Inside Amazon’s AI and Robotics Push

Plus, AI browsers, flying car tech and a virtual immune system, in this edition of The Future of Everything newsletter.

Amazon defends ambitious AI strategy that could prevent 600,000 future hires through innovation

Amazon's AI systems and advanced technology will create a "safe, more productive" environment for employees as the e-commerce giant plans to avoid hiring 600,000 workers by 2033.

Amazon’s latest attempt at selling stuff with AI is the ‘Help me decide’ button

Amazon is launching a new AI-powered tool that’s supposed to help you choose which product to buy. Now, when you look at multiple similar items on Amazon’s app or mobile website, it may display a “Help me decide” button that picks one for you based on your browsing activity, searches, shopping history, and preferences.

Amazon is 'last place' in the AI cloud race. Why that might not be a 'death sentence.'

One of the top tech analysts on Wall Street says other cloud providers are doing better in the generative AI era.
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Amazon Reveals Cause of Major AWS Internet Outage Earlier This Week

Millions around the world found themselves unable to access popular services thanks to a Domain Name System issue with Amazon Web Services.

Amazon claims the headline isn’t robots taking jobs as it reveals new cost-cutting robots

In one post, Amazon highlighted Blue Jay, a robot it calls “an extra set of hands that helps employees with tasks that involve reaching and lifting,” and its agentic AI system Project Eluna, which “acts like an extra teammate, helping reduce that cognitive load” while optimizing sorting to reduce bottlenecks.

Amazon admits it's missing the next wave of AI startups for its cloud business

Amazon Web Services struggles to find AI solopreneurs and bootstrapped startups, highlighting a blind spot in its customer discovery process.
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