3 Amazon Workers Say They’re Under Investigation for Speaking Out About Data Centers
Corroborated by 4 sources from 4 publishers
TL;DR
watch now Amazon SVP on AI strategy: Aim to compete with Anthropic in coming year Peter DeSantis, Amazon's senior vice president of foundational AI models, speaks with CNBC's Arjun Kharpal about the company's artificial intelligence strategy and how it aims to transform the online shopping experience. DeSantis also says he expects Amazon's AI models to be competitive with the frontier models developed by Anthropic and OpenAI within the next year. 03:28 14 minutes ago Amazon in Talks to Sell Custom AI Chips in Bid to Cut Nvidia’s Dominance When three Amazon software engineers testified earlier this month at Seattle City Council hearings about data centers, they started their testimony by citing a city law barring employment discrimination over political speech.
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CNBC 100004038
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2026/06/18/amazon-svp-on-ai-strategy-aim-to-compete-with-anthropic-in-coming-year.html
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Bloomberg Technology
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-18/amazon-is-in-talks-to-sell-nvidia-rival-chips-to-other-companies
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The Verge (Tech)
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/952180/amazon-seattle-data-center-moratorium-aecj-disciplinary-action
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Bloomberg Technology
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-06-18/amazon-workers-say-data-center-testimony-prompted-interrogation
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Wired
https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-workers-under-internal-investigation-after-speaking-out-about-data-centers