Reading up on Andy Jassy

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's shareholder letter defends $200B capex by touting custom AI chips and satellite internet, while challenging Nvidia, Intel, and Starlink.

Amazon pressures corporate employees to use AI tools like Kiro, but workers say the tools hallucinate, reduce productivity, and increase surveillance.

A self-taught designer recounts her time at Amazon, detailing the rigid level system, the pressure to impress executives, and how motherhood forced her to confront the trade-offs of corporate ambition.

Nearly 40% of Amazon's 4,700 layoffs in four states were engineering roles, as the company cuts bureaucracy to invest in AI.