Amazon has unveiled Kindle Translate, a new AI-driven translation service aimed at helping authors on Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) expand their international audience. The tool, currently in beta, supports translations between English and Spanish, as well as from German to English — with additional languages planned for future updates. According to Amazon, fewer than 5% […]
Amazon has detailed the cause of this week’s massive AWS outage that disrupted everything from banking apps to connected smart beds — a software bug in its automation system that spiraled into a widespread service failure. In a technical post published Thursday, Amazon Web Services (AWS) outlined how a cascading series of errors brought down […]
As artificial intelligence continues to reshape industries, tech leaders seem divided on how humans will fit into the workforce of the future. On one side are those who believe AI will replace nearly every job—except perhaps their own. (Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen, for instance, appears convinced that his role as an investor is immune to […]
Amazon has introduced Vulcan, a next-generation warehouse robot designed with a sense of touch—thanks to AI and advanced force sensors. This new robot can now handle about 75% of the items stored in Amazon’s warehouses, a task once dominated by human workers. “Vulcan represents a fundamental leap forward in robotics,” said Aaron Parness, Amazon’s director […]
Amazon is set to introduce a fresh lineup of hardware alongside its AI-enhanced Alexa. In an interview with Bloomberg, CEO Andy Jassy hinted at the upcoming devices, describing them as “brand new” and “beautiful,” with a planned launch this fall. The announcement follows Amazon’s unveiling of Alexa Plus, an upgraded version of the voice assistant […]
Amazon has long been losing money on its Echo smart speakers—a fact that has been an open secret since Alexa‘s launch. This approach reflects a loss leader strategy that only a company of Amazon’s scale could sustain for so many years. Selling hardware at a loss isn’t a new tactic; it’s a strategy that has […]