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Amazon Web Services Posts $42.2B Quarter as AI Demand Pushes Growth and Shares Rise

Amazon Web Services posts $42.2B in revenue for the recent quarter, a 37% increase that beats analysts' forecasts and sends Amazon shares higher in after-hours trading.The cloud unit says artificial intelligence and chip-related businesses each exceed $25B in run rates and that its AI revenue run rate tops $15B, boosted by partnerships with OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, Pinterest and Snowflake.Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy says investments in chips, data centers and network capacity are easing capacity constraints even as Amazon narrows cash burn to $7.6B and Prime Day sales exceed $26.4B earlier this month.
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