Amazon News & Updates
Last updated October 25, 2026
Amazon launches AI productivity software Connect Decisions and Connect Talent to push into business apps
Oprah brings her podcast and back catalog to Amazon’s Prime Video, Audible and Fire TV in multiyear deal
Daughter of former Uzbek president accused of masterminding $100M crime ring faces Swiss trial in absentia
Amazon Prime Air drones are dropping packages from 10 feet in the air, causing deliveries to smash on impact
Amazon is tracking AI adoption among 2,100+ retail engineering teams, pushing some to triple code output while managing internal pushback
Microsoft and OpenAI drop their exclusive AI partnership, allowing OpenAI to sell its models through AWS and other cloud providers
Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Salesforce, and Stripe Join The Universal Commerce Protocol Tech Council
Newly released Amazon e-mails show evidence of blatant unapologetic price fixing with vendors
Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, Salesforce, and Stripe joined the Universal Commerce Protocol Tech Council for agentic commerce standards
Amazon is piloting a program at Ring and Blink that replaces traditional job titles for product employees with simply “Builder”
Meta signed a multibillion-dollar deal with AWS to use tens of millions of Graviton CPU cores for its AI agent initiatives
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says Gen Z needs to be willing to start at the bottom and “pay their dues” to have any shot at success
Business Insider interviewed 12 Amazon employees on how layoffs, AI mandates, and RTO policies are reshaping work and culture there
Amazon One Medical launches a GLP-1 weight loss program offering insured pricing starting at $25 per month with same-day delivery
Amazon invests $5B more in Anthropic with up to $20B additional tied to milestones, as Anthropic commits $100B to AWS over ten years
Amazon filed a WARN notice to lay off 616 workers at its Homestead, Florida warehouse, which it plans to close temporarily for renovations
Amazon’s plan to reduce USPS volume by 20% could raise shipping costs and slow delivery times for rural customers and small businesses
Walmart is storing third-party marketplace items in store backrooms as it and Amazon increasingly borrow each other’s core strategies
Over 50 Amazon delivery drivers in Tennessee are owed unpaid wages after their employer suddenly shut down with no notice
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