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Amazon Web Services Launches Services for Building Generative AI Tools
Amazon Web Services Launches Services for Building Generative AI Tools
April 14, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched new services to help companies build generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools. One new offering, Amazon Bedrock, gives customers access...

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Panera Brings Amazon’s Palm Payments Into the Restaurant World
Panera Brings Amazon’s Palm Payments Into the Restaurant World
March 22, 2023  |  Restaurant innovation

Panera Bread is leveraging Amazon One pay-by-palm capabilities to remove friction for loyalty members. The fast-casual brand announced Wednesday (March 22) that it is rolling...

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AWS and NVIDIA Collaborate on ‘Next Generation’ AI Infrastructure
AWS and NVIDIA Collaborate on ‘Next Generation’ AI Infrastructure
March 21, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

Amazon Web Services (AWS) and NVIDIA are collaborating on “next generation” artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure. The infrastructure will be optimized for training large language models...

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Southwest Gets Cloud Help From Amazon After Mass Flight Grounding
Southwest Gets Cloud Help From Amazon After Mass Flight Grounding
March 08, 2023  |  Technology

After a wave of flight cancellations last year, Southwest Airlines is seeking Amazon’s assistance. The tech giant announced Wednesday (March 8) that Southwest had chosen...

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Amazon to ‘Significantly Expand’ Use of Stripe
Amazon to ‘Significantly Expand’ Use of Stripe
January 23, 2023  |  Retail

Amazon plans to “significantly expand” its use of payments platform Stripe. “Under the new agreement, Stripe will become a strategic payments partner for Amazon in...

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Amazon Eyes Cashier-Less Checkout for Retail
Amazon Eyes Cashier-Less Checkout for Retail
December 02, 2022  |  Amazon Technology

Amazon reportedly aims to expand the use of its cashier-less technology beyond food and retail. While the company has been selling its technology to those...

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AWS Launches Data Management Service Focused on Good Governance 
AWS Launches Data Management Service Focused on Good Governance 
November 29, 2022  |  Amazon

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched a data management service that balances access and control.  The new Amazon DataZone helps customers catalog, discover, share and...

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78% of Online Subscription Purchases Are Made With Stored Credentials
78% of Online Subscription Purchases Are Made With Stored Credentials
November 21, 2022  |  Subscriptions

Consumers are increasingly using stored payment credentials to speed up the purchasing process, but not all types of purchases are experiencing adoption of the technology...

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Faster Pay, Faster Food, Faster Checkout; A Quick Read on the Week’s Research Trends
Faster Pay, Faster Food, Faster Checkout; A Quick Read on the Week’s Research Trends
November 12, 2022  |  weekend wrap

The need for speed. It’s everywhere these days.    From 5G cell phones to high-speed internet, from nano-second stock trading to instant Venmo payments to friends...

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