# #Amazon in the news

October 24, 2026 at 01:11 PM

> AWS Internal Emails Reveal $8B AI Hardware Spend · Fake AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Chips Sold on Amazon · Amazon Sends Intel i3 Instead of Ryzen 9850X3D

[AWS Internal Emails Reveal $8B AI Hardware Spend](<https://hardwarebrief.com/article/aws-internal-emails-reveal-8b-ai-hardware-spend-d62bd09a>)
*October 24, 2026 at 01:11 PM* - Amazon faces 'Dark GPU' idle hardware issues while projecting $220 billion in capital expenditures for AI infrastructure during 2026.

[Fake AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Chips Sold on Amazon](<https://hardwarebrief.com/article/fake-amd-ryzen-9-9950x3d2-chips-sold-on-amazon-28f42892>)
*October 16, 2026 at 01:43 PM* - A customer received counterfeit AMD processors from Amazon featuring Intel-style pin layouts and missing capacitors despite the $889 price.

[Amazon Sends Intel i3 Instead of Ryzen 9850X3D](<https://hardwarebrief.com/article/amazon-sends-intel-i3-instead-of-ryzen-9850x3d-31aa93cc>)
*October 5, 2026 at 09:00 AM* - A Reddit user reported receiving Intel Core i3 chips twice after ordering the new AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D processor directly from Amazon.