Some of Amazon's Q3 2026 announcements, from new devices to AI breakthroughs

Amazon will report third-quarter 2026 financial results on October 29, after a quarter in which it added OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra, Anthropic's Claude Opus 5.5 and Haiku 5.5, xAI's Grok 4.7, Moonshot AI's Kimi K3 and Z.ai's GLM 5.3 to Amazon Bedrock. Amazon also announced TorchNeuron, which lets developers run existing PyTorch code on Trainium chips without a rewrite — a group Amazon says covers 85% of AI researchers and developers — and made AWS Continuum, an AI-powered vulnerability discovery and remediation service, generally available alongside AWS Dogwood, an open-source governance and authorization policy language for AI agents. Amazon committed more than $1 billion over five years to data center communities through its Built Together framework and $500 million to student cloud and AI training.

Amazon will announce financial results for its third quarter on October 29. In the meantime, here's a look back at some of the biggest things Amazon announced and launched since last earnings—from new devices and entertainment to grocery savings, AI breakthroughs, and community investments. - New frontier models joined Amazon Bedrock, including OpenAI’s GPT-6 Astra https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/bedrock-openai-models , Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5.5 https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/claude-opus-5-5-is-now-available-on-aws/ and Haiku 5.5 https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/anthropic-claude-4-opus-sonnet-amazon-bedrock , xAI’s Grok 4.7 https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/grok-4-7-is-now-available-on-amazon-bedrock/ , Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/machine-learning/introducing-kimi-k3-on-amazon-bedrock/ , and Z.ai’s GLM 5.3 https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/10/amazon-bedrock-glm-5-3/ , giving customers a wide selection of leading frontier and open-weight models. - Amazon announced TorchNeuron, https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/innovation-at-amazon/torchneuron-pytorch-aws-trainium-chips-ai it’s making it even simpler for AI developers to adopt Trainium. Today, 85% of AI researchers and developers write their code in PyTorch. TorchNeuron lets these developers run their existing AI code on Trainium chips with no rewrite needed, reducing the friction to adopt new hardware. - Almost every company is concerned about security right now. Amazon made AWS Continuum https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-continuum-for-code-vulnerabilities-is-now-generally-available/ generally available, an AI-powered security service that automatically discovers, prioritizes, validates, and remediates software vulnerabilities at machine speed, addressing a critical challenge as AI-generated code grows faster than security teams can review it. With Continuum and AWS Dogwood https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/introducing-dogwood-runtime-verification-for-ai-agents/ , an open-source governance and authorization policy language that controls and verifies AI agent behaviors, AWS continues making big investments in AI security. - Amazon committed more than $1 billion https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/amazon-data-centers-built-together over the next five years to data center communities through the Built Together investment https://sustainability.aboutamazon.com/builttogether framework for use across education, job training, energy affordability, water and energy preservation, and local priorities. Amazon also committed $500 million to student cloud and AI training https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/aws-student-rewards-free-cloud-ai-training . - Amazon announced new ways to help customers save https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-prime-affordable-everyday-savings on the things that matter most—from everyday low prices across groceries and essentials to $0.20 per gallon fuel savings https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-gas-savings-prime for Prime members every Friday this holiday season. Amazon also introduced affordable GLP-1 weight-management care options https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-glp1-management-program across 48 states and Washington, D.C., and expanded Amazon Pharmacy’s offerings with a complete end-to-end Spanish-language experience https://press.aboutamazon.com/2026/9/amazon-pharmacy-expands-spanish-language-experience-for-millions-of-americans , including 24/7 access to pharmacists and prescription documentation in Spanish. - Amazon introduced new AI technologies for advertising customers, streamlining the buying and creation experience with Amazon Ads Agent https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/library/news/amazon-ads-agent/?ref =a20m us libr . Full-Funnel Campaigns https://advertising.amazon.com/en-us/library/news/unboxed-2026-news-announcements/?ref =a20m us libr brings sponsored ads, display, video, and streaming TV into a single campaign. Advertisers provide a few inputs—like budget and duration—and Amazon’s AI plans, executes, and continuously optimizes the rest, including TV-quality video and display images built from existing product pages. - Amazon Leo has nearly 400 satellites https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/innovation-at-amazon/project-kuiper-satellite-rocket-launch-progress-updates in orbit and has built more than 1,000 satellites at Kirkland, Washington facility https://www.aboutamazon.com/stories/how-amazon-leo-builds-satellites . Amazon also announced new Arianespace launches https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/amazon-leo/amazon-leo-arianespace-new-launches expanding the largest commercial contract in Arianespace history to bring satellites, including those built by Career Choice graduates https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/amazon-leo/amazon-career-choice-satellite-technicians-space-launch , into orbit. - Amazon introduced new devices in time for the holiday season, including the new AI wearable: Bee https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/amazon-personal-ai-bee-frontier-bee-eclipse , a new lineup of tablets designed just for kids https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/new-amazon-kids-tablets , the powerful Alexa tablet with Alexa+ built right in https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/new-amazon-alexa-tablets-alexa-plus , and a completely redesigned Kindle family https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/new-kindle-lineup-2026 . Amazon also introduced a whole new range of devices for the home, including a new Ring Smart Lock https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/ring-smart-lock-battery-recharge , a new lineup of Ring cameras https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/ring-4k-cameras-pan-tilt-cam , and a new line of indoor and long-range outdoor cameras https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/devices/blink-4k-long-range-security-cameras from Blink. - Thursday Night Football https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/thursday-night-football-announcers-prime-video is back on Prime Video, along with Carrie, a new season of The Terminal List https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/prime-video-october-films-shows-sports-2026 , and more. Amazon is also bringing visual dubbing, using AI and VFX, to the new season of Maxton Hall https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/entertainment/prime-video-lip-sync-technology , out December 9. - Amazon is investing $1.9 billion in the Delivery Service Partner program in 2027 https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/amazon-dsp-program-investment-2026 , bringing the total investment in the Delivery Service Partner DSP program to $21.7 billion over eight years. The investment is helping DSPs increase Delivery Associate pay while improving and expanding the use of safety and AI-powered technologies https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/transportation/smart-glasses-amazon-delivery-drivers that are enhancing Delivery Associates' day-to-day experience and improving the delivery experience for customers. - Hourly minimum starting pay for full-time core operations employees increased to $20 per hour, https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/workplace/amazon-raises-minimum-starting-pay-adds-grocery-banking-benefits with hourly average pay reaching nearly $24 per hour. Amazon also announced a new grocery benefit https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/workplace/amazon-us-employee-grocery-discount for all employees, as well as access to a banking benefit, making everyday life more affordable for its teammates. - For Amazon sellers, there’s a new lineup of tools and services https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/innovation-at-amazon/amazon-sellers-global-expansion-tools to help them launch and scale globally from day one. The Seller Assistant https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/innovation-at-amazon/seller-assistant-plugin-amazon-quick-claude tool uses AI to automate routine tasks like monitoring, restocking, and price adjustments, and a new plugin brings Seller Assistant’s intelligence into the AI tools sellers already use, launching first with Amazon Quick and in beta with Anthropic's Claude. Seller Central https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/small-business/amazon-seller-central-multichannel-selling-tools now connects sales across Amazon, eBay, Shopify, TikTok, and Walmart. Merchants can also add fast, free Prime delivery to their own website and save up to 25% on fulfillment fees with Amazon Supply Chain Services. https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/retail/amazon-mcf-prime-delivery-merchant-websites Trending news and stories