Amazon launches 30-minute delivery across the U.S.

Amazon says its new ultra-fast delivery option brings groceries, household essentials, and other items to customers’ doors in 30 minutes.

Amazon prepares its first Swiss franc bond in six-part AI-capex push
Amazon prepares its first Swiss franc bond in six-part AI-capex push

BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan have the mandate. Maturities run from three years to 25 years. The trade follows Alphabet’s record Swiss issuance in February and Amazon’s $37bn dollar deal in March, and is the latest demonstration that hypersca…

Amazon injects doomscroll-friendly vertical videos in Prime Video app

Finding something to watch on Prime Videos may soon feel more like scrolling Shorts than browsing a streaming menu.

Prime Video follows Netflix and Disney by adding a TikTok-like ‘Clips’ feed in its app

The Clips feed aims to enable discovery by offering users a scrollable feed with short snippets of shows and movies.

Amazon is adding a vertical video feed to Prime Video
Amazon is adding a vertical video feed to Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video is joining Netflix and Disney Plus in adding a vertical feed of videos to its streaming app. The new “Clips” feed will offer a stream of short-form videos from shows and movies, with options to jump into the full title, rent, or buy it. Prime Video previously offered a TikTok-style feed with […]

AWS was hit by overheating in northern Virginia, knocking Coinbase offline and rattling CME
AWS was hit by overheating in northern Virginia, knocking Coinbase offline and rattling CME

A single data centre’s cooling system fell behind. AWS shifted traffic away from the affected zone and warned that fully restoring the remaining services would take longer than expected. Amazon Web Services said on Thursday that one of its data centres…

Amazon retreats from Singapore groceries, leans on cross-border instead
Amazon retreats from Singapore groceries, leans on cross-border instead

Amazon Fresh and the local fulfilment network shut on 6 July. A small number of Singapore roles go with them. AWS, retail, and Global Selling stay; the bet is that Singaporean shoppers want US, Japanese, and German catalogues, not local replenishment. …

Blink bumps its budget buzzer to 2K
Blink bumps its budget buzzer to 2K

Amazon-owned Blink has two new video doorbells: the Blink Wired Doorbell 2K+ for $49.99 and the Blink Battery Doorbell 2K+ for $69.99 if you already have a sync module; or $79.99 bundled with the required hub. The doorbell cameras join Blink’s 2K camera lineup announced last fall, and also work with Blink’s smart video descriptions, […]

Volkswagen becomes Rivian’s top shareholder, displacing Amazon

VW Group’s stake will continue to grow under the $5.8 billion joint venture with Rivian.

Volkswagen overtakes Amazon as Rivian’s (RIVN) largest shareholder with 15.9% stake
Volkswagen overtakes Amazon as Rivian’s (RIVN) largest shareholder with 15.9% stake

Volkswagen now owns 209.8 million shares of Rivian (RIVN), representing a 15.9% stake in the EV startup, according to a new SEC filing. The German automaker has overtaken Amazon as Rivian’s single largest shareholder for the first time since the compan…