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some Amazon employees use AI just to inflate their token metrics

May 13, 2026 by usatoday24

He tokenmaxxing now has its most documented case. Some Amazon employees have been using MeshClaw for weeksan internal AI agent tool, to automate unnecessary tasks and thus inflate your consumption of tokens in the internal markers that the company has implemented. This is not the first time something like this has happened in Silicon Valley: Meta had its own leaderboard tokenswith a winner who took the title of Legend Token. And similar patterns have been documented at Microsoft. But the Amazon case adds a detail that makes it more striking: the tool used to cheat is the same one that Amazon has officially deployed to make its engineers work better. Why is it important. Amazon requires more than 80% of its developers to use AI tools each week and measures compliance using data consumption markers. LLMs. The company has said those statistics will not be used in performance reviews. Several employees have responded with variations of the same phrase: managers are looking at it. “When you track usage, you create perverse incentives and there are people who are very competitive with this,” one of them told the Financial Times. Yes, but. There is a more generous reading. Forcing a large organization to come into contact with new tools has a certain logic: if you force enough people to use them, someone eventually finds a really useful use for them. The problem is that that only works if there is real exploration. An employee who delegates to an agent the task of summarizing emails that no one will read is not learning anything, he is just inflating his metrics. The big question. amazon has committed 200 billion in AI infrastructure whose demand, in theory, is absorbed as it is deployed. If a part of that internal consumption is tokenmaxxing Purely, the figures that justify these requests are less reliable than they seem. The distinction between real adoption and inflated consumption matters because the former generates lasting demand while the latter disappears as soon as incentives change. Amazon has already restricted public access to device usage statistics. When the marker is no longer visible, the behavior it encouraged also changes. Go deeper. The Goodhart’s law He has been explaining this for fifty years: when a measure becomes an objective, it is no longer a good measure. Amazon hasn’t built a system to know if its engineers are using AI well. You have built a scoreboard, and the scoreboards are played. In Xataka | If the question is whether using ChatGPT or Claude in English is more efficient and saves tokens, the answer is: yes Featured image | Xataka

the best deals on Amazon today, May 12

May 12, 2026 by usatoday24

We are halfway through the week and almost reaching the middle of May. Amazon has surprised us today with a good batch of offers on technological devices (both its own and other brands). These are the best deals in technology that we have found today in the e-commerce giant. Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Select (latest generation) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Smart TV TCL 98Q6C by 1,489 euros: 98-inch QD-MiniLED with Google TV. Fire TV Stick 4K Select by 27.99 euros– with early access to Alexa+. Activity bracelet Google Fitbit Air by 99.99 euros– Compatible with iOS and Android. air fryer Ninja MAX Pro by 84.79 euros: 6.2 liters and with accessory and recipe book. smartphone Xiaomi 17 by 899.99 euros: 6.3 inches and with Leica cameras. Smart TV TCL 98Q6C If you want a gigantic TV for your living room, this one from the firm 98 inch TCL It’s a bargain now on Amazon. Now a 32% discount has been applied, so it has gone from costing 2,199 euros to 1,489 euros. The panel it mounts is type QD-MiniLED and has Halo Control. The processor it has is AiPQTM Pro and its speakers are made by Onkyo and are compatible with Dolby Atmos and the operating system under which it works is Google TV. TCL 98Q6C Television 98 Inch QD-Mini LED 4K Smart TV The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Fire TV Stick 4K Select It has only recently been possible to enjoy early access to Alexa+ and this Fire TV Stick 4K Select It is the cheapest device to enjoy Amazon’s improved voice assistant. Now, it’s reduced to 27.99 euros. Supports 4K streamingalthough one of the main negative points for many is that it prevents the download and installation of third-party, external apps and from unknown sources. Its remote has a direct access button for Alexa and supports WiFi 5 connectivity. Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Select (latest generation) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Google Fitbit Air activity bracelet If you like monitor your workouts through a device with a minimalist design, this bracelet Google Fitbit Air It’s perfect for you. Now, in addition, it has a discount of more than 30% and remains available for 99.99 euros. This wearables offers 24-hour cardiac monitoring. Is compatible with iOS and Android and its design is that of a comfortable high-performance strap, made with recycled materials and featuring a flexible fit. Google Fitbit Air – Screenless Activity Bracelet with physical activity monitoring The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Ninja MAX Pro Air Fryer Ninja has managed to revolutionize a sector that seemed stagnant, such as air fryers, thanks to its striking and different designs from the rest. Now, on Amazon you can get this airfryer Ninja Max Pro with a 43% discount, since it is available for 84.79 euros. This air fryer Ninja has a 6.2 liter capacity and a very elegant design in black and gold. It offers six cooking functions and in addition to the fryer, it comes with silicone tongs and a recipe guide. Ninja MAX PRO Air Fryer, 6.2L The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Xiaomi 17 Smartphone that he Xiaomi 17 It is one of the smartphones of the year is something indisputable. If you have been thinking about making the jump to the high-end for a while, now on Amazon you can do it while saving money. This mobile from the Chinese manufacturer has a 200 euro discount and you can buy it for 899.99 euros. This Xiaomi 17 mounts a 6.3 inch screen and its photographic system is signed by Leica, standing out above all for its Light Fusion 950 high dynamic sensor. Its brain is the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and its battery has a capacity of 6,330 mAh and supports fast charging of up to 100 W. XIAOMI 17 – 12+512GB Smartphone The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Xiaomi, TCL, Google, Ninja and Amazon In Xataka | Best televisions in quality price. Which one to buy and seven recommended 4K smart TVs In Xataka | Best sound bars in quality price. Which one to buy and seven recommended models from 140 euros

