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An Atlas 5 rocket with the Amazon's Project Kuiper Protoflight spacecraft lifts off from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. (AP) News 

Amazon’s Project Kuiper aims to rival Elon Musk’s starlink internet business

Adriana Marais,

After Amazon.com Inc. successfully launched its initial satellites, there was a brief period of concern when it seemed that one of them may have been lost. The two prototypes were sent into orbit over the Atlantic Ocean at 2:24 p.m. Eastern on Oct. 6. Initially, both satellites were in contact with an Amazon antenna located on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. However, during a handoff to another station, only one of the vehicles was able to establish communication. Amazon attempted to locate the second satellite by scanning the sky…

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The primary goal of the Amazon Q AI-powered assistant is to streamline tasks, accelerate decision-making, and facilitate problem-solving. (Amazon) AI 

10 things to be aware of regarding Amazon Q, the AI-powered assistant designed for businesses

Adarsh V.K,

Amazon Web Services (AWS) unveiled a new AI-powered assistant named Amazon Q at its re:Invent 2023 event. This tool, designed for both recreational and professional purposes, has the potential to assist users in their work by providing answers to queries using the company’s data. Here are ten key facts about Amazon Q. 10 things you need to know about Amazon Q 1. Amazon Q is a state-of-the-art generative AI-powered assistant designed specifically for work. It seamlessly integrates with your business and engages in conversations, problem solving, content creation and task…

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Reynders, who’s standing in for competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager while she runs for the top job at the European Investment Bank, said that Amazon should commit to ensuring the visibility of correct and transparent information on rival vacuums, and rank them fairly on the company’s marketplace platform. (REUTERS) News 

EU Regulator Urges Amazon to Ensure Equal Treatment of iRobot Competitors

Adriana Marais

Didier Reynders, the interim competition chief of the European Union, has warned that Amazon.com Inc. needs to commit to impartially ranking competing robot vacuum cleaners on its online marketplace in order to gain approval for its $1.4 billion acquisition of iRobot Corp., the manufacturer of Roomba. His comments follow the European Commission’s decision last week to issue a formal statement of objections listing possible reasons for blocking the deal unless Amazon makes an offer to remedy them. “The main thing is to make sure that all the different actors are…

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Know what’s happening in the AI universe today, December 4. (Unsplash) AI 

Don’t Miss Out: 5 AI Developments You Need to Know About Now!

Febin Mathew, , ,

Today, December 4, witnessed significant advancements in the realm of artificial intelligence (AI). Amazon revealed its intention to enhance its Amazon Future Engineer initiative by introducing advanced coding and AI modules in 100 schools in Karnataka. Simultaneously, the Delhi High Court requested the Indian government to provide a response to a public interest litigation (PIL) concerning deepfakes. Additionally, the CEO of Nvidia pledged to prioritize the supply of AI processors to Japan, considering the country’s substantial chip investment of $13.6 billion and the global demand for such technology. All this…

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The deal, which Amazon announced on its website Friday, means the e-commerce and cloud-computing giant will be relying in part on its main rival to get its own satellite constellation into orbit. (AP) Space 

SpaceX and Amazon: A Revolutionary Partnership for the Skies!

Adriana Marais

Amazon.com Inc. has secured a deal with rival SpaceX, led by Elon Musk, for three launches of the Falcon 9 rocket. This agreement will provide Amazon with more capacity to successfully deploy their internet-from-space satellites into orbit. The deal, which Amazon announced on its website Friday, means the e-commerce and cloud services giant is relying in part on its main rival to get its own constellation of satellites into orbit. Falcon 9 launches are scheduled to begin in mid-2025. SpaceX’s Starlink already has about 5,000 satellites that provide Internet service…

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Know all about Amazon Q, the latest business-focused AI-powered chatbot by AWS. (AWS) AI 

Unlock the Power of AI: Discover Amazon Q, AWS’ Generative AI-Powered Assistant for Businesses

Adarsh V.K, ,

Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud technology platform of Amazon, is currently holding its yearly event called re:Invent 2023. The event started on November 28 and will run until December 1. During the first two days’ keynote session, numerous announcements and updates were made, with one announcement standing out – the introduction of Amazon Q, an AI-powered assistant created using generative AI technology. Share your thoughts on this new development. What is Amazon Q Amazon Q is an AI chatbot similar to OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Google Bard. But functionally it…

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Amazon Q assists agents with real-time responses and recommended actions to help improve customer satisfaction and address customer needs faster. News 

Unlock the Power of AI: Discover How Amazon’s Q Chatbot Can Transform Your Business

