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Amazon Is Shutting Down Mechanical Turk, Its 21-Year-Old Human Task Platform
The crowdsourced work service that paid hundreds of thousands of workers pennies per task will close on 30 September 2026, leaving some full-time data workers scrambling.
Amazon Is Buying Two Million More Nvidia Chips as AI Demand Blows Past Forecasts
The two companies are deepening a partnership that now covers warehouse robots and cloud software, not just the chips that power AI.
Amazon and Twitch Hit With Class-Action Lawsuit Over Using Streamers' Videos to Train AI
A Connecticut streamer is leading a lawsuit on behalf of millions of Twitch broadcasters who say Amazon fed their live videos into AI training systems without asking first.
Amazon Plans Drone Deliveries in Nearly 500 US Cities by Year's End
The company says it has made hundreds of thousands of drone deliveries so far in 2025 and wants to reach 1 million by December. That would be six times its current coverage.
The Assistant Wars Broke Cover: Six Stories in Seven Days
Last week AI2Day ran six pieces on consumer AI assistants, up from one the week before. Three separate outlets carried it, so this is not one newsroom fixating on Siri.
Amazon's Alexa+ AI Assistant Is Coming to Your Fire TV for Free, No Subscription Needed
Amazon is pushing its upgraded AI assistant to millions of Fire TV devices automatically. Here is what changes, what stays the same, and whether you can opt out.
Big Tech's gas bet could backfire badly, energy researchers warn
Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft are building massive natural gas power plants for their AI data centres. A new energy research report says prices could triple, and the companies may not be ready for the shock.
A 40-Minute Attack Exposed Credentials from Microsoft, Amazon, Cisco and 2,500 Other Organisations
A tampered version of a widely used AI development tool quietly stole access keys from thousands of companies before anyone noticed. Here is what happened and what it means.
Twitch adds opt-out for Amazon AI training, but your data is on by default
A new privacy toggle lets streamers and viewers remove their videos, clips, and chats from Amazon's generative AI training pool. The catch: it starts switched on.
Why Your Amazon Order Emails Suddenly Say 'Beauty Item' Instead of What You Actually Bought
Amazon stripped the product details out of its order confirmation emails this summer. The reason is less about tidying up your inbox and more about keeping Google's AI shopping tools at arm's length.
Amazon's Texas Data Center Could Become America's Biggest Climate Polluter
A planned natural gas power plant in Pecos County is permitted to release 33 million tons of carbon dioxide a year, more than any other single power plant in the United States.
Amazon's New Texas Power Plant Could Emit More CO2 Than Any Coal Plant in America
A gas plant built to power Amazon's West Texas data center has a pollution permit larger than any coal facility in the US. The company says its climate commitment stands, but its own emissions have risen for years.
Big Tech's AI bets are making corporate profits look much bigger than they are
Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet booked billions in paper gains from their stakes in Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX. Strip those out and earnings growth looks a lot more ordinary.
AI browsers can be tricked into spamming your WhatsApp contacts and adding items to your Amazon cart
Security researchers found about 20 flaws across AI-enhanced browsers from OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, Microsoft and Perplexity. The worst let hackers turn your browser into a phishing machine.
Zoox reveals its final robotaxi design as it gears up to build 100 vehicles a week
The Amazon-owned self-driving car company has locked in the look and feel of its driverless taxi, with plans to roll it out across six U.S. cities while chasing federal approval.