AWS

British

abbreviation

automatic warning system: a train safety system which gives audible warnings about the signals being passed, and can apply the brakes automatically if necessary

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The knock against AWS, however, has been the perception that it lacked the heft required for training AI—which is what Colossus was designed to do best.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

Snowflake’s stock soars toward a record gain after an earnings beat, a raised outlook and a $6 billion commitment to expand its collaboration with Amazon’s AWS.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

“With AWS, we are making it easier for enterprises to bring AI directly to governed data, so they can move faster, operate with greater clarity, and create measurable impact at scale,” Ramaswamy added.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Most people don’t know which websites run on AWS, and they don’t care.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

For example, in March, Amazon announced an expanded partnership between Nvidia and AWS, which included the deployment of over 1 million Nvidia graphic processing units across AWS Regions starting in 2026.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

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