Amazon Invests Millions of Dollars to Train Giant AI Model 'Olympus'


Indian AI startup Sarvam AI is raising $300-350M in a new funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, potentially valuing the company at $1.5-1.55B post-investment, with participation from global tech giants.....
Amazon tests the AI shopping assistant 'Compare', which uses structured reports to label and compare products from three dimensions, aiming to restructure the user's shopping journey, shifting from display to deep decision-making support.
GitHub announced that starting April 24, 2026, it will use user interaction data to train AI models, causing controversy. This move has been jokingly referred to as a 'revert' operation, as GitHub had previously emphasized respect for user privacy. The new policy is opt-out by default, meaning private repository data will no longer be absolutely private, and even the free version of Copilot will be affected.
Amazon acquires Fauna Robotics, entering the consumer-level humanoid robot market. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, and about 50 employees will join Amazon. The company plans to continue advancing the Fauna business and deploy the Sprout robot to external development partners.
Amazon acquires Swiss robotics firm Rivr to tackle urban logistics' last-mile challenge with its agile quadruped wheeled robots, enhancing delivery efficiency.....