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  • [New] Nvidia, Microsoft, and Amazon are reportedly in talks around a potential investment package that could total as much as $60 billion into OpenAI, underscoring how capital-intensive frontier AI has become. Tech Startups - Tech News, Tech Trends & Startup Fundin
  • [New] Amazon says it will build 10,000 robotaxis a year starting in 2027. Insurance Thought Leadership
  • [New] Microsoft's Maia 200 announcement demonstrates existential threat to Nvidia's dominance: if hyperscalers successfully internalize AI chip design (Microsoft Maia, Google TPU, Amazon Trainium/Inferentia) while controlling software stack, Nvidia faces disintermediation from largest customers. EverHint Daily Stock Picks, Markets & Sentiment
  • [New] Amazon is expected to raise its AI capex in 2026 by 61% to more than $125 billion. Forbes
  • [New] By 2033, Amazon could avoid hiring up to 500,000 human workers by deploying advanced autonomous systems. Economic Times
  • [New] As Tesla pushes forward with its robotaxi ambitions, the competition from companies like Waymo and Zoox, owned by Amazon, will continue to challenge its growth. Briefs Finance
  • [New] Amazon argues its offering, now available to One Medical members in the primary care chain's app, has an edge over generic health information tools since users will not need to upload health data from multiple providers. Healthcare Dive
  • [New] Blue Origin, the rocket company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, says it will launch more than 5,400 satellites to create a new communications network. BBC News
  • [New] Duke Energy, a large utility, is collaborating with Amazon Web Services to expand Intelligent Grid Services that use AI to decrease the time to calculate power flow from weeks to months, maximize the use of renewable energy, and anticipate future energy needs. OBSERVER RESEARCH FOUNDATION ( ORF )
  • [New] If Amazon embraces agents, it could reshape how product discovery works and how brands compete for visibility. Tech Startups - Tech News, Tech Trends & Startup Fundin
  • [New] Amazon is testing humanoids from an American startup called Agility and, according to leaked memos, expects to replace a significant number of workers with robots in the next few years. Wired
  • [New] Healthcare Integration: If Amazon Pharmacy and One Medical successfully integrate with Prime, healthcare could become the next AWS - a massive, fragmented industry ripe for digital disruption. The Chronicle-Journal
  • [New] Further expansion in India, where Amazon has committed $75 billion in total investment through 2030, represents a massive long-term tailwind. The Chronicle-Journal
  • [New] Labour Relations: As Amazon automates more of its workforce, tensions with labour unions and regulators over worker displacement and warehouse safety remain a persistent reputational and operational risk. The Chronicle-Journal
  • [New] Amazon Pharmacy: Leveraging its same-day delivery network, Amazon now provides one-hour prescription delivery in 20 major U.S. cities, positioning itself as a direct threat to traditional retail pharmacies. The Chronicle-Journal
  • Amazon is currently scaling Prime Air, its drone delivery service, with plans to deliver ~500 million packages / year via air by 2030. the DONUT
  • Amazon Prime Air will test consumer drone deliveries, having recently conducted flights in Darlington using the advanced MK30 drone, which incorporates enhanced safety and obstacle avoidance features. eplaneai
  • Household names such as Amazon Kuiper, AST SpaceMobile, and SpaceX's Starlink will drive down costs, presenting a real challenge to traditional GEO models. RCR Wireless News
  • German power producer RWE could reap a major windfall from selling its former UK coal plant, Didcot A, to Amazon. DataCenterKnowledge
  • The big tech companies - Meta, Google, Apple, Amazon, and others - are betting that AI glasses will convince consumers that AI is good for more than just chatbot searches and laughing at AI slop. The Deep View
  • Google, Meta, Netflix, Microsoft and Amazon will not face heavy regulations in Europe's overhauled Digital Network's Act and will only be subject to a voluntary framework rather than binding rules. Digiday

Last updated: 01 February 2026



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