News & Trends
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How AWS-powered startups help farmers who are feeling the financial squeeze
It’s an expensive time to be a farmer.Growers are feeling a pinch in their pockets this year. The reason? Their operating expenses—fuel, fertilizer, seeds, and other inputs—are rising. Supply chain snags, the war in Ukraine, and inflation are frequen
31.05.2025
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AWS brings free fiber-optic training to Ohio
Aeon Marrow, a systems installer in Columbus, Ohio, worked on electrical components and wiring as both an employee and private contractor. His work brought him into the inner workings of buildings ranging from office parks to aerospace design centers
31.05.2025
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How AWS is helping to keep a river flowing in Northern California
From the slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountains to the Central Valley farmlands, the Cosumnes River flows through a diverse range of California terrain. The gold-rich river was once a hotspot for miners who ventured west in search of wealth during the
31.05.2025
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Innovating with AWS will help us solve the world's water crisis in our own lifetimes
Water is essential for life.It’s considered so important to the creation and sustenance of life that few scientists entertain the possibility of life existing without it. Now consider that by 2025, half the Earth’s population is projected to live in
31.05.2025
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How 22 startups and AWS are helping our healthcare heroes
The healthcare workforce shortage and burnout crisis continues, and the World Health Organization estimates a shortfall of 10 million health workers by 2030. As a result, patients are at risk of dangerous gaps in care.This is a complex problem that w
31.05.2025
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How AI tools are creating new possibilities for movies and visual design, according to this AWS-powered startup
While it may look like it in movies, the multiverse doesn’t create itself. It takes a team of artists, writers, visual effects pros, and in the case of Everything Everywhere All at Once, AWS customer Runway. Based in New York, Runway builds generativ
31.05.2025
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How AWS Wickr's encryption service is helping at-risk Afghan citizens
For more than a year, Jawid wondered if he would ever reunite with his wife. Originally from Afghanistan, the former interpreter worked with the United States Army before earning his U.S. citizenship. Jawid moved to the states with a plan for his wif
31.05.2025
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In eastern Oregon, Amazon is working with a local utility to power AWS data centers with clean energy
Amazon is committed to reaching net-zero carbon by 2040, and—as part of that commitment—we’re on a path to powering our operations with 100% renewable energy by 2025. As of today, Amazon has already reached more than 85% renewable energy globally acr
31.05.2025
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3 career tips from an AWS scholarship recipient who landed an Amazon Music internship
Vani Agarwal grew up just 30 miles from Delhi, India. But moving for school from her hometown of Hasanpur (population 83,000) to the capital region of more than 32 million was a huge deal for her and her family.“I stepped out of my comfort zone,” Aga
31.05.2025
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New data shows digital skills are more needed than ever—AWS has 600+ free cloud courses that can help
Technologies like machine learning, robotics, augmented reality, and the cloud are making inroads into just about every industry and job description imaginable. From agriculture to education, manufacturing to retail, the demand for digital is growing
31.05.2025
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AWS announces Amazon Bedrock and multiple generative AI services and capabilities
If it seems like artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere lately, it is, but AI has been powering our everyday experiences for some time. When you ask Alexa to play a song, when you stride out—sandwich in hand—from an Amazon Just Walk Out-equipped
31.05.2025
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Meet iNaturalist, an AWS-powered nature app that helps you identify plants and animals using image-recognition technology
Peering into the sky, could you tell the difference between a rough-legged hawk and a northern harrier? Say you're walking through tall grass. Would you know the difference between a harmless gopher snake and a rattlesnake, by their markings? What ab
31.05.2025