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Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and the NBA have announced a significant multi-year partnership establishing AWS as the Official Cloud and Cloud AI Partner of the NBA, WNBA, NBA G League, Basketball Africa League, and NBA Take-Two Media.

The partnership introduces NBA Inside the Game powered by AWS, a revolutionary basketball intelligence platform that will process billions of data points to deliver interactive experiences and insights. The platform features three key AI-powered advanced stats: Defensive Box Score for measuring defensive contributions, Shot Difficulty for analyzing shot attempts, and Gravity for quantifying player impact without the ball.

Additionally, the partnership includes the development of Play Finder, an AI-powered technology for analyzing player movements, and enhanced global fan engagement through the NBA App, NBA.com, and NBA League Pass. This collaboration aligns with Amazon's existing 11-year media rights agreement for NBA games on Prime Video.

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has launched Amazon Grocery, a new private label food brand offering over 1,000 high-quality food items rated 4 stars or above. The brand consolidates Amazon Fresh and Happy Belly products into a unified collection, with most items priced under $5.

The extensive product line includes fresh produce, dairy, meat, seafood, pantry staples, and baking essentials, available through Amazon.com and Amazon Fresh stores. Amazon's private-label brands showed strong growth with a 15% increase in customer purchases in 2024. The new packaging features sustainable design, reducing plastic usage by 50% in some products like apple packaging.

Amazon Grocery complements the company's private label portfolio, which includes Amazon Saver and 365 by Whole Foods Market brands, offering customers value across different price points.

Inovalon has announced its annual Empower summit, scheduled for November 2-4, 2025, in Washington, D.C. The event will feature prominent speakers including executives from Snowflake (NYSE: SNOW), AWS, and Google, alongside former CMS Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure.

The three-day conference will focus on data-driven healthcare innovation, featuring 24 expert-led breakout sessions covering AI, predictive analytics, and value-based care. Key highlights include a technology panel with industry leaders and a fireside chat discussing healthcare modernization and tech-enabled data sharing.

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and FanDuel have announced a multi-year partnership making FanDuel the official odds provider for NBA and WNBA games on Prime Video. The collaboration introduces innovative features including opt-in bet tracking and Odds View for basketball fans starting in the upcoming NBA season.

The partnership features Blake Griffin, NBA on Prime analyst, as FanDuel's ambassador across various marketing channels. Through the new integration, users who link their Prime Video and FanDuel accounts can track their active NBA bets in real-time during games, while the Odds View feature displays live odds, lines, and probabilities for various betting options.

The partnership emphasizes responsible gaming, with bet tracking being optional and disableable through Prime Video settings.

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced that Fertitta Entertainment, a major dining, entertainment, hospitality, and gaming corporation with approximately 600 locations nationwide, has selected Amazon Business as a strategic purchasing partner. Amazon Business, which generates over $35 billion in annualized gross sales, serves more than 8 million customers worldwide, including 97 of the Fortune 100 companies.

The partnership provides Fertitta Entertainment, owner of brands like Golden Nugget Casinos and Morton's Steakhouse, with access to Amazon Business's vast supplier network, competitive pricing, and streamlined purchasing processes. The service offers organization-ready features including multi-user accounts, custom approval workflows, tax-exempt purchasing, and consolidated invoicing, all supported by AI-powered analytics tools.

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has expanded its Buy with Prime service to include two major lifestyle brands: Dearfoams, a leading slipper manufacturer, and Baggallini, a growing travel and lifestyle handbag company. The service allows Prime members to enjoy Amazon's fulfillment benefits while shopping directly on these brands' websites.

Following successful implementation on Dearfoams.com with over 50 products, RG Barry Brands extended the service to Baggallini.com, covering 40+ best-selling bags. The integration enables fast, free delivery, easy returns, and 24/7 customer support. Data shows that 50% of Prime members are more likely to make repeat purchases from DTC sites offering Prime benefits, with 95% of users indicating they're likely to use the service again.

Murex and Amazon Web Services (NASDAQ: AMZN) have announced a multi-year strategic collaboration agreement to enhance Murex's managed services capabilities. The partnership focuses on scaling Murex's MX.3 platform into AWS-powered managed services, expanding their MXSaaS offering and XVA as a Service solution.

The collaboration has already shown success with four new customers joining MXSaaS since June. The partnership enables financial institutions to access enhanced functional coverage with improved security standards, operational excellence, and regulatory compliance. Running on AWS infrastructure, Murex's services gain improved agility, flexibility, and resiliency, while benefiting from technical process automation and proactive incident management.

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced its Prime Big Deal Days event starting October 7, 2023 at 12:01 a.m. PT, offering millions of deals across multiple categories. The event features discounts up to 65% on electronics, up to 50% on Amazon devices, and up to 40% on toys, kitchen appliances, and fashion items.

Key offerings include deals from over 45 major brands including Levi's, KitchenAid, LEGO, and Bose. Prime members get exclusive benefits like free grocery items with Same-Day Delivery, enhanced credit card rewards, and special discounts through partnerships with Grubhub+ and One Medical. The event introduces AI-powered shopping tools including Rufus, Amazon's AI shopping assistant, and enhanced Alexa+ deal tracking.

Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has partnered with the Water Environment Federation (WEF), The Water Center at Penn, and Leading Utilities of the World to launch the Water-AI Nexus Center of Excellence. This groundbreaking initiative, announced during Climate Week NYC, aims to develop sustainable water practices for AI infrastructure while leveraging AI to address global water challenges.

The Center focuses on two key missions: ensuring efficient water use in AI infrastructure and using AI to solve water management challenges. The initiative has released "Principles for Sustainable Water Use by Data Centers," outlining four core principles: strategic design, operational efficiency, sustainable water sources, and water replenishment. Amazon has committed to returning more water to communities than its data centers use by 2030.

The collaboration will be showcased at WEFTEC in Chicago (Sept. 27 - Oct. 1), featuring three days of content, expert panels, and networking opportunities.