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Saudi Arabia’s PayTabs Group Acquires Amazon Payments MENA for $100 Million+

News Desk 05/09/2026

 Saudi Arabia’s PayTabs Group and Amazon Payment Services have agreed to a transaction that would transfer Amazon’s Middle East and North Africa payments operations to PayTabs — a deal that would significantly consolidate the region’s fragmented payments landscape. PayTabs has

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Amazon Launches its Youth Council in Collaboration with the UAE Federal Youth Authority to Empower the Next Generation of Emirati Leaders

News Desk 12/08/2026

Amazon today announced the launch of the Amazon Youth Council (AYC) in collaboration with the UAE’s Federal Youth Authority, reinforcing its commitment to supporting the UAE’s national priorities around youth empowerment and talent development. The initiative underscores Amazon’s commitment to invest in the next generation of Emirati leaders.   Launched on

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Amazon and Anthropic expand strategic collaboration

News Desk 29/04/2026

Since 2023, Amazon and Anthropic have worked together to accelerate generative AI adoption across industries, making it easier for customers to build, deploy, and scale AI applications that solve real-world problems. Now, over 100,000 customers run Anthropic Claude models on AWS, making Claude one of the most popular model families on Amazon Bedrock. The two companies are

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Amazon Builds Momentum Ahead of Q4 Earnings on AWS Strength

News Desk 06/02/2026

Amazon is entering its fourth-quarter earnings period with improving investor confidence, supported by a strong performance in the previous quarter and growing optimism around its cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services (AWS). Cloud momentum has been a key driver of sentiment, with AWS growth coming in ahead of expectations and clear signs that demand remains […]

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Samsung and Amazon collaborate to enhance digital customer experiences across the UAE and Saudi Arabia

News Desk 11/12/2025

Samsung Electronics MENA and Amazon, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) advancing their ongoing collaboration to enhance the customer experience, deepen digital integration, and deliver meaningful value through innovation and convenience in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. As part of the MoU, Samsung and Amazon will work together across several key areas to

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Nvidia Set for Another Smash Quarter

News Desk 18/11/2025

Nvidia is set to report earnings on November 19th and analysts expect another strong quarter with guidance likely above forecasts. Robust cloud spending from giants like Microsoft and Amazon, along with rising investment from AI startups such as CoreWeave, continues to drive record orders. According to Lale Akoner, Global Market Analyst at eToro, the next […]

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NXN collaborates with Amazon to transform last-mile delivery through its network of fulfilment solutions

PR News Desk 25/09/2025

On the sidelines of the recently concluded 28th Universal Postal Congress – Dubai 2025, NXN, 7X’s National Network for logistics, is collaborating with Amazon UAE to enhance the efficiency of delivery processes and last-mile services across the emirates. Leveraging NXN’s expansive network, Amazon UAE is offering faster delivery options to customers on the products they

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Female Founders Network and Amazon Web Services to Co-Host Exclusive Investment Pitch Night at Amazon HQ This October

PR News Desk 23/09/2025

Female Founders Network and Amazon Web Services UAE will co-host an exclusive Investment Pitch Night on Wednesday, 8 October 2025, at Amazon HQ in Dubai. This high-impact event will spotlight up to6 female founders who are actively raising investment, giving them the opportunity to pitch directly to a panel of key investors. Female founders interested […]

Business Logistics

Amazon expands same-day grocery delivery across the US

Arnold Pinto 22/08/2025

In major logistics push Amazon has rolled out same-day delivery for fresh groceries in more than 1,000 cities and towns across the United States, with plans to more than double that coverage to 2,300 locations by the end of 2025. The move marks a significant escalation in the company’s efforts to capture a larger share […]

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AMAZON BRINGS NEXT-LEVEL TECH TO ESPORTS WORLD CUP

PR News Desk 06/08/2025

The Esports World Cup Foundation (EWCF) announced today a collaboration with Amazon and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to bring the Esports World Cup 2025 action closer than ever before to millions of fans worldwide by leveraging advanced technologies to create immersive and interactive experiences.  The collaboration combines Amazon’s retail expertise and Amazon Web

