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What you need to know about Amazon today: October 20, 2026
Shop top deals from Amazon's 2026 Holiday Beauty Event
Amazon's Holiday Beauty Event is now live-and for the sixth year running, it's bringing two weeks of thousands of deals across skin care, makeup, hair care, fragrance, men's grooming, personal care, and wellness. Running through November 1, the event offers up to 30% off prestige brands and everyday beauty staples alike, plus a wide selection of curated gift sets and rotating flash deals-all with the fast, free shipping Prime members always enjoy.
Amazon's Holiday Beauty Event is now live-and for the sixth year running, it's bringing two weeks of thousands of deals across skin care, makeup, hair care, fragrance, men's grooming, personal care, and wellness. Running through November 1, the event offers up to 30% off prestige brands and everyday beauty staples alike, plus a wide selection of curated gift sets and rotating flash deals-all with the fast, free shipping Prime members always enjoy.
Amazon invests in nuclear energy project targeting nearly 1 gigawatt of carbon-free energy for Indiana
Amazon, X-energy, and American Electric Power are partnering to explore building 12 small modular reactors in Indiana, targeting 960 megawatts of carbon-free energy for the regional grid and Amazon's data centers. This is the second project in Amazon and X-energy's collaboration to add over 5 gigawatts of U.S. nuclear capacity by 2039. The facility could create more than 1,000 construction jobs and over 100 permanent roles.
Amazon, X-energy, and American Electric Power are partnering to explore building 12 small modular reactors in Indiana, targeting 960 megawatts of carbon-free energy for the regional grid and Amazon's data centers. This is the second project in Amazon and X-energy's collaboration to add over 5 gigawatts of U.S. nuclear capacity by 2039. The facility could create more than 1,000 construction jobs and over 100 permanent roles.
Amazon opens its AWS Trainium AI chips to every PyTorch developer, no rewrite needed
With 85% of AI researchers writing code in PyTorch, switching to new hardware has meant months of costly rewrites. Amazon's TorchNeuron eliminates that barrier, letting developers run existing PyTorch code on AWS Trainium chips with virtually no changes. Being open-sourced at the PyTorch Conference on October 20, TorchNeuron is already adopted by startups and enterprises across robotics, drug discovery, finance, and more.
With 85% of AI researchers writing code in PyTorch, switching to new hardware has meant months of costly rewrites. Amazon's TorchNeuron eliminates that barrier, letting developers run existing PyTorch code on AWS Trainium chips with virtually no changes. Being open-sourced at the PyTorch Conference on October 20, TorchNeuron is already adopted by startups and enterprises across robotics, drug discovery, finance, and more.
Amazon will share its Q3 2026 earnings on October 29
On October 29, Amazon is set to hold a conference call to discuss its Q3 2026 financial results. Amazon will hold a conference call to discuss its Q3 2026 financial results on October 29 at 2:00 p.m. PT/5:00 p.m. ET.
On October 29, Amazon is set to hold a conference call to discuss its Q3 2026 financial results. Amazon will hold a conference call to discuss its Q3 2026 financial results on October 29 at 2:00 p.m. PT/5:00 p.m. ET.
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