
EU finding it hard to make Amazon antitrust charges stick
Even after working on it for two years
Regulators in Brussels are struggling to gather enough evidence to bring antitrust charges against Amazon, despite working on the landmark case for nearly two years.

Parler site sues Amazon again
Defamation and breach of contract
Social media app Parler has dropped its federal case against Amazon.com for cutting off its web-hosting services and filed a separate lawsuit against the company and its web services unit in a Washington state court.

Amazon still keen on gaming
Even if it has had a few problems
Amazon's new boss Andy Jassy reaffirmed his commitment to making video games while acknowledging the stark challenges the team has faced in the past.

Bezos steps down as Amazon CEO
Transcends to a higher plane
Jeff Bezos is stepping down as Amazon CEO during the third quarter of this year.

Amazon builds a giant turd of an HQ
Still better looking than Steve Jobs' space ship
Online bookseller Amazon has revealed that it plans to build an HQ in the shape of a giant turd emoji.

US government wants lots of Amazon data
Requests up 800 percent
New transparency figures released by Amazon show the company responded to a record number of government data demands in the last six months of 2020.

Amazon makes Alexa more proactive
Can put your lights out
Amazon is enabling a new feature today that allows Alexa to proactively complete tasks around the house, such as turning off lights, based on your habits and frequent requests.

Turing test is out of date
According to Alexa boss
Alexa's Head boffin Rohit Prasad claims that the Turing Test is out of date and ignores many new AI developments.

Amazon wants to build its own quantum computer
Your delivery is potentially dead or alive
Amazon is apparently building its own quantum computer.

Amazon was brought down by new servers
Too many threads brought down the cloud
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has revealed the actual cause of the massive outage that impacted thousands of online sites and services, including Amazon's own services, last week.