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☆ Amazon tries again, with another $4 billion, to get Anthropic to use its AI chips rather than Nvidia GPUs
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Emma Cosgrove | Ben Bergman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The deal includes an agreement for Anthropic to use Amazon's AI chips more. The goal of all this money is mainly to get Amazon's AI chips to be used more often to train and run large language models. It's also going to help Amazon design future Trainium chips and contribute to building out an Amazon AI model development platform called AWS Neuron. The Information reported recently that Anthropic prefers to use Nvidia GPUs, rather than Amazon AI chips. In May, Bernstein analyst Stacy Rasgon told Business Insider he wasn't aware of any companies using Amazon chips at scale.

Persons: Anthropic, It's, Dario Amodei, we've, Andy Jassy, Bernstein, Stacy Rasgon, Jassy, Amodei Organizations: Amazon, Nvidia, Business, Google, — Locations: Anthropic, San Francisco

☆ Leaked memo: Amazon says staff in Germany can apply to work from home 2 days a week amid RTO push
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-22 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementAmazon has told staff in Germany they can apply to work from home for up to two days a week. Amazon has a global mandate for all employees to return five days a week to the office from January. Amazon employees in Germany will be able to apply to work from home up to two days a week when the company's global return-to-office mandate takes effect, Business Insider has learned. Amazon said the expectation is still for employees to work from the office five days a week in Germany, and that it had a similar flexible work policy before the pandemic. It also states that the policy applies to all Amazon employees in Germany, but it does not include Twitch and Audible employees.

Persons: Slack, Andy Jassy, Amazon, Jassy, it's, Jyoti Mann Organizations: BI, Amazon, Business Locations: Germany, jyotimann

☆ Companies say RTO mandates make work more creative — it might take more than that
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementMany major companies are asking employees to return to the office full or part-time. Companies are betting that asking employees to return to the office will help boost creativity. While being physically present may boost collaboration and the flow of ideas, workplace specialists told Business Insider that RTO mandates alone might not be the answer. Related VideoTo get the rest of the way, companies need bosses and a culture that fosters creativity. She said that creativity and personal resilience at work both proliferated with the rise of remote work.

Persons: Leena Rinne, Andy Jassy, Goldman Sachs, Cary Cooper, Cooper, We've, Jeri Doris, Doris, We're, Rinne, it's Organizations: Companies, JPMorgan, Manchester Business School, Dell

☆ Inside Amazon's agonizing attempt to save Alexa with AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

AdvertisementCustomer-friction concerns, partnership hiccups, compatibility questions, latency problems, and accuracy issues have snarled progress, according to internal Amazon documents and multiple people involved in the project. AdvertisementA product of this scale is "unprecedented, and takes time," an Amazon spokesperson told Business Insider. Related storiesFor example, without more clearly defined responsibilities with third-party partners, Amazon expected further delays in the launch. AdvertisementLatency has been a particularly tough problem for the AI Alexa service. Related storiesNew risksIn late August, Amazon discovered several new risk factors for the AI Alexa service.

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☆ Leaked: Amazon held talks with Instacart, Uber, Ticketmaster, and others for help on its new AI-powered Alexa
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The new Alexa aims to be a personalized assistant, handling diverse tasks across different devices. Amazon's AI-powered Alexa upgrade could launch with several major partners handling specific tasks such as ride-hailing, grocery shopping, and restaurant reservations, Business Insider has learned. The partner companies would become the primary option for handling those specific tasks on the upgraded Alexa. Amazon is revamping Alexa with ChatGPT-like AI features, BI first reported in January. Internally codenamed Banyan or Remarkable Alexa, the upgrade has the potential to significantly improve the voice assistant with AI features.

Persons: Uber, Spokespeople, Thumbtack, Andy Jassy, Jassy Organizations: Partners, Ticketmaster, BI, Amazon, Alexa, ChatGPT, Uber

☆ Amazon shuts down secret project to develop fertility tracker
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-13 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Amazon has discontinued a secretive effort to develop an at-home fertility tracker, according to internal documents and people familiar with the matter. The team sat within Amazon's Grand Challenge, also known as its Special Projects division, the sources said. In October, Amazon told people working on the tracker that it was disbanding the team. Other Grand Challenge projects, including the Amazon Care telehealth service, a video-calling device for kids, a virtual tours service, and an augmented reality headset for meetings, were discontinued. On the morning of Oct. 28, employees working on the fertility tracker were told to join a videoconference where a director of the team informed them that the project was ending.

