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IBM watsonx available on AWS marketplace now
IBM is making its watsonx artificial intelligence (AI) and data platform portfolio available for use with Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Amazon plans to give Alexa an AI overhaul — and a monthly subscription price — CNBC
Amazon is upgrading its decade-old Alexa voice assistant with generative artificial intelligence and plans to charge a monthly subscription fee to offset the cost of the technology, writes Kate Rooney in CNBC.
Scale raises $1B
San Francisco-based data foundry startup Scale has raised $1 billion in a Series F financing round, pegging the company at a $13.8 billion valuation.
Amazon announces $1.31B investment in France
Amazon has announced a new investment of about $1.31 billion (€1.2 billion) in France, which the company says will lead to the creation of over 3,000 permanent jobs in the country.
Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky to step down — CNBC
Adam Selipsky, CEO of Amazon’s cloud computing business, will step down from his role next month. Matt Garman, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Amazon Web Services, will succeed Mr. Selipsky after he exits the company June 3, writes Annie Palmer.