Amazon has played a pivotal role in shaping Black Friday into what it is today: as one of the largest online retailers globally, Amazon’s influence on consumer shopping behavior cannot be overstated. Unlike Prime Day which is exclusive to Amazon Prime members, Black Friday is an event open to everyone and makes it accessible for all shoppers.

You don't have to wait until Black Friday to score these deals from Amazon. These stellar early discounts on Wirecutter-approved products are already available.

Amazon is offering great deals across all categories for 12 days during Black Friday Week. From Nov. 21 through Dec. 2, shoppers can save big with Amazon Black Friday deals. This year, the commerce giant has extended the number of days shoppers can save on everything from kitchen essentials to home electronics,

The tech giant doubles its investment in the startup as it aims to compete in the AI arms race.

Anthropic is the company behind Claude — one of the chatbots that, like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini, has exploded in popularity.

Amazon is investing an additional $4 billion in the artificial intelligence startup Anthropic as major technology companies rush to fund generative AI.