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Greg Bensinger

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Amazon's AWS forms new group focused on agentic AI

Amazon.com has formed a new group focused on agentic artificial intelligence to help users and customers automate more of their lives, according to an internal email

Amazon's AWS forms new group focused on agentic AI
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Amazon's Wondery podcast unit trims jobs

Amazon.com cut "a small number" of jobs at its Wondery podcast unit, known for "Dr. Death" and "Business Wars," the company said in a statement to Reuters on Friday.

Amazon's Wondery podcast unit trims jobs
Business|Technology

Amazon debuts new Alexa voice assistant with AI overhaul

Amazon on Wednesday unveiled the first major overhaul of its Alexa voice assistant since its introduction more than a decade ago, embedding it with generative artificial

Amazon debuts new Alexa voice assistant with AI overhaul
Business|Economy|US

Amazon North Carolina workers reject union, handing retailer win in labor fight

Amazon workers in North Carolina voted against joining a union, a big win for the retail giant which has vigorously opposed organized labor at its facilities across the

Amazon North Carolina workers reject union, handing retailer win in labor fight
Business|Political|US

Amazon union hopeful in North Carolina alleges interference in election count

An upstart union in North Carolina alleged Amazon interfered with the vote counting process on Saturday at a warehouse near Raleigh.

Amazon union hopeful in North Carolina alleges interference in election count
Business|Economy|US

Amazon faces union vote at North Carolina warehouse

Amazon is facing its second workers’ union vote in as many months as laborers at a warehouse in suburban Raleigh, North Carolina, decide this week whether they wish to

Amazon faces union vote at North Carolina warehouse
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Amazon shares drop as cloud growth, sales forecast lag

Amazon.com investors drove shares down sharply on Thursday due to weakness in the retailer's cloud computing unit and lower-than-expected forecasts

Amazon shares drop as cloud growth, sales forecast lag
Business|Technology

Amazon set to release long-delayed Alexa generative AI revamp

Amazon is set to release its long-awaited - and delayed - Alexa generative artificial intelligence voice service, said three people familiar with the matter, and has

Amazon set to release long-delayed Alexa generative AI revamp
Entertainment|Lifestyle|Political|Technology|US

TikTok addicts see silver lining in US ban

TikTok is entering its final hours in the U.S. ahead of a potential ban effective on Sunday, prompting howls of protest from devoted users of the beloved video-streaming

TikTok addicts see silver lining in US ban
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California agency approves San Francisco robotaxi expansion amid heavy opposition

Alphabet Inc’s Waymo and General Motors’ Cruise can operate paid robotaxi services using unmanned self-driving vehicles throughout San Francisco, California state regulators voted on Thursday, in the face of vigorous pushback from city transportation, safety agencies and many residents. The vote by the California Public Utilities Commission – 3 to 1 in favor – takes effect immediately, meaning the companies could begin citywide paid taxi service throughout the city and at all hours of the day as soon as Thursday. Cruise and Waymo have been running experimental services limited by times and geographic areas.

California agency approves San Francisco robotaxi expansion amid heavy opposition
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California agency approves San Francisco robotaxi expansion, a win for Cruise, Waymo

Alphabet Inc’s Waymo and General Motors’ Cruise can operate paid robotaxi services using unmanned self-driving vehicles throughout San Francisco, California state regulators voted on Thursday, in the face of vigorous pushback from city transportation, safety agencies and many residents. The vote by the California Public Utilities Commission – 3 to 1 in favor – takes effect immediately, meaning the companies now have permission to begin citywide paid taxi service throughout the city and at all hours of the day. Cruise and Waymo have been running experimental services limited by times and geographic areas. Neither

California agency approves San Francisco robotaxi expansion, a win for Cruise, Waymo
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San Francisco moves to center of robotaxi universe after California agency vote

California just supercharged the self-driving car industry. Following a contentious state agency vote, Alphabet Inc’s Waymo and General Motors’ Cruise are allowed to take paying passengers day or night throughout San Francisco, solidifying the tech hub as the center of the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry. It marks a significant step forward for the nascent technology. The California Public Utilities Commission on Thursday sided with the companies in the face of vigorous opposition from some residents and city agencies. Commissioners heard more than six hours of public comment from residents and special interest groups supporting

San Francisco moves to center of robotaxi universe after California agency vote
Business|Technology

Amazon cuts jobs in Games unit, part of broader restructuring

Amazon.com has cut around 180 jobs in its Games division, at least the second round of cuts in under a week, as part of a broader restructuring, according to an email

Amazon cuts jobs in Games unit, part of broader restructuring
Business|Technology|US

FTC Chair Lina Khan looks for allies and leads in Silicon Valley charm offensive

Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan found some cozy company over the course of a two-day trip through Silicon Valley this week as she

FTC Chair Lina Khan looks for allies and leads in Silicon Valley charm offensive
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Exclusive-Amazon.com previews FTC defense at companywide meeting -transcript

Amazon.com's top lawyer on Tuesday previewed the broad outlines of the company's possible defense against the U.S.

Exclusive-Amazon.com previews FTC defense at companywide meeting -transcript
Business|Technology

Amazon says cuts jobs in music streaming unit

Amazon.com has begun cutting jobs in its Music division, the company said on Wednesday, confirming the latest of several rounds of layoffs over the past year that have

Amazon says cuts jobs in music streaming unit
Business|Technology|US

Alphabet CEO, in Play store trial, acknowledges some materials not retained

In federal court on Tuesday, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai acknowledged that he sometimes marked documents as "privileged" and never turned off a setting that

Alphabet CEO, in Play store trial, acknowledges some materials not retained
Business|Technology

Exclusive-Amazon.com to cut "several hundred" Alexa jobs

Amazon.com on Friday announced it is trimming roles its Alexa unit, according to an email to staff viewed by Reuters.

Exclusive-Amazon.com to cut "several hundred" Alexa jobs
Technology

In ousting CEO Sam Altman, ChatGPT loses its best fundraiser

Artificial intelligence may be well-known for generating human-like images out of whole cloth, but if the software has a public face it is Sam Altman’s.

In ousting CEO Sam Altman, ChatGPT loses its best fundraiser
Business|Technology|US

Exclusive-GM's Cruise CEO offers apology, will allow share sales - email

The CEO of Cruise, General Motors’ robot taxi unit, on Saturday apologized for the company's situation following an accident that led to the

Exclusive-GM's Cruise CEO offers apology, will allow share sales - email
Business|Technology

CEO of GM's Cruise robo-taxi unit resigns amid US safety review

- Kyle Vogt, the CEO of General Motors' robot-taxi unit Cruise, has resigned from the company a day after apologizing to staff as the company undergoes a safety review of

CEO of GM's Cruise robo-taxi unit resigns amid US safety review
Business|Technology

Analysis-Sam Altman's firing at OpenAI reflects schism over future of AI development

The rift that cost artificial-intelligence whiz kid Sam Altman his CEO job at OpenAI reflects a fundamental difference of opinion over safety, broadly,

Analysis-Sam Altman's firing at OpenAI reflects schism over future of AI development
Business

Amazon looks to lure corporate customers with generative AI safety measures

Amazon is trying to lure big corporate customers to it AWS cloud computing service by offering to guard them against legal and reputational damage that can come from the

Amazon looks to lure corporate customers with generative AI safety measures

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