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Guardoc Health processes clinical documentation using Amazon Nova models
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Guardoc Health processes clinical documentation using Amazon Nova models

Guardoc Health processes over one million clinical documents daily using Amazon Nova models via Bedrock, aiming to reduce errors in long-term care documentation. The system addresses complex inputs like handwritten annotations and mixed-format forms, which often lead to denied Medicare claims and audit fines. Guardoc reports a 46 percent reduction in documentation errors and a 70 percent drop in audit fines. In a quarterly deployment across two facilities, the system drove 847 corrections and flagged 86 reimbursement [...]
Warner Bros. lawsuit accuses Amazon of illegally poaching executives
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Warner Bros. lawsuit accuses Amazon of illegally poaching executives

Warner Bros. Discovery filed a lawsuit accusing Amazon of interference with contractual relations, breach of contract, and unfair competition. The complaint alleges Amazon actively poached contracted employees, specifically targeting Pia Barlow, an HBO Max marketing executive who recently joined Amazon MGM Studios. Warner Bros. states Barlow’s contract remains valid until October 31, 2027. The company claims Amazon induced employees to breach term agreements with promises of indemnification, violating California law. Another executive, believed to be Francesca Orsi, [...]
Amazon Layoffs Continue: Team Behind Its Top AI Models Hit by Job Cuts
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Amazon Layoffs Continue: Team Behind Its Top AI Models Hit by Job Cuts

Amazon has reduced staff within its Artificial General Intelligence unit, which develops the company’s proprietary Nova foundation models. This latest round of cuts contributes to over 30,000 corporate positions eliminated since October. The company did not disclose the specific number of roles removed or identify which internal teams absorbed the reductions. Affected U.S. employees receive 90 days of pay, benefits, and severance eligibility. A spokesperson stated that while large model development remains a priority, tighter focus on [...]
Amazon Luna lives on with dedicated tab in Prime Video app
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Amazon Luna lives on with dedicated tab in Prime Video app

Amazon is integrating its Luna game‑streaming service into the Prime Video app, eliminating the earlier “bring‑your‑own‑titles” and third‑party cloud options such as Ubisoft+ and EA. Prime subscribers will now access Luna’s catalog—including titles like Masters of the Universe: Legends Unite and Indiana Jones and the Great Circle—through a new “Games” tab, using a controller or phone for single‑ or multiplayer sessions. The rollout begins today for US and UK Fire TV users, with no confirmation yet for [...]
Crimson Desert Drops to $49 on PS5 (Limited Time Only)
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Crimson Desert Drops to $49 on PS5 (Limited Time Only)

Amazon is currently offering a limited-time Lightning Deal for the PlayStation 5 physical edition of Crimson Desert, priced at $49. This represents a significant discount from the standard $69.99 retail price and marks the lowest recorded price for the title on the platform, beating its previous best of $56. The offer is contingent on available stock, which will expire immediately once the allocated quantity is sold. Despite receiving mixed critical reviews upon launch, the open-world action RPG [...]
Amazon Web Services Sponsors Fusemachines’ Agentic AI Event Bringing Together 20+ Enterprises to Discuss Trust, Governance, and Agentic AI in Hiring
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Amazon Web Services Sponsors Fusemachines’ Agentic AI Event Bringing Together 20+ Enterprises to Discuss Trust, Governance, and Agentic AI in Hiring

Amazon Web Services sponsored an invitation-only event hosted by Fusemachines’ Agentic AI Forum for Talent Acquisition at the Harvard Club of New York City. The gathering convened over twenty enterprise leaders, including CHROs and HR technology executives, to discuss the integration of agentic AI in hiring processes. Participants addressed critical challenges such as AI-generated resumes, deepfake interviews, identity verification, and responsible AI governance. The dialogue emphasized the necessity of collaboration between HR, IT, and security teams to [...]
Amazon fixing bug that billed some AWS customers billions of dollars
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Amazon fixing bug that billed some AWS customers billions of dollars

Amazon is working to fix a bug in its Amazon Web Services (AWS) billing portal that incorrectly showed some customers as owing millions or billions of dollars for unused cloud services. The error, which began late Thursday, persisted despite a rollback of a recent change to the billing computation subsystem. Amazon clarified that the inflated estimates do not reflect actual charges, and no customers are expected to be billed for the erroneous amounts.