Amazon’s new Alexa+ uses generative AI to personalize conversations and automate tasks Amazon unveiled Alexa+, a new service that integrates generative AI natively into the company’s longtime voice assistant — promising free-flowing… Read More
Amazon on pace for $100B+ in yearly capex; Jassy expects cost efficiencies to drive AI demand Amazon reported $26.3 billion in capital expenditures in the fourth quarter, and the company plans to keep spending at that… Read More
Amazon expands Bedrock with new AI model marketplace, a day after unveiling its own ‘Nova’ LAS VEGAS — Unveiling Amazon’s homegrown Nova artificial intelligence models yesterday, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy made a point of saying… Read More
Amazon unveils ‘Nova’ AI models, looking to make its mark in the generative AI revolution LAS VEGAS — Amazon CEO Andy Jassy returned to the AWS re:Invent stage Tuesday morning, delivering one of the company’s… Read More
AWS tops $10B in quarterly operating profits as Jassy cites ‘reacceleration’ of cloud business Amazon’s cloud business isn’t done growing yet. Amazon Web Services posted $10.4 billion in operating income in the third quarter,… Read More
Pledge then plan: Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says path to carbon net zero is evolving Amazon CEO Andy Jassy sat down Thursday with Kara Hurst, the company’s chief sustainability officer, to discuss the cloud, retail… Read More
Play Episode Podcast Podcast: Amazon’s quest to become a startup again; Plus, 6 years of progress in driverless cars Play This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Amazon’s decision to bring its employees back to the office five days a week… Read More
‘The way we were’: Amazon tries to rekindle its future by rediscovering a spark from the past Amazon went through a one-way door against its will. Now it wants to go back. And the future of the… Read More
Amazon looks to reduce costs to compete more aggressively on price as consumer habits shift Amazon is making a concerted effort to lower its costs, aiming to offer more products at a lower average selling… Read More
Report details financial pressure on Amazon Alexa, confirms plans for paid tier and AI revamp Internal Amazon metrics have created a rosy view of the impact from Alexa and Echo on the company’s revenue from… Read More
Amazon CEO’s advice to computer science grads: take risks, keep learning, write your own story In a speech peppered with mentions of his own sports failings and achievements, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy offered up some… Read More
Adam Selipsky, the exit interview: Amazon Web Services CEO on AI, competition, and the future Adam Selipsky spoke with GeekWire this week at Amazon Web Services headquarters in Seattle in an interview prior to his… Read More
How Amazon’s new cloud chief Matt Garman will approach the big challenges ahead Three executives from Amazon Web Services were meeting with a top CIA tech leader, trying to come up with a… Read More
Here’s where the Amazon CEO’s comments on unions crossed the line, according to NLRB judge It was legal for Amazon CEO Andy Jassy to say that unionization would make it tougher for employees to have… Read More
Kuiper satellite network gets a big lift from Amazon’s CEO, but timeline is a bit hazy In his annual letter to shareholders, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says the company’s Project Kuiper satellite venture will be “a… Read More
Amazon names business and tech leader Andrew Ng to its board, boosting AI expertise Amazon’s newest board member is Andrew Ng, a business and technology leader, serial startup founder, investor, and educator who specializes… Read More
Exec pay: New filing shows how much Amazon CEO Andy Jassy made in compensation in 2023 Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s compensation for 2023 totaled $29.2 million, including his base pay, the value of shares that vested… Read More
AI in the cloud: Microsoft boosts share; Amazon predicts ‘tens of billions’ in new revenue AI is starting to generate real money for the big cloud providers. Global spending on cloud infrastructure services topped $68… Read More
Amazon CEO calls attacks on civilians in Israel ‘shocking,’ says company will support relief efforts Amazon CEO Andy Jassy called the attacks against civilians in Israel “shocking and painful to watch” in a post on… Read More
Interview: UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt visits Amazon and Microsoft; talks AI, China, economy Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, the United Kingdom’s chief financial minister, visited Seattle on Friday as part of a West Coast tour… Read More
Amazon unveils new AI features in quest to make Alexa ‘superhuman’ It was tough, as usual, to keep up with the announcements coming out of Amazon’s fall Devices & Services event… Read More
Play Episode Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Amazon is done debating RTO policy; Robot umps update; Summit sneak peek Play Amazon CEO Andy Jassy made it clear in a recent internal meeting that he wants employees to “disagree and commit”… Read More
Amazon adds three execs to its senior leadership team — here’s how the list has changed this year Amazon named three additional executives to its senior leadership team Friday: Andy Jassy, the Amazon CEO, announced the additions in… Read More
Amazon devices chief Dave Limp is leaving in latest executive departure Dave Limp, the longtime leader of Amazon’s devices division, will step down later this year. Limp is leaving Amazon after… Read More
Amazon uses badge-swipe data to tell employees they aren’t complying with return-to-office policy Messages sent by Amazon to some employees this week, asserting that they aren’t complying with a corporate mandate to return… Read More
Play Episode Podcast Amazon’s three-layered AI strategy, how AI startups can stand out, and hope for AI and humanity Play This week on the GeekWire Podcast, we look at how Amazon is positioning itself in the emerging era of generative… Read More
Amazon’s online store sales dip below 40% of net sales for first time, and other earnings notes The chart below is what Amazon’s net sales look like in raw numbers over the past several years, broken down… Read More
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on making AI chips, Prime Video spend, speeding up shipping Amazon CEO Andy Jassy spoke with CNBC for a wide-ranging interview about AI, Prime Video, and more. Here were some… Read More
Shopping center owners sue Amazon as tech giant rethinks grocery plans RENTON, Wash. — The owner of a major shopping center south of Seattle is suing Amazon, alleging that the company… Read More
Alexa vs. ChatGPT: Amazon building new AI models to make assistant more proactive, conversational As new forms of generative AI spread across the tech world, it’s becoming tough for Alexa users to accept rudimentary… Read More
