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Sep 17, 2026, 23:59 UTC
Toys "R" Us is opening 120 new brick-and-mortar stores across the United States, part of its biggest expansion in nearly a decade, with leases signed for dozens of one-year locations.
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Sep 17, 2026, 23:08 UTC
A regulatory cap limiting Amazon-owned Zoox to 100 robotaxis in Nevada is set to expire in September 2026, clearing the way for the company to expand its commercial fleet in Las Vegas.
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- techcrunch.com
Sep 17, 2026, 18:06 UTC
Amazon expanded Amazon Connect from a single product into a portfolio of four agentic AI solutions.
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- finance.sina.cn
Sep 17, 2026, 17:55 UTC
Amazon launched Amazon Connect Talent, an AI-powered hiring solution for talent acquisition leaders managing scaled hiring.
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- aws.amazon.com
- pymnts.com
Sep 17, 2026, 17:45 UTC
Proton VPN released a native VPN app for Amazon Fire TV Sticks running Amazon's Vega OS.
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- techradar.com
Sep 17, 2026, 14:46 UTC
Two bipartisan U.S. senators asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Amazon's and Walmart's AI shopping chatbots over suspected mishandling of "Made in USA" labeling.
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Sep 17, 2026, 14:30 UTC
Amazon called for rigorous testing and safeguards in the artificial intelligence safety debate, saying AI labs should release models only when they are safe and fully tested, without calling for an industry slowdown.
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Sep 17, 2026, 13:30 UTC
Amazon and No Kid Hungry announced results from their Summer Meals for Kids pilot program, which delivered more than 2 million meals to families in rural U.S. communities during summer 2026 under the USDA's Summer Food Service Program.
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- businesswire.com
Sep 17, 2026, 13:30 UTC
Walmart, Target and Costco ripped out some self-checkout stands, and Amazon shut down its cashier-less Go stores.
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- wpsdlocal6.com
- edition.cnn.com
Sep 17, 2026, 12:30 UTC
Element launched new Element smart TVs powered by TiVo in 50-inch and 65-inch 4K models, available through major U.S. online retailers including Amazon.com, Walmart.com and BestBuy.com.
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- businesswire.com
Sep 17, 2026, 11:22 UTC
The Delhi High Court framed a legal question in Saurabh Maurya v. John Doe (CS(COMM) 870 of 2026) on whether social media platforms' copyright-strike suspension and takedown procedures comply with the principles laid down in Shreya Singhal and Myspace Inc.
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- medianama.com
Sep 17, 2026, 09:45 UTC
Amazon has commenced construction of a data centre in Bharat Future City with an investment of Rs 1 lakh crore.
Source:
- moneycontrol.com
- dailypioneer.com
Sep 17, 2026, 09:35 UTC
Amazon said it will fix an issue that accidentally blocked app sideloading on Fire TV devices via an upcoming software update that began rolling out.
Source:
- makeuseof.com
Sep 17, 2026, 09:30 UTC
Snap signed deals with Salesforce, Amazon, and Nvidia to enable visual overlays for its $2,195 Specs smart glasses as an enterprise product.
Source:
- techmeme.com
Sep 17, 2026, 06:45 UTC
Amazon Ads launched its MCP Server and Ads Agent at its upfront event in Sydney, making the MCP Server available in beta to Australian businesses.
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- bandt.com.au
Sep 17, 2026, 05:52 UTC
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a recall of select batches of So Delicious Dairy Free Salted Caramel Cluster Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert due to contamination with small stones and other hard objects.
Source:
- 973thedawg.com
Sep 17, 2026, 05:00 UTC
Iceland-based voice simulation startup Treble raised $18 million in an extension of its Series A funding led by Paladin Capital Group, bringing its total raise to over $40 million.
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Sep 16, 2026, 23:59 UTC
South Bend Mayor James Mueller issued an executive order prohibiting non-disclosure agreements tied to future large infrastructure projects, following questions over an NDA with Amazon over its data center's wastewater.
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- wsbt.com
Sep 16, 2026, 23:59 UTC
North Carolina state officials approved an air permit for Amazon's $10 billion data center under construction in Richmond County, along with a separate permit for emergency backup generators, covering 645 generators in total.
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- whqr.org
Sep 16, 2026, 18:38 UTC
Amazon announced a wage increase across all of its business units in Canada.
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- finance.sina.cn
Sep 16, 2026, 18:15 UTC
The 78th Emmy Awards telecast on NBC drew 6.7 million viewers, down 10% from the previous year, the third-smallest audience ever for the ceremony.
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Sep 16, 2026, 17:29 UTC
Amazon stated it has no plans to build a data center in Worcester County.
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- finance.sina.cn
Sep 16, 2026, 15:50 UTC
Amazon raised its minimum hourly wage for operations workers and introduced a 20% employee discount at Whole Foods stores.
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- businessinsider.com
Sep 16, 2026, 14:38 UTC
Amazon is investing $1.5 billion to raise its minimum starting pay for employees.
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- barrons.com
Sep 14, 2026, 03:55 UTC
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is betting $220 billion in record capital expenditure on data centres, custom chips and cloud capacity to extend AWS's growth.
Source:
- ibtimes.com.au
Sep 13, 2026, 14:30 UTC
Indiana's Department of Environmental Management issued a notice for a NIPSCO permit application to mix wastewater from the R.M. Schahfer Generating Station, a new gas plant and Jasper County's incoming Amazon data center in a settling basin before discharging into the Kankakee River.
Source:
- chicagotribune.com
Sep 11, 2026, 00:30 UTC
Amazon Ads India is promoting AI-powered advertising tools, including Creative Agent, Performance+ and Ads Agent, that let small and medium businesses create and manage streaming TV ad campaigns.
Source:
- afaqs.com
Sep 6, 2026, 00:45 UTC
Zoox, an Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle company, announced it will launch its robotaxi service in Houston, Texas, its 12th market and third in Texas, starting with human-driven mapping vehicles before deploying fully autonomous cars.
Source:
- autos.yahoo.com
Sep 3, 2026, 12:12 UTC
Amazon's Zoox expanded its robotaxi service to Las Vegas airport, now allowed to operate and charge for rides in its custom-built robotaxi.
Source:
- techcrunch.com
- ktvu.com
Aug 26, 2026, 16:45 UTC
The Trump administration has entered into data-sharing agreements with OpenAI, Google, Meta, Amazon, and other technology companies to monitor the impact of artificial intelligence on employment and hiring practices.
Source:
- techmeme.com
Aug 5, 2026, 11:08 UTC
Cipher Digital Inc. is progressing ahead of schedule on AI data center contracts, particularly with Amazon.
Source:
- seekingalpha.com
Jul 24, 2026, 23:00 UTC
The White House is expected to formalize a voluntary pre-release review framework for frontier AI models by August 1, 2026, following President Trump's June 2 executive order.
Source:
- techtimes.com

