Amazon’s Project Kuiper is asking the FCC to launch more than 4500 satellites. Amazon’s old plan was for 3236 satellites. If the new request is approved they will launch a total of 7774 satellites. They plan to start launching two satellites next year. The Kuiper satellites will operate between 590 and 630 km (370 and …
Amazon has bought MGM for $8.45 billion. The main property driving this is the James Bond franchise. Amazon also wanted the catalog of more than 4,000 films—12 Angry Men, Basic Instinct, Creed, James Bond, Legally Blonde, Moonstruck, Poltergeist, Raging Bull, Robocop, Rocky, Silence of the Lambs, Stargate, Thelma & Louise, Tomb Raider, The Magnificent Seven, …
Jeff Bezos will step down as CEO of Amazon and become Executive Chair of the Amazon Board in 2021 third quarter. Andy Jassy will become CEO. Bezos will focus on new products and early initiatives. As Exec Chair, Bezos will stay engaged in important Amazon initiatives but also have the time and energy I need …
Elon Musk is close to passing passed Bill Gates to become the second richest person in the world. As of Sunday, Elon trailed Bill Gates by about $7 Billion according to the Bloomberg Billionaire index. Tesla stock is up to $530 in after-hours trading. The Tesla gains today added about $6.9 billion to Elon Musks …
Saudi Aramco is currently the most valuable company in the world. They have a stock price of 32.9 riyal. The value of the Riyal is pegged to the US dollar at 0.27 dollars to one Riyal. Saudi Aramco is worth $1.78 trillion. Apple is currently at $1.59 trillion Microsoft is $1.53 trillion Amazon is at …
Jeff Bezos launched the Bezos Earth Fund with an Instagram announcement. Bezos said Climate change is the biggest threat to our planet. I want to work alongside others both to amplify known ways and to explore new ways of fighting the devastating impact of climate change on this planet we all share. This global …
Google and Amazon are the top two US companies with the highest search ad revenue share in 2019 with Google having as much as 73% and Amazon with 13%. Both these giants are no less than a goldmine for businesses and marketers. If you have to sell a product, these two are your best bet …
Microsoft stock surging over $1 trillion in market value in after hours trading with a strong earnings report.
Rohit Prasad is the Vice President and Head Scientist, Alexa AI, Amazon. He is discussing scaling AI. Engaging with intelligent assistants has become routine in many of our lives, both at home and on the road. What can we learn from the technologists behind Amazon’s Alexa on where the field is headed next? Alexa has …
Amazon has led a $700 million investment in electric truck and electric SUV company, Rivian. Amazon and Rivian will develop Amazon delivery vehicles and build out its logistics network. General Motors might also invest in Rivian. Rivian’s CEO R.J. Scaringe told Greentechmedia that they will have a 400-mile range truck with 185 kwh of cattery …
The Amazon Go stores have been open for two years in Seattle. The Amazon Go Stores in San Francisco have been open for a few months, since October, 2018. The Amazon Go store on Post street is open on Saturday and it is a few blocks from Union Square. Union Square is a major tourist …