Europe has been depending on Amazon, Google and Microsoft for its most critical data for years. You are about to cut off their access

May 12, 2026 by usatoday24

The European Commission is taking action. This organization is expected to present its “Technological Sovereignty Package” on May 27. This directive will include a series of measures aimed at boosting the EU’s strategic autonomy in sensitive areas, and that means something unique: stopping depending as much as possible on US hyperscalers to store critical data. The fear of the off button. The measures are being applied due to growing political instability and some recent cases that have demonstrated the power that the US has over the European technological infrastructure. In May Microsoft “cancelled” the email of Karim Khan, a prosecutor who had been directly cited in an executive order from Donald Trump. Microsoft he denied itbut the damage had already been done, and these problems have raised fears that Trump could use a kind of “off button” against European institutions that depend on the hardware and software infrastructure provided by companies like Microsoft, Google or Amazon. Legal espionage. The CLOUD Act (Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data Act) is a 2018 US law that allows law enforcement to force US-based technology companies (such as Google, Microsoft or Amazon) to provide data, regardless of where it is stored, whether inside or outside the United States. This law updates the Stored Communications Act to prioritize data control over its location. Or what is the same: if you use the services of US hyperscalers, the US may end up accessing your data. And since you’ve accepted their terms of use, you agree to let them legally spy on you if they “need to.” If you want my critical data, you’ll have to protect it. The new regulations require service providers who want to work with critical European data to demonstrate that they are not subject to requests from non-EU governments. This automatically excludes Microsoft, Google or Amazon, because all three are subject to the CLOUD Act. Europe is thus looking for providers that guarantee that critical data will not be in the possession of companies that then have to transfer it to foreign powers. Europe depends on the American cloud. The reality is that today Amazon (AWS), Microsoft (Azure) and Google (Google Cloud) currently control more than 70% of the Cloud Computing market in the old continent. Losing these institutional contracts would mean a significant financial blow, but it also sends a powerful signal to European private companies: if Brussels does not trust the US with its secrets, why should European corporations? The domino effect could be huge. Europe has its own clouds. This directive would give an important opportunity to initiatives that seemed stalled like GAIA-Xbut there are also companies with their own infrastructure such as OVH (France) or T-Systems (Germany). There are significant technical challenges in that area, because US hyperscalers have been refining their offering over the past two decades. However, Brussels seems willing to accept a somewhat less efficient or complete service in exchange for greater autonomy. The options existno doubt, but the challenge is enormous. Migrating is going to be expensive. It is one thing to make the decision and quite another to complete that migration that will require moving decades of data and systems to a different infrastructure. Current data centers would have to be expanded to meet demand, they say some analysisand that would mean a cost of between 14,000 and 24,000 million euros. Consulting companies like Forrester they don’t see anything clear that the EU can achieve cloud sovereignty, and other experts also make it clear that Europe will not abandon the hyperscalers. Traceability. In addition to changing suppliers, the board also wants to impose strict requirements regarding transparency. AI systems that have access to that data must be auditable by the newly created EU AI Office. The Commission wants to know who has access to the code, who maintains the servers and who has the technical capacity to manage and even intercept such data transfers. Data too sensitive. In comments to CNBCEU officials explained that there are active debates demanding that financial, judicial or health data used at the government level and in the public sector have a sovereign cloud infrastructure. That’s also true for military data, of course, and There are already movements in that direction. Fragmented Internet. The move confirms that the world appears to be heading toward a future with a fragmented internet and one that will have important geopolitical boundaries. While the US tries to defend its technology against China, Europe and the entire world are trying to avoid or at least mitigate their excessive dependence on American technological solutions. Image | İsmail Enes Ayhan and François Genon In Xataka | Europe no longer trusts Google. That is why several start-ups are designing an independent payment system on Android

