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Amazon's CEO says ads could soon be coming to Alexa+ conversations
Amazon could soon insert advertisements into conversations with Alexa+, the company's AI-powered voice assistant. The ...
4 key takeaways from Amazon's Q2 earnings
From the question of where Amazon is in the AI race to forecasts for the next quarter, here are four key takeaways from the ...
Amazon Surges to $168 Billion in 2nd Quarter Sales as CEO Andy Jassy Says AI ‘Will Change Every Customer Experience’
Amazon reported its second quarter earnings on Thursday afternoon, with the company bringing in nearly $168 billion and ...
Amazon eyes ads and upcharges for Alexa Plus
In the week’s least surprising news, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy revealed that the company is exploring ways to bring ads to Alexa ...
Amazon Online Retail Sales Surged 11% In Second Quarter, Ahead Of Amazon Prime Day
Amazon's 2Q25 beat estimates, up 13% to $167.7 billion. Online store and third-party services grew 11% each and memberships, ...
Amazon CEO wants to put ads in your Alexa+ conversations
Andy Jassy's description of an AI-generated ad that Alexa+ delivers in a multistep conversation, which could help users find ...
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy unleashed a meticulous 8-minute defense of AWS’ standing in the AI arms race amid investor stock freakout
Amazon’s stock price had already been dropping in after-hours trading on Thursday despite better-than-expected results when Morgan Stanley analyst Brian Nowak prefaced his questions on an earnings ...
Ads on Alexa+? Amazon’s CEO is already mulling the idea
The new AI-enhanced Alexa is still in an early preview period, but already there’s talk of adding ads and even new ...