Tariffs are a tax on businesses, which means you’d expect if tariffs go up so do prices. But the effect of President Trump’s ever-changing but always aggressive tariff policies didn’t cause the huge price hikes and widespread economic damage many feared in 2025.

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy pledges to self-fund AI power needs, joining Microsoft. Plus, why he questions OpenAI's $1.4T infrastructure plans.

Amazon Quick Suite has a new vice president, Chronus named a CEO, Supio added to its C-suite, and REI got an AI lead, among other Seattle area tech moves.

AI-powered shopping has the potential to be a big boost to Amazon’s retail business, CEO Andy Jassy said on Tuesday. And while Amazon already has its own shopping chatbot, it is also looking for ways to partner with other companies to run their chatbots on its site.