Amazon Testing New Cloud Service for AI Software

Raise your glass to outstanding women in advertising, marketing, and media in the U.K. and continental Europe. Advertising Age and Women in Advertising & Communications London (WACL) recognize an inaugural class of female executives who are changing the marketing landscape. Amazon.com is testing a new service that will make it easier for businesses to run artificial intelligence software on computers rented from the company, people familiar with the situation said, stepping up competition with Alphabet unit Google, Microsoft and International Business Machines. Amazon Web Services, the company's cloud business, rolled out a limited offering in this area last year. The new service will let businesses run a wider range of AI software on Amazon's computers, leading to more powerful applications capable of tasks like pattern recognition and speech transcription.