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Amazon and Google are investing billions to secure electricity for data centers, following different strategies including nuclear, renewables, geothermal, and small modular reactors. The WSJ article is taken from Liturri’s roundup.

The European Commission has preliminarily determined that the cloud computing services of Amazon and Microsoft – namely AWS and Azure – are “gatekeepers” capable of controlling access to the digital market. But will this designation be enough to ensure the technological sovereignty of the Union?

Who was present and what was discussed during the presentation of the Netcomm and Nomisma research “Digital Value Chain Impact”

To infinity and beyond. The startup Odyssey, funded with $310 million by tech giants such as Amazon, Nvidia, and AMD, aims to push the boundaries of artificial intelligence by developing models capable of creating three-dimensional environments. Facts, figures, and commentary.

The intervention of the United States government on Anthropic, which led to the complete blocking of the Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models, originated from a report by Amazon (which still wants to invest $25 billion in the startup). It is a complicated moment for Anthropic, which must ease relations with the Trump administration while preparing for the IPO.

AI “steals” jobs in the sense that positions are cut to fund it. The latest in this regard is Cisco, which announced the layoff of nearly 4,000 people to free up resources for investments in AI, but it is joined by Meta, Microsoft, LinkedIn, Amazon, and others. Facts, figures, and comments.

By replicating the model already adopted with the cloud, Amazon has opened its logistics network to businesses (no longer just to sellers on the e-commerce platform). Here’s how “Amazon Supply Chain Services” works and why it threatens the businesses of UPS, FedEx, DHL, and more.

Amazon closed the first quarter with results exceeding expectations, recording strong growth in profits and revenues driven particularly by the cloud division.

The Federal Communications Commission will also allow connection to Amazon routers, another giant saved from the ban after Netgear. Meanwhile, it is also targeting portable Wi-Fi hotspots and LTE/5G CPE devices, which will have to be “made in the USA.”

Amazon will invest up to 25 billion dollars in Anthropic, which requires a lot of computing power to develop increasingly powerful language models. Jeff Bezos is also focusing on artificial intelligence: his new company, Project Prometheus, could reach a valuation of 38 billion. All the details.

Meta plans an initial wave of layoffs on May 20 with around 8,000 jobs at risk and further cuts in the second half of 2026. Additionally, it terminates the contract with a contractor in Kenya, causing the dismissal of over 1,100 workers who report degrading working conditions. Facts and figures.

Novo Nordisk has announced a partnership with OpenAI. Meanwhile, Amazon is launching an AI-based search tool to accelerate drug discovery. Here’s how AI is increasingly infiltrating the pharma sector. Facts and figures.

Amazon acquires the U.S. satellite operator Globalstar. Today’s $11.6 billion deal strengthens the Seattle giant’s strategy to expand its satellite network and compete with rival SpaceX in low Earth orbit.

A Kindle is not forever. Or at least, not for Amazon, which has declared the death of 2 million e-readers produced before 2013. From May 20th, it will no longer be possible to download new titles on these devices, news that has caused some anxiety among consumers. Facts and comments.

Amazon has reached a new agreement with the United States Postal Service (USPS). The e-commerce giant, the main customer of the American postal service, would reduce the number of packages shipped via USPS by 20%, a lower percentage than previously proposed. All the details

According to the think tank International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food Systems, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, IBM, and Alibaba, through the use of AI and in collaboration with agrochemical companies such as Bayer, BASF, and Corteva, influence farmers on what to grow, often focusing on the most productive and profitable crops. Facts, figures, and comments.

With Globalstar, Amazon could accelerate its low Earth orbit (LEO) connectivity ambitions and challenge SpaceX’s Starlink dominance, but the satellite telecommunications group’s deep ties with Apple could turn the high-risk deal into a real battle in the tech sector.

No longer just venture capitalists, OpenAI is also opening up to individual investors and raising $122 billion, which propels its valuation beyond $800 billion, boasting “artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity.” Facts, names, numbers, and comments.

Cuts to human capital to finance artificial intelligence. This is now the trend undertaken by Big Tech, from Meta to Amazon, including Microsoft, and now Oracle has also initiated layoffs that are expected to be broader in scope than its usual gradual cuts. Facts, figures, and comments.

A new alliance signed by Uber aims to make Zagreb the European laboratory for robotaxis. The Chinese giant Pony.ai is also involved. In the US, Amazon’s Zoox is doubling the number of cities where it operates, although rides continue to be free. It is set to chase Tesla, which only began production of the Cybercab in February.

Amazon has failed both in the smartphone sector, with a Fire Phone that lasted just over a year on the market, and in wearable devices (the Halo line discontinued in 2023): now it could combine the two areas by creating an AI-enhanced phone that serves as the “home” for the new digital assistant Alexa Plus. So far, however, the Seattle-based Big Tech company has only been chasing its rivals in the smart algorithms sector.

Confindustria Radio Televisioni is among the organizations that, through the association representing the main European broadcasters, has called on the EU to subject Google, Amazon, Apple, and Samsung to the rules of the Digital Markets Act also for smart TVs and virtual assistants, denouncing the growing power of Big Tech in content distribution. All the details.

Tensions are rising between Microsoft and OpenAI, whose $50 billion deal with Amazon challenges the exclusivity on Azure and opens the possibility of a legal clash between the cloud and artificial intelligence giants. All the details.

What emerges from a study conducted by Amazon and The European House Ambrosetti