Amazon Web Services news and trends

AWS, Salesforce Execs See a ‘Fully AI World’ With ‘Limitless Labor’
artificial intelligence // March 21, 2025

Executives from AWS, Salesforce and Oracle believe that artificial intelligence (AI) agents will upend the world of work in ways people today might not expect. Consider the following potential future scenarios: You can talk directly to a software program to get what you need instead...

Cloud Computing: From Fuzzy Diagrams to Business Backbone
Technology // March 17, 2025

Whether you’re streaming a movie on Netflix, collaborating with co-workers on a project, or running an artificial intelligence (AI) model, most likely you’re using cloud computing. Cloud computing is how many businesses and individuals today store, process and manage data. But what exactly is cloud...

Report: AWS CEO Says Agentic AI Could Be Company’s ‘Next Multibillion Business’
artificial intelligence // March 04, 2025

Amazon Web Services (AWS) reportedly formed a new group focused on agentic artificial intelligence (AI), with AWS CEO Matt Garman saying the technology could be “the next multibillion business for AWS.” The group will be led by AWS executive Swami Sivasubramanian, who will report directly...

Amazon Debuts Chip It Aims to Scale Into Quantum Computer
Amazon Technology // February 27, 2025

Amazon introduced its first quantum computing chip, following similar releases from Microsoft and Google. Nicknamed “Ocelot,” this quantum chip “represents an important step in developing efficient means to scaling up to practical, fault-tolerant quantum computers,” Amazon wrote in a company blog post Thursday (Feb. 27)....

Interviews & Exclusives
AWS Turns to Ancient Logic to Tackle Modern AI’s Hallucinations

February 13, 2025
Cloud giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) is using automated reasoning — a method rooted in centuries-old principles of logic — to combat one of artificial intelligence (AI)’s newest and most persistent challenges: hallucinations, or the propensity of generative AI models to make things up. The technique marks a major advancement in making AI outputs more […]

Why Amazon and Walmart Suddenly Like Malls

February 05, 2025
Walmart is expanding its real estate portfolio with a major acquisition. The retail giant has purchased Monroeville Mall near Pittsburgh for $34 million and plans to redevelop the site. The...

The Doctor Will See You… On Amazon: Tech Giant Expands Plans to Merge Medicine with...

January 31, 2025
Amazon is emerging as a key competitor to Walmart in the healthcare sector, leveraging its technological reach and consumer base. With strategic partnerships, including those with Teladoc and mental health...

CE 100 Index Gains 2.1% as AI Excitement Leads Infrastructure Companies Higher

January 27, 2025
The debut of the new presidential administration, the prospect of AI-friendly regulations and related infrastructure investments — and a planned investment of up to $500 billion into Stargate, a new...

Quick Reads
Report: AWS CEO Says Agentic AI Could Be Company’s ‘Next Multibillion Business’

March 04, 2025
Amazon Web Services (AWS) reportedly formed a new group focused on agentic artificial intelligence (AI), with AWS CEO Matt Garman saying the technology could be “the next multibillion business for AWS.” The group will be led by AWS executive Swami Sivasubramanian, who will report directly to Garman, Reuters reported Tuesday (March 4), citing an internal […]

Amazon Debuts Chip It Aims to Scale Into Quantum Computer

February 27, 2025
Amazon introduced its first quantum computing chip, following similar releases from Microsoft and Google. Nicknamed “Ocelot,” this quantum chip “represents an important step in developing efficient means to scaling up...

Amazon Banking on Robotics Savings Amid Increased AI Spending

February 26, 2025
Amazon is aiming to derive savings from its robotics investment as it ups AI spending. As the Financial Times (FT) reported Wednesday (Feb. 26), the tech giant is expected to...

AWS to End Support for Collaboration Solution Amazon Chime

February 19, 2025
Amazon Web Services (AWS) told customers Wednesday (Feb. 19) that it will no longer accept new customers for its collaboration solution, Amazon Chime, and will stop supporting the service in...