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What you need to know about Amazon today: July 27, 2026

Claude Opus 5 now available on AWS
AWS announced the availability of Anthropic's Claude Opus 5 on Amazon Bedrock-the company's most advanced model, delivering top-tier intelligence for agentic coding, long-running tasks, and knowledge work with minimal oversight. The model is available with zero data retention on AWS.
Watch the teaser trailer for 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' Season 3, premiering November 11
Prime Video unveiled the Season 3 teaser at San Diego Comic-Con, revealing a darker chapter as Sauron races to forge the One Ring. New cast includes Jamie Campbell Bower as Celeborn and Simon Pegg voicing The Balrog, with episodes premiering November 11, 2026, on Prime Video.
Watch the teaser trailer for 'Blade Runner 2099,' a new sci-fi series coming to Prime Video November 25
Prime Video has unveiled the first teaser trailer for Blade Runner 2099, a limited series starring Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer, announced at San Diego Comic-Con. Set 50 years after Blade Runner 2049, the show follows a fugitive who takes on one last identity-a Blade Runner-forced to partner with a dying Replicant to hunt down a runaway hiding a city-shattering truth. All eight episodes premiere November 25, 2026, exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories.
Prime for Young Adults introduces 5% cash back on dorm and apartment essentials, just in time for move-in
Starting today through September 15, Prime for Young Adults members can earn 5% cash back on home, kitchen, and office purchases-on top of existing categories like beauty, apparel, and electronics. Since introducing cash back, Prime for Young Adults members have collectively earned more than $225 million in rewards-simply by shopping for the products they love. The membership costs $7.49 per month or $69 annually, half the price of a regular Prime membership.
Amazon opens first Canada Disaster Relief hub and bolsters California hub to support wildfire relief efforts
Amazon has opened its first disaster relief hub in Canada-a wildfire-focused facility in Edmonton, Alberta-that will stock more than 180,000 emergency supplies including sifters, heavy-duty gloves, boots, air purifiers, and masks. The new hub joins Amazon's expanded California wildfire facility, which has quintupled its capacity this year ahead of a strong El Niño season. Together, these hubs enable Amazon to deliver donated supplies to front-line nonprofits within hours across North America. Amazon now operates 12 Disaster Relief hubs across seven countries, having donated and delivered more than 30 million relief items in response to over 200 disasters worldwide since 2017.
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