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Toys "R" Us is opening 120 new brick-and-mortar stores across the United States, part of its biggest expansion in nearly a decade, with leases signed for dozens of one-year locations.

A regulatory cap limiting Amazon-owned Zoox to 100 robotaxis in Nevada is set to expire in September 2026, clearing the way for the company to expand its commercial fleet in Las Vegas.

Amazon expanded Amazon Connect from a single product into a portfolio of four agentic AI solutions.

Amazon launched Amazon Connect Talent, an AI-powered hiring solution for talent acquisition leaders managing scaled hiring.

Proton VPN released a native VPN app for Amazon Fire TV Sticks running Amazon's Vega OS.

Two bipartisan U.S. senators asked the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Amazon's and Walmart's AI shopping chatbots over suspected mishandling of "Made in USA" labeling.

Amazon called for rigorous testing and safeguards in the artificial intelligence safety debate, saying AI labs should release models only when they are safe and fully tested, without calling for an industry slowdown.

Amazon and No Kid Hungry announced results from their Summer Meals for Kids pilot program, which delivered more than 2 million meals to families in rural U.S. communities during summer 2026 under the USDA's Summer Food Service Program.

Walmart, Target and Costco ripped out some self-checkout stands, and Amazon shut down its cashier-less Go stores.

Element launched new Element smart TVs powered by TiVo in 50-inch and 65-inch 4K models, available through major U.S. online retailers including Amazon.com, Walmart.com and BestBuy.com.

The Delhi High Court framed a legal question in Saurabh Maurya v. John Doe (CS(COMM) 870 of 2026) on whether social media platforms' copyright-strike suspension and takedown procedures comply with the principles laid down in Shreya Singhal and Myspace Inc.

Amazon has commenced construction of a data centre in Bharat Future City with an investment of Rs 1 lakh crore.

Amazon said it will fix an issue that accidentally blocked app sideloading on Fire TV devices via an upcoming software update that began rolling out.

Snap signed deals with Salesforce, Amazon, and Nvidia to enable visual overlays for its $2,195 Specs smart glasses as an enterprise product.

Amazon Ads launched its MCP Server and Ads Agent at its upfront event in Sydney, making the MCP Server available in beta to Australian businesses.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced a recall of select batches of So Delicious Dairy Free Salted Caramel Cluster Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert due to contamination with small stones and other hard objects.

Iceland-based voice simulation startup Treble raised $18 million in an extension of its Series A funding led by Paladin Capital Group, bringing its total raise to over $40 million.

South Bend Mayor James Mueller issued an executive order prohibiting non-disclosure agreements tied to future large infrastructure projects, following questions over an NDA with Amazon over its data center's wastewater.

North Carolina state officials approved an air permit for Amazon's $10 billion data center under construction in Richmond County, along with a separate permit for emergency backup generators, covering 645 generators in total.

Amazon announced a wage increase across all of its business units in Canada.

The 78th Emmy Awards telecast on NBC drew 6.7 million viewers, down 10% from the previous year, the third-smallest audience ever for the ceremony.

Amazon stated it has no plans to build a data center in Worcester County.

Amazon raised its minimum hourly wage for operations workers and introduced a 20% employee discount at Whole Foods stores.

Amazon is investing $1.5 billion to raise its minimum starting pay for employees.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is betting $220 billion in record capital expenditure on data centres, custom chips and cloud capacity to extend AWS's growth.

Indiana's Department of Environmental Management issued a notice for a NIPSCO permit application to mix wastewater from the R.M. Schahfer Generating Station, a new gas plant and Jasper County's incoming Amazon data center in a settling basin before discharging into the Kankakee River.

Amazon Ads India is promoting AI-powered advertising tools, including Creative Agent, Performance+ and Ads Agent, that let small and medium businesses create and manage streaming TV ad campaigns.

Zoox, an Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle company, announced it will launch its robotaxi service in Houston, Texas, its 12th market and third in Texas, starting with human-driven mapping vehicles before deploying fully autonomous cars.

Amazon's Zoox expanded its robotaxi service to Las Vegas airport, now allowed to operate and charge for rides in its custom-built robotaxi.

The Trump administration has entered into data-sharing agreements with OpenAI, Google, Meta, Amazon, and other technology companies to monitor the impact of artificial intelligence on employment and hiring practices.

Cipher Digital Inc. is progressing ahead of schedule on AI data center contracts, particularly with Amazon.

The White House is expected to formalize a voluntary pre-release review framework for frontier AI models by August 1, 2026, following President Trump's June 2 executive order.