A widely reported figure this past week is that 81,747 tech workers lost their jobs in Q1 2026, the highest quarterly layoff figure the industry has seen in at least two years. This has sparked the debate once again about large tech firms, AI and layoffs.
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced the launch of Amazon Supply Chain Services (ASCS), which extends the company's entire portfolio of freight, distribution, fulfillment, and parcel shipping solutions to businesses of all types and sizes. These services were originally developed to power Amazon's own retail operations and to support independent selling partners worldwide. Over the past three years, hundreds of thousands of Amazon sellers have trusted the company's lo.
The e-commerce giant is opening its global logistics network to all businesses, betting it can turn its supply chain into the next AWS.
GameStop made a non-binding takeover proposal for eBay, offering $125 per share. EBay shares jumped more than 13% higher in after-hours trading; GameStop jumped 4%.
One of the world's most recognizable tech giants is quietly building a chip business large enough to rival the biggest names in semiconductors.
On a recent Prof G Markets segment, data center veteran John Perella described a near-miss in Virginia that should focus every infrastructure investor's attention. "9 data centers went offline or they went to backup power. And when the grid came back up, the grid was expecting the data centers to be there and they weren't."... Data Center Expert Warns Gigawatt-Scale AI Buildouts Could Trigger Rolling Blackouts
Amazon turned in a great Q1, but it's just getting started.
The market hasn't priced in the huge opportunity in Amazon's robotics technology.