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The New York Times to Amazon: News, NYT Cooking and The Athletic content for Amazon AI products including Alexa and for training Amazon models; first AI licensing deal for both parties.

$20 million to $25 million a year (WSJ, people familiar); not disclosed by the parties

Dated 29 May 2025Source checked 31 Jul 2025Quote found on its page again 17 Oct 2026Basis: reported

In the source's own words
“In a first-of-its-kind AI-focused licensing deal, Amazon will be able to access content from The New York Times for $20 million to $25 million annually, according to The Wall Street Journal.”
Where it was read
The New York Times to Amazon: News, NYT Cooking and The Athletic content for Amazon AI… | AIData.Broker