Amazon Web Services announced Thursday the launch of Amazon Connect Health. This AI agent-powered platform is meant to help health care organizations automate repetitive administrative tasks including appointment scheduling, documentation, and patient verification, among other things.

Amazon appears to be experiencing an outage, and tens of thousands of shoppers say they're having trouble accessing Amazon's services. According to outage tracker Downdetector, reports of issues surged Thursday afternoon, reaching about 20,000 by 3:49 p.m.

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) could see an incremental boost to its cloud computing revenue from the rapid growth of artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, according to analysts at Bank of America. In a note to clients, the analysts reiterated a ‘Buy' rating on Amazon with a $275 price target, citing the potential for stronger-than-expected performance at Amazon Web Services (AWS) as AI demand accelerates.

Amazon.com, Inc. delivered strong FQ4 2025 revenue growth of 13.6% YoY, but net profit margin contracted to 9.93%. The Q4 earnings report also revealed intensifying capital requirements, which could lead to negative free cash flow. Berkshire Hathaway reduced its AMZN stake by 77.2% in Q4 2025, reflecting concerns over shrinking free cash flow and valuation risks.

Amazon Web Services' annual cloud conference is back in full swing in Las Vegas for the first time since the onset of the pandemic and CNBC TechCheck's Jon Fortt sits down exclusively with AWS CEO Adam Selipsky. He says that although AWS is in a temporary hiring freeze, they are absorbing spikes in the cost of energy and tech labor, making the case that its scale and experience in cloud technologies make it a port in the storm of a volatile economy.

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) could see renewed momentum in Amazon Web Services (AWS) as artificial intelligence startup Anthropic rapidly scales its revenue. The development highlights rising enterprise demand for AI services and signals potential upside for AWS growth.

Amazon.com, Inc.  (NASDAQ: AMZN) shares are trading sideways on Thursday. As you can see on the chart, they gained almost 4% on Wednesday after breaking resistance around the $211 level.

OpenAI recently closed the largest private funding round in history, raising $110 billion from Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN | AMZN Price Prediction), NVIDIA (NVDA:NVDA), and SoftBank.

SoFi Technologies has a vast market to tap into thanks to its appeal among younger people. Amazon has lucrative growth opportunities and an ongoing plan to reduce expenses.