Febin Mathew

At its annual conference, e-commerce giant Amazon announced an AI-powered chatbot called Q for businesses. This new AI chatbot from Amazon competes with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard AI. Amazon touts Q as an innovative AI-powered assistant designed to respond to real-time customer inquiries, employee inquiries, create content and perform tasks using company data. According to Amazon Web Services (AWS), Amazon Q helps agents with real-time responses and recommended actions to help improve customer satisfaction and respond to customer needs faster. “Amazon Connect Contact Lens—an Amazon Connect feature that provides…

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Graviton4 provides up to 30 per cent better compute performance, 50 per cent more cores, and 75 per cent more memory bandwidth than current generation Graviton3 processors. AI 

Amazon’s AI Chip Takes On Microsoft and Google: Cloud Computing Gets a Major Upgrade

Adriana Marais, ,

The e-commerce giant Amazon has released two new artificial intelligence chips for its cloud services – Graviton4 and Trainium2. Amazon Web Services (AWS) CEO Adam Selipsky announced that Trainium2, the second generation of the chip, is designed specifically for training artificial intelligence systems. According to the company, Graviton4 processors are based on the Arm architecture and consume less energy than Intel or AMD chips. Graviton4 offers up to 30 percent better performance, 50 percent more cores and 75 percent more memory bandwidth than the current generation Graviton3 processors. On the…

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AWS re:Invent 2023: These are the 5 biggest announcements at the conclusion of the day 2 keynote session. Know all about Amazon Q and a new AI chip. (AWS) AI 

Amazon Q, AI Chip and More: 5 Biggest Takeaways from AWS re:Invent 2023 Day 2!

Febin Mathew, ,

The annual flagship event of Amazon Web Service (AWS), known as re:Invent, is currently taking place. On November 28, the first day of the event featured keynote sessions by AWS CEO Adam Selipsky, where he made several new announcements and updates. The second day’s keynote session has also concluded, revealing a few more announcements. The event, which is being held in Las Vegas, has a strong focus on artificial intelligence (AI). It will continue until December 1, and we anticipate more announcements to be made. However, let’s now examine the…

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Amazon extends its partnership with Nvidia Corp while also announcing its in-house computer chips. (AFP) News 

Amazon Doubles Down on Chip Security – Strengthening Homegrown Tech and Expanding Nvidia Partnership

Nitin Misra

In order to secure an adequate supply of essential data-center processors, Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud-computing division has unveiled upgraded versions of its own computer chips and strengthened its partnership with Nvidia Corp. The performance of the new domestic Graviton4 chips is up to 30% better than its predecessor, Amazon Web Services said at its annual re:Invent conference in Las Vegas. Computers using processors will start coming online in the coming months. The company also announced Trainium2, an updated version of the processor designed for artificial intelligence systems. It will begin offering…

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Flip hopes to combine the best elements of Amazon and TikTok. (Bloomberg) News 

Unlock the Next E-Commerce Boom with Amazon and TikTok!

Jim Hendler,

I still have reservations about the concept of “social commerce.” While it has gained popularity in Asia, it essentially expands the role of influencers to the general public. The process involves purchasing a product, creating a persuasive video to encourage friends to buy it, and earning money from it. Personally, I find it distasteful. However, analysts predict that this industry will become a $100 billion market by 2025. In the US, taking advantage of this opportunity is said to be a battle between two existing giants, with each player having…

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Deceptive Designs: Dark patterns manipulate consumers, (unsplash) Gaming 

Liz Weston Exposes How Amazon and Epic Games’ Deceptive ‘Dark Patterns’ Cost You Money!

Adriana Marais, ,

Do any of these things sound familiar to you? ● You can’t find an easy way to cancel an unwanted subscription, so you let it continue for another month. You tell yourself you’ll try again later. ● You feel rushed to make an online purchase that you regret, but you cannot cancel the transaction or request a refund. ● You want to read an article or shop online, but you are bombarded with pop-ups asking for your information. There’s no easy language to say, so you click “allow” just to…

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Amazon's healthcare journey: From virtual doctors to PillPack, the tech giant navigates traditional approaches in a bid to revolutionize the industry with mixed success. (unsplash) News 

Health-Care Industry No Longer Afraid of Amazon’s Might!

Jim Hendler

Amazon.com Inc.’s Prime membership program initially focused on fast shipping and later expanded to include video streaming. Now, customers can enjoy the added benefit of discounted access to virtual doctors, which is being presented as another convenient feature, comparable to purchasing tube socks or watching television shows. But that is a kind of surrender. Amazon has spent nearly a decade and billions of dollars trying to reinvent American healthcare, and it’s settled on a decidedly traditional approach. The company operates its own doctor’s offices and pharmacies and offers Prime subscribers…

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Major tech companies like Apple don't see huge staff turnover but when it does most of them like going to other tech brands. News 

Apple Employees: Here Are The Top 10 Tech Companies You Should Consider Joining!