Persons: Amazon, Andy Jassy, Jassy, Jeff Bezos, Bezos, Alexa Organizations: Amazon, Projects, CNBC, Amazon Care Locations: companywide

☆ I Was Laid Off From Amazon, Rehired, and Quit 3 Months Later
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Stephanie Ramos | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementA year later, I got the opportunity to return to Amazon as a boomerang employee. I'd always been told that a value at Amazon was to treat "the candidate as a customer," but didn't experience that. Related storiesRTO implementation was inconsistentA few weeks later, in May 2024, I accepted a different offer from Amazon for a Nashville-based role on another team I'd applied for. My layoff should've been the writing on the wall — this place has changed — but I clung to the idea of the Amazon I'd once respected, not wanting to recognize what it had become. The Amazon I joined in 2016 thrummed a "fail fast and often" mentality, encouraging risk-taking that led to delightful innovations.

Persons: I'd, —, he'd, should've, Andy Jassy, Margaret Callahan, Stephanie Ramos, Jane Zhang Organizations: Amazon, Nashville, LinkedIn's, Companies, Technology Locations: Nashville, Atlanta

☆ AWS is negotiating a huge deal to supply IBM with Nvidia GPUs via the cloud
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-12 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AWS is negotiating a potential $475 million AI cloud deal with IBM. Under such a deal, IBM would use AWS's EC2 servers that come equipped with Nvidia's AI chips, the document stated. The negotiations also highlight continued demand for Nvidia GPUs. Efforts here have been mixed so far, and it's unclear if an IBM deal would include access to these homegrown Amazon components. AdvertisementStill, an AI cloud deal like this would be a further boost for AWS.

Persons: —, Andy Jassy, Jassy Organizations: IBM, Nvidia, Service, Web Services, Business, IBM Research, AWS, Watson, Amazon

☆ Nvidia is the world's most valuable company (again). What's next for the AI chip king?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

One thing that's widely understood is the artificial intelligence revolution is still in its infancy, and Nvidia is the go-to company for what's needed to run AI workloads. Microsoft : "We expect capital expenditures to increase on a sequential basis, given our cloud and AI demand signals," CFO Amy Hood said. Put another way, can the world's most valuable company, at nearly $3.6 trillion, get even more valuable? On current numbers, Nvidia is trading at about 37x calendar year 2025 earnings estimates. Visitors check out Nvidia's AI technology at the 2024 Apsara Conference in Hangzhou, China, on September 19, 2024.

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☆ Insider Today: Preparing for Trump 2.0
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-10 | by ( Matt Turner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . Preparing for 47Donald Trump, now the 2024 president-elect, never really stopped running for office after losing the 2020 election. Treasury yields also finished the week higher, as investors bet that a Trump White House will drive inflation. Also read:Risky businessGetty Images; iStock; Natalie Ammari/BIThere's no such thing as free lunch — or in one investor's case, free dinner. The great American shoplifting spreeGetty Images; Jenny Chang-Rodriguez/BIRegular Americans are shoplifting everything from tape measures to blocks of cheese.

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☆ In leaked internal meeting, Amazon retail chief says sales of cheaper items are surging
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Amazon's sales of cheap items are surging, driven by faster delivery speeds, executive says. Over 50% of those everyday essentials are now delivered on the same or next day, he added. "And these are especially the low-priced everyday essentials, the things that most households purchase every week." The goal has been to not only speed up deliveries, but also make it less expensive for the company to offer faster delivery. 'Real positive'During last month's analyst call, Jassy added that the growth of cheaper items is a "real positive" because it is predicated on faster delivery speeds.

Persons: —, Doug Herrington, Herrington, Amazon's, Andy Jassy, Jassy, Brian Olsavsky, Mark Mahaney, Mahaney Organizations: Service, Business, Reuters, Amazon, HH

☆ Big Tech CEOs send well wishes to Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( David Ingram | David Ingram Is A Tech Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Trump’s win came about with the help of Musk and his wealthy tech friends including investors Peter Thiel and David Sacks. They boosted Trump with financial contributions, fundraising help and public endorsements on subjects such as the economy and deregulation. Few other major tech executives publicly endorsed in the presidential race, though some of them made vague comments praising one or the other candidate. Trump has a complicated history with many tech CEOs. In their social media posts, several tech CEOs used the word “decisive” to describe Trump’s victory and they employed popular buzzwords like “innovation” in an apparent attempt to identify common ground.

