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Amazon Web Services launches startup accelerator for generative AI companies

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(GeekWire File Photo) The newest startup accelerator from Amazon aims to attract companies building generative AI technologies. AWS does not take equity from participating companies. ” It also provides up to $300,000 in AWS credits. .” ” It also provides up to $300,000 in AWS credits.

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Amazon logistics leader John Felton takes new role as CFO of Amazon Web Services

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(Amazon Photo) John Felton , a member of Amazon’s senior leadership team who most recently helped lead the company’s logistics operations, took a new role as senior vice president and CFO of Amazon Web Services. He’ll replace Richard Puccio , who is reportedly leaving the company.

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Amazon Web Services cuts hundreds of jobs in sales, training, and physical stores tech group

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GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Amazon Web Services will cut several hundred jobs in its Sales, Marketing, and Global Services organization, and a few hundred jobs on its Physical Stores Technology team, executives in the tech giant’s cloud computing division informed employees Wednesday morning in internal emails.

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Tech Moves: OpenAI hires former Amazon Web Services leader to lead new Tokyo office

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LinkedIn Photo) Tadao Nagasaki , a longtime tech exec who led Japan-related operations for Amazon Web Services and F5, is joining OpenAI to head up the company’s new hub in Tokyo, its first office in Asia. At the time, Welsh was the company’s CEO. Tadao Nagasaki. “Day one again.”

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Former Amazon Web Services data center leader Chris Vonderhaar joins Google Cloud

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Chris Vonderhaar, former Amazon Web Services data center leader, will serve as Google Cloud’s vice president of demand and supply management. LinkedIn Photo) Chris Vonderhaar, a longtime Amazon Web Services executive who left the company this spring, has joined AWS rival Google Cloud.

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Amazon Web Services’ insights into gaming for 2021

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Eric Morales says Amazon Web Services has 90% of game publishers as its customers. That gives the company insight into 2021. Read More.

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CEOs of Amazon Web Services and Redapt join Seattle Sounders FC ownership group

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Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky (left) and his wife Laura Selipsky. Seattle Sounders FC announced Wednesday that the families of Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky and Redapt CEO Rick Cantu are now owners. based company founded in 1996 that provides various IT services.