Amazon.com News - May 2026
Blue Origin New Glenn Rocket Explodes, Delaying Amazon Satellite Launch
A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded during a hotfire engine test at Cape Canaveral on Thursday evening. The explosion destroyed the uncrewed vehicle and...
Anthropic Raises $65 Billion, Surpassing OpenAI With $965 Billion Valuation
Anthropic closed a $65 billion Series H funding round. This investment increases the company’s post-money valuation to $965 billion. Anthropic now ranks as the...
Anthropic expects first profit as revenue jumps to $10.9 billion
Anthropic expects second-quarter revenue to reach $10.9 billion. This figure more than doubles the $4.8 billion reported in the first quarter. The company...
Amazon's Bezos proposes zero income tax for bottom half of U.S. earners
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos proposed eliminating federal income tax for the bottom half of U.S. earners during a Wednesday CNBC interview. Bezos noted that the...
AWS launches AI agent payments with Coinbase and Stripe to automate transactions
Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched Amazon Bedrock AgentCore Payments to allow artificial intelligence agents to conduct autonomous transactions. AI agents can...
Amazon wins analyst confidence, fueled by record $200 billion AI bet
Sixty out of 65 tracked analysts rate Amazon as a Buy. No analysts currently recommend selling the stock. CEO Andy Jassy is planning $200 billion in capital...
Amazon Opens Logistics Network to All Businesses, Challenging FedEx and UPS
Amazon.com launched Amazon Supply Chain Services to provide logistics to all businesses. The move opens Amazon's internal infrastructure to companies...
Coatue launches Next Frontier for AI land, targeting Anthropic
Coatue Management launched Next Frontier to acquire land for AI data centers. The initiative targets tens of billions of dollars in total investment. The firm...