Hollywood studios like Amazon MGM, Lionsgate, and Netflix are investing heavily in AI to streamline film production while maintaining control over intellectual property and creative rights. Amazon's Project Nara offers AI tools integrated with popular animation software, ensuring traceability of AI-generated content to address union and rights concerns. The industry is shifting from debating AI use to building proprietary AI systems, with new agreements ensuring performer consent and credit. This marks a turning point where AI becomes a permanent, regulated part of filmmaking rather than a controversial experiment.
A Virginia man filed a $5 million class-action lawsuit against Amazon Ring, alleging its facial recognition feature violates privacy by scanning and storing faces without consent. The feature, Familiar Faces, identifies people near Ring cameras but c...
Amazon has introduced AI-generated images in its US online shopping search to visually illustrate product concepts and improve search accuracy. These images are not of actual products but serve to guide customers who may not know exact product terms,...
Seattle City Council approved a one-year moratorium on new large AI data centers after Amazon engineers criticized the company for massive layoffs despite spending $200 billion on AI infrastructure this year. The move aims to regulate data center gro...
In 2025, Amazon overtook Walmart as the highest revenue-generating American company with $717 billion, surpassing Walmart's $713 billion. Amazon's revenue grew 12% year-over-year, boosted significantly by $129 billion from its Amazon Web Services (AW...
In 2026, several small-cap stocks in the Russell 2000 index surged over 400%, driven by AI infrastructure demand. ETFs like Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth (VTWG) and Inspire Small/Mid Cap (ISMD) held key winners such as Applied Optoelectronics, Aehr Te...
