News & Trends
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AWS launches 3 free training programs to build tech skills and cloud computing careers
Before joining AWS, I spent time in Mozambique teaching preschool, English, and soccer. While helping older students land jobs in local hotels and restaurants, I witnessed firsthand the impact of education and the job opportunities it unlocks. Skills
31.05.2025
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Study from Gallup and AWS shows digital skills drive gains for individuals, organizations, and economies
To gain a deeper understanding of the value of digital skills and how they can transform lives, Gallup and AWS partnered to conduct the largest international survey of its type, polling nearly 30,000 workers and 9,300 hiring managers in 19 countries.
31.05.2025
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Amazon helps Ukrainians gain new skills and launch tech careers
Since the onset of the war in Ukraine, more than 7.5 million people have fled their homes seeking safety and stability in neighboring nations. Ukrainians that sought refuge in other countries and those who remain in the country face challenges most p
31.05.2025
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How this startup uses AWS to bring life-saving expertise to every doctor’s office
When a patient visits their primary care physician complaining of chest pain, the physician has three options: treat the patient and send them home; escalate the patient's case to the emergency room; or refer the patient to a specialist. That’s accor
31.05.2025
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5 ways AWS re/Start training prepares people for careers in cloud computing
Long hours and late nights left Dia Wane wondering if owning her own business was worth the sacrifice. For more than a decade, Wane added logos to company uniforms, managing the process from intake to delivery. But like the record number of American
31.05.2025
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How a climate change startup is using AWS Cloud computing to monitor new forest growth
Over the last 18 months, Terraformation, a global forest restoration startup, has launched 13 reforestation projects across 10 countries. The Hawaii-based company has launched projects from Armenia to Ghana and Ecuador to India. Granular data will be
31.05.2025
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How AWS will return more water than it uses by 2030
Growing up on the coast of Maine, Will Hewes spent summers sailing, swimming, and kayaking. Water was at the core of his childhood. Fast forward to today. Hewes still lives in Maine, and when he’s not building boats, he’s working to find solutions to
31.05.2025
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This AWS-powered app lets users send photo postcards to their incarcerated loved ones
Deangelo Moore, a member of Free Minds Book Club & Writing Workshop in Washington, D.C., is leafing through a stack of postcards, looking for one in particular. He stops at a picture of a bicycle chained to a lamppost and covered in snow. “This r
31.05.2025
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AWS Vice President Dilip Kumar on how he plans to drive a growing category of AWS services
1. You’ve been with Amazon for more than 19 years. That is an impressive run—what are some of the highlights?I joined Amazon in July 2003 and held a variety of roles in Amazon’s consumer business, from leading teams responsible for global retail pric
31.05.2025
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AWS launches a new artificial intelligence program for community colleges, minority-serving institutions, and HBCUs
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Machine Learning University is now launching a free program helping community colleges, minority-serving institutions (MSIs), and historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) teach database, artificial intelligence (
31.05.2025
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Houston Community College accelerates AI education at scale
Professor George Brown always begins his artificial intelligence (AI) course with a joke. An AI college course might not be the place you’d expect to find a standup bit, but Brown finds humor to be a light way to dive into the AI materials and get st
31.05.2025
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How an electric aerospace company is using AWS Cloud technology to test and build battery-powered planes
Vermont startup Beta Technologies wants to fill the skies with full-size, battery-powered airplanes. Planes that deliver cargo and transport people with less impact on our planet. And while electrifying vehicles with wheels on the ground—cars, trucks
31.05.2025