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04/29/2026 | News release | Distributed by Public on 04/29/2026 03:29
What you need to know about Amazon today: April 29, 2026
AWS and OpenAI announce expanded partnership to bring frontier intelligence to the infrastructure you already trust
AWS and OpenAI are bringing the latest OpenAI models to Amazon Bedrock, launching Codex on Amazon Bedrock, and launching Amazon Bedrock Managed Agents, powered by OpenAI (all in limited preview), giving enterprises the frontier intelligence they want on the infrastructure they trust. Together, these launches give customers the choice and flexibility to use the best models for their use case, on the world's most broadly-adopted cloud.
AWS and OpenAI are bringing the latest OpenAI models to Amazon Bedrock, launching Codex on Amazon Bedrock, and launching Amazon Bedrock Managed Agents, powered by OpenAI (all in limited preview), giving enterprises the frontier intelligence they want on the infrastructure they trust. Together, these launches give customers the choice and flexibility to use the best models for their use case, on the world's most broadly-adopted cloud.
Amazon Connect expands into a set of agentic AI solutions
Amazon Connect is expanding from a single customer service product into four purpose-built agentic AI solutions-Amazon Connect Decisions (supply chains), Talent (hiring), Customer (customer experience), and Health (health care). They integrate into existing processes as AI teammates that elevate what your people can do and improve the outcomes that matter most to your business.
Amazon Connect is expanding from a single customer service product into four purpose-built agentic AI solutions-Amazon Connect Decisions (supply chains), Talent (hiring), Customer (customer experience), and Health (health care). They integrate into existing processes as AI teammates that elevate what your people can do and improve the outcomes that matter most to your business.
AWS launches Amazon Quick desktop AI assistant that works across your applications, tools, and data
AWS is launching a new desktop app for Amazon Quick, an AI assistant that works directly with your local files, stays connected to your calendar, email, and other apps in the background, and learns the context of your work, getting smarter, more personalized, and more proactive the longer you use it. Quick connects all your apps, tools, and data in one place with integrations for Google Workspace, Zoom, Microsoft 365, Salesforce, and others.
AWS is launching a new desktop app for Amazon Quick, an AI assistant that works directly with your local files, stays connected to your calendar, email, and other apps in the background, and learns the context of your work, getting smarter, more personalized, and more proactive the longer you use it. Quick connects all your apps, tools, and data in one place with integrations for Google Workspace, Zoom, Microsoft 365, Salesforce, and others.
LinkedIn names Amazon a top U.S. company where people want to work
Amazon ranked No. 4 on LinkedIn's 2026 Top Companies list, marking its 10th consecutive year in the top five since the ranking launched in 2016. Amazon's recognition reflects its $2.5 billion commitment to skills training and education, including the Future Ready 2030 and Career Choice programs. In 2025, the company also invested over $1 billion to raise pay and reduce health care costs for operations employees.
Amazon ranked No. 4 on LinkedIn's 2026 Top Companies list, marking its 10th consecutive year in the top five since the ranking launched in 2016. Amazon's recognition reflects its $2.5 billion commitment to skills training and education, including the Future Ready 2030 and Career Choice programs. In 2025, the company also invested over $1 billion to raise pay and reduce health care costs for operations employees.
Amazon's 'Hear the highlights' shopping feature now lets you ask questions and get real-time answers
Amazon is launching "Join the chat," a new interactive addition to its AI-powered "Hear the highlights" audio shopping feature that lets customers ask questions by text or voice during product summaries and receive tailored, real-time answers from AI hosts. The AI hosts incorporate the question into the conversation, deliver a tailored response grounded in product details, customer reviews, and other publicly available information, and then seamlessly continue the episode.
Amazon is launching "Join the chat," a new interactive addition to its AI-powered "Hear the highlights" audio shopping feature that lets customers ask questions by text or voice during product summaries and receive tailored, real-time answers from AI hosts. The AI hosts incorporate the question into the conversation, deliver a tailored response grounded in product details, customer reviews, and other publicly available information, and then seamlessly continue the episode.
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