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021 Doubles Down on Avalanche with Strategic Acquisition of Looty

021, a consumer-focused venture studio, has announced the strategic acquisition of Looty, a Web3 loyalty and rewards platform, just nine months after its inception. Launched in February 2024, Looty quickly became a key player on the Avalanche network, offering brands across various consumer-facing industries the ability to engage and reward

October 16, 2024 2 mins read

Amazon Banking on AI, Invests $100M Towards AWS Generative AI Center

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is spending $100 million on a solution to compete with Microsoft and Google in the field of generative AI. Supposedly, the planned AWS Generative AI Innovation Centre would serve as a conduit between Amazon’s AI and machine learning specialists and customers who want to develop cutting-edge

June 26, 2023 1 min read

Amazon Web Services Partners With Cronos To Boost Web3 Growth

On Wednesday, Amazon Web Services, the cloud computing arm of the e-commerce behemoth, announced cooperation with Cronos, further establishing itself in the cryptocurrency industry. Amazon’s continued crypto, blockchain, Web3, and NFT footprint growth reflects the company’s anticipation of future technological breakthroughs in these areas. The Cronos Accelerator Programme, which helps

April 26, 2023 1 min read

Amazon NFT Marketplace Launch Further Delayed to Next Month

Amazon’s NFT marketplace debut has been pushed out to May, a few weeks later than originally planned. According to prior reports, the IT giant was planning to debut the “Amazon Digital Marketplace” on April 24. The marketplace will first be available to users in the United States, before expanding to

April 25, 2023 1 min read

Amazon Introduces OpenAI’s ChatGPT Competitor ‘Bedrock’

The solution to the tech industry’s current fixation with artificial intelligence has been provided by one of the world’s top tech corporations. Amazon has released a chatbot called Bedrock that is intended to compete with OpenAI’s enormously popular ChatGPT. By developing its own generative AI system, Amazon is following in

April 14, 2023 1 min read

Amazon to Reportedly Debut NFT Marketplace Next Month

According to reports, the tech giant Amazon will debut its NFT marketplace next month, with 15 NFT collections accessible right away. Word on the street is that the “Amazon Digital Marketplace” will officially go live on April 24. The service will initially be available to U.S. users only, but expansion

March 6, 2023 2 mins read

Ava Labs Collaborates With Amazon Web Services

Amazon Web Services (AWS) partners with Avalanche blockchain backed by Ava Labs to improve and expand blockchain adaptability. Both the above-mentioned firms made the announcement about this partnership on Jan 11th, 2023. This partnership is rooted in mutual benefits to “accelerate enterprise, institutional, and government adoption of blockchain”. We’re joining

January 12, 2023 2 mins read

Amazon Reportedly to Fire 17,000 Employees Amid Economic Downturn

Amid growing economic uncertainty, Amazon froze new hires at the start of Q4 2022. Following that, rumors spread that the tech behemoth planned to lay off more than 10,000 workers. Employees in the devices division, human resources, and retail were disproportionately affected. A recent article in The WSJ cited unnamed

January 5, 2023 2 mins read

Amazon Launches a New Series on NFTs Dubbed ‘NFTMe’

Artists, collectors, and professionals from all over the art world and related fields get together to discuss their personal experiences with NFTs and the beneficial effects that the fusion of art and technology has had on their everyday lives on this episode of the programme. Some of these concepts are

December 19, 2022 2 mins read

ECB Includes Amazon Over Prototype Interfaces For Digital Euro

Amazon will develop a payment processing interface for online stores. Payer-initiated transactions will be the primary emphasis of EPI’s solution. The European Central Bank (ECB) announced on September 15 that it would work with five firms to create prototype user interfaces for the digital euro. The digital euro’s compatibility with

September 17, 2022 2 mins read