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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Cue two weeks of Malcolm Butler INT replays
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Impossible to describe the excitement of my children upon seeing this:
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
At Amazon’s annual cloud computing confab in Vegas, AI is serious business. But the most popular attraction is a gimmick: AI-designed perfume www.reuters.com/technology/e...
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Eau de AI: Amazon gives techies a whiff of software-driven perfume
Amazon.com on Wednesday touted new capabilities for its SageMaker AI service that it says will help customers expedite customizing their artificial intelligence software models.
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Amazon's head of human resources, Beth Galetti, sent a letter to all employees this morning about the initial round of layoffs. It contains an unfortunate typo: www.aboutamazon.com/news/company...
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Letter of suggestion @MLB Have the M’s and Blue Jays wear their 1977 expansion unis for at least one game:
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
iOS sure has gotten judgmental!
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
".. Sign-ups in the U.S. failed to meet last year's total and even the company's own target, according to internal company data reviewed by Reuters." $AMZN www.reuters.com/business/ret...
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Exclusive: Amazon US Prime sign-ups slow despite expanded promotion, data shows
Amazon doubled its Prime Day discount sales to four days this year and touted blowout numbers days after the event. But by one critical metric, it missed the mark.
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
NEW: Amazon is preparing to release its first Fire tablet with Android, replacing its homegrown Fire OS — part of a project internally called Kittyhawk www.reuters.com/business/med...
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Exclusive: Amazon looks to ditch homegrown software for Android in Fire tablet revamp, sources say
Amazon is plotting a big change to its Fire tablet lineup following years of escalating gripes from consumers and app developers over the company's homegrown operating system.
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Amazon prints a lot of the books you buy on-demand. You can tell by their cheap printer paper pages and unreviewed covers with nonsense AI generated words like “Histirical Ameclucatinc” & “Mecectiomi on Scial Anctitilotre (?)”
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Amazon says "hundreds of thousands" have access to its new genAI-infused Alexa voice service -- so where are they? www.reuters.com/business/med...
reuters.com
Weeks after Amazon's Alexa+ AI launch, a mystery: where are the users?
Alexa, where are your users?
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Amazon removed all references to DEI in its proxy statement, which had numbered 21 in last year's report. It scrubbed DEI as areas of expertise for two of its board directors, attorney Jamie S. Gorelick and Jonathan J. Rubinstein. www.reuters.com/technology/a...
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Amazon CEO sets out AI investment mission in annual shareholder letter
Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy on Thursday justified the company's billions of dollars in outlays for artificial intelligence development, saying the investment was necessary to remain competitive.
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Kinda sums it up, doesn’t it?
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
I would like to learn more about what went on in this San Francisco establishment
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
🚨NEW: Amazon warehouse workers reject by 3-1 joining a union in North Carolina www.reuters.com/business/ama...
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Amazon North Carolina workers reject union, handing retailer win in labor fight
Amazon workers in North Carolina voted on Saturday against joining a union, a big win for the retail giant which has vigorously opposed organized labor at its facilities across the United States.
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 15/02/2025
Union hopeful in North Carolina claims Amazon is acting "above the law" as vote counting is underway: www.reuters.com/world/us/ama...
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Amazon union hopeful in North Carolina alleges interference in election count
An upstart union in North Carolina alleged Amazon interfered with the vote counting process on Saturday at a warehouse near Raleigh.
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Huh, aren’t bananas “nature’s bananas”?
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Amazon is facing the second workers’ union vote in as many months following a successful drive at a Philadelphia Whole Foods, even as the retail giant is challenging the very existence of the NLRB. Voting begins today outside Raleigh, NC. www.reuters.com/technology/a...
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Amazon faces union vote at North Carolina warehouse
Amazon is facing its second workers’ union vote in as many months as laborers at a warehouse in suburban Raleigh, North Carolina, decide this week whether they wish to collectively bargain with the retail giant.
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Is Kendrick Lamar wearing the Amazon “a” as a medallion?
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
Oooh, Cars is on FX right now
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Amazon's long-awaited -- and delayed -- Alexa AI revamp is nigh. It's a big opportunity for Amazon...and a big risk. My story: www.reuters.com/technology/a...
reuters.com
Amazon's AI revamp of Alexa assistant nears unveiling
Amazon is set to release its long-awaited - and delayed - Alexa generative artificial intelligence voice service, said three people familiar with the matter, and has scheduled a press event for later this month to preview it.
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
🚨Breaking
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Google Maps are a reflection of local government rules/laws, geopolitical pressure and the whims of Google executives www.cnbc.com/2025/01/27/g...
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Google says it will change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' in Maps app after government updates
In posts on X on Monday, Google said it will follow the government's lead in changing the names on its Maps app.
