Tag: Amazon
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Amazon aims to provide free AI skills training to 2 million people by 2025 with its new ‘AI Ready’ commitment
Amazon Blog – 11.20.23 Artificial intelligence (AI) is the most transformative technology of our generation. If we are going to unlock the full potential of AI to tackle the world’s most challenging problems, we need to make AI education accessible to anyone with a desire to learn. Source: Amazon aims to provide free AI skills training to…
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Amazon and Hyundai launch a broad, strategic partnership—including vehicle sales on Amazon.com in 2024
Amazon Blog – 11.16.23 As shared by Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, Amazon and Hyundai Motor Company have announced a broad strategic partnership. “Hyundai is a very innovative company that shares Amazon’s passion for trying to make customers’ lives better and easier every day,” said Amazon CEO Andy Jassy. “Our broad, strategic partnership should do just…
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New Amazon Prime benefit: One Medical health care for $9 a month
Amazon Blog – 11.8.23 Prime members get high-quality, convenient care from One Medical, including 24/7 on-demand virtual care nationwide and easy-to-schedule office visits at any of One Medical’s hundreds of locations across the U.S.—all while saving $100 on the annual membership fee. Source: New Amazon Prime benefit: One Medical health care for $9 a month
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3 ways AWS is helping to make the internet more secure
Amazon Blog – 10.11.23 (10.20.23) At the end of August, AWS security teams noticed a new type of HTTP request flood targeting customers. Request floods are a type of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack—deliberately designed to make a website or application unavailable to users. These kinds of attacks have unfortunately become a common problem…
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Watch: A sneak peek inside Amazon’s new aircraft that will transport more packages with each flight
Amazon Blog – 10.3.23 Just under a year ago, Amazon announced it was adding 10 Airbus A330s to its global aircraft fleet. These A330s aren’t just the first of their kind in our fleet. They’ll also be the newest, largest aircraft for Amazon Air, allowing us to transport more customer packages with each flight. Source: Watch: A…
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An update on Prime Video
Amazon Blog – 9.22.23 When we launched Prime in 2005, the first benefit we announced to members was free Two-Day Shipping on 1 million items, a revolutionary innovation at the time that transformed the way people shop. Over the last 18 years, we have invested and innovated in our fulfillment and transportation networks, logistics, supply…
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All the new Amazon devices and features coming soon to your home, including pre-order details
Amazon Blog – 9.20.23 Nearly 10 years ago, Amazon began focusing on innovations for the home with a little Pringles can-like device and the trusty voice assistant you now know and love, Alexa. Since then, we’ve transformed the way you use and think about technology in your everyday life. Source: All the new Amazon devices…
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How Amazon continues to improve the customer reviews experience with generative AI
Amazon Blog – 8.14.23 Customer reviews are one of the oldest and most important features on Amazon. When we first launched reviews in 1995, the idea was radical. People scratched their heads when we said we want to give customers the opportunity to voice their honest opinions on products—the good, the bad, and everything in…
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What are Amazon Lightning Deals and how to find them
Amazon Blog – 7.9.23 (7.8.23) If you’re an Amazon shopper and have never taken advantage of a Lightning Deal, you’re missing out on one of the site’s best and coolest ways to save money. Source: What are Amazon Lightning Deals and how to find them
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3 takeaways for jobseekers from Gallup and Amazon’s Careers of the Future Index
Amazon Blog – 6.23.22 Determining a career path can be a daunting decision for anyone at any age. Amazon has partnered with Gallup to create the Careers of the Future Index (CFI) to help young adults choose their best career. The CFI combines the most recent career-level data on income, job growth and demand, and resistance to…