Amazon has invested $40 billion in India so far, helping small businesses digitalize their operations and enabling $20 billion in ecommerce exports.

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The tech giant has announced plans to invest $35 billion in the country by 2030, positioning India at the center of its global AI and digital infrastructure strategy.

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) is one of the AI Stocks Analysts Are Watching Closely. On December 10, TD Cowen analyst John Blackledge reiterated a “Buy” rating on the stock with a $300 price target,

In the retail world, the two dominant heavyweights remain Amazon ( AMZN 0.65%) and Walmart ( WMT +2.01%). In 2025, it was Walmart whose stock outperformed, with it's shares up more than 25%, as of this writing, while Amazon shares were up modestly on the year.

On the customer-facing side, Amazon has introduced Rufus, a new generative AI-powered conversational shopping experience. It uses neuro-symbolic AI via models that can reason and call APIs, improving its ability to understand customer requests and take appropriate actions.

AI "teammates," faster product development, and a pivot in Amazon’s applied-AI strategy: AWS SVP Colleen Aubrey joins the GeekWire Podcast to explain how agentic systems are reshaping how Amazon builds software.

Inc.’s new Kindle Scribe Colorsoft is the company’s most serious effort yet to turn its e-reader into a productivity tool.