On 22 September 2026, Computer Weekly celebrated its 60th anniversary, prompting reflections from industry experts, parliamentarians, IT leaders, and suppliers on how technology has evolved. The article highlights Werner Vogels’ personal journey at Amazon, where he transitioned from academia to solving unprecedented distributed‑systems challenges. A pivotal moment was a 2004 database outage that led to the creation of Dynamo, a foundational system that influenced modern web infrastructure. Vogels also notes the shift in 2006 toward on‑demand computing, [...]

Amazon Prime Video has begun using artificial intelligence to alter actors’ lip movements in dubbed versions of its shows, creating synchronized visual and audio translations. The company announced plans to roll the feature out to additional titles, saying it enhances the viewing experience and significantly preserves creators’ artistic intent. Vice president of technology Raf Soltanovich highlighted the tool as a way to make global content more immersive. While YouTube introduced a similar AI lip‑sync capability for user [...]

Amazon announced new shopping features that integrate product discovery into Prime Video viewing. The updated X‑Ray interface will display a “Shop” tab, linking viewers to items featured in thousands of titles. A “Shop the Scene” function uses Amazon Lens to identify products in a scene, while the “Shop the Show” app feature expands from 1,300 to over 8,000 titles, including Prime Originals and live sports. These updates aim to make in‑stream shopping more visible and seamless for [...]

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) announced that its adoption of Proximie’s AI‑driven sensor platform, supported by Amazon Web Services and Deloitte, has added one extra operation to each theatre list and recovered time lost to coordination. The system provides visibility of activity across 104 operating theatres, endoscopy suites and cath labs in eight hospitals, covering 20,000 procedures annually. Sensors revealed the trust’s true theatre utilisation at 88%, far above the previously reported 66% and above the [...]

Qualcomm and Amazon have announced a multi-generation partnership to develop customized AI inference chips and high-speed optical connectivity solutions for Amazon Web Services’ data centers. The collaboration aims to enhance performance and efficiency in large-scale AI infrastructure by leveraging Qualcomm’s advanced processing and power-efficient compute technologies. The agreement covers custom silicon and optical connectivity extending up to 1.6T, utilizing Qualcomm’s SerDes and digital signal processing capabilities. AWS Vice President Prasad Kalyanaraman stated the joint effort will deliver [...]

Magic: The Gathering has reintroduced its Hobbit Gift Bundles on Amazon, offering 9 Play Boosters, 34 exclusive land cards, and a die. The bundles are priced at $164, above the $89.99 MSRP, yet still 18% cheaper than other retailers where prices reach $200 or higher. Availability remains limited, with many sellers reporting sold‑out status. Wizards of the Coast highlights the inclusion of rare cards from Collector Boosters, making the bundle a sought‑after option for collectors and players

Amazon Prime Video canceled the Spider‑Noir series after its first season, which starred Nicolas Cage as Ben Reilly, a 1930s private investigator and the city’s lone super‑powered vigilante. The show premiered on MGM+ on May 25, 2026, and released globally on Prime Video two days later. It was available in black‑and‑white and color, received an 8/10 review from IGN, and initially drew strong viewing minutes before falling out of Prime Video’s top‑10 chart. High production costs and [...]