Amazon AWS posts 39% revenue growth as cloud rivals also accelerate
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CNBC reports that Amazon Web Services recorded 39% revenue growth, exceeding consensus expectations. The performance was supported by newly signed cloud infrastructure agreements with Meta and OpenAI during the quarter, as competing cloud providers also experienced accelerating growth.
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Large AI developers are expanding beyond exclusive cloud commitments to secure massive compute capacity across multiple hyperscalers. These infrastructure deals demonstrate how foundational model workloads directly drive significant top-line revenue expansion for major cloud vendors.
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