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Amazon outage linked to AI coding tool sparks debate over blame and safeguards

Amazon Web Services suffered a 13-hour disruption in mid-December after its internal AI coding assistant, known as Kiro, executed changes on a live, customer-facing system that resulted in the environment being deleted and recreated, temporarily knocking a cost-analysis service offline in one of the......

Amazon rainforest turned carbon source during 2023 drought

The Amazon rainforest shifted from absorbing carbon to releasing it during the extreme drought of 2023, emitting millions of tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere instead of storing it, according to new research from the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry. The study, published in AGU Advances,......

Ariane 64 set for maiden launch from Europe’s spaceport

Europe’s most powerful rocket is preparing for its first flight. The Ariane 64 launcher is scheduled to lift off on Thursday from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, marking the debut of the four-booster version of Ariane 6. The mission will carry 32 satellites for Amazon’s low......

Amazon cuts 16,000 jobs amid intensifying AI competition

Amazon has announced plans to lay off 16,000 employees, marking its second major round of workforce reductions within three months. The move aims to streamline operations and boost agility as the company vies for dominance in the rapidly evolving artificial intelligence landscape. In a recent company......

AI shopping assistants transform Black Friday as retailers embrace chatbots

This holiday season, major U.S. retailers are deploying advanced AI shopping assistants in a decisive effort to capture a growing share of online holiday spending, marking a pivotal change in e-commerce. Amazon’s AI assistant Rufus, already used by 250 million customers, is expected to generate......

Sweden files complaint against Amazon over Child-Like sex dolls

A Swedish child protection organization, ChildX, has filed a formal complaint against the American e-commerce giant Amazon and two other online platforms for selling sex dolls resembling children. The NGO stated it has chosen not to disclose the names of the smaller sites to avoid increasing......

OpenAI buys $38 billion in cloud capacity from Amazon to boost AI development

SAN FRANCISCO, November 3, 2025 — OpenAI, the U.S. artificial intelligence company behind ChatGPT, has signed a landmark agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) worth $38 billion, securing massive computing and storage capacity to fuel the next stage of its AI development. According......

Amazon CEO links 14,000 layoffs to cultural overhaul, not AI or finances

Amazon has announced the elimination of 14,000 corporate roles, a decision CEO Andy Jassy attributes to cultural restructuring rather than financial pressures or artificial intelligence (AI). Speaking during the company’s earnings call on October 30, Jassy emphasized that the move was not driven......

Amazon Web Services outage disrupts global internet infrastructure

A widespread outage within Amazon Web Services (AWS) caused significant disruptions to the global internet on Monday, impacting websites, applications, and online services dependent on its cloud infrastructure. The incident, attributed to a “connectivity issue within one of its core regions,”......