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Amazon cites AI for Q2 profit jump

Amazon saw an increase in profits in Q2 compared to 2024. Washington Congressman Michael Baumgartner paid tribute this week ...

Amazon earnings recap: Stock falls on murky guidance and AI competition despite Q2 earnings beat

Amazon's stock sank on Thursday afternoon, weighed down by mixed guidance and AI competition, though the company beat Q2 ...

Amazon Surges to $168 Billion in 2nd Quarter Sales as CEO Andy Jassy Says AI ‘Will Change Every Customer Experience’

Amazon reported its second quarter earnings on Thursday afternoon, with the company bringing in nearly $168 billion and ...

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy unleashed a meticulous 8-minute defense of AWS’ standing in the AI arms race amid investor stock freakout

Amazon’s stock price had already been dropping in after-hours trading on Thursday despite better-than-expected results when Morgan Stanley analyst Brian Nowak prefaced his questions on an earnings ...

Amazon eyes ads and upcharges for Alexa Plus

In the week’s least surprising news, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy revealed that the company is exploring ways to bring ads to Alexa ...

Amazon CEO wants to put ads in your Alexa+ conversations

Andy Jassy's description of an AI-generated ad that Alexa+ delivers in a multistep conversation, which could help users find ...
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Amazon leans on AWS’ size, security as Q2 cloud market nears $100B

We have a meaningfully larger business in the AWS segment than others,” CEO Andy Jassy said during the company’s Q2 2025 ...

Ads on Alexa+? Amazon’s CEO is already mulling the idea

The new AI-enhanced Alexa is still in an early preview period, but already there’s talk of adding ads and even new ...