Adriana Marais, , ,

Apple is one of the largest and most popular technology companies in the world, and many of its employees have been with the company for decades. But even then, many of them leave Apple to pursue other career opportunities, and most of them stay in the industry and join Apple’s competitors, which is hardly surprising to hear. And now there’s been an official analysis of data based on Apple employees leaving the company and having a wish list of brands they want to join in such cases. According to an…

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While Apple and Microsoft dominate the global brand landscape, various tech brands are quickly jumping on the 'brand value' bandwagon. Here's the complete list. News 

Who’s On Top? See the Full List of Brands with the Highest ‘Brand Value’!

Adarsh V.K, , , ,

Apple, Microsoft and Amazon are the world’s most valuable brands. In addition to continuing to dominate the technology industry, these brands are consistently ranked as some of the most influential and powerful global investments. According to Interbrand’s Best Global Brands 2023 list, these brands are still at the top. Let’s take a look at the top tech brands with the most brand value and growth. Interbrand’s Best Global Tech Brands 2023: Apple – The iPhone maker holds the number one spot as the most valuable brand and has experienced 4%…

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Amazon Web Services (AWS) Generative AI Scholarship, providing more than 50,000 high school and university students globally with access to a new generative AI course on Udacity. AI 

Unlock the Power of AI – Get Amazon’s Free ‘AI Ready’ Course Now!

Febin Mathew

US tech giant Amazon has announced that it will offer free training courses on generative artificial intelligence through its AI Ready initiative, which is designed to provide free AI skills training to two million people worldwide by 2025. To achieve this goal, the company is launching three initiatives. Amazon highlights the high demand for AI talent and highlights the potential for individuals with AI skills to earn up to 47 percent higher wages. “Amazon is launching AI Ready to help those who want to learn about AI and take advantage…

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The AI Ready course by Amazon includes foundational to advanced courses helping business persons and technologists. (Pexels) AI 

Unlock the Power of Generative AI with Amazon’s Free Courses!

Febin Mathew,

In today’s era of increasing reliance on Artificial Intelligence, possessing AI skills has become essential for career growth. To ensure accessibility of AI skills to all, Amazon has launched a noteworthy initiative called ‘AI ready’, offering free educational courses on generative AI. Amazon’s objective behind this initiative is to provide “critical skills” to individuals. Let’s delve into the details of these complimentary generative AI courses. Artificial intelligence courses created by Amazon Notably, Amazon has already offered AWS-based AI training programs, but now it has added 8 free courses. According to…

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Amazon's machine learning models utilize proprietary data to analyze various factor. Reviews 

Amazon AI: Spotting and Stopping Fake Reviews – No Fraud Allowed!

Adriana Marais

US e-commerce technology giant Amazon has launched a new and advanced artificial intelligence (AI) to identify fake product reviews on the platform. According to the company, Amazon’s AI solution analyzes the review when a customer submits a review and before it is published online for known indicators that the review is fake. “The vast majority of reviews pass Amazon’s high bar of authenticity and are published immediately. However, if potential review abuse is detected, the company has several avenues,” the company said. According to the company, Amazon’s machine learning models…

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Amazon wants to stop Microsoft's ambition to become a major cloud computing contractor for governments. (AP) News 

Amazon’s Cloud Computing Showdown with Microsoft: Who Will Come Out On Top?

Adriana Marais

According to a Bloomberg analysis, a trio of advocacy groups, led by Amazon, is actively working to hinder Microsoft’s increasing aspirations of becoming a prominent cloud computing contractor for governments. The groups – Cloud Infrastructure Services Providers in Europe (CISPE), the Coalition for Fair Software Licensing and the Alliance for Digital Innovation – want to convince policymakers that Microsoft has wrongly locked customers into Azure, its cloud service, suffocating its competitors and preventing the technology from advancing in government and beyond. These groups have dozens of members. But Amazon is…

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Amazon is planning to introduce $2,350 version of its Astro robot for businesses. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File) (AP) News 

Astro-nomical Business Boost: Amazon Selling $2,350 Robot!

Adarsh V.K

Amazon.com Inc. is launching a $2,350 edition of its Astro robot, targeting the business sector in an attempt to revive a product that has struggled to gain traction among consumers. The new model, designed to act as a mobile security guard, costs $750 more than the consumer version launched two years ago. It also comes with a $60 monthly subscription to Astro Secure, which Amazon says allows the robot to patrol areas on its own. Ever since Amazon first announced Astro in 2021, the company has promised a Jetson-like vision…

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