Neighbors in Chile tried to stop an Amazon data center. Justice has left a clear message with its decision

May 12, 2026 by usatoday24

Artificial intelligence has been part of our lives for a long time, often almost without us stopping to think about what is behind it. We use it as if everything were happening in an invisible layer: models, algorithms and, perhaps, servers in some remote location. But we can also look at it from another perspective. The infrastructure that supports that world is very real: it has a location, consumes resources, requires permits, involves enormous investments, and can also alter the environment of those who live nearby. That is one of the great debates that is beginning to accompany the rise of AI: the cloud also has neighbors. They lost the case. A specific case leads us to Huechurabanorth of Santiago de Chile, where Amazon plans to build a data center. The initiative had received a favorable Environmental Qualification Resolution in July 2024, but not everyone was convinced that the project had been evaluated accordingly. That concern reached the judicial route through a claim presented by Patricio Hernández Valenzuelaa resident of the area, and the Second Environmental Court resolved on April 9, 2026 to reject ita decision that leaves the data center in a position to move forward. A very specific concern. Hernández questioned whether the environmental evaluation of the project had not adequately taken into account a possible high voltage line that, according to his approach, would be necessary to power the data center. The criticism was not minor: if both infrastructures were linked, they had to be analyzed together. For residents, not doing so meant leaving relevant impacts on the environment out of the analysis. The key to the failure. The court’s reasoning involves clearly separating both pieces. The ruling concludes that the data center and the eventual high-voltage line cannot be considered to form a single initiative, among other things because the Amazon project does not include that infrastructure as part of its design. Furthermore, the planned electricity supply does not depend on its own installation, but on the network managed by third parties, which reinforces the idea that these are different projects. Without joint evaluation. Once the existence of a project unit has been ruled out, the court concludes that an integrated environmental assessment is not appropriate. The sentence explicitly states it: “it has been proven that between both initiatives there is no relationship of functional interdependence that conditions their execution.” This nuance is key, because it implies that the data center can operate using the available electrical infrastructure, without the need to subject its viability to a future high voltage line which, in any case, would have to be evaluated separately if it were to be considered. Beyond the legal debate. The Amazon project has very specific dimensions on paper. The data storage center in Huechuraba is designed to operate for 30 years, with an estimated investment of 205 million dollars. It would be built on an area of 10.9 hectares, with a construction of 21,350.07 square meters, in the street of Américo Vespucio 1055. From the company, collects Reutershave pointed out that the design of the infrastructure focuses on minimizing energy and water consumption, and maintains that the plan met environmental requirements. Chile as a hub. The Huechuraba project is not an isolated initiative within Amazon’s strategy. Amazon Web Services has proposed an investment of more than 4,000 million dollars in Chile over 15 years to build, operate and maintain its infrastructure in the country. The idea is to turn Santiago into its third major center in Latin America, after São Paulo and the central region of Mexico. Factors such as connectivity through fiber optic cables are added to this context. The concern of those who live nearby. Beyond the investment and digital infrastructure they promise, data centers are often accompanied by very specific concerns: high electricity consumption, use of water for cooling, heat or noise generation, and their fit into environments that, in many cases, have environmental or community value. Google did not have the same path. The case of Amazon is not the only one that has gone through this type of debate in Chile. Google had obtained initial approval in 2020 to build a $200 million data center in Cerrillos, southwest of Santiago. However, the project’s journey was different. In February 2024, the Second Environmental Court decided to partially reverse that permissionand months later the company announced that it would not continue with the initiative as it had originally been proposed, opting to start a new process from scratch for a project in the same location, but with a redesign based on air cooling. Electricity enters the scene. If we broaden the focus, the debate is not limited to a specific project, but to the system’s capacity to absorb this type of infrastructure. A Systep reportpublished on September 23, 2025 with data from the National Electrical Coordinator, indicated that, taking 2025 as a starting point, the electrical demand of data centers in Chile could increase by 270% in five years. The same projection places this consumption at around 1,207 MW in 2030. These figures help to understand why the energy issue has become one of the central axes when talking about the expansion of the cloud and AI. Images | Xataka with Nano Banana In Xataka | In 2024, Big Tech spent absurd amounts of money on AI. In 2025, they managed to spend 77% more

