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Amazon Unveils Smart Glasses and AI Tools to Boost Delivery Speed

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Amazon has introduced new wearable technology and robotics aimed at accelerating delivery times and improving worker efficiency. At its “Delivering the Future” event in Seattle, the company showcased advanced eyeglasses for drivers, known internally as Amelia, which provide real-time navigation, package scanning, and photo capture for proof of delivery.

The smart glasses, equipped with a small display and controlled by a paired vest-mounted device, are designed to replace handheld GPS units. Amazon said the eyewear helps drivers stay focused and reduces time lost switching between devices — in some cases saving up to 30 minutes per shift. Hundreds of drivers have already tested the glasses, which will be distributed for free on an optional basis.

Amazon also unveiled Blue Jay, a new robotic arm that assists warehouse staff with picking and sorting tasks, and announced an artificial intelligence system for managing warehouse operations in real time. The company said these technologies will optimize “the last 100 yards” of delivery — the costliest part of logistics.

While Amazon’s automation drive is expected to streamline operations, reports indicate it could reduce U.S. hiring by 160,000 positions over two years. Shares of Amazon fell 1.8% on Wednesday to $217.95, marking a rare decline among major tech firms.

Anthropic, Google Discuss Cloud Deal Worth Tens of Billions, Bloomberg Reports

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Anthropic, the AI startup behind the Claude chatbot, is in advanced discussions with Google (GOOGL.O) over a massive cloud computing deal valued in the high tens of billions of dollars, according to Bloomberg News, citing people familiar with the talks. The agreement, which is not yet finalized, would see Google provide cloud infrastructure and computing power to support Anthropic’s fast-growing AI operations.

The potential deal underscores the increasing cost and scale of AI development, as companies like Anthropic, OpenAI, and Microsoft-backed Mistral race to secure computing resources needed to train and deploy large language models.

Alphabet shares rose 2.3% after hours following the report, reflecting investor optimism over Google Cloud’s role as a major infrastructure provider for next-generation AI systems. Google declined to comment, while Anthropic did not immediately respond to requests for clarification.

Anthropic, which counts Google and Amazon (AMZN.O) among its biggest investors, has seen rapid adoption of its enterprise AI products and is reportedly on track to reach a $9 billion annual revenue run rate by the end of 2025, nearly tripling its current pace, according to a Reuters report last week.

The collaboration could deepen Google’s long-standing relationship with Anthropic, which already relies heavily on Google Cloud for model training. If completed, the deal would be among the largest cloud infrastructure partnerships ever in the AI sector, solidifying both firms’ positions in the escalating competition against OpenAI and Microsoft.

Amazon Restores AWS Cloud After Global Outage Disrupts Major Apps and Businesses

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Amazon (AMZN.O) said its AWS cloud services had fully recovered by Monday afternoon following a massive outage that disrupted businesses and websites worldwide, including major platforms such as Snapchat, Reddit, Venmo, and Zoom. While all core systems were back online, Amazon noted that some AWS services still faced a backlog of messages expected to clear within hours.

The outage, which began earlier in the day, briefly knocked thousands of companies offline across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, halting digital payments, travel bookings, and business operations. It was the largest internet disruption since the CrowdStrike crash of 2024, underscoring the fragility of global cloud infrastructure.

According to Amazon, the failure originated in the US-EAST-1 region — AWS’s oldest and largest data center cluster in northern Virginia, which has suffered similar incidents in 2020 and 2021. The root cause was traced to a malfunction in the subsystem monitoring network health for its Elastic Load Balancers, which distribute web traffic across multiple servers.

AWS explained that the issue began within its EC2 internal network, disrupting the Domain Name System (DNS) used to connect services to their databases, including the DynamoDB API, which stores critical user data.

Experts said the incident exposes the world’s dependence on a few dominant cloud providers. “This outage once again highlights the dependency we have on relatively fragile infrastructures,” said Jake Moore, cybersecurity advisor at ESET. Nishanth Sastry, of the University of Surrey, added that the disruption showed “the risk of relying on just one service provider.”

The outage’s ripple effects hit a wide range of sectors. Financial institutions including Lloyds Bank, Bank of Scotland, and HMRC, as well as telecom firms BT and Vodafone, reported temporary downtime in the UK. In the U.S., Coinbase, Robinhood, Perplexity, and Lyft experienced interruptions, while gaming services like Fortnite, Roblox, and Clash Royale also went dark. Even Amazon’s own Prime Video, Alexa, and shopping platform were affected.

Despite the chaos, Wall Street shrugged off the disruption, sending Amazon shares up 1.6% to $216.48 by market close. Experts estimate that hours of cloud downtime can translate into millions of dollars in lost productivity for large companies, a reminder of the growing risks in the digital economy.