Amazon: Free Year Of Kiro For Students At 132 Universities
Amazon says it joined education and technology leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in support of the Fostering the Future Together global coalition, which Amazon describes as bringing together first spouses and leaders from more than 45 countries around the safe, responsible and innovative use of technology, including AI.
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Amazon is giving some students a free year of Kiro. Here is what changed.
Amazon joined the Fostering the Future Together coalition at the United Nations General Assembly. It includes leaders from over forty five countries.
Kiro is Amazon's AI agent for software engineering. Students at one hundred thirty two universities can now use it free for a year.
Amazon says this builds on its Future Ready program. That is a two point five billion dollar commitment to prepare workers.
Kiro already existed. What is new is the free year for students. Amazon wrote this announcement itself and is not neutral.
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- Amazon joined education and technology leaders from around the world at the United Nations General Assembly in support of the First Lady Melania Trump's Fostering the Future Together (FTFT) global coalition.(Amazon (aboutamazon.com), first party corporate announcement titled "Amazon joins global coalition to advance AI education and digital skills for students", dated Sep 22, 2026, by Kim Majerus, vice president of global education and US state and local government for worldwide public sector at AWS; read from the alert-time snapshot captured 2026-09-22T18:17:10Z.)
- The coalition brings together first spouses and leaders from more than 45 countries with a shared goal: helping children learn, grow, and thrive through the safe, responsible, and innovative use of technology, including AI.(Amazon (aboutamazon.com), first party corporate announcement titled "Amazon joins global coalition to advance AI education and digital skills for students", dated Sep 22, 2026, by Kim Majerus, vice president of global education and US state and local government for worldwide public sector at AWS; read from the alert-time snapshot captured 2026-09-22T18:17:10Z.)
- Millions of students at 132 universities across 18 countries can now sign up for a full year of free access to Kiro, the AI-powered agent for software engineering.(Amazon (aboutamazon.com), first party corporate announcement titled "Amazon joins global coalition to advance AI education and digital skills for students", dated Sep 22, 2026, by Kim Majerus, vice president of global education and US state and local government for worldwide public sector at AWS; read from the alert-time snapshot captured 2026-09-22T18:17:10Z.)
- These build on the company's Future Ready 2030 commitment, a $2.5 billion investment to prepare 50 million people for the future of work through more than 40 programs.(Amazon (aboutamazon.com), first party corporate announcement titled "Amazon joins global coalition to advance AI education and digital skills for students", dated Sep 22, 2026, by Kim Majerus, vice president of global education and US state and local government for worldwide public sector at AWS; read from the alert-time snapshot captured 2026-09-22T18:17:10Z.)
- Byline: Kim Majerus, vice president of global education and US state and local government for worldwide public sector at AWS(Amazon (aboutamazon.com), first party corporate announcement titled "Amazon joins global coalition to advance AI education and digital skills for students", dated Sep 22, 2026, by Kim Majerus, vice president of global education and US state and local government for worldwide public sector at AWS; read from the alert-time snapshot captured 2026-09-22T18:17:10Z.)