Aragón unlocks the construction of new Amazon data centers after months of previous work

May 8, 2026 by usatoday24

Aragon is one of the renewable batteries from Spain. That ability to generate energy has put it in the sights of Big Tech that want to establish themselves in Europe with a clear objective: create more data centers. The shark here is an Amazon that has been operating in the region for a few years, but for which the panorama has just opened to achieve what it has been pursuing for some time. Turn Aragon into the “Spanish Virginia”. In short. This is not a simple comparison, since the US state is one of those with the largest concentration of data centers in the world. In Aragon we are about to see something similar. Amazon, via AWShas been operating since November 2022 in the region with data centers in Zaragoza and Huesca. However, the fever for data centers is more recent and the American giant has been behind permits for some time to be able to build more. As they point from El Periódico de Aragón, after the authorizations that the project has been obtaining in the last two years, Amazon will be able to start building. This is an operation that, until now, had been limited to preparing the ground, but with the unblocking of the operation carried out this past Monday by the Government Council, Amazon will be able to begin building the facilities. Extension. This falls into the PIGAthe General Interest Plan of Aragon, will not be limited to the data centers planned in Villanueva de Gállego and Huesca. The idea is that AWS occupies about 800 hectares with around thirty data centers, 10 electrical substations and 12 buildings, and it is something that is being developed in parallel to the plan to deploy data centers in Walqa, San Mateo de Gállego and La Puebla de Híjar. Jobs and money. Landing these plans, during this year’s Mobile World Congress, the American giant advertisement that their plan is to invest 33.7 billion euros in Spain (at the MWC they stated that they were going to double their initial investment) to expand their data center infrastructure in Aragon between 2026 and 2035. The total investment will contribute 31.7 billion euros to Spain’s total GDP until 2035 and will be esteem that the employment impact will be 29,900 full-time employees. Focusing on Aragon, this operation is expected to contribute 18.5 billion to the region’s GDP and provide employment to 13,400 people. These employment calculations include those of local companies, direct, indirect and induced. It’s not that Amazon is going to create 30,000 jobs out of nowhere and long lasting. Energy. Here comes one of the most important questions: whether Aragon, no matter how much renewable energy it has, will be able to face the gluttony of data centers. Because these data centers, in different parts of the computing process, need energy spikes that we are already seeing how they are covered in other countries: gas, nuclear and… coal. In fact, just scaling AWS will add more than 10,800 GWh per year, more than all current electricity consumption of the community. There has been a lot of debate about the water consumed by data centers and, although the figure is not negligible, the energy cost is much higher. And that is where there is some confrontation between the local industry and Amazon’s plans, because there are those who they claim that the concentration of electrical consumption of AWS and green hydrogen macroplants will brake the development of more traditional renewables. Reviews. And then there is the rejection on environmental issues. More and more we see that there are municipalities that They don’t want to live next door of data centers and it is noted that one of the giant’s projects will be based on protected land. The speed at which permissions have been given to Amazon is also criticized. And, then, there are other issues such as the studies that are appearing little by little and that highlight both the acoustic and thermal pollution of these data centers. It is something that is being measured in various parts of the world and, precisely, in some Aragonese towns near centers of data an increase has been observed of 2°C in surface temperature. Not just Amazon. AWS is an example of the ambitious plans in the region, but they are not the only ones. The community is consolidating as one of the ‘lungs’ of hyperclimbers in Europeas well as one of the key regions of Spain for the expansion of data centers and European technological sovereignty Images | amazon In Xataka | The great paradox of Madrid: the region with the largest energy deficit in Spain is losing the data centers

