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30 percent revenue share demanded
Chinese AI company Moonshot AI is negotiating revenue-sharing agreements with Microsoft, Amazon, and Google, according to a report by Reuters.
End of the low-price strategy
Amazon significantly raised prices for numerous in-house hardware products overnight between August 21 and August 22, in individual cases by up to 60 percent.
Direct connection from space
Amazon is applying to the FCC for the launch of 5,105 satellites starting in 2028. The network is meant to supply smartphones worldwide directly with voice services and data.
Renewed Attack
According to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), an Amazon data center in Bahrain was destroyed by multiple cruise missiles.
U.S. healthcare provider One Medical
The cybercrime group ShinyHunters claims it has exfiltrated 8.8 terabytes of data from the U.S. healthcare provider One Medical, a subsidiary of Amazon. According to the group, the stolen dataset includes both corporate and patient-related information.
Internal cost overruns on AI projects
Internal Amazon documents show that several AI projects at the company ran significantly over budget. The most expensive example involved a never-deployed project using Anthropic’s Claude Sonnet model.
New delivery era?
Amazon is apparently working on augmented reality glasses – initially only for delivery drivers. The device developed under the code name “Jayhawk” is to have a full-color display and integrate microphones, speakers and a camera.
Andy Jassy
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy foresees an “agentic future” in which generative AI will replace human workers in offices.
Competition in space
E-commerce giant Amazon is about to make its long-awaited entry into the market for satellite-based internet services. The first 27 satellites of Project Kuiper are to be launched into space on April 9th with an Atlas V rocket and lay the foundation for a global internet network.
Media report
The deadline set by Donald Trump for a solution to the future of Tiktok in the USA is approaching. Another contender with deep pockets is said to have emerged on the home straight.
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