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  • Amazon is investing heavily in AI infrastructure and partnerships, including a $100 billion deal with Anthropic and expanded access to OpenAI models through AWS.
  • The company is pursuing ambitions in the space sector, aiming to challenge Elon Musk's Starlink with its satellite business, despite a recent Blue Origin rocket failure.
  • Amazon is facing retail competition, with Walmart testing same-day delivery by utilizing stores as warehouses.
  • Internal Amazon policies are being updated to discourage employees from using AI tools for unnecessary tasks or to artificially inflate usage scores.
  • Big Tech's increased AI spending is highlighted, with Google outpacing rivals in AI investment plans.
  • Amazon-backed nuclear developer X-energy is filing for an IPO, capitalizing on the rising demand for electricity from data centers supporting the AI boom.