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Amazon Files for 5,105 Satellites to Keep Frontline Workers' Phones Connected Beyond Cell Coverage
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Amazon Files for 5,105 Satellites to Keep Frontline Workers' Phones Connected Beyond Cell Coverage

What Amazon's 5,105-satellite FCC filing for direct-to-device connectivity means for businesses still locked into Starlink as their only LEO option

Marcus Law · 28 Jul 2026
Salesforce CEO Co-Chairs Global AI Commission: "Trust Is the Foundation"
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Salesforce CEO Co-Chairs Global AI Commission: "Trust Is the Foundation"

Marc Benioff co-chairs the new AI for Good Global Commission – but with the US, China and EU absent, can it deliver anything real?

Christopher Carey · 6 Jul 2026
Why the US Restricted Anthropic's Mythos and Fable and What It Means for AI Access
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Why the US Restricted Anthropic's Mythos and Fable and What It Means for AI Access

The dispute over Fable 5 offers an early glimpse into how governments may seek to regulate and restrict access to advanced AI systems

Kristian McCann · 15 Jun 2026
Microsoft and OpenAI Loosen Ties: Here's What Changes for Enterprise AI
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Microsoft and OpenAI Loosen Ties: Here's What Changes for Enterprise AI

Microsoft and OpenAI have ended their exclusivity deal. Here's what changes for enterprise AI deployments.

Marcus Law · 28 Apr 2026
Amazon Reportedly Planning 1000s More Corporate Layoffs This Week
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Amazon Reportedly Planning 1000s More Corporate Layoffs This Week

Amazon layoffs may expand in a second round of corporate job cuts affecting AWS, retail, Prime Video, and HR, Reuters reports.

Kieran Devlin · 26 Jan 2026
Amazon Lays Off 14,000 Corporate Workers in Reported AI Efficiency Push
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Amazon Lays Off 14,000 Corporate Workers in Reported AI Efficiency Push

Amazon reportedly plans 30,000 layoffs as AI automation reshapes efficiency, culture, and collaboration across the enterprise.

Kieran Devlin · 28 Oct 2025
Amazon's RTO Mandate Experiencing Delays Due To Lack Of Office Space
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Amazon's RTO Mandate Experiencing Delays Due To Lack Of Office Space

Amazon is reportedly struggling to implement its full-time return to office (RTO) mandate due to a lack of space in US cities.

Kieran Devlin · 15 Jan 2025
Amazon CEO Defends Full-Time RTO Policy As 'Strengthening' Its 'Culture'
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Amazon CEO Defends Full-Time RTO Policy As 'Strengthening' Its 'Culture'

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has defended the company's recently announced full-time return to office (RTO) mandate as "strengthening" its "culture" while…

Kieran Devlin · 6 Nov 2024
Google, Microsoft Affirm Hybrid Stance Amid Amazon Full-Time RTO Backlash
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Google, Microsoft Affirm Hybrid Stance Amid Amazon Full-Time RTO Backlash

Hybrid work stays in place at Google and Microsoft as Amazon’s full-time RTO triggers backlash. Published on UC Today, it matters for buyers weighing productivi

Kieran Devlin · 7 Oct 2024
Big UC News from Zoom, Mitel, Amazon, Slack and Microsoft
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Big UC News from Zoom, Mitel, Amazon, Slack and Microsoft

Zoom and Mitel strike a new UCaaS deal, Zoom AI Companion gains FedRAMP, and Microsoft, Slack and Amazon move on AI, UC and RTO. Published on UC Today.

Kieran Devlin · 20 Sept 2024
Amazon Introduces Five-Days-A-Week In-Office Mandate
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Amazon Introduces Five-Days-A-Week In-Office Mandate

Amazon has mandated that employees must work in the office five days a week, starting at the beginning of next year.

Kieran Devlin · 17 Sept 2024
Amazon Reportedly Tracking Hours Corporate Workers Spend In Office
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Amazon Reportedly Tracking Hours Corporate Workers Spend In Office

Amazon has reportedly started tracking the hours corporate workers spend in the office.

