robotics Warehouse Robotics Firms Push Automation to Compete With Amazon Robotics companies are accelerating warehouse automation to help retailers compete with Amazon's massive robotic fleet. Both full-scale solutions and robots-as-a-service models show strong growth as the industry targets a largely untapped market.
amazon Amazon Launches AI Vision Service to Catch Manufacturing Defects Amazon introduces Lookout for Vision, a cloud service that uses computer vision to automatically spot product anomalies on manufacturing lines. The tool requires as few as 30 images to train an AI model and operates on a pay-as-you-go basis.
amazon Amazon Releases AI Vision Service to Catch Manufacturing Defects Amazon launches Lookout for Vision, a cloud service that uses computer vision to automatically detect product defects in manufacturing. The tool requires only 30 baseline images to train an AI model and helps reduce costly human errors on production lines.
facial recognition Tech Firms Restrict Police Access to Facial Recognition Tools Major technology companies are actively limiting law enforcement access to facial recognition software due to concerns about accuracy and racial bias. This shift reflects growing public pressure to address the ethical implications of surveillance technology.
amazon Amazon Reports Record Profits as Jeff Bezos Prepares to Step Down Amazon announces massive fourth-quarter profits and reveals Andy Jassy as the successor to founder Jeff Bezos. The leadership transition comes as the tech giant experiences unprecedented growth.
amazon Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos Transitions to Executive Chairman Role Jeff Bezos steps down as Amazon's CEO, handing daily control to cloud computing chief Andy Jassy. Bezos remains involved as executive chairman while focusing on other ventures.
jeff bezos Jeff Bezos Announces Departure from Amazon CEO Role Amazon founder Jeff Bezos hands over the CEO position to Andy Jassy while transitioning to the role of executive chairman. The leadership change marks a new era for the massive e-commerce company.
amazon Amazon Founder Bezos Steps Down as CEO, Names Cloud Chief Jassy as Successor Jeff Bezos hands over the role of Amazon CEO to Andy Jassy, the longtime leader of Amazon Web Services. Bezos will transition to executive chairman to focus on new products and early initiatives.
amazon Amazon Offers Logistics and On-Site Vaccine Support to Biden Administration Amazon pledges its operations, technology, and healthcare partnerships to help President Biden achieve his goal of vaccinating 100 million Americans in 100 days.
amazon Amazon Web Services Drops Parler Over Failure to Moderate Violence Amazon joins Apple and Google in severing ties with Parler, citing the conservative social platform's inability to remove violent content related to the Capitol riot.
twitch Twitch and Reddit Suspend Trump-Linked Channels in Hate Speech Crackdown Major tech platforms Reddit and Twitch take action against Donald Trump-associated pages, citing violations of hate speech policies. The bans are part of a broader sweep that removes thousands of forums and accounts promoting hate.
amazon Amazon Defends Parler Ban by Citing Unremoved Violent Threats Amazon states it drops Parler from its cloud hosting service only after flagging over one hundred violent posts that the social network fails to remove. The tech giant rejects Parler's antitrust claims in a recent court filing.
parler Parler Goes Offline After Amazon Pulls Hosting Services Social media platform Parler disappears from the internet after Amazon terminates its web hosting agreement. Meanwhile, Twitter prepares for potential physical protests at its corporate headquarters.
amazon Amazon Shuts Down Parler Hosting Over Violent Capitol Riot Content Parler goes completely offline after Amazon Web Services suspends its server hosting, citing a failure to moderate violent threats. This removal follows similar app store bans by Apple and Google.
amazon Amazon Web Services Ban Reveals Corporate Control Over Internet Apple, Google, and Amazon remove Parler from their platforms following the Capitol riot, but Amazon's AWS ban highlights an unprecedented level of corporate power over web infrastructure.