Amazon holds its first product launch at HQ2 in Pentagon City

Channeling the energy of an iPhone launch, Amazon unveiled its new line of AI-powered gadgets from the HQ2 auditorium Wednesday.
While a September product launch is typical for the tech giant, this event was the first major unveiling Amazon has hosted at its new headquarters in Pentagon City — and the top brass went all out for the occasion.
Inside the 2.1-million-square-foot complex, which wrapped up its first phase of construction in June, Amazon employees ushered attendees to their sea