Meta has secured a major deal for Amazon’s homegrown CPUs to power AI agentic workloads, rather than relying on GPUs. The move suggests companies are shifting the chip battlefield beyond accelerators toward general-purpose processing engineered for AI tasks. As demand for agentic systems grows, this CPU-driven sprint could redraw how the next generation of AI infrastructure is built.
Amazon India says it will invest over INR 2800 crore (about $300M) to strengthen associate safety, health and financial wellbeing while expanding fulfillment and quick commerce to deliver faster across tier 2 and 3 cities. The plan, part of a $35B India investment through 2030, also adds AI tools for on-road safety and workload balancing, plus rest facilities, medical camps and insurance benefits.
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After a strong first two days of festive sales on Amazon and Flipkart, discounts began tapering well before the sale period ended. With promo costs reduced by some platforms, sellers followed suit, and the initial momentum stalled. Even as brands and sellers reportedly overachieved targets, reduced discounting caused sales to cool earlier than expected.
Amazon has emerged as India’s biggest corporate buyer of renewable energy, accelerating with seven utility-scale signups since September 2022. The company is also aiming for 100% renewable electricity globally by 2025. But its rise wasn’t frictionless, as early steps in India’s corporate green power market exposed teething issues even amid rapid expansion.
Amazon is renaming roles at its Ring and Blink units, replacing traditional job titles with “builder” and “builder leader.” The company says the change is meant to build a more adaptable culture centered on customer value, with compensation and growth paths staying the same. Still, some employees worry the new wording could signal future promotion changes.
Amazon has agreed to pay $30 million for carbon credits produced by Indian rice farmers through the Good Rice Alliance. The programme is backed by Bayer, Temasek’s GenZero, and Shell. The deal is touted as one of the biggest agricultural carbon credit transactions worldwide and the first large-scale one of its kind in India.
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As the broader e commerce industry moves away from scheduled grocery drop offs, Amazon is doing the opposite—pushing the slotted model nationwide while also ramping up quick commerce. During the ongoing festive sale, the company signaled equal focus on both approaches, with this quarter seen as pivotal for expanding Amazon Now’s 10 minute delivery.
Dave Clark, the former CEO of Amazon’s worldwide consumer business, will start as CEO of a San Francisco based logistics company on September 1. He will take the new role roughly two months after stepping down from his Amazon post in July. The move signals a high profile shift from big tech retail operations to logistics leadership.
After years of unreliable automation and fiddly setup, Google and Amazon are pushing an AI-first smart home approach. Their new AI assistants aim to coordinate devices more naturally and handle configuration work that previously required a home IT administrator, promising a smoother experience for everyday users and a major shift in how smart homes get set up.
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