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Amazon is reportedly in talks to acquire the satellite telecommunications group Globalstar, a deal that would strengthen the ecommerce giant’s effort to build its own low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite business. Citing according to people familiar with the matter, a report by The Financial Times said that the two sides were still negotiating over some…
New data from the US Department of Labour shows that Amazon, Meta, Google, Apple and Microsoft have sharply criticised their H-1B visa petitions, reflecting both tighter immigration rules and widespread layoffs across the tech industry. According to a report by Business Insider, the filings covering the first quarter of fiscal 2026 (October- December 2025), reveal…
As Oracle has joined the list of Amazon, Meta, Google and Microsoft in cutting thousands of jobs, a corporate recruiter has issued a blunt reminder to employees: loyalty and good performance don’t guarantee job security. According to reports, nearly 30,000 Oracle employees learned of their layoffs through early-morning emails, underscoring the suddenness of such decisions….
Amazon’s cloud operations in Bahrain suffered damages after an Iranian strike, according to a report by Financial Times. A person familiar to the matter also confirmed the incident, however the details still reman limited. The FT report further adds that the Gulf state’s interior ministry said civil defence forces were“extinguishing a fire in a facility…
Amazon, Microsoft, and other American tech firms have also joined in on the wave of online responses to the theft of 12 tonnes of KitKat bars in Europe. The companies have posted “(un)official statements” that are humorous but also serve to distance them from the theft while promoting their products. The trend began with Nestle’s…
File photo: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos Amazon founder Jeff Bezos once said that most people in future will “want to live near Earth, not necessarily in Earth orbit, but near Earth vicinity”. Speaking on the Lex Fridman Podcast in 2023, Jeff Bezos shared a long-term vision of human life beyond Earth. He then said that…
India’s Head Coach Gautam Gambhir (PTI Photo) The Delhi High Court has directed major tech platforms, including Google, Meta, and Amazon, to remove objectionable online content that allegedly misuses the name and identity of former India cricketer and current head coach Gautam Gambhir for commercial gain.A single-judge bench led by Justice Jyoti Singh observed that…
Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife and philanthropist Mackenzie Scott has donated a record-setting ‘gift’ of $42 million to Elizabeth City State University. The announcement was made by the University Chancellor S. Keith Hargrove, Sr. in his keynote address during the school’s Founders Day Convocation, held earlier this month. The gift was the largest dollar per student enrolled…
Elon Musk‘s SpaceX has filed a formal letter with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) about Amazon’s petition to deny SpaceX’s 1 million-satellite proposal for orbiting data centers. In the letter, SpaceX argues that if regulators apply Amazon’s criticisms to its application, they must also apply the same standards to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos‘ Blue Origin,…
Amazon is reportedly working on a new smartphone project. According to a Reuters report, this new project is internally called “Transformer,” as it revisits its earlier attempt in the category following the Fire Phone’s discontinuation in 2015. The report cited people familiar with the matter to say that the device is being developed within the…
