Amazon gives its workers a raise of $1 per hour

Amazon’s investment in these raises comes out to over $1.5 billion, or about 0.06% of its $2.68 trillion market cap.

Amazon launches Alexa+ in India with Hindi support

Amazon is letting all customers use Alexa+ assistant in early access period

Amazon, Netflix, and YouTube launch a streaming lobby group in Washington
Amazon, Netflix, and YouTube launch a streaming lobby group in Washington

Amazon, Netflix, and YouTube have formed a new policy coalition to lobby Washington on behalf of streaming services, including on live sports. The Streaming Access and Choice Alliance (SACA) launched on 14 September, with the three companies as foundin…

AWS cannot restore its Bahrain region or one UAE zone six months after the strikes
AWS cannot restore its Bahrain region or one UAE zone six months after the strikes

Amazon Web Services has told customers it cannot restore access to its cloud facility in Bahrain or one of its three data hosting zones in the UAE, six months after drone strikes hit its sites in the Gulf. The explanation matters because it shows the l…

Amazon Prime Video takes on TikTok with short-form news clips

Prime Video is adding on-demand local and national news clips as Amazon joins other streamers experimenting with short-form video to capture younger viewers.

Amazon puts 50 Mercedes-Benz eActros electric semi trucks to work in Germany
Amazon puts 50 Mercedes-Benz eActros electric semi trucks to work in Germany

From sea to shining sea, Amazon is serious about electrifying its delivery fleet – now, the company is taking that seriousness across the pond, announcing plans to deploy 50 of Mercedes-Benz’ new battery-electric eActros semi trucks before the end of 2…

Amazon lets its advertisers buy ads in ChatGPT in a pilot with OpenAI
Amazon lets its advertisers buy ads in ChatGPT in a pilot with OpenAI

Amazon will let advertisers buy ads in ChatGPT through its own advertising platform. Amazon Ads announced the partnership with OpenAI in a blog post on 10 September. Select US advertisers are already testing it in a pilot. Advertisers who plan and run …

Amazon adds Mandiant founder Kevin Mandia to its board
Amazon adds Mandiant founder Kevin Mandia to its board

“If there is a way in, the modern AI threat will find it,” Kevin Mandia wrote in March, in the blog post that launched his cybersecurity startup, Armadin. Six months later, Amazon has elected him to its board of directors. Amazon announced the appointm…

Amazon makes it easier to buy what you see on Prime Video

Amazon is expanding shopping integrations across Prime Video, letting viewers discover products tied to thousands of shows, movies, and live sports through X-Ray, its shopping app, and a new Lens-powered “Shop the Scene” feature.

Amazon sells its first sterling bonds, taking 2026 borrowing past $92bn
Amazon sells its first sterling bonds, taking 2026 borrowing past $92bn

Amazon has opened books on its first sterling bonds, a four-part deal running from three to 19 years, adding another currency to a borrowing programme that has already raised the equivalent of more than $92bn this year. The sale was reported by Reuters…