Amazon asks to depose Trump in lawsuit challenging Pentagon’s award of major cloud contract to Microsoft Amazon is asking a federal judge for permission to depose President Donald Trump and Defense Department officials to prove bias… Read More
Amazon Web Services makes nearly 67% of Amazon’s operating profit in blockbuster quarter Amazon Web Services posted net sales of nearly $10 billion and operating profit of $2.6 billion in the fourth quarter,… Read More
NFL partners with Amazon Web Services to improve player safety and ‘shape the future of football’ The National Football League is turning to Amazon’s cloud technologies as it looks to improve the safety of its players.… Read More
AWS antitrust? How Amazon’s cloud unit would defend against an expanded FTC inquiry LAS VEGAS — Kicking off the Amazon Web Services re:Invent conference earlier this week, AWS CEO Andy Jassy offered an… Read More
Amazon cloud boss targets Microsoft’s core business, eyes $3.7 trillion enterprise IT market LAS VEGAS — Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy put the company’s neighboring tech giant directly in his sights here… Read More
AWS launches Amazon Braket service as part of broad quantum computing initiative Amazon Web Services is leaping into quantum computing with both feet — or maybe more than both feet, in keeping… Read More
Amazon unveils musical keyboard that uses AI to compose surprisingly good original songs Amazon Web Services likes to spice things up at its annual AWS re:Invent conference with unexpected hardware announcements, with past… Read More
What’s at stake for Amazon’s $36B cloud business at its big AWS re:Invent conference this week Amazon Web Services will be able to tout some of the biggest numbers in the booming cloud industry at its… Read More
Amazon adds new features to Rekognition software amid ongoing debate over facial recognition tech Amazon is rolling out new features that make it easier for customers to search for specific items in large databases… Read More
Seattle Seahawks partner with Amazon Web Services for cloud deal to ‘fuel future championships’ Amazon is expanding its work with the NFL, scoring a deal with the Seattle Seahawks to provide the team with… Read More
15 years of blogging at Amazon: Lessons in DIY communications from Jeff Barr, the voice of AWS Back in 2004, when Jeff Barr started a blog for Amazon Web Services, no one was really sure how it… Read More
Judge limits role of former Amazon sales exec in AWS vs. Google Cloud non-compete lawsuit A lawsuit against a former Amazon Web Services sales executive who joined rival Google Cloud earlier this year took an… Read More
Amazon Web Services approaches $9B in quarterly revenue, but growth slows again, missing analyst expectations Amazon Web Services yet again powered the tech giant’s bottom line in Q3, but for the second quarter in a… Read More
Amazon Web Services and NASA team up to stream video from space via the cloud Amazon Web Services and NASA have demonstrated how cloud-based video processing can distribute live streams from space, with a shout-out… Read More
Senators Warren and Wyden ask FTC to investigate Amazon’s culpability in Capital One data breach Two Democrats in the Senate are asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Amazon’s involvement in the Capital One data… Read More
Watch out, Coachella? Amazon gets into music festival business, releases lineup for ‘Intersect’ An impressive lineup of musicians will be assembling in the desert in December for a two-day festival, but it’s not… Read More
It’s true: Amazon has been profitable for nearly two years, even without AWS cloud windfall Amazon has compiled a run of record profits over the last few years. There’s a perception that the highly profitable,… Read More
Amazon launches AWS IQ, a marketplace of third-party cloud experts for on-demand projects Amazon.com opened up its online retail marketplace to third-party sellers early on, shaking up the e-commerce industry and extending the… Read More
NFL fans can access live Next Gen Stats for first time via Amazon’s Thursday Night Football stream Amazon is geeking out its Thursday Night Football streams this season by giving viewers access to advanced statistics during live… Read More
Tech Moves: Goldman Sachs snags AWS exec; Vicis names COO; Leafly, Jama, FlavorCloud hire product chiefs — Goldman Sachs hired former AWS exec Marco Argenti as co-chief information officer and former Verizon chief technology officer Atte… Read More
Amazon to double presence in Portland, Ore., adding 400 new tech roles Amazon is growing its Portland, Ore. tech team by 400 people and moving into a new 84,000 square foot office… Read More
Senator Wyden wants answers from Amazon on Capital One hack A U.S. senator from Oregon wants Amazon to explain the role it played in a hack that exposed sensitive data… Read More
Pentagon reconsiders $10B cloud contract as Trump sounds alarm over alleged Amazon favoritism The Department of Defense announced Thursday it is reviewing a $10 billion, 10-year contract to build the military’s war cloud.… Read More
Amazon sues former AWS exec for joining rival Google division as cloud wars escalate Amazon’s pioneering cloud business gave the company an early lead in an emerging and lucrative industry but competition is heating… Read More
Amazon acquires enterprise flash storage startup E8 Storage Amazon has acquired enterprise flash storage startup E8 Storage. Founded in 2014, the company sold a rack-scale software storage solution… Read More
Seattle engineer arrested in Capital One hack that affected 106M people Seattle-based engineer Paige Thompson was arrested Monday for allegedly hacking into Capital One’s databases and gaining access to approximately 140,000… Read More
Amazon R&D and infrastructure spending spikes as tech giant staffs up on technical talent Amazon is spending more cash to hire top technical workers in key growth areas as the Seattle company competes for… Read More
Amazon hires lobbyist with Trump ties amid contentious Pentagon cloud contest Amazon Web Services is enlisting Jeff Miller, a former fundraiser for President Donald Trump, according to a lobbying disclosure form… Read More
Why this supply chain startup is drawing comparisons to Amazon Web Services and Airbnb Amazon Web Services revolutionized the way that companies run their business online, allowing them to pay for as much compute… Read More
Geek of the Week: Amazon’s David Ham takes Pride in his work and his role with LGBTQ group glamazon June is a busy month for David Ham. The senior video program manager at Amazon Web Services has plenty to… Read More
