Korean Skincare Brand Meditherapy Tops Amazon U.S. Facial Serums, Breaking Into Beauty Best Sellers Top 20

/PRNewswire/ — Meditherapy, a Korean skincare brand, has reached the No.1 Best Seller position in Amazon U.S.’s Facial Serums category with its flagship Retinal Skin…

Why Amazon Dropped Its OpenAI Movie, Data Center Workers Fight Back, and Meta Leaks Employee Data

This week on Uncanny Valley, our hosts discuss Amazon’s controversial decision to drop Luca Guadagnino’s film about OpenAI’s Sam Altman—which reportedly did not paint him…

3 Amazon Workers Say They’re Under Investigation for Speaking Out About Data Centers

Earlier this month, five current Amazon employees publicly urged Seattle City Council to regulate data centers. It was an unprecedented act of advocacy by tech…

World model maker Odyssey nabs $1.45B valuation backed by Amazon and other big names |

In Brief Posted: 10:43 AM PDT · June 17, 2026 Odyssey, a world model AI startup founded by self-driving vehicle pioneers CEO Oliver Cameron and…

A startup, Everand, is now bundling e-books, audiobooks, and book clubs in challenge to Amazon |

Audiobook, e-book, or both? Now, you won’t have to choose. The Scribd-owned reading subscription service Everand wants to make the choice unnecessary. On Tuesday, the…

Exclusive: Ex-Anduril engineer raises $42M to build the Amazon of composite parts |

Before Zack Eakin sold investors on his new startup, he practiced on Palmer Luckey. When Eakin left Luckey’s defense startup, Anduril, in 2024 to start…

Amazon Is Making an AI-Animated ‘Good Advice Cupcake’ TV Show. Its Original Creator Is Furious

Author and illustrator Loryn Brantz never imagined that a popular cartoon character she created almost a decade ago would one day be the subject of…

Amazon Thinks the Future of Data Centers Depends on a Technical Problem It Just Solved

Over time, the tech industry has developed and deployed variations on the fat-tree architecture. But the design has room for improvement. It’s generally reliable, but…

Amazon fulfillment competitor Stord raises $250M at $3B valuation |

In Brief Posted: 5:00 AM PDT · May 26, 2026 E-commerce logistics company Stord has raised a $250 million round at a $3 billion valuation,…

Amazon Aurora DSQL Announces Support for Change Data Capture in Preview

May 18, 2026 By Stephanie Simone Amazon Aurora DSQL is offering support for change data capture (CDC), in preview, enabling users to stream real-time database…