Amazon moves Prime Day back to June and keeps it a four-day event
Amazon moves Prime Day back to June and keeps it a four-day event

Amazon has decided its big summer sale should arrive a little sooner. Prime Day 2026 will run from June 23 to 26, the company confirmed, starting at 12:01am Pacific time on the first day and keeping the four-day format Amazon adopted last year. The shi…

Blue Origin’s massive New Glenn rocket explodes in a fiery blaze during tests

Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is gone, its only launchpad is potentially unsalvageable, and the company has no confirmed timeline for returning to flight.

Blue Origin explosion is a major setback for NASA’s Moon plans and Amazon’s Starlink competitor
Blue Origin explosion is a major setback for NASA’s Moon plans and Amazon’s Starlink competitor

While Blue Origin investigates the root cause behind last night’s spectacular explosion of its New Glenn rocket, it’s already clear that this will be a major setback for NASA’s Moon base plans and Amazon’s fledgling Leo space internet constellation. The incident occurred at about 9PM at Blue Origin’s Florida launch site during a hot-fire test, […]

Snowflake commits $6bn to AWS over five years, with Graviton chips at the centre
Snowflake commits $6bn to AWS over five years, with Graviton chips at the centre

The five-year commitment is 2.4x larger than Snowflake’s 2023 AWS deal and lands as shares jump 38% on a Q1 earnings beat. The Graviton component is the part that matters strategically. Snowflake has signed a five-year, $6bn commitment to Amazon Web Se…

Amazon just announced three AI-made animated series and they’re heading to Prime Video

Amazon MGM Studios and AWS have unveiled its first three AI-generated animated series, all of which are headed to Prime Video at a future date.

In more good news for Amazon, Snowflake signs $6B deal with AWS for AI CPU chips

Snowflake has signed a new, enormous five-year deal with Amazon to secure chips for AI usage. Nvidia is once again being put on notice.

Amazon is now selling its AI shopping technology to other retailers, and Kate Spade is the first customer
Amazon is now selling its AI shopping technology to other retailers, and Kate Spade is the first customer

Amazon Web Services has launched a product that lets retailers build their own AI-powered shopping assistants using the same technology that powers Amazon’s Alexa for Shopping. The AWS Agentic Shopping Assistant packages architecture guidance, starter …

Sony’s sloppy Spider-Man universe gets even messier with Spider-Noir
Sony’s sloppy Spider-Man universe gets even messier with Spider-Noir

After years of it seeming like the Spider-Man film rights might be better off in Marvel’s hands alone, Into the Spider-Verse came along and proved that Sony was still capable of telling phenomenal stories featuring everyone’s favorite webhead. Into the Spider-Verse’s sumptuous visuals and focus on a different web-slinging New Yorker made it unlike any […]

Stord raises $250 million to give independent brands the shipping speed they need to compete with Amazon
Stord raises $250 million to give independent brands the shipping speed they need to compete with Amazon

Stord, a logistics technology company that helps retailers manage inventory, checkout, and fulfillment, has raised $250 million in a Series F round that values the company at $3 billion. The round was led by Strike Capital with participation from Found…

I tried Amazon’s Bee wearable and am both intrigued and slightly creeped out

Like other AI wearables, Amazon’s Bee offers an odd combination of convenience and privacy anxiety.