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Apple and Amazon Earnings in Focus Amid Market Pressures and AI Expectations

PR News Desk 28/07/2025

As the tech world awaits two of the most anticipated earnings announcements this week, Apple and Amazon are firmly in the spotlight. Both companies face high investor expectations amid shifting economic dynamics and intensifying competition in the artificial intelligence (AI) space. Apple: A Pivotal Quarter AheadApple’s stock has fallen roughly 15% year-to-date, placing

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Amazon launches 7 robotics innovations for its logistics hubs

Arnold Pinto 13/07/2025

Beginning with its German facility Amazon has launched a new wave of automation at its logistics hubs, introducing seven robotics systems designed to increase speed, safety and efficiency in parcel handling. The technologies, unveiled at the company’s new Last Mile Innovation Center in Dortmund, Germany, provide a glimpse into the future of delivery stations. The […]

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Amazon CloudFront streamlines CDN setup with smart defaults and automation

PR News Desk 09/07/2025

Amazon CloudFront introduces a new console experience that simplifies the delivery of secure, high-performance applications to users on the internet. Setting up a content delivery network (CDN) traditionally required deep expertise in CDN configurations, domain management, and security best practices. The new CloudFront console experience streamlines this entire process

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Amazon to invest $20 billion in Pennsylvania AI and data centre expansion

Arnold Pinto 10/06/2025

Record investment for US state Amazon will invest at least $20 billion in Pennsylvania to expand its artificial intelligence and cloud computing infrastructure, in what officials in the state have described as the largest private-sector investment in Pennsylvania’s history. The company confirmed that Salem Township and Falls Township will be the initial locations for new

Logistics Sustainability

Amazon orders 200+ electric trucks from Mercedes-Benz

Arnold Pinto 18/01/2025

For high-mileage middle-mile network In a major milestone for sustainable logistics, Amazon has placed its largest-ever order for over 200 electric heavy goods trucks, selecting the flagship Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 from Mercedes-Benz Trucks. The order marks the largest purchase of an electric truck by the German truck manufacturer in its history. It represents a

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Introducing Amazon Nova: A New Generation of Foundation Models

PR News Desk 18/12/2024

Amazon.com Inc introduced Amazon Nova, a new generation of foundation models (FMs) that have state-of-the-art intelligence across a wide range of tasks, and industry-leading price performance. Amazon Nova models will be available in Amazon Bedrock, and include: Amazon Nova Micro (a very fast, text-to-text model); and Amazon Nova Lite, Amazon Nova Pro, and Amazon Nova […]

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New Amazon SageMaker AI Innovations Reimagine How Customers Build and Scale Generative AI and Machine Learning Models

PR News Desk 12/12/2024

At AWS re:Invent, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN), announced four new innovations for Amazon SageMaker AI to help customers get started faster with popular publicly available models, maximize training efficiency, lower costs, and use their preferred tools to accelerate generative artificial intelligence (AI) model development.

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Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group collaborates with AWS

PR News Desk 03/10/2024

Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced its collaboration with Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group (ESAG) – one of the UAE’s top ten family run businesses. This marks a significant milestone in ESAG’s transformative journey to reshape the Group for the future, setting the stage for cloud-based innovation to […]

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Mastercard and Amazon Payment Services to enable digital payment acceptance across Middle East and Africa

PR News Desk 30/09/2024

Mastercard and Amazon Payment Services have signed a multi-year commercial partnership agreement to digitize payment acceptance in Middle East and Africa, across countries including Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, South Africa and UAE. As part of the collaboration, the leading payment service provider (PSP) will adopt Mastercard Gateway  – a

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Samsung SmartThings and Amazon Ads join forces to launch innovative Smart IoT Hub category on Amazon

PR News Desk 28/08/2024

Samsung Gulf Electronics and Amazon Ads have announced the launch of a new Smart IoT Hub category on Amazon.ae. This collaboration seamlessly integrates Samsung’s SmartThings application with Alexa, offering consumers in the UAE connectivity and convenience in their daily lives. The new Hub combines Samsung’s SmartThings, the leading Smart IoT application