the best deals on technology today (May 6) on Amazon

May 6, 2026 by usatoday24

Technology inundates us in our daily lives. We live with smart TVs, mobile phones, tablets and countless technological devices every day. If you are thinking of renewing any of your equipment or buying a gadget, these are the best bargains that we found today, May 6, on Amazon. XIAOMI REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G – 8+256GB Smartphone The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Smart TV LG OLED65G54LW by 1,459 euros: 55-inch OLED and with webOS 25. smartphone Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro+ 5G by 379 euros: 6.83 inches and with a 200 MP camera. Pack Blink Outdoor 4 + Mini 2K Camera + Blink White by 47.99 euros: a perfect pack to keep your home under control. portable projector TCL C1 by 193.34 euros: with Google TV and 285º rotating support. portable battery Anker by 37.89 euros: with a capacity of 20,000 mAh and fast charging up to 87 W. Smart TV LG OLED65G54LW If before the 2026 World Cup you are thinking of renewing your old TV at home for a high-end modelthis one from LG is a bargain now on Amazon. Before it cost 1,655 euros, but now, you can get it (in this flash offer) for 1,459 euros. This TV mounts a 55-inch OLED evo panel with 4K resolution. It belongs to the G5 series and works under the operating system webOS 25. It is compatible with Dolby Vision & Atmos, as well as the voice assistants Alexa and Google Assistant. LG OLED65G54LW – TV 65″, OLED EVO 4K The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro+ 5G Smartphone For those who want to change their mobile phone for a mid-range one but with good features, this Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro+ 5G is a good option. Now you have a discount of 120 euros and you can buy it for 379 euros. This Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro+ 5G It has a 6.83-inch AMOLED screen with 1.5K resolution. Its main camera is 200 MP and its battery supports fast charging at 100W. The processor it has is Snapdragon 7s Gen 4, accompanied by 8 GB RAM and 256 GB of storage. XIAOMI REDMI Note 15 Pro+ 5G – 8+256GB Smartphone The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Blink Outdoor 4 Pack + Mini 2K Camera + Blink White If you were looking for a security camera for your home, in order to have your house under control while you are on vacation or getaway, this Amazon pack will interest you. Comes with camera Blink Outdoor 4 surveillance, the Mini 2K camera and the white Blinkto be able to connect these devices. Its price now is 47.99 euros instead of the 64.98 euros it cost before. The Blink Outdoor 4 is a surveillance camera smart wireless, which serves to protect both the interior and exterior of the home. It has two-way audio and its battery offers a autonomy of up to two years. As for the Blink Mini 2, it is a wired camera that incorporates four-fold zoom and color night vision. Blink Outdoor 4 + Mini 2K+ Blink White Camera (latest generation) The price could vary. We earn commission from these links TCL C1 Portable Projector Now that the World Cup is approaching, if you are one of those who want to watch big games without spending a fortune on a TV, this TCL C1 projector It can be a good investment. Now you can buy it on Amazon for 193.34 euros. This projector from the TCL firm comes with Google TV operating system and incorporates an 8 W speaker compatible with Dolby Audio sound. It supports 4K and HDR10 and offers 230 ISO lumens. It has autofocus and a 285º rotating support. In addition, it incorporates WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.1 connectivity. TCL C1 4K Portable Projector Compatible The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Anker portable battery If you are one of those who suffer thinking that your cell phone is going to run out of battery on a trip, getaway or even on a daily basis, this power bank by Anker It’s on sale now on Amazon. It used to cost 49.99 euros, but now you can get it for 37.89 euros. This portable battery from Ankekr has a capacity of 20,000 mAh and comes with an integrated USB cable. Accepts fast charging up to 87 W and incorporates two USB-C ports and a USB-A port, so you can charge up to three devices simultaneously with it. Anker 20,000 mAh Portable Charger with Integrated USB C Cable The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Anker, LG, Xiaomi, TCL, Blink and Iván Linares (Xataka) In Xataka | Best televisions in quality price. Which one to buy and seven recommended 4K smart TVs In Xataka | Best sound bars in quality price. Which one to buy and seven recommended models from 140 euros

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April 30, 2026 by usatoday24

