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…
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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…
Volkswagen becomes Rivian’s top shareholder, displacing Amazon |
Volkswagen has pushed Amazon out of the top spot to become Rivian’s largest shareholder, new filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission show. VW…
Amazon is already offering new OpenAI products on AWS |
In Brief Posted: 12:48 PM PDT · April 28, 2026 Almost as soon as OpenAI announced that its major investor and cloud partner, Microsoft, no…