Deal●Developing · 3Amazon explores shifting $8 billion of Nvidia chips to investors and leasing them backAmazon is exploring an asset-light structure to offload about $8 billion in AI chipsThe move aims to improve balance-sheet health as AI spending risesAmazonNvidiaAI chipsE-commerceSemiconductors+17 sources · 16h
●Musk warns Delta CEO over airline’s choice of Amazon Leo over StarlinkDelta CEO Ed Bastian chose Amazon’s Leo, a new service intended to compete with StarlinkElon Musk warned Bastian he “will lose his job”StarlinkAmazonElon MuskSpaceXSatcom and spectrum+13 sources · 20h
●Amazon Great Indian Festival and Flipkart Big Billion Days in Oct: Which debit, credit cards offer the best deals?Amazon and Flipkart festival sales offer cardholder discounts from October 8 and 9Festival discounts may lift sales at Indian retailers and e-commerce platformsAmazonE-commerceWalmartSnapdeal1 source · 22h
Expansion▼Developing · 3Amazon Now reaches 120 cities, targets 300 by end-2026Amazon Now has around 800 micro-fulfilment centres, up from 100 a year agoDaily orders are rising 20% month on monthAmazon’s expansion raises competitive pressure on Indian quick-commerce players such as SwiggyAmazonQuick commerceE-commerceSwiggy−4.8%3 sources · 16h
Policy●Microsoft, Amazon Cloud Arms Set to Face Deeper Scrutiny Under EU’s Tech RulesMicrosoftAmazonEuropean Union1 source · 13h
Expansion●Amazon’s Latest Response to AI Data Center Backlash: $1 BillionAmazonData centresAIE-commerce1 source · 14h
Expansion●Amazon introduces redesigned Kindle readers with updated displaysNew models include Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle ColorsoftAmazon2 sources · 19h