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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 in Talks to Lease 10 Gigawatt Ohio Data Center with Backing From Nvidia

By Anissa Gardizy · Jun 9, 2026 7:07pm PDT · 1 comment
OpenAI is in advanced negotiations to lease a proposed 10 gigawatt data center campus on federal land in Ohio as part of a deal that could include financial backing from Nvidia, according to two people with direct knowledge of the discussions. The campus under discussion would be among the biggest of its kind, with a total cost of at least $500... OpenAI is in advanced negotiations to lease a proposed 10 gigawatt data center campus on federal...
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AI Agenda

Anthropic’s Mythos Is Coming Today; Apple Pursues Modest Goals with Siri Revamp

By Stephanie Palazzolo and Aaron Tilley · Jun 9, 2026 7:06am PDT
Big news: Anthropic has a new version of a Mythos-class model coming later today called Claude Fable, according to a person with knowledge of the release. It’s a neutered version of Mythos with safeguards to protect against its misuse either in cybersecurity hacks or the construction of bioweapons, the person said.For those who have been living... Big news: Anthropic has a new version of a Mythos-class model coming later today called Claude...
Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering, at WWDC 2026. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images.
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Apple’s Cautious AI Overhaul; OpenAI’s IPO Filing

By Martin Peers · Jun 8, 2026 5:01pm PDT
OpenAI on Monday had good news and bad news for the media corps that avidly follows its every twist and turn. The good news is that it filed confidentially to go public, a week after Anthropic did the same thing. (Yippee!) The bad news: OpenAI said it has “not decided on timing yet” and “it may be a while because there are things we want to do... OpenAI on Monday had good news and bad news for the media corps that avidly follows its every...
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Amazon’s Media Empire Quietly Taps Outside Ad Sales Help

By Catherine Perloff · Jun 2, 2026 6:00am PDT
Amazon has been pitching its advertising business as an “everything store” for media—where brands can buy ads that run on everything from Thursday Night Football and streaming site Twitch to media it does not own, like Netflix and Spotify. Despite that united front, behind the scenes the company has been relying on an increasing number of... Amazon has been pitching its advertising business as an “everything store” for media—where...
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Amazon’s Nvidia Alternative Starts Winning Over AI Developers

By Catherine Perloff · May 19, 2026 6:00am PDT
Amazon’s yearslong effort to build a serious alternative to Nvidia’s dominant AI chips is starting to gain traction. Anthropic and OpenAI, which have struck multibillion-dollar investment and infrastructure deals with Amazon, have already committed to renting large amounts of current and future Trainium capacity. Now, recent software... Amazon’s yearslong effort to build a serious alternative to Nvidia’s dominant AI chips is...