Amazon shakes up AI team

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Amazon AI chief Rohit Prasad leaving; infrastructure exec Peter DeSantis to lead unified AI group
Rohit Prasad, the executive who has led Amazon’s artificial intelligence initiatives and overseen the creation of its homegrown Nova AI models, is leaving the company at the end of the year. In a memo Wednesday morning,

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Amazon shakes up AI team as veteran Prasad leaves, DeSantis promoted
Amazon says AI chief Rohit Prasad is leaving, Peter DeSantis to lead AGI group

Amazon in Talks to Invest $10 Billion in OpenAI

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Amazon in Talks To Invest at Least $10 Billion in OpenAI
Amazon is in initial talks to invest at least $10 billion in OpenAI and sell the company its chips. The deal under discussion could value OpenAI north of $500 billion and see it adopt Amazon’s Trainium chip,

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Amazon in talks to invest $10 billion in OpenAI and supply its Trainium chips
Amazon Eyes a Big Investment in OpenAI. Is This the Latest Sign of an AI Bubble?

Amazon, Siamese cat

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After alleged SoCal catnapping by Amazon driver, pet's still missing and driver is out of a job
A Los Angeles County resident is still looking for her missing cat after an Amazon delivery driver was seen on surveillance video appearing to take the animal from her home earlier this month.

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Amazon driver accused of snatching cat, seen on surveillance footage
LA County woman says Amazon delivery driver stole her family's cat

How Amazon’s CSO defends against efforts by North Korean IT workers to infiltrate his company

Amazon has seen an increase in North Korean IT workers attempting to get jobs at the tech giant, schemes motivated by ...

Critical Amazon Kindle Hack Confirmed — What You Need To Know

A hacker found a way to access Amazon accounts using a malicious book downloaded to a Kindle. What you need to know about the ...

Amazon has a new leader for its ‘AGI’ group as it plays catch-up on AI

Rohit Prasad is stepping down, while Amazon puts Peter DeSantis in charge of AI models, chips, and quantum computing.

Amazon launches Alexa+ on the web to take on ChatGPT and Gemini

Alexa+ is now available on the web for some users, giving users a ChatGPT-style interface to chat, upload files, manage lists ...

Amazon Names New AI Chief Amid Battle to Take on Tech Rivals

Amazon.com Inc. is reorganizing teams working on artificial intelligence projects, putting a top leader from the company’s ...

Filing: Amazon cuts 84 jobs in Washington state, unrelated to broader layoffs

Amazon filed a new layoff notice covering 84 Washington employees, but the cuts are unrelated to its October job reductions — ...

These Last-Minute Gifts for Men Arrive in Time on Amazon

These Ugg slippers are the perfect last-minute gift for anyone on your list. They come in 13 colors and feature sheep fur on ...

Fermi denies report that Amazon was prospective tenant in stalled project

Data center real estate investment company Fermi on Wednesday denied a report that said Amazon was a prospective tenant and ...

Amazon distribution center at LAX sells for record price

Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing acquired a 143,060-square-foot Amazon distribution center near LAX for $211 million, the ...