Amazon's practices are 'the essence of competition,' it tells judge Why would FTC call that antitrust, it asks in dismissal request Legal11 Dec 2023 | 7
Amazon's game-streamer Twitch to quit South Korea, citing savage network costs The idea that Big Content should pay network operators is in trouble Personal Tech08 Dec 2023 | 31
Amazon on the hook for predictably revolting use of concealed clothes hook spy cam Judge finds plaintiff's claim – that Amazon knew about illicit usage – credible enough for case to proceed Personal Tech05 Dec 2023 | 100
Amazon hitches a ride with SpaceX for Project Kuiper launches Working rockets are needed, and only a direct rival can provide for now Science04 Dec 2023 | 9
The AI everything show continues at AWS: Generate SQL from text, vector search, and more re:Invent Invisible watermarks on AI-generated images? Sure. But major tools in the stack matter most Databases30 Nov 2023 | 6
Two sats, one customer: Japan's NTT signs up for Amazon's space internet Take that, Elon Off-Prem29 Nov 2023 | 1
Now AWS gets a ChatGPT-style Copilot: Amazon Q to be your cloud chat assistant Re:Invent Anthropic CEO also rocks up on stage for reasons Devops28 Nov 2023 | 7
Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites nail online orders from orbit Late-stage capitalism ... in spaaace Networks17 Nov 2023 | 22
Amazon bankrolling industry lobbying against Microsoft Azure should surprise no one Updated Coalitions battling Windows giant's software licensing are funded by AWS, report indicates Public Sector17 Nov 2023 | 11
Amazon to staff: Come into the office – it'd be a shame if something happened to your promotion We know who's been naughty and who's been nice, says box-shifting-cum-cloud-computing biz On-Prem15 Nov 2023 | 33
AWS staffer shows off the workplace that used to be a prison Panopticon design gains new meaning for the all powerful cloud platform Bootnotes13 Nov 2023 | 14
Amazon's retail wing tops list of take-down demands from Europe under new DSA law Box shifter says it caught millions of miscreants with its own systems though Personal Tech13 Nov 2023 | 5
Google, Amazon among big names in tech axing jobs this week Hiring boom followed by firing bust? On-Prem10 Nov 2023 | 20
Amazon's Project Kuiper thrusters deliver Prime orbit adjustments Custom Hall-effect propulsion system makes sure satellites won't trip over space junk – like Starlink Networks10 Nov 2023 | 1
Brits make Amazon, Meta stop using third-party data to undercut rivals Watchdog on a tear to level the playing field Personal Tech04 Nov 2023 | 40
Amazon's $1.4B price-raising 'Project Nessie' algorithm exposed in FTC antitrust fight More details emerge from Loch Jassy, including how this may have been anything but a 'scrapped' project Personal Tech02 Nov 2023 | 16
Desperately seeking GPUs? AWS will let you reserve instances in advance – no refunds Better make sure you really need it on the day. Paid upfront and no modifications to orders allowed AI + ML01 Nov 2023 | 1
Amazon Ads rolls out generative AI for ad image composition Not enough gourds in your product pics? Try the 'Pumpkin spice' theme AI + ML26 Oct 2023 | 5
Amazon workers are in a warehouse of pain, independent report finds 6.9 injuries per 100 employees? Try 69 percent taking time off for injuries, exhaustion, survey concludes Personal Tech26 Oct 2023 | 47
Bad Vibrations: Music publishers sue Anthropic AI for using copyrighted lyrics You Can't Always scrape What You Want, even if the lyrics are Blowin' in the (digital) Wind Legal20 Oct 2023 | 19
Indian authorities raid fake tech support rings after tipoff from Amazon and Microsoft Also went after crypto-crooks who sought money to buy miners for fake token Cybersecurity Month20 Oct 2023 | 38
Amazon unveils new drone design, plans liftoff of aerial delivery in UK, Italy Smaller, quieter, and expected to deliver millions of packages in coming years Science19 Oct 2023 | 52
Amazon to drop a cool $1B on Microsoft 365 cloud suite Over a million licenses for office software to be used by corporate and frontline workers SaaS18 Oct 2023 | 19
Amazon's Project Kuiper satellites prepare for testing after one late Prime delivery If all goes well, production to start 'before the end of the year' Networks17 Oct 2023 | 8
Two Project Kuiper prototype satellites finally reach orbit Hey – gotta start somewhere Science09 Oct 2023 | 6
When Microsoft complains that you're a monopolist you know things are bad Kettle Google and Amazon are both in antitrust trouble as the US gets tough Legal09 Oct 2023 | 17
Never mind SETI and NASA, if your Ring somehow snaps ET, Amazon might give you $1M Fly light-years to our planet and get the real Earth experience: Privacy invaded by doorbell cam Bootnotes06 Oct 2023 | 24
Amazon to launch first Project Kuiper internet satellites Bezos rocket biz not involved this time – now that's a blue origin Networks05 Oct 2023 | 2
Amazon, Microsoft under UK regulator's eye as cloud market probe confirmed Egress fees, interoperability and licensing discounts all in the crosshairs PaaS + IaaS05 Oct 2023 | 5
Amazon had secret algorithm to hike prices, claims FTC Project Nessie named in the antitrust suit, alleging Bezos's bunch pulled in an extra billion-plus Personal Tech04 Oct 2023 | 32
