Amazon announced on Wednesday that it is eliminating approximately 16,000 roles across the company as part of organizational changes that began in October 2025 and are only now being finalized by certain teams

Jan 28 (Reuters) - Amazon said on Wednesday it was cutting 16,000 jobs worldwide in the second major round of layoffs at the company in three months, as it restructures after pandemic-era over-hiring and expands the adoption of artificial intelligence tools

Check your machines user manual or the manufacturers website to see how long they recommend going in between filter replacements. Most of the time, these filters cannot be washed, so you will need to buy new ones either directly from the manufacturer or from other retailers like Amazon or Walmart

Amazon appears to have prematurely acknowledged layoffs inside AWS after an internal email referencing "organizational changes" and "impacted colleagues" was mistakenly sent to cloud employees

The message was apparently sent in error hours before workers were expecting thousands of job cuts to be announced.

Amazon sent a notice out to staffers in an apparent error acknowledging "organizational changes" at the company.

Amazon has agreed to pay $309 million and provide additional remedies in a class-action settlement over claims that customers were wrongly denied refunds after returning items

Amazon's top grocery executive Jason Buechel told staff that the company needs to make more "deliberate choices" to win over customers.

Alexa+ has been rolling out to everyone with a Prime membership, even if you didnt ask for it

Amazon is rethinking its grocery business, and as part of that, it will shut down all of its remaining Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh physical stores

Amazon is closing all of its Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh physical stores in a shift to focus on its online same-day delivery service and new big-box retail stores

Neil Young is standing in solidarity with Greenland by offering his music to residents for free, and he also had some things to say about Bezos

Tencent's expansion will likely put it into more direct competition with U.S. giants including Amazon, Microsoft and Google.

An anonymous reader quotes a report from GeekWire: Microsoft on Monday announced Maia 200, the second generation of its custom AI chip, claiming it's the most powerful first-party silicon from any major cloud provider. The company says Maia 200 delivers three times the performance of Amazon's latest Trainium chip on certain benchmarks, and exceeds Google's most recent tensor processing unit (TPU) on others

30% more performance per dollar than Maia 100, and faster than Amazon or Google

As of Jan

The Mac mini M4 is currently on sale on Amazon for $499, making one of the cheapest ways to get into the Apple ecosystem even much more affordable

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Look after your precious PC, check your temps, and reapply thermal paste on your CPU for optimum performance

While it pains us to suggest you give money to a company that has spent decades lobbying to ensure America's tax system remains a nightmare, we can at least help you save a bit of cash if you've determined TurboTax is a necessary expense for you this year. Right now, Amazon has discounted the deluxe desktop edition of TurboTax by 44 percent

Amazon has launched its first solid discount of 2026 don't miss it.

One of our favorite wireless headphones for 2026 is available for 35 percent off. Amazon is offering the first-generation Bose QuietComfort Ultra Bluetooth Headphones for $279, down from $429

A RAM deal? In 2026?

This first-time discount is way too good to ignore don't miss it.

The headphones rank among the best on the market and are a must-have for shoppers after premium sound, feel, and ANC.

A pair of headlines from Tom's Hardware and PCMag, meanwhile, show the two sides of using AI for this purpose. The Tom's Hardware headline, "Free GPU & Amazon Scams," isn't representative of the actual article, which is about someone who bought a GPU from Amazon, canceled their order, and the retailer shipped it anyway

Small modular nuclear reactors (or SMRs) are touted as "cheaper, safer, faster to build and easier to finance" than conventional nuclear reactors, reports CNN. Amazon has invested in X-Energy, and earlier this month, Meta announced a deal with Oklo, and in Michigan last month, Holtec began the long formal licensing process for two SMRs with America's Nuclear Regulatory Commission next to a nuclear plant it hopes to reactive

A customer who ordered an MSI Suprim RTX 5090 worth at least $3,000 was scammed out of their money when they received a box filled with rocks instead. The story shared on Reddit highlights another entrant in the long line of GPU scam-swap cases, but this time it was an Amazon Resale item, where you might expect more dubious activity

The Kobo Clara Colour e-reader features color displays at an affordable price. It's a great value, especially for those seek a non-Amazon alternative to the Kindle Paperwhite.

Because the fridge runs Tizen and not full Android, there aren't nearly as many choices for widgets. For example, there's a widget for Spotify and Amazon Music, but not YouTube or Apple Music

And while we hate to suggest you give money to a company that has spent decades lobbying to ensure America's tax system remains a nightmare, we can at least save you some money if TurboTax is your only option. Right now, Amazon has discounted the deluxe desktop edition of TurboTax by 44 percent

Amazon has just added a DRM-free option to Kindle ebooks, letting you read them anywhere

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Amazon is planning a second round of job cuts next week as part of its broader goal of trimming some 30,000 corporate workers, according to two people familiar with the matter

"Previously undisclosed emails, messages, slide decks, reports, and deposition transcripts reveal how Microsoft pursued, rebuffed, and backed OpenAI at various moments over the past decade, ultimately shaping the course of the lab that launched the generative AI era," reports GeekWire. "The latest round of documents, filed as exhibits in Musk's lawsuit, [...] show how Nadella and Microsoft's senior leadership team rally in a crisis, maneuver against rivals such as Google and Amazon, and talk about deals in private." Even though Microsoft didn't have a seat on the OpenAI board, text messages between Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman following Altman's firing as CEO in Nov

Amazon has released the official trailer for Invincible season 4 and confirmed when it'll make its Prime Video debut

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The recommendations I provide here are pulled from that guide and are grouped from most affordable to most expensive. Where possible, I've tried to find options from both Newegg and Amazon

Amazon ended up shipping an RTX 5080 that the customer had already been refunded for

The first images for Invincible season 4 have revealed the new villains we'll meet in the Amazon TV Original

Penghujung tahu lalu, Amazon Leo dilancarkan bagi memberikan persaingan kepada Starlink

If you may recall, Amazon officially launched its first Amazon Web Services (AWS) in August of 2024

Blue Origin is looking to send the first of TeraWave's 5,408 satellites into space in the fourth quarter of 2027.

