Amazon reported robust first-quarter earnings that surpassed market expectations as its cloud computing service, Amazon Web Services (AWS), experienced accelerated growth, buoyed by advancements in artificial intelligence (AI). The e-commerce giant’s shares rose by more than 1% in after-hours trading, despite a broad selloff on Wall Street. Overall strong quarterly earningsAmazon exceeded market expectations, reporting earnings per share of 98 pence on revenue of $143.3 billion, surpassing estimates of 83 pence and $142.5 billion, respectively. Its overall sales revenue increased by 13% from $…