Amazon News & Updates
Last updated October 24, 2026
USPS pilots same-day delivery for Amazon, six months after the two nearly split
USPS and Amazon pilot same-day delivery for Amazon packages dropped at postal facilities at midday, starting in two small cities
Stripe agrees to acquire Parafin, which runs small-business lending for platforms like DoorDash, Amazon, Gusto, and Jobber
AWS releases Strands Decider, an open source AI model that picks from set options with a confidence score instead of writing text
Amazon aims to reach 95% of US ZIP codes with its own delivery network by 2029 after planning for a future without USPS
Amazon’s delivery driver smart glasses will snap thousands of photos per shift to map neighborhoods, with no customer opt-out
Amazon seeks to sell about $8B of Nvidia chips to an investor-backed vehicle and lease them back to lighten its balance sheet
Amazon redesigns its entire Kindle lineup with flush-front displays and a $149.99 base model, plus a Bluetooth page-turn remote
Amazon stops using NDAs with local officials on data centers and pledges $1B to host communities as over 100 moratoriums loom
DoorDash unveils its own delivery drone, which it says is lighter and quieter than Amazon’s, ahead of a Northern California launch
AliExpress tests Elite, a free invite-only VIP program for shoppers who spend over $800 a year, in a bid to compete with Amazon
Amazon agrees to buy a $54 million stake in Gold Circuit Electronics, a Taiwanese maker of the circuit boards inside AI servers
Amazon’s next entry-level Kindle leaks in light blue, green, and mauve, with its power button moved from the bottom to the top
Nvidia launches an agent safety platform with 100-plus supporters including Anthropic, but OpenAI, Google, and Amazon stay out
Amazon delivery vans drew over 14,000 NYC traffic citations in five years as the city pushes to make Amazon hire drivers directly
Sen. Elizabeth Warren presses Meta, Amazon, Alphabet, and Microsoft on AI tax breaks as Meta’s federal tax bill drops to $2.8B
Amazon lets Multichannel Fulfillment merchants offer Prime delivery on their own sites without shoppers logging into Amazon
Amazon posts a Prime Air job to secure drone delivery approvals in Australia, reporting to an Asia Pacific expansion lead
Amazon expands Global Warehousing and Distribution so one inbound shipment from a factory can reach shoppers in eight countries
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