Top 5 Amazon Seller Reads this Week: Issue #240

Top 5 this week

1. US Agency Approves OpenAI, Google, Anthropic for Federal AI Vendor List

“It’s worth noting that the US federal government is calling for an AI focus on ‘truthfulness, accuracy, and freedom from ideological bias.’ For sellers, the ‘truthfulness’ of an AI generating your product details is obviously critical, but that ‘bias’ part could have subtle, long-term effects on everything from search results to customer service bots. It’ll be worth watching if this governmental push trickles down and changes how these models behave for commercial use.” ~Nikko Patten

2. Seller Updates: Amazon Q2 Beats Expectations But AWS Lags Behind Microsoft and Google

“AWS might be lagging, but let’s be real—Amazon isn’t going to sit back while Azure and Google take the lead in AI. If anything, this puts pressure on them to double down. That’s good news for us. AI is still a huge part of Amazon’s future, and when they push, it usually trickles down to better tools for sellers.” ~Vanessa Hung

3. US to Ease Long-Range Drone Rules in Boon for Walmart, Alphabet

“For years, drone delivery progress has been held back by bureaucratic red tape. Lifting these restrictions could significantly advance last-mile over the next several years. With shipping costs rising, growing customer expectations, and China already dominating this market, the proposal signals the U.S. is serious about catching up.” ~Chelsea Cohen

4. Amazon Continues to Speed up Fulfillment in Q2 as Sales Grow

“Amazon’s push into next-gen fulfillment: AI-managed warehouse traffic, robotics, and fewer handoffs in the delivery chain—cuts logistics costs but raises the bar on inventory precision and compliance. Hopefully, it frees up bandwidth ahead of Q4 for smoother receiving and fewer warehouse meltdowns than last year.” ~Mak Bidikar

5. Amazon Scores Biggest Legal Win Against Global Black Hat Service Network

“The endless game of whack-a-mole continues against fake review services. As an Amazon seller, it’s encouraging to see Amazon targeting fake review brokers directly. These legal actions help level the playing field and protect honest sellers by removing unfair competition at the source.” ~Tom Rohlf