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Amazon to invest in 3 nuclear power plants as it tries to power AI programs

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Amazon to invest in 3 nuclear power plants as it tries to power AI programs

Amazon is the latest tech giant to embrace nuclear power as it tries to power electricity-hungry artificial intelligence programs. Amazon Web Services, the cloud computing unit of the Seattle-based electronics retailer, said Wednesday it will invest more than half a billion dollars in three projects — one in Washington state, one in Virginia and another … Read more

Amazon exec tells employees to quit if they don’t want to work 5 days a week in the office: ‘There are other companies around’

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Amazon exec tells employees to quit if they don't want to work 5 days a week in the office: 'There are other companies around'

One of Amazon’s top executives defended its controversial new five-day-a-week office policy on Thursday, saying those who don’t support it could leave for another company. Speaking at an all-hands meeting for AWS, the unit’s CEO Matt Garman said nine out of 10 workers he has spoken with support the new policy, which takes effect in … Read more