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Amazon is a multinational technology company based in Seattle that focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming and artificial intelligence. It is one of the Big Five companies in the U.S. information technology industry, along with Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Facebook. Founder Jeff Bezos serves as the company’s executive chair, and Andy Jassy has held the CEO role since 2021.

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OpenAI Is Developing an Internal Alternative to Microsoft’s GitHub

By Stephanie Palazzolo and Aaron Holmes · Mar 3, 2026 2:41pm PST · 2 comments
OpenAI is developing an alternative to GitHub, Microsoft’s popular code repository that lets software engineers store, share and collaborate on computer code, according to a person with knowledge of the project. The decision to embark on the new product came after OpenAI engineers, like other GitHub customers, experienced an increase in outages... OpenAI is developing an alternative to GitHub, Microsoft’s popular code repository that lets...
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Anthropic-Palantir Partnership at Risk After Pentagon Decision

By Aaron Holmes, Sri Muppidi, Rocket Drew and Julia Hornstein · Mar 3, 2026 12:32pm PST · 1 comment
For over a year, Anthropic has served the U.S. government through Palantir Technologies, an enterprise software firm known for working with the Pentagon and other federal agencies. Palantir’s customers have used Anthropic models to help them identify patterns across large volumes of classified data so they can make decisions. But the Defense... For over a year, Anthropic has served the U.S. government through Palantir Technologies, an...
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What OpenAI’s ‘Stateful’ AI is Good For

By Aaron Holmes · Mar 3, 2026 12:10pm PST · 2 comments
OpenAI and Amazon last week said they were developing a new cloud service for a new generation of AI agents, but their description of the service generated confusion among AI buyers. Let’s clear it up.The new AI cloud service aims to help Amazon Web Services customers develop custom AI agents— powered by OpenAI technology—to automate business... OpenAI and Amazon last week said they were developing a new cloud service for a new generation of...
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Amazon Explores Helping Other Apps Sell Chatbot Ads

By Catherine Perloff · Mar 3, 2026 6:00am PST
Amazon is exploring offering technology to help other apps and sites sell ads in AI chatbots, according to two people who have talked to the company about its plans. Such an offering could potentially buttress its $68.6 billion ads business as people increasingly use AI chats to search for information. In recent months, Amazon Publisher... Amazon is exploring offering technology to help other apps and sites sell ads in AI chatbots,...
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What Amazon and Microsoft Will Win or Lose From OpenAI’s New Deals

By Aaron Holmes, Catherine Perloff, Stephanie Palazzolo, Anissa Gardizy, Valida Pau and Shane Burke · Feb 27, 2026 10:38am PST · 2 comments
OpenAI’s wide-ranging partnership with Amazon, announced on Friday as part of a bigger series of funding agreements valuing the company at $730 billion before the investment, means the ChatGPT creator will soon have two of the three biggest cloud firms pitching its services. But can both Amazon and Microsoft get a big boost without encroaching... OpenAI’s wide-ranging partnership with Amazon, announced on Friday as part of a bigger series of...