aboutamazon.comArticleAI & Tech News
ContextAuthor sells servicesPromotional Amazon describes an invitation-only U.S. rollout of texting with Alexa for Shopping for product discovery, comparisons, cart management, purchasing and order updates. The article explains phone-number linking and says access will expand to more customers in subsequent weeks.
Why I recommend it: The article is free to read. Initial feature access is invitation-only in the U.S. and requires phone-number linking; the article does not state a separate feature fee.
#amazon#alexa#ai-shopping
aboutamazon.comAdded Nov 9, 20260 opens
truthout.orgTruthout on internal Amazon documents, obtained by a Canadian labor board, showing how the company uses AI to track workers' movements and anticipate union organizing.
#surveillance#labor#unions
truthout.orgAdded Oct 2, 20260 opens
aboutamazon.comArticleTechnology & Ethics
An Amazon company-news post in which CEO Andy Jassy outlines how Amazon is using generative AI across its businesses and what he expects it to mean for the company's workforce. Published by Amazon about its own plans.
#ai#generative-ai#amazon
aboutamazon.comAdded Sep 27, 20260 opens
aboutamazon.comBlogEntrepreneurship & Free Tools
Amazon's announcement of upgraded AI Seller Assistant tools, including a plugin that works with Claude.
Why I recommend it: Amazon's own announcement. Selling on Amazon has fees, and some features may need paid accounts.
#ecommerce#amazon#ai tools
aboutamazon.comAdded Sep 25, 20260 opens
aboutamazon.comArticleEntrepreneurship & Business Building
Amazon's announcement that Seller Central can manage listings and orders across Amazon, eBay, Shopify, TikTok and Walmart.
Why I recommend it: A company press release, not an independent review. Useful to know the feature exists; check fees and lock-in before routing other stores through Amazon.
#amazon#ecommerce#multichannel
aboutamazon.comAdded Sep 24, 20260 opens
sellercentral.amazon.comCourseEntrepreneurship & Business Building
Amazon's free training library for sellers: videos and guides on listing products, fulfilment, advertising and growing a store.
Why I recommend it: Free to watch, but it's Amazon teaching you to sell on Amazon — selling itself carries monthly and per-item fees. Compare against other channels before committing.
#amazon#ecommerce#selling-online
sellercentral.amazon.comAdded Sep 24, 20260 opens
KiroAI ToolAI & Assistive Tools
Amazon's agentic coding environment: you write a spec, and its agents plan, build and check code across a codebase. Runs as a desktop app.
From the site: Kiro helps developers and teams do their best work: turn prompts into executable specs, validate code correctness to find bugs unit tests miss, and build across large codebases with parallel agents that learn from every session.
Why I recommend it: Freemium. The free plan gives you 50 credits a month plus access to Claude Sonnet 4.5 and open-weight models, subject to rate limits; paid plans start at $20 a month. Fine for trying agentic coding, not for all-day use.
#ai#coding#agents
KiroAdded Sep 19, 20260 opens
lnkd.inJob PostingCareer & Professional Optimization
Paid Software Development Engineer (SDE) internship at Amazon. A high-volume early-career program for students graduating in 2027 or 2028 who want to work on large-scale distributed systems.
#2027#amazon#career
lnkd.inAdded Sep 1, 20260 opens
sellercentral.amazon.comPlatform ToolMarketing & Platform Tools
Amazon's dashboard for managing listings, inventory, orders, and sales-performance analytics.
#amazon#analytics#ecommerce
sellercentral.amazon.comAdded Aug 29, 20260 opens
amazon.comPlatform ToolMarketing & Platform Tools
Amazon Business feature connecting small business owners with SBA-backed small business loan options.
#amazon#ecommerce#free
amazon.comAdded Aug 29, 20260 opens
sell.amazon.comPlatform ToolMarketing & Platform Tools
Amazon's logistics service that stores, packs, and ships seller inventory through its warehouse network.
#amazon#ecommerce#free
sell.amazon.comAdded Aug 29, 20260 opens
advertising.amazon.comPlatform ToolMarketing & Platform Tools
Amazon's advertising platform offering sponsored product, brand, and display campaigns across its marketplace.
#advertising#amazon#ecommerce
advertising.amazon.comAdded Aug 29, 20260 opens
sellercentral.amazon.comPlatform ToolMarketing & Platform Tools
Amazon's mobile app letting sellers manage orders, inventory, and analytics on the go.
#amazon#analytics#ecommerce
sellercentral.amazon.comAdded Aug 29, 20260 opens