Amazon Web Services news and trends

AWS Launches GenAI-Powered Service for Creating Applications
Amazon // July 10, 2024

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has unveiled a generative artificial intelligence (AI)-powered service that helps users create applications using natural language. With the new AWS App Studio, users can describe an application they want, the things they want it to do, and the data sources they want to...

MultiFactor Authentication Meets Passkeys To Address eCommerce Usability Concerns
Authentication // June 18, 2024

When it comes to payments and digital commerce, proper security is a necessity. And with the news that Amazon Web Services (AWS) is pushing ahead with making multi-factor authentication (MFA) mandatory for certain users, striking a productive and seamless balance between user experience and security is...

Amazon Gives $230 Million in AWS Credits to AI Startups
Amazon // June 13, 2024

Amazon is reportedly investing $230 million in Amazon Web Services (AWS) credits in AI startups. As Reuters reported Wednesday (June 13), these credits will give early-stage generative artificial intelligence (AI) firms free access to computing power, a variety of AI models, and infrastructure, provided they build their companies using...

Microsoft Will Spend $3.2 Billion on Swedish AI Infrastructure
artificial intelligence // June 03, 2024

Microsoft is reportedly investing $3.2 billion to expand its AI and cloud operations in Sweden. As Reuters reported Monday (June 3), the investment comes as the increasing popularity of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has led to a boom in demand for cloud services. As such,...

Interviews & Exclusives
AWS: Retailers and Brands Partner With Platforms to Drive Innovation

January 30, 2024
As we finish the first month of the new year, more and more businesses are putting 2023 innovations into action and hoping to see results.  The focus on results takes place within the backdrop of the preceding year, which centered on the revival of physical retail and the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve efficiency and […]

Dr. Amazon Will See You Now

January 09, 2024
Success in one area doesn’t necessarily translate into success within another. Even basketball legend Michael Jordan put up average-at-best numbers when he gave baseball a shot – and that was...

More Than Half of Consumers Say Personalized Offers Miss the Mark

December 29, 2023
Personalized offers can be a game changer for merchants. Still, attempts that miss the mark have the potential to annoy and alienate potential customers. Despite these offers’ potential to provide...

Consumers Need Incentives to Pick Pay-by-Bank Options

December 18, 2023
Account-to-account (A2A) payments do just what the name implies: transfer funds between bank accounts in near real time. These payments have gained traction in recent years — used by 36%...

Quick Reads
AWS and Workday Team on Enterprise AI Applications

July 11, 2024
Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched a generative artificial intelligence-focused partnership with enterprise software company Workday. “This expanded partnership combines the power of Workday AI and AWS to deliver AI features to our customers faster and more efficiently,” Shane Luke, Workday’s vice president of product and engineering and head of AI and machine learning, said in […]

AWS Launches GenAI-Powered Service for Creating Applications

July 10, 2024
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has unveiled a generative artificial intelligence (AI)-powered service that helps users create applications using natural language. With the new AWS App Studio, users can describe an application they...

Amazon Gives $230 Million in AWS Credits to AI Startups

June 13, 2024
Amazon is reportedly investing $230 million in Amazon Web Services (AWS) credits in AI startups. As Reuters reported Wednesday (June 13), these credits will give early-stage generative artificial intelligence (AI) firms free access to...

Microsoft Will Spend $3.2 Billion on Swedish AI Infrastructure

June 03, 2024
Microsoft is reportedly investing $3.2 billion to expand its AI and cloud operations in Sweden. As Reuters reported Monday (June 3), the investment comes as the increasing popularity of generative...