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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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AI Infrastructure

Why Google, Amazon and Microsoft Need Chinese Data Center Suppliers

By Claudia Chong · Oct 5, 2026 8:00am PDT
U.S. data center operators’ reliance on Chinese manufacturers for batteries, cooling systems, optical transceivers and other equipment has come under scrutiny over national security concerns.But Chinese equipment makers have an edge over their American counterparts, which have been criticised for long lead times amid supply chain shortages. So... U.S. data center operators’ reliance on Chinese manufacturers for batteries, cooling systems,...
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Alibaba’s AliExpress Tests Membership Program in Challenge to Amazon

By Juro Osawa · Sep 30, 2026 12:00am PDT · 1 comment
AliExpress, Alibaba Group’s international e-commerce site, is testing a new VIP membership program in some markets, as it tries to attract and retain high-spending customers in a challenge to Amazon, according to a person with direct knowledge of the efforts. The VIP program, called Elite, is available on an invitation-only basis to customers... AliExpress, Alibaba Group’s international e-commerce site, is testing a new VIP membership...
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The Briefing

Amazon’s New AI Offer Reflects Discounting Surge

By Martin Peers · Sep 23, 2026 5:01pm PDT
Have we gone full circle on AI pricing? A bunch of tech firms are throwing around discounts and free offers for AI products, with Amazon on Wednesday announcing that merchants selling on its shopping site will get a year’s free use of its Quick Plus AI assistant product. Microsoft, meanwhile, is discounting Copilot AI subscriptions heavily, we ... Have we gone full circle on AI pricing? A bunch of tech firms are throwing around discounts and...
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The Briefing

Amazon’s Bargains Include Its Stock

By Martin Peers · Oct 11, 2026 3:01pm PDT
It’s the quiet before the storm of earnings season, which starts in a week or two. While we wait for the third-quarter updates, here’s a thought: Investor enthusiasm for semiconductor stocks and blue-sky vision companies like SpaceX appears to have sucked money out of stocks of long-established tech companies. Some are now trading at... It’s the quiet before the storm of earnings season, which starts in a week or two. While we wait...
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How Amazon Rewired Its Data Centers After Mississippi Power Warning

By Catherine Perloff · Oct 8, 2026 7:33am PDT
Earlier this year, officials at Mississippi electric utility Entergy had some worrisome news for Amazon: It was going to have to start kicking the company’s Mississippi-based data centers off the grid during peak times to ensure it could support other customers, according to two people with knowledge of the situation. Amazon’s cloud unit, Amazon... Earlier this year, officials at Mississippi electric utility Entergy had some worrisome news for...