Amazon.com News - April 2026
Amazon Announces Definitive Agreement to Acquire Globalstar, Expanding Satellite Network
Amazon has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Globalstar, Inc., a mobile satellite services operator. The acquisition is intended to...
Amazon Nears Globalstar Acquisition, Challenging SpaceX Starlink
Amazon.com Inc. is in advanced discussions to acquire satellite operator Globalstar Inc. Sources familiar with the matter indicate a potential announcement as...
Amazon Shares Surge, Fueled by $15B AI Revenue and $200B Investment
Amazon shares rose more than 5% on April 9, 2026. CEO Andy Jassy’s annual shareholder letter revealed AWS AI services reached a $15 billion annualized revenue...
Amazon Bets $10 Billion on Satellite Internet — But Can It Really Catch Starlink's Massive Head Start?
Shares surged 5% to $232.31 on April 9 — far outpacing the NASDAQ's 0.74% gain — after Amazon confirmed the commercial beta launch of its satellite internet...
Amazon targets mid-2026 for Project Kuiper launch, eyeing Starlink competition
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy confirmed in a shareholder letter that Project Kuiper will launch commercially in mid-2026. The satellite internet service aims to...
Amazon Details $200B Capex Plan for 2026 to Drive Aggressive AI Expansion
In its 2025 Letter to Shareholders, Amazon detailed a significant strategic push into Artificial Intelligence, underpinned by a planned capital expenditure of...
Amazon's USPS Deal Locks In Its Delivery Backbone — But Can the Stock Hold This Surge?
Shares surged as Amazon secured a new agreement with the U.S. Postal Service to retain 80% of its package delivery volume, ending over a year of tense...
Anthropic launches Project Glasswing, securing software with unreleased AI model
Anthropic unveiled Project Glasswing in partnership with Amazon, Apple, Google, Microsoft, Broadcom, and Nvidia. This cybersecurity initiative centers on a...
Amazon Eyes Globalstar to Boost Project Kuiper, Rivaling SpaceX Starlink
Amazon is in talks to acquire satellite operator Globalstar, according to sources familiar with the matter. The acquisition aims to bolster Project Kuiper,...
AWS Bahrain Facility Damaged, Hit by Iranian Drone Strike
An Iranian strike damaged an Amazon Web Services (AWS) data center in Bahrain. Bahrain’s Interior Ministry confirmed civil defense forces extinguished a fire...