Amazon opens up its global logistics network to all businesses

The new service, called Amazon Supply Chain Services, pits the e-commerce giant directly against UPS and FedEx.

Amazon’s best quarter in years was half-built on a $16.8 billion paper gain from Anthropic
Amazon’s best quarter in years was half-built on a $16.8 billion paper gain from Anthropic

Amazon reported first-quarter 2026 net sales of $181.5 billion, a 17 per cent increase year on year that exceeded analyst estimates by more than $4 billion. Net income reached $30.3 billion, nearly doubling from $17.1 billion in the same period last ye…

Reggie Fils-Aimé says Amazon once asked Nintendo to break the law
Reggie Fils-Aimé says Amazon once asked Nintendo to break the law

Way back in the DS days, Nintendo decided to stop selling to Amazon. During a recent lecture at NYU, former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aimé said it was because Amazon was seeking preferential treatment that would have hurt its relationship with other retailers, and potentially broken the law. The two sides have since made […]

You can now check a product’s price history spanning a whole year on Amazon

Amazon’s Rufus now shows a full year of price history on any product, free for all customers, no Prime membership needed, so you can finally tell whether a “limited time” is genuine or not.

Amazon’s built-in AI price history expands to show the entire last year
Amazon’s built-in AI price history expands to show the entire last year

Amazon’s built-in price tracking feature now allows you to see how much a product’s price has changed over the past year. To use the feature, open the Amazon app and select the “Price history” button next to the item’s price, or ask Amazon’s AI assistant Rufus. The expansion comes just weeks ahead of Amazon’s annual […]

Pentagon strikes classified AI deals with OpenAI, Google, and Nvidia — but not Anthropic
Pentagon strikes classified AI deals with OpenAI, Google, and Nvidia — but not Anthropic

The Pentagon has struck deals with OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, Elon Musk’s xAI, and the startup Reflection, allowing the agency to use their AI tools in classified settings, according to an announcement on Friday. At the same time, the Defense Department has left out Anthropic – which it previously used for classified information – […]

Musk v. Altman is just getting started

Elon Musk spent the better part of three days on the witness stand this week in his lawsuit against OpenAI, and it’s already getting messy. Emails, texts, and his own tweets are surfacing in court, and there are…

Amazon’s new AI shopping podcasts are going off the rails

Amazon’s AI-powered shopping feature now creates audio product summaries with interactive hosts, and early examples show how quickly useful summaries can turn into awkward infomercials.

Amazon, Meta join fight to end Google Pay, PhonePe dominance in India

PhonePe and Google Pay command 80% of India’s UPI instant payments network. Rivals are set to meet with regulators to lobby for restrictions.

Amazon’s cloud business is surging — and so is its capital spending

The e-commerce giant is making more money than expected from AWS but it’s also spending a lot, and will continue to do so in the near term, its chief executive said.