Aws news and trends

Nasdaq and AWS Partner to Take Global Capital Markets to the Cloud
Partnerships // April 24, 2025

Global stock markets are heading to the cloud. Nasdaq and Amazon Web Services (AWS) partnered to modernize the infrastructure of capital markets to help market operators transition to cloud-based systems while maintaining data sovereignty, according to a Thursday (April 24) press release. The key benefits...

AWS, Microsoft Slow Down Data Center Deployments
Technology // April 22, 2025

AWS and Microsoft are pausing or slowing down the development of data centers, according to a Wells Fargo research note shared with PYMNTS. Several industry sources told Wells Fargo’s analysts team that AWS has “paused a portion of its leading discussions” on colocated data centers,...

Report: Amazon Says AI Rate Limits Are For ‘Fair Access,’ Not Capacity Constraints
Amazon // April 21, 2025

AWS is reportedly facing criticism over the limits it places on customers’ use of Anthropic’s artificial intelligence (AI) models. The limits are “arbitrary” and suggest the AWS doesn’t have enough server capacity or is reserving some of it for large customers, The Information said Monday (April 21) in...

Binance Resumes Services After AWS Outage Disrupts Withdrawals
Cryptocurrency // April 15, 2025

Cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and KuCoin temporarily suspended withdrawals Tuesday (April 15) morning. As CoinDesk reported, the issue stemmed from the companies’ data center provider, Amazon Web Services (AWS). “We are aware of an issue impacting some services on the #Binance platform due to a temporary network interruption...

Interviews & Exclusives
Beyond Flat Fees: The Rise of Hybrid Subscription Models

February 13, 2025
New models. New ads. New pricing tiers. The subscription economy has been active, to say the least, with YouTube CEO Neal Mohan revealing TV screens have now surpassed mobile as the primary device for YouTube viewing in the U.S. This milestone shows YouTube is no longer just a video platform — as Mohan noted: “YouTube […]

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...

Amazon Pledges $26B Quarterly for GenAI and Retail Overhaul

February 06, 2025
Amazon continues its push into artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, signaling a shift in its retail and technology business strategies. CEO Andy Jassy described AI Thursday (Feb. 6) as “the...

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...

Quick Reads
Nasdaq and AWS Partner to Take Global Capital Markets to the Cloud

April 24, 2025
Global stock markets are heading to the cloud. Nasdaq and Amazon Web Services (AWS) partnered to modernize the infrastructure of capital markets to help market operators transition to cloud-based systems while maintaining data sovereignty, according to a Thursday (April 24) press release. The key benefits are promoting greater global market interconnectivity, improving liquidity, and supporting […]

Report: Amazon Says AI Rate Limits Are For ‘Fair Access,’ Not Capacity Constraints

April 21, 2025
AWS is reportedly facing criticism over the limits it places on customers’ use of Anthropic’s artificial intelligence (AI) models. The limits are “arbitrary” and suggest the AWS doesn’t have enough server capacity or...

Binance Resumes Services After AWS Outage Disrupts Withdrawals

April 15, 2025
Cryptocurrency exchanges Binance and KuCoin temporarily suspended withdrawals Tuesday (April 15) morning. As CoinDesk reported, the issue stemmed from the companies’ data center provider, Amazon Web Services (AWS). “We are aware...

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...