Amazon.com News - August 17, 2026

Amazon Accused of Buying and Destroying Rare Books for AI Training

An investigation by 404 Media revealed that Amazon is purchasing large quantities of physical books, including rare ones, scanning their content for AI...

Big Tech data centers to emit 101M tons of CO2, driven by AI

A Financial Times analysis examined 60 of the largest planned US data centers. These facilities could collectively produce 101.5 million tons of carbon dioxide...