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2026
AWS reports third-quarter 2026 results
Amazon Web Services reported third-quarter revenue of $45.98 billion, up 39% year over year, and operating income of $17.77 billion, up 55%.
2026
Verizon and AWS sign AI infrastructure deal
Verizon signed an AI infrastructure deal worth more than $2 billion with Amazon Web Services. Verizon will provide high-capacity fiber-optic connectivity for AWS data centers to support faster data transfers for AI computing workloads.
2026
Amazon Web Services announces ISV Global Expansion Accelerator
Amazon Web Services announced its ISV Global Expansion Accelerator, a structured program intended to help eligible independent software developers expand their business globally.
2026
AWS releases TorchNeuron developer tool
Amazon Web Services released TorchNeuron, a tool that lets AI startups move PyTorch apps onto Amazon’s Trainium chip by changing one line of configuration, according to Amazon.
2026
Southwest Airlines launches first-of-its-kind US airline plugin in ChatGPT for flight discovery and shopping
Southwest Airlines has launched a first-of-its-kind US airline plugin in ChatGPT, developed with OpenAI and Amazon Web Services (AWS), enabling travellers to discover and shop for Southwest flights through AI-powered travel planning. The airline describes it as the first phase of its AI-powered booking strategy, aiming to engage customers earlier in their journey and build a secure, scalable foundation for future AI capabilities.
2026
Amazon Web Services and Yao Foundation jointly launch 'Cloud Basketball Blueprint' sports × technology education program
On October 10, 2026, Amazon Web Services announced a joint public-welfare program with the Beijing Yao Foundation called '云上篮图' (Cloud Basketball Blueprint), under which AWS will contribute USD 1 million in cash plus cloud and AI technology resources. The program will bring AWS's global Breaking Barriers innovation initiative to China for the first time, supporting university talent training, hackathons, deployment of AI teaching tools in 100 grassroots schools, and the Yao Foundation Basketball Season.
2026
UOB signs MOU with Amazon Web Services on AI-driven banking innovation in ASEAN
United Overseas Bank (UOB) signed a memorandum of understanding with Amazon Web Services to explore AI-driven banking innovation in the ASEAN region.
2026
Tech companies pledge $2.4 billion in computing resources to White House Genesis Mission
At the White House 'Science: A New Golden Age' Summit on October 9, 2026, the Trump administration unveiled more than $6 billion in science and technology initiatives, including $2.4 billion in computing resources and technology support from 11 industry partners for the Genesis Mission, which seeks to use superintelligence to accelerate scientific discoveries. Nvidia committed $1 billion, AMD $500 million, OpenAI $200 million, and Anthropic and Google $150 million each, with Amazon Web Services and Micron among the other participants.
2026
Amazon publishes blog urging support for AI data centers amid community backlash
On October 2, 2026, Amazon published a more than 3,000-word blog by AWS CEO Matt Garman pushing back on public concerns about the impact of AI data centers on jobs, power demands, and the environment, warning that more than 100 data center moratoriums under consideration across the US could cause lasting harm to the US economy and national security. The memorandum codifies a 'Data Center Commitment' covering job creation, preventing increases to local energy rates, and a pledge to invest more than $1 billion to support communities neighboring its data centers. Amazon also said it no longer uses nondisclosure agreements with government agencies, after Democratic lawmaker Jamie Raskin probed tech companies about secret deals with local officials.
2026
Amazon Web Services releases open-source decision model Strands Decider 2B
Amazon Web Services has released Strands Decider 2B, an open source decision model inspired by TypeSafe's Jev, described as a high-speed, low-cost way to sort between pre-decided options and deliver a measure of confidence in its choice. The model is fully open sourced, available now, and small enough to run locally.
2026
OpenAI and over 100 organizations issue joint open letter calling for collective action on AI cyber defense
On August 27, OpenAI published an open letter titled "Calling for Collective Action on Cyber Defense," co-signed by more than 100 organizations including Anthropic, Amazon Web Services, Google, Microsoft, CrowdStrike, IBM, Oracle and Visa, warning that the window to strengthen defenses against AI-driven cyberattacks is limited and that critical public services such as hospitals, water treatment plants and power grids face growing threats.
2026
Razorpay launches Vulcan AI payments foundation model with NVIDIA and AWS
Razorpay introduced Vulcan, described as India's transformer-based artificial intelligence foundation model purpose-built for payments, developed in collaboration with NVIDIA and Amazon Web Services. The model processes roughly 3,000 signals per transaction and was trained on nearly three trillion data points from four billion payments; early testing across more than 1.5 million transactions and over 50,000 merchants produced an 8 to 10 percent lift in payment success rates.
2022
Amazon Cloud Technology launches two free cloud training programs
Amazon Cloud Technology announced two free training programs for cloud learners: Cloud Quest: Cloud Practitioner and an upgraded Educate program.
2022
AWS announces UK datacentre investment
AWS announced that it plans to invest more than £1.8 billion over the next two years to build out its UK datacentre presence.
2022
AWS and MongoDB expand global partnership
Amazon Web Services and MongoDB announced a substantial expansion of their six-year strategic partnership. Planned work includes sales and marketing coordination, developer training, technical integrations, migration incentives, and extending MongoDB Atlas to more AWS regions.
2022
Amazon Web Services launches women entrepreneurs community
Amazon Web Services announced the launch of a women entrepreneurs community project in China, intended to provide women entrepreneurs with a long-term platform for communication, resource sharing, and mutual support.
2022
Mavenir unveils cloud-hosted 5G Core network
Mavenir unveiled an end-to-end cloud-hosted 5G Core network for 4G and 5G use cases; the solution will be hosted on Amazon Web Services.
2022
UST and AWS enter multi-year strategic collaboration
UST entered into a multi-year strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services to build industry- and domain-centric solutions for the healthcare, financial services, and telecom sectors.
2022
AWS and Brazilian Space Agency sign space-industry cooperation agreement
Amazon Web Services and the Brazilian Space Agency signed a cooperation agreement covering space-industry support, data access and processing, and policy discussions.
2022
Amazon Web Services announces updates to its China partner programs
Amazon Web Services announced an upgrade to its ISV Acceleration program and new partner pathways for its China partner network, replacing the previous classification by technology and consulting partner types.