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Amazon Begins Winding Down Mechanical Turk After Two Decades

Amazon confirms that Mechanical Turk will close to new customers on July 30, 2026, marking the beginning of the end for the pioneering crowdsourcing service. AWS states that existing customers can continue using the platform as normal, and the company plans to keep investing in security and availability. However, Amazon

Amazon Q AI Assistant Saves $260 Million and 4,500 Developer-Years

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy reveals that the company's internal AI assistant, Amazon Q, dramatically reduces software upgrade times and delivers massive annual efficiency gains.

Amazon and Salesforce Lead Latest Wave of Major Tech Layoffs

Major technology companies continue to slash their workforces as Amazon and Salesforce implement significant job cuts. These layoffs reflect an ongoing industry trend of restructuring and cost reduction.

Tech Stock Slump Raises Broader Economic Concerns

Major technology companies face a historic earnings slump as inflation and rising interest rates squeeze businesses and consumers. Analysts warn that the struggles of these industry heavyweights signal potential trouble ahead for the broader economy.

Anthropic Secures $65 Billion in Series H, Reaches $965B Valuation

Anthropic raises a massive $65 billion in Series H funding, pushing its post-money valuation to $965 billion as enterprise demand for Claude soars. The company plans to use the capital to expand compute capacity and advance AI safety research.

Amazon Scraps Biased AI Recruitment Tool That Penalized Women

Amazon discontinues an internal AI hiring tool after discovering it systematically discriminates against female job applicants due to flawed training data.

Over 150,000 Petitioners Demand Amazon Halt Police Facial Recognition Sales

A coalition of civil rights groups delivers more than 150,000 signatures to Amazon's headquarters, urging the company to stop selling its Rekognition face surveillance technology to police. The campaigners warn that the cheap, accessible tool enables dangerous mass tracking of everyday citizens.

Audible Unveils AI Narration and Translation Tools for Publishers

Audible introduces an integrated AI production system that allows publishers to create audiobooks using over one hundred synthetic voices. The platform also plans to launch a beta translation feature later this year to convert English audiobooks into four major languages.

Amazon's Quiet Covariant AI Acqui-Hire Shakes Up Robotics Sector

Amazon recently executes an acqui-hire of Covariant AI, a strategic move that industry experts find highly significant. Meanwhile, the robotics industry sees continued massive investment growth and new humanoid robot pilot preparations.

Amazon Partners With Covariant to Expand AI Robot Capabilities

Amazon licenses Covariant's robotic foundation models to enhance how its massive fleet of warehouse robots sees, reasons, and acts. The partnership aims to improve safety and efficiency for employees while accelerating supply chain automation.

Amazon Q AI Tool Eliminates 4,500 Years of Developer Upgrades

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy reveals that the company's AI assistant, Amazon Q, saves massive amounts of time and money by automating Java upgrades. The tool successfully handles foundational code transformations that developers previously executed manually.

Amazon Develops 'Metis' AI Chatbot to Rival ChatGPT

Amazon is reportedly building a new AI chatbot named Metis to compete directly with ChatGPT. The project features advanced capabilities like image generation and autonomous agent functions to help the tech giant catch up in the AI race.

Amazon Prepares 'Metis' AI to Rival ChatGPT

Amazon is developing a new artificial intelligence service called Metis to compete directly with OpenAI's popular ChatGPT. The upgraded chatbot promises advanced reasoning and image generation capabilities.