The waters have stirred a lot in less than 48 hours for OpenAI, Microsoft and Amazon. And Sam Altman’s company has renegotiated its agreement with Microsoft, the AGI clause has been removed and has launched a new alliance with AWS. Exclusives don’t rule in the age of AI, technology does. circular financing. Another twist. For years, Microsoft has been practically the only way for other companies to access OpenAI technology in the cloud. That ended this week through a deep renegotiation of the agreement between both companies. The next day, OpenAI It was already on Amazon Web Services and the move marks the beginning of a new stage in which OpenAI wants to be everywhere, not just in Azure. How we got here. It is worth breaking down this pifostio to get the general picture of how things are now: 2019:Microsoft invested 1 billion dollars initials in OpenAI and became its exclusive computing provider. Over time, the total investment would exceed 13 billion. 2023: The launch of ChatGPT made OpenAI the benchmark for AI. With that new scale Frictions also camebecause if he wanted to meet demand he needed more computing than Microsoft could or wanted to provide. 2025: OpenAI restructured its legal form to become a for-profit company. Microsoft gave its approval, but the deal remained tense. According to informed According to the Wall Street Journal, OpenAI even considered going to antitrust regulators to get out of the contract. What’s now: New agreement. End of exclusivity. Arrival at AWS. The new terms of the agreement. Both companies have decided turn your relationship into an open marriage: Licenses: Microsoft retains access to OpenAI models until 2032, but no longer exclusively. Any other provider can access them as well. Revenue sharing: OpenAI will continue to pay a portion of its revenue to Microsoft until 2030, with a maximum limit. Microsoft stops paying a portion of its revenue to OpenAI. Cloud Priority: Azure remains the first destination for OpenAI products, unless Microsoft is unable or unwilling to support it. From there, OpenAI can go to any provider. AGI clause removed: The mechanism that conditioned the agreement on reaching the “general artificial intelligence“. In this way, if at any point this goal is declared as achieved, there will no longer be contractual consequences between both companies. The AGI thing, yes that. The original agreement between both companies included a clause that determined what would happen if OpenAI achieved the so-called artificial general intelligence (AGI), a concept without a consensus definition in the industry that refers to the state in which systems end up being as capable as the human brain, so that we understand each other. Under the previous terms of the agreement, that milestone could have modified the agreement or interrupted payments. According to counted WSJ, the debate over when and how to declare that condition has been a source of tension for months between both sides. With the new agreement, that language disappears completely: payments will continue until 2030 “regardless of OpenAI’s technological progress,” in words from Microsoft. Arrival on Amazon. Just one day after the announcement with Microsoft, OpenAI presented with Amazon your expansion to AWS. OpenAI models (including GPT-5.5) will be available through Amazon Bedrock, Amazon’s AI application development service. They also arrive Codexthe OpenAI scheduling agent, and a new service called Amazon Bedrock Managed Agents, designed to create enterprise autonomous AI agents. “This is what our clients have been asking us for a long time,” counted Matt Garman, CEO of AWS, at the launch event in San Francisco. Sam Altman joined the same act through a recorded video, and it makes sense: he was across the bay, in Oakland, where it began the trial that pits OpenAI against Elon Muskco-founder of the company. Circular financing. The agreement with AWS does not come out of nowhere. Last November, OpenAI announced a $38 billion commitment with Amazon Web Services. Three months later, Amazon announced an investment of 50 billion in OpenAIwhich in return committed to spending $100 billion on AWS over the next eight years and using Amazon’s Trainium chips to train its models. The renegotiation with Microsoft was, in that context, a knot waiting to be untied. And according to counted Denise Dresser, OpenAI’s chief revenue officer, said in an internal memo that the relationship with Microsoft had been key but had also “limited OpenAI’s ability to reach businesses where they are.” The move also benefits Amazon. So far, AWS depended mainly on Anthropic to offer competitive models. Having full access to OpenAI products significantly expands your catalog. According to ReutersAWS AI services already generate more than $15 billion in annualized revenue. What Microsoft wins. The Redmond company does not lose out from the new agreement, although it does give ground. It retains access to OpenAI models until 2032, remains a relevant shareholder in the startup and obtains greater certainty about the income it will receive until 2030. In addition, Microsoft has been building its own technological independence for some time: it has developed its own models, and according to TechCrunch, works at an agent based in ClaudeAnthropic’s model and direct rival to OpenAI. What’s coming now. OpenAI prepares its IPOexpectedly this year. To do this, it needs to show that it can grow in the business market, and that means being present in the infrastructures that large companies already use. Azure is one of them; AWS, another. Opening up to Google (which is also a candidate as a new cloud partner) could be the next step. Cover image | TechCrunch In Xataka | The European Union has taken a look at Android’s AI assistant and didn’t like it at all, but nothing, what it has seen

