Amazon is rolling out “ultra-fast” deliveries to get packages to consumers in 30 minutes or less in dozens of cities across the U.S., the company announced recently, marking its most aggressive push yet into quick commerce. The company started piloting the service, called Amazon Now, in a handful of American cities in December. It’s also launched deliveries in 15 minutes or less in parts of Brazil, Mexico, India and the United Arab Emirates. Full details on the new service:

AMAZON REPORTEDLY PUSHED A GAME TEAM TO REBUILD A PROJECT AROUND AI, THEN LAID THEM OFF Eurogamer reports $AMZN's Project Trident started as a co-op action game where players scaled giant Jotuns using grappling hooks and flying mounts. Sources said the original version had strong internal excitement. Then, in mid-2024, the team was reportedly hit with an “AI mandate.” The project pivoted into a Helldivers-style roguelite built around AI NPCs that could respond to voice and text commands. It later shifted again into a single-player game where LLMs could trigger special abilities or persuade NPCs. A demo was reportedly planned for the first half of 2026. Then Amazon’s October 2025 layoffs hit. The Project Trident team was cut and the game was scrapped. Amazon Games says AI was not the reason for the layoffs, calling it part of a broader strategic shift.

Amazon Quick is now available as a desktop app on your computer. Quick connects the dots across tools and conversations, helping you stay ahead of meetings, follow-ups, and shifting priorities. Your AI assistant sits beside your workday, learns the context of your projects, and works directly with your calendar, email, and local files, so you never start from zero.