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☆ Jeff Bezos congratulates Trump for ‘extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory’
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Liam Reilly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder and chairman, congratulated Donald Trump on Wednesday for an “extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory” after the former president won re-election, wishing Trump “all success in leading and uniting the America we all love.”“Big congratulations to our 45th and now 47th President on an extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory. No nation has bigger opportunities,” Bezos posted on X. “Wishing [Donald Trump] all success in leading and uniting the America we all love.”Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy also congratulated Trump on his re-election. “Congratulations to President-elect Trump on a hard-fought victory,” he wrote. Tara Palmeri, a Puck’s political correspondent who was set to broadcast from the Florida event, had her credentials revoked after she published a piece about “anxiety” within the Trump campaign.

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☆ Jeff Bezos, Sam Altman, Tim Cook and other tech leaders congratulate Trump on election win
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Amazon founder and Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos celebrated Trump's win in a post on X, calling it an "extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory." Trump repeatedly took aim at Bezos' ownership of the Post, Amazon's tax record and its relationship with the Postal Service. Apple CEO Tim Cook congratulated Trump on his victory in a post on X. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a post on X that he hopes Trump will see "huge success in the job." Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg called Trump's election win a "decisive victory" and said he looks forward to working with the Trump administration.

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☆ Amazon gets FAA approval for new delivery drone as it begins tests in Arizona
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The agency granted a similar waiver for Amazon's Prime Air program in May, though that was limited to flights in College Station, Texas, one of the cities where it has been conducting tests. Alongside the FAA approval, Matt McCardle, head of regulatory affairs for Prime Air, said the company is starting to make drone deliveries Tuesday near Phoenix, Arizona. Prime Air encountered regulatory hurdles, missed deadlines and had layoffs last year, coinciding with widespread cost-cutting efforts by CEO Andy Jassy. In response, Amazon executives told residents the company would identify a new drone delivery launch site by October 2025. WATCH: How Amazon's drone delivery program stacks up to competitors

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☆ CHART: Big Tech is going wild on AI spending next year and beyond
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft are expected to churn through $300 billion in capex next year. The spending spree is driven by generative AI and LLM opportunities, says Morgan Stanley. Earlier this year, Bernstein forecast Big Tech capex of more than $1 trillion over five years. Related storiesRelated Video How tech layoffs could affect the economyIn Morgan Stanley's new estimates, Amazon saw the largest increase in future spending. In 2026, Amazon capex will climb even higher, to $105 billion, according to Morgan Stanley estimates.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Amazon's, —, Bernstein, Morgan Stanley's, Andy Jassy, We've, Jassy Organizations: Google, Microsoft, Service, Big Tech, Tech, Amazon Locations: capex

☆ In an all-hands meeting, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy tells employees why he wants fewer managers: 'I hate bureaucracy'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Amazon aims to adapt to tech changes and competitive pressures, especially with AI. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. During an internal all-hands meeting on Tuesday, Jassy explained why the company recently announced a plan to reduce the number of managers. Only a few companies survive for 50 or 100 years in the tech industry because "the world changes, technology changes, competitors change, companies change," he said. "We have a chance to build the most remarkable company in the history of business," Jassy said.

Persons: —, Andy Jassy, Jassy, Peter DeSantis, DeSantis, I'm, it's, there's Organizations: Service, Business, Amazon Locations: AWS's

☆ Amazon CEO Andy Jassy denies that 5-day office mandate is a 'backdoor layoff'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy denied speculation that the company's five-day in-office mandate was made to further reduce head count or appease city officials. "We urge you to reconsider your comments and position on the proposed 5-day in-office mandate," the letter said. The letter included anecdotes from AWS staffers who detailed how the five-day in-office mandate will impact their "life and work." Jassy acknowledged Tuesday that the five-day in-office mandate will be an adjustment for employees. WATCH: AWS CEO says employees unhappy with 5-day office mandate can leave

Persons: Andy Jassy, I've, Jassy, Matt Garman, Garman, he's Organizations: New York Times DealBook, Jazz At Lincoln Center, Amazon, CNBC, Employees, Reuters, Amazon Web Services, Seattle Locations: New York City

☆ In all-hands meeting, Amazon CEO says RTO mandate not a 'backdoor layoff'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Business Insider obtained a recording of Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's latest all-hands meeting. Jassy said Amazon's RTO policy is not a 'backdoor layoff' strategy. The RTO policy aims to strengthen company culture, not cut costs, he said. This is very much about our culture and strengthening our culture," Jassy said, adding that the only city Amazon notified ahead of time about its RTO mandate was Seattle. Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman said in a staff meeting last month that 9 out of 10 Amazon employees he'd spoken with were "excited" by the change.

