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Amazon summons engineers to investigate outages linked to AI coding tools
“Amazon's e-commerce business has summoned a large group of engineers to a meeting on Tuesday for a deep dive into a spate of outages, including incidents tied to the use of AI coding tools. The AI, the online retail giant has said there has been a trend of inc…”
Alex Kantrowitz Mar 16, 2026 ▶ 40:40 AI Backlash Intensifies, Nvidia GTC Preview, Meta’s Embarrassing Delay
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Kantrowitz: Tim Cook could step down as Apple CEO in early 2026
“But between that departure and this mega byline story in the FT I could see Tim Cook realistically leaving in Q one in 20, 26. I think that's a real thing.”
Alex Kantrowitz Dec 1, 2025 ▶ 7:20 Tim Cook’s Final Year?, Big Tech Horse Race, Anthropic’s Profitability Push
Assertion Supported
Kantrowitz: AI investments drive 40% of 2025 US GDP growth
“The hundreds of billions of dollars that companies are investing in AI now account for an astonishing 40% share of the U.S. GDP growth this year. 40%. AI companies have accounted for 80% of gains in the U.S. Stocks so far in 2025, This is helping fund U.S. Gro…”
Alex Kantrowitz Oct 13, 2025 ▶ 29:51 AGI or Bust, OpenAI’s $1 Trillion Gamble, Apple’s Next CEO?
Assertion Supported
Kantrowitz: Amazon experienced outages after an AI agent deleted its files
“There was just the story in the FT that Amazon had lots of had outages because The agent was like, you know what I'm going to do to fix this problem? Just erase everything.”
Alex Kantrowitz Feb 23, 2026 ▶ 41:41 OpenAI Closes in on $100 Billion, OpenClaw Acquired, AI’s Productivity Question — With Aaron Levie
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