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Anthropic Launches Claude Platform on AWS

Daniel Dominguez — Wed, 13 May 2026 19:20:00 GMT

Anthropic has announced the general availability of Claude Platform on AWS, a new deployment option that gives AWS customers direct access to Anthropic’s native Claude platform using AWS authentication, billing, and monitoring services.

By Daniel Dominguez

AWS WorkSpaces Now Lets AI Agents Operate Legacy Desktop Applications Without APIs

Steef-Jan Wiggers — Wed, 13 May 2026 07:31:00 GMT

AWS announced that Amazon WorkSpaces can now serve as managed virtual desktops for AI agents in public preview. Agents authenticate through IAM and operate legacy applications via computer vision and input simulation without APIs. Reflex benchmarks show vision agents consume 45x more tokens than API agents.

By Steef-Jan Wiggers

AWS Improves Aurora Serverless: 45% Faster Ramp-Up, 30% Higher Throughput

Renato Losio — Sat, 09 May 2026 06:56:00 GMT

AWS has recently announced that WorkMail will be discontinued and that App Runner will stop accepting new customers and move into maintenance mode. Several other less popular services and features are also entering maintenance or sunset phases, triggering concern and debate across the AWS community.

By Renato Losio