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☆ What Wall Street learned from the week's Big Tech earnings flurry
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Among the megacap stocks, Alphabet , Amazon and Microsoft grew year-over-year, cloud-based revenue by 35%, 19% and 20%, respectively. But of the five largest companies that have so far reported results — Meta Platforms , Alphabet, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft — only two finished the week higher. META 5D mountain Meta, 5 days Commentary from some of the tech companies signaled that AI demand remains robust. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy justified stepped up AI spending, saying that investors will be rewarded over the long haul. AMZN 5D mountain Amazon, 5 days Meanwhile, the still enormous spending patterns among megacap technology companies signals no downturn for de facto AI leader Nvidia.

Persons: Gene Munster, Sundar Pichai, Andy Jassy, Ray Wang, Wang, Mark Malek, Constellation's Wang, Satya Nadella's, Eric Clark, Clark Organizations: Microsoft, Apple, Constellation Research, Brands, Nvidia

☆ Amazon shares jump 7%, approach record after earnings beat
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Amazon shares jumped 7% on Friday and neared an all-time high after the company reported better-than-expected earnings, driven by growth in its cloud computing and advertising businesses. Revenue increased 11% in the quarter to $158.9 billion, topping the $157.2 billion estimate of analysts surveyed by LSEG. Sales in the Amazon Web Services cloud business increased 19% to $27.4 billion, coming in just shy of analysts' estimates, according to StreetAccount. That was an acceleration from 12% a year ago, but trailed growth at rivals Microsoft and Google , where cloud revenue increased 33% and 35%, respectively. The midpoint of that range, $185 billion, fell short of the average analyst estimate of $186.2 billion, according to LSEG.

Persons: Roth MKM, Brian Olsavsky, Andy Jassy, Jassy, we're, — CNBC's Ari Levy Organizations: Amazon, Revenue, LSEG, Services, Microsoft, Google, Nvidia, Meta

☆ Amazon said its shoppers keep choosing cheap items – and that's good for business
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Aditi Bharade | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Amazon's customers are buying cheap products, the retailer's top execs said in its Thursday earnings call. Amazon reported a strong third quarter, beating earnings expectations. While these items "often have a lower average selling price," Olsavsky said that these buying patterns are still a net positive for Amazon. Representatives for Amazon did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, sent outside business hours. Its net sales for the quarter hit $158.9 billion, outperforming analyst expectations of $157.3 billion.

Persons: execs, —, we're, Andy Jassy, Brian Olsavsky, Olsavsky, Jassy, Wells Fargo Organizations: Service, Amazon's, Amazon, Business Locations: North America

☆ Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says he has a secret weapon in the AI wars
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said AWS gives the company a leg up in the AI race. Jassy said AWS has shown that Amazon can handle the logistics for scaling AI. AdvertisementAmazon CEO Andy Jassy on Thursday explained why he thinks the company is well-positioned to excel in AI: Amazon Web Services. Jassy talked up the cloud-computing unit on Amazon's third-quarter earnings call, defending the company's aggressive investments in AI. Amazon beat Wall Street's third-quarter expectations on revenue and earnings per share, with the stock rising 6% in after-hours trading.

Persons: Andy Jassy, Jassy, —, Sundar Pichai Organizations: Service, Web Services, Amazon, Companies, AWS, Big Tech

Companies beat expectations, with some boosted by large cloud growth. AdvertisementThe tech giants Meta, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, and Microsoft reported earnings this week, and investors were laser-focused on the results of AI investments. Cloud is kingMicrosoft, Alphabet, and Amazon saw significant growth in their cloud businesses, fueled by increased demand. Jeremy Goldman, EMARKETER's senior director of briefings, told BI that Microsoft's cloud business had decelerated from the "breakneck pace" of previous quarters. Related storiesWhile Google reported stronger cloud growth, Microsoft still leads it in cloud market share, and both are behind Amazon Web Services.

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☆ Amazon's CEO is even more bullish on the AI opportunity
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Amazon's AI services are rapidly growing, with significant demand for AWS's AI chips. AdvertisementJust when you thought Big Tech executives couldn't get more bullish on AI, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy upped the ante on Thursday. Amazon has launched a number of new AI services in recent years, including Bedrock, an AI development tool, the Rufus shopping agent, and homegrown AI chips called Inferentia and Trainium. Amazon's AI business is "growing three times faster at its stage of evolution than AWS did itself," he added. AdvertisementCustomers are realizing that AI model training and inference "could get costly" and AWS's AI chips can be "very compelling" in terms of its price, the CEO explained.

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