Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says AI inference remains roughly 10 times too expensive for widespread use in business software. He believes Amazon's own chips could help bring those costs down.
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| Market | US stocks |
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| Sector | Consumer Discretionary |
| Industry | Broadline Retail |
| Market cap | $2.7T |
| Close on 10/22/2026 | 250.49 |
| Change that session | -4.53% |
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| Market | US stocks |
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| Sector | Information Technology |
| Industry | Semiconductors |
| Market cap | $5.2T |
| Close on 10/22/2026 | 212.28 |
| Change that session | -4.36% |
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