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Amazon indicates employees can quit if they don't like its return-to-office mandate
TechCrunch· 2024-10-18 09:17
文章核心观点 - AWS CEO Matt Garman表示,不愿意遵守公司新的五天在办公室工作政策的员工应该考虑离职,因为"其他公司随处可见" [1] - Amazon的CEO Andy Jassy表示,公司将从2025年开始全面要求员工返回办公室工作,这比之前的每周三天在办公室工作有所增加 [1] - Garman是最新一位要求员工返回办公室的科技公司CEO,但他并非第一人,戴尔公司今年早些时候也曾表示,不愿意返回办公室的员工将不会被考虑晋升 [1] - 但研究显示,大多数远程工作者如果被要求返回办公室,都会选择离职 [1] 公司动态 - Amazon的CEO Andy Jassy表示,公司将从2025年开始全面要求员工返回办公室工作,这比之前的每周三天在办公室工作有所增加 [1] - AWS CEO Matt Garman表示,不愿意遵守公司新的五天在办公室工作政策的员工应该考虑离职,因为"其他公司随处可见" [1] 行业动态 - Garman是最新一位要求员工返回办公室的科技公司CEO,但他并非第一人,戴尔公司今年早些时候也曾表示,不愿意返回办公室的员工将不会被考虑晋升 [1] - 但研究显示,大多数远程工作者如果被要求返回办公室,都会选择离职 [1]
Amazon cloud boss says employees unhappy with 5-day office mandate can leave
CNBC· 2024-10-18 08:42
文章核心观点 - Amazon Web Services (AWS)的CEO Matt Garman在公司内部会议上表示,如果员工不同意公司新的五天办公要求,可以离开公司,因为公司希望营造一个协作的环境,这对公司的创新和文化非常重要[1] - 公司正在放弃疫情期间的远程工作政策,以跟上微软、OpenAI和谷歌在生成式人工智能领域的竞争[2] - 这一举措引发了一些亚马逊员工的反对,他们认为在家或混合工作环境下同样有很高的生产力,并且这一要求给家庭和照顾者带来了额外压力[2] - Garman表示,大约有37,000名员工加入了一个内部Slack频道,倡导远程工作并对返回办公的要求提出不满[2] - Garman说,虽然大多数员工对这一变化感到兴奋,但公司也会给予一些灵活性,比如允许员工在经理批准的情况下偶尔在家工作[3] - Garman认为这一要求对于保持亚马逊的文化和"领导力原则"很重要,比如"不同意但服从"的原则,这在视频会议上很难实现[3]
Amazon to invest in 3 nuclear plants as it scrambles to power AI programs
New York Post· 2024-10-18 02:00
文章核心观点 - 亚马逊网络服务(AWS)将投资超过5亿美元,在华盛顿州、弗吉尼亚州和宾夕法尼亚州建设小型模块化反应堆项目 [1][2] - 这些项目旨在为亚马逊的人工智能计算需求提供电力支持 [1][5] - 小型模块化反应堆(SMR)相比传统核反应堆更小巧,可在工厂生产后运输到现场组装,从而降低建设成本和时间 [2][3] - 谷歌和微软等科技公司也在寻求利用SMR来满足人工智能计算的电力需求 [5] 项目概况 - AWS与华盛顿州和弗吉尼亚州的公用事业公司达成协议,投资建设SMR项目 [2] - 华盛顿州项目最终可建设8个80兆瓦的模块,总装机容量达960兆瓦,足以为77万户美国家庭供电 [1] - 弗吉尼亚州项目将在一座现有发电站附近建设SMR [2] 行业动态 - 核电作为无碳排放的电力来源,得到了两党的广泛支持 [3] - 但目前美国还没有投入商业运营的SMR项目,NuScale公司的首个SMR项目在美国国家实验室遭到取消 [3] - SMR还存在最终放射性废料储存问题尚未解决 [3] - 美国核管理委员会表示尚未收到任何关于计划中SMR项目的具体信息 [4] - 根据高盛预测,美国数据中心电力需求将在2023-2030年间增加约3倍,需要新增47吉瓦的发电能力 [6]
Amazon makes first foray into live news with election night special hosted by Brian Williams
CNBC· 2024-10-18 01:38
Amazon said Thursday it plans to host an election night special anchored by Brian Williams, marking the company's first foray into live news coverage.The one-night special will provide election results and analysis on Prime Video starting at 5 p.m. ET on Nov. 5, the company said. Amazon emphasized it will be a "non-partisan presentation" pulling information from a variety of third-party news sources.Williams will lead the special and interview analysts across the political spectrum. Viewers will not be requ ...
Dominion & Amazon Sign a Deal to Develop SMRs in Virginia
ZACKS· 2024-10-18 01:05
Dominion Energy (D) has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Amazon.com (AMZN) to explore innovative new development structures for enhancing potential Small Modular Reactor (“SMR”) nuclear development in Virginia. This should further boost D’s footprint in the expanding power demand market in the state of Virginia by tapping into the less explored SMR technology.The latest agreement should enable Dominion Energy and Amazon to promote SMR development and financing while reducing the possible r ...
Amazon: Cheaper Than You Think
Seeking Alpha· 2024-10-18 00:53
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Amazon Earnings Preview: The Weakest of the Magnificent 7?
ZACKS· 2024-10-18 00:35
Of all the Magnificent 7 stocks, Amazon ((AMZN) has been the most challenging for investors to own over the last several years. While all the other companies in the group excluding Tesla are trading significantly higher than their 2021 highs, Amazon languishes. Amazon’s stock price is at the same price as it was in July 2021. May this lack of progress in the stock price be an opportunity for discerning investors?Amazon's stock has moved sideways over the past three years, allowing its valuation to become in ...
Amazon AWS growth to drive Q3 earnings surge
Proactiveinvestors NA· 2024-10-17 23:28
About this content About Emily Jarvie Emily began her career as a political journalist for Australian Community Media in Hobart, Tasmania. After she relocated to Toronto, Canada, she reported on business, legal, and scientific developments in the emerging psychedelics sector before joining Proactive in 2022. She brings a strong journalism background with her work featured in newspapers, magazines, and digital publications across Australia, Europe, and North America, including The Examiner, The Advocate, ...
AI predicts Amazon stock price for year-end
Finbold· 2024-10-17 22:46
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has had a good year thus far — the tech behemoth is up 25.35% year-to-date (YTD). However, it hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing — a July 9 peak of $199.79 was soon followed by a precipitous drop to $161 by August 4. The 19% decline in Amazon stock price was caused by a mixed Q2 2024 earnings report — while the company outperformed in terms of EPS, a revenue miss and disappointing guidance led to this significant pullback.  Since then, AMZN’s share price has recovered — at press time, ...
What Lies Ahead for Semiconductor ETFs: Boom or Gloom?
ZACKS· 2024-10-17 21:01
Semiconductor stocks and ETFs have been fluctuating lately. On one hand, this group has been benefiting from the increasing demand for artificial intelligence (AI) hardware. On the other hand, occasional concerns about a potential demand slowdown are emerging.Semiconductor giant NVIDIA (NVDA) hit a record stock close on Monday, only to dive 4.7% on Tuesday and rise 3.1% again on Wednesday. In addition to NVIDIA, other AI chip and hardware companies like Arm (ARM) , Qualcomm (QCOM) , Broadcom (AVGO) , Super ...