AWS's most powerful CPU chip is now available to all customers

AWS Graviton5, Amazon's most powerful CPU ever, is now available to all customers. The new chip delivers up to 25% better performance than the previous generation, with 192 cores designed specifically for AI applications that take action in real time. Companies like Meta, Uber, and Snowflake are already using Graviton to power their AI workloads.

With Graviton5, web applications run 35% faster, machine learning inference is 35% quicker, and databases operate 30% faster than before. The chip is also more energy efficient while delivering better performance, helping businesses meet their sustainability goals without sacrificing speed or capability.

The Amazon Editors have selected the best books of 2026 so far, and Tayari Jones's Kin leads the list. This nuanced portrait of family, friendship, and race follows two friends in the Jim Crow South who, despite their diverging paths, continue to be each other's comfort and salvation. The top 20 picks include standout titles across literature, fiction, biographies, history, mystery, and romantasy, with a new Book Club Picks category added this year.

Amazon's data centers are 7x more water-efficient than the industry average. The company is 75% of the way to being water positive by 2030 and has announced 50+ water projects expected to return more than 5.8 billion gallons annually to communities.