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AWS launches $1Bn ‘AI Deployment Unit’ as competition with OpenAI, Anthropic intensifies
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced a $1 billion investment to establish a dedicated Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) organization, joining companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Cloud, and Salesforce…
AWS cloud operations in Bahrain reportedly disrupted after Iran-linked strike
Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Bahrain was reportedly impacted after a facility linked to its cloud infrastructure was damaged in an attack attributed to Iran. The incident caused…
AWS Bahrain region services disrupted due to drone activity amid ongoing Middle East conflict: Report
Amazon Web Services cloud region in Bahrain faced service disruption after drone activity was reported nearby during the ongoing conflict involving Iran. The Bahrain region, which consists of…
OpenAI partners with AWS to deliver AI services to US federal agencies: Report
OpenAI is reportedly teaming up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to bring its AI systems to the US government and defense agencies. The setup allows agencies – including…
AWS partners with Cerebras to bring wafer-scale AI chips with Trainium integration to the cloud
Amazon Web Services has partnered with AI chip startup Cerebras Systems to bring Cerebras’ specialized processors to Amazon’s cloud platform. The agreement will allow developers to run AI…
Amazon lays off hundreds of employees from cloud unit AWS amid restructuring: Report
Amazon has reportedly laid off several hundred employees from its cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services (AWS), as part of a restructuring effort. The layoffs primarily impacted specialist…
AWS to make $8.3Bn investment in Indian state of Maharashtra
Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing subsidiary of Amazon, will now put in $8.3Bn in Maharashtra over the coming years. The announcement was made following a meeting…
Amazon revenue surges to $143.1Bn in Q3 2023, ad services up by 26%, AWS clocks 12% uptick
In the highly competitive world of e-commerce and tech giants, Amazon has once again proven its mettle. The company recently reported its third-quarter earnings, surpassing analysts’ expectations and…
AWS is back up after suffering massive outage
Outages are not a rare occurrence on the web, and the same was proved with Amazon’s cloud computing unit. On Tuesday, Amazon Web Services (AWS) faced a significant…
Linux Foundation teams up with AWS, Meta, Microsoft others to build interoperable maps data
Advancements in GPS and related technology have given us digital maps, and over the years, these virtual maps have only got better and more accurate. Now, the Linux…
Amazon’s revenue climbs to $137.4 Bn in Q4 2021, EPS beats estimates
The winter quarter was different for the behemoths of the tech and social media industries. While Google’s parent Alphabet generated $75.32 billion in revenue in Q4 2021, Facebook…
Amazon Web Services suffers record third outage this month, now resolved
Outages seem to have become a common occurrence this year, and more so with AWS. Large portions of the internet have been affected time and again by several…
AWS acquires encrypted messaging service Wickr for an undisclosed sum
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has acquired encrypted messaging service Wickr for an undisclosed amount, beginning the foray of the e-commerce giant into the real on encrypted messaging and…
India’s new space policy attracts dozens of Indian and foreign private players: Report
Just months after India opened up the space sector for private players, the country has seen 22 proposals from Indian firms and institutions, as well as 4 foreign…
Amazon announces a custom ML chip, new AWS instances, Amazon Connect features, and more
Amazon has made several announcements regarding its AWS services during its annual AWS re:Invent conference this week. The company will continue to make more announcements this month, as…
[Update: Back online] AWS suffering outages, affects multiple apps in North American region
Update: The issue has been fixed now, according to an update on the AWS Service Health dashboard which reads, “We have restored all traffic to Kinesis Data Streams…
Amazon to invest $2.8B to build a new AWS data center region in India
Amazon Web Services (AWS) today, announced its plan to invest $2.77 billion to build a second data center region in India which is expected to launch by mid-2022.…
AWS launches P4 Cluster GPU instances powered by the new and powerful NVIDIA A100 GPUs
AWS announced on Monday, the launch of next-generation GPU equipped EC2 P4 instances for machine learning and high performance computing. These instances will be powered by NVIDIA’s new…
Google is the number one cloud service provider for retail sector worldwide : Canalys
Google Cloud is the number one cloud service provider to the retail sector according to a report by Canalys, outpacing not just the overall leader AWS, but Microsoft’s…
AWS introduces Elemental Link to aid real-time video transport
Continuing in its bid to provide innovations in video broadcasting services, the engineers at AWS Elemental have introduced a new remote controlled AWS Elemental Link device. The purpose…
Amazon seeks to depose President Trump in its JEDI cloud contract lawsuit
The Amazon vs Government (or Trump?) saga is taking yet another turn. After making clear its intentions of suing the government over its decision to surprisingly award the…