Amazon puts up to $25 billion more into Anthropic and secures 10-year cloud commitment in return
Amazon puts up to $25 billion more into Anthropic and secures 10-year cloud commitment in return

The deal is Amazon’s second consecutive mega-round with a frontier AI lab, following a near-identical $50 billion investment in OpenAI two months ago. Anthropic’s annualised revenue has reached $30 billion. The arrangement locks Anthropic into AWS’s Tr…

Anthropic takes $5B from Amazon and pledges $100B in cloud spending in return

Amazon has made another circular AI deal: It’s investing another $5 billion in Anthropic. Anthropic has agreed to spend $100 billion on AWS in return.

Here’s how Amazon’s price fixing allegedly drove up prices everywhere
Here’s how Amazon’s price fixing allegedly drove up prices everywhere

On Monday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta revealed the evidence of alleged price-fixing by Amazon. The state filed a request to the Supreme Court in February for a preliminary injunction to stop Amazon’s behavior while the lawsuit it originally filed in 2022 proceeds, and is now making that 16-page document available, “largely unredacted.” It lays […]

The best movies on Amazon Prime Video (April 2026)

The best movies on Amazon Prime Video this month include Crime 101, Pretty Lethal, The Menu, Super 8, The Great Escape, Sinners, and more.

A giant cell tower is going to space this weekend
A giant cell tower is going to space this weekend

This weekend’s scheduled Blue Origin rocket launch is rather momentous. Success would signal an end to SpaceX’s monopoly on reusable orbital launch vehicles, and set up a three-way race to make that “No Service” indicator on your phone disappear forever. On Sunday morning, Jeff Bezos’ massive New Glenn rocket is scheduled to launch with the […]

Amazon launches AI Bio platform to accelerate early-stage drug discovery
Amazon launches AI Bio platform to accelerate early-stage drug discovery

Amazon Web Services (AWS)  announced this Tuesday the launch of its AI bio tool, Amazon Bio Discovery, to accelerate the early-stage process of drug discovery in the pharmaceutical industry. The application aims to help scientists design and test novel…

Amazon-backed nuclear startup X-energy files for an IPO that could raise up to $814M
Amazon-backed nuclear startup X-energy files for an IPO that could raise up to $814M

X-energy is targeting a share price of $16–$19, which at the high end values the IPO at around $814M. Amazon led a $500M round and has committed to buying up to 5GW of nuclear power from the company by 2039.  X-energy, an Amazon-backed nuclear reactor …

Amazon-backed X-energy files to raise up to $800M in IPO

Nuclear startup X-energy hit the road today to sell prospective investors on its initial public offering.

Amazon reveals slimmest Fire TV Stick HD that no longer needs a wall adapter

Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick HD is its slimmest ever streaming device, now 30 percent narrower, powered through your TV’s USB port, and available for preorder at $35.