Kieran Devlin · 18 Jul 2024
Google Keeps Pace in AI Race by Investing $2 Billion in Anthropic
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Google Keeps Pace in AI Race by Investing $2 Billion in Anthropic

Google’s $2bn Anthropic investment shows why the AI race matters for workplace buyers, as Claude, Bard, Duet AI and Gemini shape cloud and productivity. Publish

Kieran Devlin · 31 Oct 2023
Amazon Workers Defying Return-to-Office Mandate Reportedly Risk Sacking
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Amazon Workers Defying Return-to-Office Mandate Reportedly Risk Sacking

Amazon's return-to-office mandate has escalated, with managers allegedly now having approval to terminate employees who resist working on-site three days…

Kieran Devlin · 23 Oct 2023
Big UC News from Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Anthropic and Google
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Big UC News from Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Anthropic and Google

Why it matters: Microsoft Mesh adds immersive Teams meetings, while Teams SIP changes, Meta’s office lease exit, Amazon-Anthropic AI and Ericsson-Google Cloud a

Kieran Devlin · 29 Sept 2023
Amazon Partners with Anthropic to Bring Generative AI to AWS Customers
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Amazon Partners with Anthropic to Bring Generative AI to AWS Customers

Amazon has announced a strategic partnership with Anthropic to open up its AI models to AWS ' s customer base.

Kieran Devlin · 25 Sept 2023
Most UK Businesses Actively Shrinking Office Space Post-Pandemic
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Most UK Businesses Actively Shrinking Office Space Post-Pandemic

A new study has found that the majority of UK businesses are reducing their office space post-pandemic with the rise of hybrid working.

Kieran Devlin · 19 Sept 2023
Amazon CEO Allegedly Tells Unhappy Remote Workers It's 'Not Going to Work Out'
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Amazon CEO Allegedly Tells Unhappy Remote Workers It's 'Not Going to Work Out'

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy allegedly told remote employees who don't want to comply with Amazon's return-to-office policy that it's "not going to work out for…

Kieran Devlin · 30 Aug 2023
Amazon Asks Workers to Relocate for Return-to-Office Policy
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Amazon Asks Workers to Relocate for Return-to-Office Policy

Amazon is asking some corporate employees to relocate to different cities as part of its return-to-office policy.

Kieran Devlin · 25 Jul 2023
Big UC News from Microsoft, Amazon, RingCentral, GoTo, and Salesforce
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Big UC News from Microsoft, Amazon, RingCentral, GoTo, and Salesforce

Why workplace buyers care: Microsoft Teams busy-on-busy, GoTo hybrid IT support, RingCentral AI and Salesforce, amid Amazon cuts. Published on UC Today.

Ryan Smith · 6 Jan 2023
Amazon Layoff Hike to 18,000 Exceeds Expectations
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Amazon Layoff Hike to 18,000 Exceeds Expectations

E-commerce giant Amazon has announced this week it will not be laying off 10,000 staff as first reported in November, but 18,000.

Jonny Wills · 6 Jan 2023
Salesforce to Cut 10% of Workers in New Year Slowdown
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Salesforce to Cut 10% of Workers in New Year Slowdown

Salesforce’s 10% cut shows how slower demand and investor pressure are reshaping Slack, Mark Benioff and workplace software. Published on UC Today.

Jonny Wills · 5 Jan 2023
AWS Appoints Tableau Boss As New CEO
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AWS Appoints Tableau Boss As New CEO

AWS appoints Tableau boss Adam Selipsky as CEO, a move that could shape cloud, Chime SDK and Zoom strategy for buyers.

Marian McHugh · 24 Mar 2021
AWS Boss to Replace Bezos
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AWS Boss to Replace Bezos

Andy Jassy replacing Jeff Bezos at Amazon spotlights AWS growth, cloud and AI, key signals for workplace-technology buyers.

Tom Wright · 3 Feb 2021
Amazon and The Value of Voice in an Untapped Market
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Amazon and The Value of Voice in an Untapped Market

Amazon Web Services recently announced their prediction that we could be on the verge of a voice app explosion in 2018.

Rebekah Carter · 19 Jan 2018