A federal judge granted Amazon a temporary order blocking Perplexity's Comet AI browser from accessing its site. Amazon's lawsuit claims Perplexity concealed its AI agents to scrape the website without permission.

Amazon's ecommerce division will require senior engineers to approve AI-assisted changes following a series of outages linked to these tools. The company identified a trend of incidents with a high blast radius associated with novel GenAI usage.

Amazon held an engineering meeting in response to recent outages related to its AI services. The meeting aimed to address and resolve the issues affecting the performance of these services.

Ring has canceled its partnership with Flock Safety, a surveillance technology company, amid backlash regarding privacy concerns. The decision follows increased scrutiny and criticism, particularly after a controversial Super Bowl advertisement.

Amazon's Ring promoted an AI-powered surveillance network during a Super Bowl ad, framing it as a community initiative to help locate lost dogs. The ad encourages users to participate in the "Search Party" program by using their cameras for identification purposes.

Amazon shares fell over 9% following a surprising capital expenditure forecast, raising concerns about a potential AI bubble. Major tech companies, including Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Meta, collectively reported around $120 billion in expected increased spending.