The best tech deals on Amazon for less than 50 euros today, April 28

April 28, 2026 by usatoday24

April is coming to an end and if you are looking to renew or buy new technological devices for your home, Amazon is one of those stores where you can get very good deals. These are the best deals in technology for less than 50 euros that we found today, April 28, in this store. Tenda RX2L Pro – AX1500 WiFi 6 Router The price could vary. We earn commission from these links speaker system Logitech Z207 Bluetooth by 46.45 euros: with 3.5 mm input and 10 W of power. surveillance camera Reolink E1 Pro by 42.49 euros: Supports dual band WiFi. WiFi 6 router Tenda RX2L Pro by 29.99 euros: with WiFi 6 and five antennas. Smart humidifier Dreo by 49.99 euros– Compatible with Alexa and Google Assistant. wireless mouse Logitech Ergo M575S by 34.99 euros: with customizable buttons and trackball. Logitech Z207 Bluetooth Speaker System If you want to give your computer better sound, this Logitech Z207 Bluetooth speaker system is perfect now that it’s on sale. It has gone from costing 71.99 euros to 46.45 eurossince it has applied a 35% discount. This is a speaker system that you can pair to two Bluetooth devices or connect a device via the 3.5mm input. It pairs easily using the Bluetooth button and has an integrated headphone jack. The total power it offers is 10 W. Logitech Z207 Bluetooth PC Speaker System The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Reolink E1 Pro surveillance camera The time is approaching when getaways and departures from home are more continuous. If you are looking for a good option for have your home under control when you are awaythis Reolink surveillance camera is a good option. Its usual price is 49.99 euros, but now you can get it for 42.49 euros. This surveillance camera for indoors it offers a resolution of 2,880 x 1,616 pixels and is supports dual band WiFi. It has detection assisted by Artificial Intelligence and multiple storage options. Reolink E1 Pro 3K PT Indoor Camera The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Tenda RX2L Pro WiFi 6 Router If you want to have a good Internet connection at home, this Tenda RX2L Pro is a WiFi router that will come in handy. Its recommended price is 49.99 euros, but now it has a 40% discountbeing able to buy it for 29.99 euros. This router is equipped with WiFi 6 technology and offers dual-band speeds of up to 1,501 Mbps. It is equipped with five non-detachable antennas and technology beamformingwhich effectively improves signal transmission. Tenda RX2L Pro – AX1500 WiFi 6 Router The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Dreo Smart Humidifier It’s allergy time and maintain the best environment at home It is ideal to be able to cope with allergic rhinitis, for example, better at home. This one from Dreo has a recommended RRP of 59.99 euros, but now you can get it for 49.99 euros. This is a humidifier that you can control via app and voice commands, as it is compatible with Google Assistant and Alexa. It creates a mist three times larger than most humidifiers on the market and its four-liter tank offers up to 32 hours of mist. Dreo Smart Humidifier The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Logitech Ergo M575S Wireless Mouse With a 41% discountthis Logitech ergonomic mouse has gone from costing 58.99 euros (recommended RRP) to 34.99 euros. If there is something it stands out for, it is its cut shape, which keeps your hand relaxed for hours. From the firm they guarantee a 25% less muscle tension on the forearm using this mouse. In addition, it has three customizable buttons, so you can establish shortcuts that will save you time. Additionally, it comes with a wireless trackball. Logitech Ergo M575S wireless trackball mouse The price could vary. We earn commission from these links Some of the links in this article are affiliated and may provide a benefit to Xataka. In case of non-availability, offers may vary. Images | Logitech, Reolink, Dreame and Tenda In Xataka | The best mobile phones, we have tested them and here are their analyzes In Xataka | Best wireless headphones. Which one to buy and 21 models from 15 euros to 470 euros

Today the series about a porn video club with which Amazon wants to establish its own ‘Alpha Males’ arrives on Prime Video

April 24, 2026 by usatoday24

Nines is a housewife, a conservative, and in 1998 she has just been left alone in charge of a bankrupt video store in Valladolid. The solution he finds, porn, is the starting point of ‘Pigs‘, the new original series of Prime Video what is premieres today on the platform and whose approach and style is reminiscent of the Netflix hit ‘Alpha Males’. The premise might sound like a provocative seasonal comedy, but the series has been talked about since it was presented at the Malaga Festival. The story begins when this woman played by Malena Alterio inherits from her husband in a coma a business that is in the red. To pay the bills, she decides to specialize in the only genre that makes money, porn, which changes her life and triggers a social earthquake among the neighbors in the neighborhood. With the help of the foul-mouthed video store employee and a regular customer and inveterate movie buff, he transforms the life of the city. Carlos del Hoyo, creator of the series, is also the creator along with Abril Zamora of ‘Señoras del Hampa’, where he began to experiment with black humor, situation comedy and female characters with character. ‘Cochinas’ will be released simultaneously in more than 240 countries, as part of Prime Video’s strategy to disseminate its Spanish fictions, since the figures are very promising: thanks to productions such as ‘Culpa mia’ or ‘Reina Roja’, three of the ten most viewed Spanish titles in 2023 They received 80% of their reproductions outside of Spain. The question with ‘Cochinas’ is whether a comedy so specifically rooted in the geography, language and taboos of deep Spain can work with that same export logic. We will have the answer in the coming weeks but for now, it is one more in Amazon’s extensive catalog: since Prime Video launched its first original Spanish series in 2018, ‘Little Coincidences’, the streamer has released more than thirty own productions of different genres. In Xataka | Today the animated spin-off of the platform’s only powerful franchise premieres on Netflix: ‘Stranger Things’

