproof jacket under $120 with good reviews” into a chat box and get a real shortlist back in seconds. In 2026 these tools moved from novelty to mainstream, with traffic to retail sites from generative AI up 693% over the […]

Amazon is preparing fresh corporate cuts, with its People eXperience & Technology (PXT) HR group expected to be hit hardest—reports say up to 15% of PXT could go, and other orgs may see targeted reductions. Amazon hasn’t given official numbers or timing. The move lands as the company pours money into AI infrastructure and embeds […]

The question hanging over Silicon Valley right now is one that makes investors nervous – are we living through another tech bubble? With AI companies burning through hundreds of billions in funding and Nvidia alone worth more than the entire GDP of Canada, the scale of investment feels weirdly familiar to anyone who lived through […]

Amazon has made a significant move in the artificial intelligence landscape with the unveiling of its Nova Foundation Models and groundbreaking advancements in automated reasoning. These developments position Amazon as a major player in the AI ecosystem, offering powerful tools and solutions designed to redefine industry standards. Introducing Amazon Nova Foundation Models The Nova Foundation […]

Amazon is making a big move in AI, pouring another $4 billion into Anthropic, the company behind the Claude AI models led by Dario and his sister, president Daniela Amodei. This raises Amazon’s total investment to $8 billion and locks Anthropic into a deeper partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS). It’s not just about money—this […]