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AWS Extends Free Credits Program to Cover Additional AI Models
April 02, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has reportedly extended its free credits program to cover artificial intelligence (AI) models from other companies. The program now offers startups credits to cover the cost of using models from Anthropic, Meta, Mistral AI and Cohere, Howard Wright, vice president and global head of startups at AWS, told...

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Amazon Prime Days Move to Spring With First-Ever ‘Big Spring Sale’
March 14, 2024

Amazon is preparing to launch its first-ever “Big Spring Sale.” Scheduled for Wednesday through Monday (March 20-25), this event will offer customers in the United States deals on seasonal items like spring fashion, outdoor furniture, lawn and garden products, and cleaning and organizing items, the company...

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Amazon Business Enters 10th Market With Mexico Launch
March 14, 2024

Amazon Business says it is bringing its procurement services to Mexico. The launch, announced Wednesday (March 13), makes Mexico the 10th country where Amazon Business is available, joining the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Japan, Germany, France, Italy, India, and Spain. “We are excited to enable...

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Amazon Introduces GenAI to Create Product Listings From Sellers’ Websites
March 13, 2024

Amazon is rolling out a new generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) feature that helps sellers create listings for Amazon’s store. This new feature allows sellers who have their own direct-to-consumer (DTC) website to provide Amazon with that URL and then receive product listings for the Amazon store,...

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Amazon Takes On Trader Joe’s With Small-Format Whole Foods Stores
March 11, 2024

Amazon is rolling out a new store format under the Whole Foods Market banner — a move that comes as the eCommerce giant looks to increase its share of grocery by growing its brick-and-mortar presence. The specialty grocer recently announced its Whole Foods Market Daily Shop,...

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Report: Amazon Plans to Shelve Ad-Supported Streaming Service Freevee
February 21, 2024

Amazon is reportedly planning to discontinue Freevee, its free, ad-supported streaming service. The move comes as part of a broader effort by Amazon to focus its advertising and product efforts on Prime Video, which rolled out an ad-supported tier last month, according to a Wednesday...

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Amazon Plans Launch of Indian eCommerce Platform Bazaar
February 21, 2024

Amazon is working on a new eCommerce site to reach Indian shoppers, dubbing it a “special store.” The eCommerce giant said it would not levy any “extra charges” to sellers on the fashion and lifestyle products platform, called Bazaar, according to a Wednesday (Feb. 21)...

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Amazon Cutting Jobs in Healthcare Units One Medical, Amazon Pharmacy
February 06, 2024

Amazon will reportedly cut jobs across its healthcare units One Medical and Amazon Pharmacy. The company will cut “a few hundred” jobs in these businesses, Reuters reported Tuesday (Feb. 6), citing a letter to employees from Neil Lindsay, senior vice president of Amazon Health Services. The number of positions to be cut...

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Amazon Launches Online Ad Partnership as Google Eliminates Tracking Cookies
February 05, 2024

Amazon has teamed with British publishing giant Reach to obtain targeted customer ad data. The partnership, the subject of a Monday (Feb. 5) report by the Financial Times (FT), is happening as the media world is trying to deal with Google’s decision to eliminate tracking “cookies” from its browser....