Trio of TorchServe flaws means PyTorch users need an urgent upgrade Meta, the project's maintainer, shrugs: We fixed it, let's move on Security04 Oct 2023 | 2
From frying Panos into the Fire? Amazon confirms hiring of Microsoft veteran Device chief, who quit the beast of Redmond last week, takes similar role at arch rival Personal Tech28 Sep 2023 | 2
Amazon accused of being a monopolist in FTC lawsuit Khan's been waiting for years to file this case - she better hope her aim is good Software26 Sep 2023 | 20
Alexa's future is pay-to-play, departing Amazon exec predicts This just after Amazon started charging for Alexa's free home security Guard AI + ML25 Sep 2023 | 15
Amazon to sink $4B into AI dev Anthropic, become its cloud provider One way to get preferential access to OpenAI rival's tech AI + ML25 Sep 2023 | 2
Amazon 'protects' against junk AI e-books by limiting author-bots to three a day Somehow still 'committed to providing the best possible reading and publishing experience' AI + ML22 Sep 2023 | 30
Uncle Sam names three Amazon execs as Prime suspects in subscription ripoff case Dark patterns 'knowingly duped millions of consumers' Personal Tech21 Sep 2023 | 30
GitHub Copilot, Amazon Code Whisperer sometimes emit other people's API keys Final update AI dev assistants can be convinced to spill secrets learned during training AI + ML19 Sep 2023 | 9
Amazon unleashes Gen AI for product descriptions, curbs it for Kindle When you’re shopping from 'TBMPOY' or 'CARWORNIC' will you even notice the difference? AI + ML14 Sep 2023 | 18
Amazon's three rocket makers insist Project Kuiper will launch on schedule It's not as if space is hard, is it? Science13 Sep 2023 | 8
Vodafone and Amazon shoot for the stars while Kuiper satellites remain grounded Bezo birds to provide a mobile backhaul. When they finally launch Networks05 Sep 2023 | 4
The only thing launched for Amazon's Project Kuiper is a lawsuit Updated Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk... not the bestest of buddies? Networks04 Sep 2023 | 15
'AI-written history' of Maui wildfire becomes Amazon bestseller, fuels conspiracies Bizarrely, Bezos's bookshop is also promoting a book about the book AI + ML18 Aug 2023 | 28
Stalking victims sue Tile and Amazon for negligence over tracking tech Plaintiffs say recent partnership has 'magnified' danger and allege bypass of anti-stalking feature is allowed Personal Tech17 Aug 2023 | 16
Amazon uses AI to write reviews of people's product reviews From one untrusted source to another ... and another AI + ML14 Aug 2023 | 5
Google launches $99 a night Hotel Mountain View for hybrid workers And pandemic video conferencing poster child Zoom ushers staff back into the office for two days a week SaaS07 Aug 2023 | 68
Blue Origin tells staff to catch next rocket back to their desks Face colleagues five days a week, Jeff Bezos' space firm says On-Prem03 Aug 2023 | 39
A federal watchdog to police Big Tech? Yeah, that'll do the trick, senators... Sorry, FTC, didn't mean to step on you like that Personal Tech27 Jul 2023 | 9
Google Cloud shores up log permissions for builder bot Infosec in brief ALSO: Amazon's child-sized COPPA fine, smart tech security labels coming to the US, and this week's critical vulns Security24 Jul 2023 | 2
Amazon sets up shop at Kennedy Space Center to prep Kuiper broadband satellites Web super-biz dreams of lobbing 3,000-plus internet-relay birds into orbit Networks22 Jul 2023 | 25
Obscure internet boutique Amazon sues EU for calling it a Very Large Online Platform If it walks like a duck... PaaS + IaaS11 Jul 2023 | 62
Amazon's robo vacuum power grab sucks EU attention Regulators concerned iRobot could receive preferential treatment on the company's ecommerce platform Personal Tech07 Jul 2023 | 20
Ex-Amazon manager jailed for stealing $10M using fake vendor invoices Prime doesn't pay – well, not that much, anyway Cyber-crime06 Jul 2023 | 15
Uncle Sam cracks down on faked reviews and bad influencers Big $50,000 fines for misleading posts... unless it's political, natch Personal Tech30 Jun 2023 | 21
AWS to expand Ohio bit barns to the tune of $7.8B Still the most profitable arm of Bezos's biz PaaS + IaaS27 Jun 2023 | 3
Amazon Prime too easy to join, too hard to quit, says FTC lawsuit Updated Dark patterns at Amazon worthy of a Homeric epic? Surely not! Applications21 Jun 2023 | 70
Amazon confirms it locked Microsoft engineer out of his Echo gear over false claim Racist tirade at delivery driver never actually happened Personal Tech15 Jun 2023 | 246
Amazon isn’t sold on AMD’s tiny Zen 4c cores in manycore Bergamo processors Or Ampere's Arm cores for that matter PaaS + IaaS15 Jun 2023 | 1
DoD networks Amazon's off-grid DCs using SES's new MEO sats TLA WTF IMO The Reg in Space12 Jun 2023 |
Lantum S3 bucket leak is prescription for chaos for thousands of UK doctors Updated Freelance agency exposed personal details that would be highly valuable in the wrong hands Cyber-crime12 Jun 2023 | 12
Has Amazon found the ultimate lock-in? Cheap cellphone service for Prime Updated Web giant downplays rumors of deals with carriers Networks02 Jun 2023 | 19
Amazon finds something else AI can supposedly do well: Spotting damaged goods Any chance of an ML model to identify labor law violations? No? Surprise AI + ML02 Jun 2023 | 20