Amazon is clear about its strategy for the AI war: if you can’t beat your enemy, invest in them

April 21, 2026 by usatoday24

Just two months ago Amazon announced a astronomical investment of $50 billion in OpenAI. Today he made a movement very similar to the announce which will invest $5 billion in Anthropic and could invest an additional $20 billion “tied to certain commercial milestones) in the future. There are counterparts and some circular financing, of course, but also a clear pattern: Amazon has no winning horse in the AI race, so it is betting on its competitors. More circular financing. Amazon now has alliances in the form of active investment with the two leading AI companies in the world. In return, both OpenAI and Anthropic commit to huge spending on their services on AWS. There is a lot of circular financing here: me I lend you the money so that you spend it on me. Those houses of cards that OpenAI and Anthropic are building have clear risks, but the industry is totally immersed in that maelstrom. In Xataka OpenAI is making the tech industry unite its destiny with yours. For the sake of the global economy, it better work Analysts warn. There are concerned analysts here and others who defend this type of agreement. M. Mohan asked in X why regulators are not on top of these types of financially dangerous agreements: the domino effect if OpenAI or Anthropic fall could be terrible. For others like the well-known Jim Cramer this is not circular financing. According to him, circular agreements are designed to inflate profits, and here no one’s profits are being inflated. Their argument is that Amazon has real computing, Anthropic needs real computing, and the value of the investment is genuine. History repeats itself. The same debate occurred in January with OpenAI, and the conclusion was the same then: the image of circular financing is there but it does not necessarily imply fraud, it implies that Amazon has found a way to monetize the AI craze without betting on any particular model. Or for the two who seem to be winning the race. But everyone is doing it. The numbers of the agreement with Anthropic. Amazon puts up $5 billion immediately, taking advantage of the company’s current valuation of $380 billion. It is also committed to investing up to an additional $20 billion linked to “certain commercial milestones” that have not been specified. In exchange, Anthropic commits to using Amazon technology, and specifically its Trainium and Graviton chips, for the next decade. No less than 5 GW of computing capacity is secured, which is more or less the capacity consumed by New York City. This is perfect for Anthropic. He Anthropic statement about the agreement contains an interesting paragraph. In it, the company admits that the demand for AI by companies, developers and users is generating “inevitable tension” in its infrastructure. Or what is the same: they can’t do everything, so they are resorting to measures that “penalize” the excessive use of their AI models. They restrict session limits during peak hours, change the pricing model in companies to a “pay as you go”, or change the level of effort of their models and they sign up for token inflation. The agreement with Amazon makes it possible to mitigate the problem of computing shortages. The race for gigawatts. The truth is that Anthropic has been moving for months to try to avoid more and more problems with the computing capacity they can access. In a few weeks we have seen how Amazon’s 5 GW have been secured and also “multiple gigawatts” computing teams contracted with Google and Broadcom. What Amazon is actually building. Viewed as a whole, Amazon’s strategy is simple and elegant. You don’t need to win the AI modeling race, which is unpredictable and extraordinarily expensive. It only needs that whoever wins it depends on it and its infrastructure. By investing at the same time in two rivals like Anthropic and OpenAI and securing massive spending contracts from both, it achieves something striking. Turn uncertainty into an asset: it doesn’t matter who wins, because she will end up getting paid. This also reinforces the relevance of its Trainium and Graviton chips, something that validates its commitment to its own chips. {“videoId”:”xa4n2g8″,”autoplay”:false,”title”:”An initiative to secure the world’s software ｜ Project Glasswing”, “tag”:””, “duration”:”349″} Win-Win. The agreement seems perfect for both parties. Amazon ensures, as we say, consumption in its infrastructure for the next ten years, and Anthropic achieves an investment that increases its market value again. The same happens with OpenAI, and in both cases these agreements and financial support only reinforce expectations about their imminent IPOs. Image | Fortune Brainstorm TECH In Xataka | OpenAI and Anthropic have proposed the impossible: lose $85 billion in one year and survive (function() { window._JS_MODULES = window._JS_MODULES || {}; var headElement = document.getElementsByTagName(‘head’)(0); if (_JS_MODULES.instagram) { var instagramScript = document.createElement(‘script’); instagramScript.src=”https://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js”; instagramScript.async = true; instagramScript.defer = true; headElement.appendChild(instagramScript); – The news Amazon is clear about its strategy for the AI war: if you can’t beat your enemy, invest in them was originally published in Xataka by Javier Pastor .

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