The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a report examining the partnerships among artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud giants. The report, published Friday (Jan. 17) by the FTC, focused on the largest cloud service providers (CSPs) — Google, Amazon and Microsoft — and two of...
This week in artificial intelligence, President Joe Biden issued executive orders related to AI leadership and safety while Nvidia unveiled partnerships with healthcare organizations to accelerate drug discovery. OpenAI, Amazon and Elon Musk were also in the news. Biden’s Executive Orders Focus on Governance, Safety...
Amazon has launched its Retail Ad Service, a new platform designed to help retailers easily incorporate targeted advertising into their digital storefronts. Powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS), the service allows retailers to display ads on product, search and browse pages, while purchases are completed...
The U.K.’s Competition Appeal Tribunal reportedly ruled that a lawsuit accusing Apple and Amazon of collusion cannot proceed. The tribunal ruled that the plaintiff, consumer law academic Christine Riefa, had not demonstrated “sufficient independence or robustness” to represent the claimant class, referring to third-party funding...
January 16, 2025
Amazon has launched its Retail Ad Service, a new platform designed to help retailers easily incorporate targeted advertising into their digital storefronts. Powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS), the service allows retailers to display ads on product, search and browse pages, while purchases are completed on their own websites. Currently in beta with partners like […]
January 13, 2025
Friday’s stock market rout — where markets plummeted in the wake of a surprisingly strong jobs report that splashed cold water on interest rate cuts from the Fed — added...
January 09, 2025
Amazon and Walmart are each carving out new territories in response to consumer demands, but their approaches are quite different. Amazon is focusing on the automotive industry, particularly through connected...
January 07, 2025
The planned but failed Kroger-Albertsons merger captured headlines in the grocery sector in 2024, and the latter is scheduled to announce its third-quarter results Wednesday (Jan. 8). But as the...
January 19, 2025
Will audio tech company Sonos soon have a new owner? If so, which tech giant will it be? A report Sunday (Jan. 19) by Bloomberg News examines the company’s trouble and uncertain future. After a messy app rollout in May, Sonos’ market valuation is roughly $1.7 billion, down from more than $5 billion during the […]
January 19, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a report examining the partnerships among artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud giants. The report, published Friday (Jan. 17) by the FTC, focused on...
January 14, 2025
The U.K.’s Competition Appeal Tribunal reportedly ruled that a lawsuit accusing Apple and Amazon of collusion cannot proceed. The tribunal ruled that the plaintiff, consumer law academic Christine Riefa, had...
January 14, 2025
Amazon is reportedly turning its digital assistant, Alexa, into an artificial intelligence agent. In the new role, Alexa would be able to complete practical tasks, although the tech giant must...