Amazon is introducing an AI-powered assistant to One Medical, the tech-forward primary care provider it acquired in 2023

The service uses large language models and references patients medical records to answer questions, manage medications and book appointments.

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Razer's superfast 8K polling Viper V3 Pro Wireless drops to its lowest ever price on Amazon

Stockpiling bought consumers some time, but Trump's tariffs are pushing up prices across retail now

An Asus Prime RTX 5060 Ti was swapped for the RTX 5080 the customer actually ordered, with reapplied stickers to add another layer of deception

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It's just perfect if you're after a tablet for work and play but don't want to overspend.

A Redditor recently shared their woes online of purchasing what they believed to be an ASUS GeForce RTX 5080 GPU from Amazon, but turned out to be a weaker, less premium RTX 5060 Ti

Sure it's a bubble and the deals are circular - that doesn't mean Amazon's not going to try to extract value from it Could one of the most prominent tech company leaders be less-than-enthused about the AI economy? In an interview, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy didn't dismiss the idea that the AI bubble could pop, despite his company's massive investments in the technology.

Sellers tried to absorb the tariff shock by buying stock ahead of time, but much of that inventory has run out, forcing some businesses to raise prices

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs are starting to be reflected in the price of some items, as sellers weigh how to absorb the shock of the added costs

Samsung's P9 Express microSD Express storage card drops $40 to the low price of $79.99 in today's Amazon deal

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Microsoft is still the most impersonated brand when it comes to phishing attacks Google, Amazon, Apple and Meta are also in the top five

Another cost cut has come around for this item just in time for the holidays. Amazon is currently selling a four-pack of AirTags for $65

That's a dollar per month. This is something of a winter tradition for the Amazon-owned platform and the promotion ends on January 21

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If you want a wireless charger for your iPhone and prefer to stick with Apple, Amazon has a sale that may pique your interest

European satellite operator Eutelsat "plans to launch 440 Airbus-built LEO satellites in the coming years to replenish and expand its constellation," Reuters reported Friday. And last week America's Federal Communications Commission approved SpaceX's request to deploy another 7,500 Starlink satellites, while Starlink "projects it will eventually have a constellation of 34,000 satellites," writes Fast Company, and Amazon's Project Leo "plans to launch more than 3,200 satellites." Meanwhile "Beijing and some Chinese companies are planning two separate mega-constellations, Guowang and G60 Starlink, totaling nearly 26,000 satellites," and this week the Chinese government "applied for launch permits for 200,000 satellites." But a small Texas-based company called AST SpaceMobile "believes it can provide better service with fewer than 100 gigantic satellites in space." AST SpaceMobile has developed a direct-to-cell technology that utilizes large satellites called BlueBirds

A new report shows that only 7 percent of new-car buyers in the US completed their purchase online, despite a major push by automakers, Amazon, and others to move past the dealership.

Amazon is reportedly adding Teresa Palmer ( The Fall Guy, Warm Bodies, Hacksaw Ridge ) to its pantheon of Norse gods for its God of War TV show adaptation

The Bluetooth trackers are priced pretty reasonably even when not on sale, but they can be a steal if you can get them on a discount like right now. A four pack of AirTags is on sale for $65 at Amazon, which is only a few dollars more than the record-low price we saw during Black Friday this year

Fallout, The Girlfriend, and The Mighty Nein are just a few of the shows you should be watching on Amazon Prime Video this week.

The biggest tech news stories from Meta, Amazon, Apple, and more for January 17, 2026

Wikipedia reminds us how important it is for AI training, which is why many tech firms pay for enterprise subscriptions

If you were gifted (or gifted yourself) some new gear in December, make sure that you've got the proper accessories to keep that gear performing at its best. If a new way to power all those batteries would be a benefit, Amazon's currently running a discount on an excellent wireless charging pad

theodp writes: Code.org, the nonprofit backed by AI giants Microsoft, Google and Amazon and whose Hour of AI and free AI curriculum aim to make world's K-12 schoolchildren AI literate, points job seekers to its AI Use Policy in Hiring, which promises dire consequences for those who use AI during interviews or take home assignments without its OK

One way you can reduce the number of cables you have to deal with on the regular is by investing in a few wireless chargers. Those with iPhones should consider Apple's own MagSafe charger not only because of its sleek and effective design, but also because it's on sale right now at Amazon

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An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Wall Street Journal: Amazon is turning to an Arizona mine that last year became the first new source of U.S

Amazon has announced that its MMO game New World will be shut down come the end of January 2027

Continue reading. Amazon is making a Fallout competition reality TV show Addiction! Radiation poisoning! Skeletal law enforcement? AMAZON The second season of Amazons excellent Fallout show is currently streaming, but the company is already looking to generate more revenue from its license to the well-regarded game series

One Japanese manufacturer has found itself at the center of a new AI-driven supply shortage

To find the best Kindle for your library, Mashable tested and reviewed Amazon's latest e-readers