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IMDbPro, an Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) company, has announced a new collaboration with the International Casting Directors Association (ICDA) to enhance global talent discovery and casting processes. The partnership provides ICDA members with access to IMDbPro Premium services and introduces a new feature displaying ICDA logos on member profiles.

The collaboration aims to streamline the casting process for international productions, with IMDbPro Premium offering advanced search capabilities including over 50 filters based on experience, skills, and demographic data. The platform enables casting directors to efficiently discover talent while allowing professionals to manage their profiles with detailed information including contact details, demo reels, and physical attributes.

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has announced a major expansion of its Prime delivery service, bringing Same-Day and Next-Day Delivery to over 4,000 smaller cities, towns, and rural communities across the U.S. by the end of 2025. The company reported a 30% increase in same or next-day deliveries compared to last year.

The expansion includes a $4 billion investment to triple its delivery network by 2026, creating approximately 170 jobs per new facility. Amazon is transforming rural delivery stations into hybrid hubs and using machine learning to predict local demand. The company's everyday essentials category has grown twice as fast as other categories in Q1 2025, with Amazon's grocery business exceeding $100 billion in gross sales (excluding Whole Foods Market and Amazon Fresh).

Prime members can access unlimited free Same-Day Delivery on orders over $25.

Experian has selected AWS as its preferred cloud provider in a new 10-year strategic partnership, accelerating its cloud migration and AI initiatives. The collaboration focuses on developing over 100 generative AI use-cases and modernizing Experian's infrastructure by moving from mainframe computers to AWS cloud services. The migration has already yielded significant improvements, including a 60% reduction in data processing time and faster product launch capabilities - reducing time-to-market from months to weeks. The partnership enables Experian to enhance its data analytics capabilities, improve security measures, and provide real-time credit data analysis. By leveraging AWS's infrastructure, Experian aims to centralize its technology platforms, streamline database migrations, and maintain robust security and compliance standards while developing new credit and financial analytics offerings.

Amazon (AMZN) has announced its longest-ever Prime Day event, running for 96 hours from July 8-11, 2025. The extended shopping event will feature millions of deals across 35+ categories, including the company's lowest prices of the year on brands like Sony, Dyson, and Living Proof. New features include 'Today's Big Deals' with themed daily deal drops, fuel savings partnerships with bp and Amoco, and enhanced Prime for Young Adults membership offering 5% cashback. Early deals start immediately, featuring BBQ essentials from $3, groceries under $5, and school supplies starting at $15. The event will be available in 20 countries initially, with additional markets joining later in summer. Prime members can utilize new AI shopping features like Alexa+ for personalized deal tracking and Rufus for tailored recommendations.

The National Safety Council has released findings from its 2023-2024 MSD Solutions Lab Research to Solutions (R2S) and MSD Solutions Pilot Grant programs, focused on reducing musculoskeletal disorders in workplaces. The initiative, launched in 2021 with Amazon's funding, has awarded nearly $850,000 in grants, including $275,000 to nine organizations in the 2023-2024 cycle. Key achievements include Rutgers University's AI-based image captioning tool for ergonomic risk identification, Iowa State's predictive model for shoulder MSD hazards, and Virginia Tech's implementation of camera-based sensors with machine learning. The pilot program supported companies like Amerisure Insurance and General Electric Aerospace in testing emerging technologies from HeroWear and TuMeke Ergonomics, focusing on manual materials handling improvements.

Amazon has launched the Amazon Key Access Control System, a new suite of property access solutions designed for multi-family buildings and gated communities. The system offers four different solutions: Virtual Key, Intercom Boost, Intercom Lite, and Intercom Plus, all professionally installed to provide secure and convenient building access. The technology allows residents to manage access through the Ring app, enabling remote door control, visitor verification, and delivery management. Key features include smartphone-based access control, online management portal for property managers, auto-access for authorized delivery drivers, and elimination of traditional fobs or keycards. The Virtual Key and Intercom Lite solutions are immediately available, while Intercom Boost and Intercom Plus will launch in summer 2025.

Amazon (AMZN) has launched its new AWS Asia Pacific Region in Taipei, Taiwan, marking a significant expansion of its cloud infrastructure. The company plans to invest over $5 billion to support the construction and operation of data centers in Taiwan. The new region consists of three Availability Zones, bringing AWS's global total to 117 zones across 37 regions. The infrastructure will enable local businesses to meet data residency requirements while benefiting from single-digit millisecond latency. Notable customers in Taiwan include TSMC, Acer, and Trend Micro. The region is designed with sustainability in mind, aligning with Amazon's commitment to achieve net-zero carbon operations by 2040. AWS has been progressively expanding its presence in Taiwan since 2014, including CloudFront edge locations, Direct Connect locations, and Local Zones.

Amazon (AMZN) has announced their Best Books of the Year So Far list for 2025, with Charlotte McConaghy's psychological novel 'Wild Dark Shore' claiming the #1 spot. The Amazon Books Editors, who read thousands of books annually across genres, selected their top 20 picks from January through June, including categories like literature, mystery, romance, and newly added categories of romantasy and discovery reads. McConaghy's work, described as "leaving readers breathless," joins previous top selections from authors like James by Percival Everett and Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano. The list features notable works including S.A. Cosby's 'King of Ashes,' Gardiner Harris's 'No More Tears: The Dark Secrets of Johnson & Johnson,' and Ocean Vuong's 'The Emperor of Gladness' in the top five.

AWS announces the general availability of Amazon Aurora DSQL, a serverless distributed SQL database that offers 4x faster read and write speeds compared to other distributed SQL databases. The new service provides 99.999% multi-Region availability and PostgreSQL compatibility with zero infrastructure management. Aurora DSQL solves the traditional trade-off between latency and consistency in distributed databases by offering both low latency and strong consistency. The service is now available in 8 AWS Regions and features automated failure recovery, multi-Region strong consistency, and automatic scaling without sharding. Notable customers including ADP, DeNA, and Robinhood are already using Aurora DSQL to build highly resilient applications. The service includes a Model Context Protocol server for AI model interactions and operates on a pay-as-you-go model with a free tier offering.