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
And just like that, there are dozens of e-books to be had on Amazon about DeepSeek — many published yesterday
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
As Soon As…Prime? Huh?
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Ken Li @kenli729.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
In case you're wondering why TikTok not working even over a vpn -- How a TikTok ban would work and why users can't easily bypass it reuters.com/technology/h... by @stephennellis.bsky.social @chernandburn.bsky.social
reuters.com
How a TikTok ban would work and why users can't easily bypass it
Here's a closer look at how the ban will be implemented.
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
At least one upside to the TikTok shutdown — addicts get relief www.reuters.com/technology/t...
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TikTok addicts see silver lining in US ban
TikTok is entering its final hours in the U.S. ahead of a potential ban effective on Sunday, prompting howls of protest from devoted users of the beloved video-streaming app.
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
You talk about a command performance
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Tim Allen crashing out rn
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
Biggest flop in Detroit since the Edsel
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
TikTok has shut down
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
TikTok is habit-forming -- its biggest addicts see a way out with the shutdown fast approaching: "I am happy about the ban. I feel like I don’t remember what life was like before TikTok." www.reuters.com/technology/t...
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
@nigigger.bsky.social Can you follow me back? I am a reporter with Reuters and wanted to DM you a question about one of your posts. My author page to show I am legit: www.reuters.com/authors/greg...
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Greg Bensinger | Reuters
The latest international Greg Bensinger news and views from Reuters - one of the world's largest news agencies
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
@d00m-doll.bsky.social Can you follow me back? I am a reporter with Reuters and wanted to DM you a question about one of your posts. My author page to show I am legit: www.reuters.com/authors/greg...
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Greg Bensinger | Reuters
The latest international Greg Bensinger news and views from Reuters - one of the world's largest news agencies
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
@djloriee.bsky.social Can you follow me back? I am a reporter with Reuters and wanted to DM you a question about one of your posts. My author page to show I am legit: www.reuters.com/authors/greg...
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Hi @arcoleburn.bsky.social can you follow me back so I can dm you a question?
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Who wants to tell ⁦‪@Disney‬⁩ about the number of dwarfs that go along with Snow White?
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
If you think private companies just keep to themselves your searches and queries, think again. Nothing is private. www.reuters.com/world/us/las...
reuters.com
Las Vegas Cybertruck suspect used ChatGPT to plan blast, police say
The suspected driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on New Year's Day used popular chatbot ChatGPT to plan the blast, officials told reporters on Tuesday.
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
This is not a good cereal
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
He’d probably be a more effective mayor if he wasn’t on fentanyl, tbh
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
If we cannot trust viral TikTok stars to be responsible fiduciary guardians for our life savings, who can we trust?
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
“There’s a rigorous quota system that pushes people beyond their real physical limits in an unnatural way,” said Jordan Soreff, an Amazon driver in NYC. www.reuters.com/technology/a...
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Amazon workers strike at seven US facilities ahead of Christmas rush
Amazon.com workers at seven U.S. facilities walked off the job early on Thursday during the holiday shopping rush, aiming to pressure the retailer into contract talks with their union.
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Following a multiday standoff between Amazon and the Teamsters, thousands of Amazon workers will strike starting Thursday as they seek a contract www.reuters.com/technology/a...
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Amazon workers to strike at multiple US warehouses during busy holiday season
Thousands of Amazon workers plan to walk off the job starting Thursday morning in the crucial final days before Christmas, after union officials said the retailer failed to come to the bargaining table.
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
It wasn’t that long ago that Cruise vehicles were ubiquitous in SF, outnumbering Waymo. What a downfall www.reuters.com/business/aut...
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GM to stop funding development of Cruise robotaxis
General Motors said on Tuesday it will stop funding development of robotaxis at its majority-owned Cruise business, a blow to the automaker that had made the advanced technology unit a top priority.
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
If you are not watching the Simpsons version of Monday Night Football, I feel for you
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Since when Netflix is in the snack game?
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Thin crowd at Intel private event following Gelsinger ouster (at AWS conference)
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Amazon has forgotten the lesson Chevrolet learned the hard way: Nova in Spanish means “doesn’t go” www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/ama...
aboutamazon.com
Introducing Amazon Nova, our new generation of foundation models
New state-of-the-art foundation models from Amazon deliver frontier intelligence and industry-leading price performance.
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Ultra server from AWS (not shown: the flux capacitor)
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Why is SMU advertising all over San Francisco on buses?
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𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛. @gregbensinger.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Wiz & Dazz sounds like an early 80s rap group techcrunch.com/2024/11/21/w...
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Wiz acquires Dazz for $450M to expand its cybersecurity platform | TechCrunch
Wiz, one of the most talked-about names in the world of cybersecurity, is making a significant acquisition to expand its product reach in cloud security,
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