Washington
Amazon Rebrands Project Kuipier Satellite Service to ‘Amazon Leo’
Amazon has 153 active satellites, plans to launch enterprise service in 2025, removes reference to 'affordable broadband'
Maryland
Amazon Web Services to Build Transatlantic Cable Between Ireland and Maryland
New subsea route aims to strengthens cloud and AI network capacity
AI
OpenAI and Amazon Sign $38 Billion Deal for AI Computing Power
OpenAI signed a $38 billion deal with Amazon to access massive computing power through AWS, reducing its reliance on Microsoft.
AI
Amazon Cuts 14,000 Jobs as Spending on AI Accelerates
Amazon is cutting 14,000 corporate jobs to reduce costs while ramping up AI investments.
China
U.S. Government Helped U.S. Firms Sell Tech Used for Surveillance in China: AP
Tech companies have successfully lobbied against restrictions on selling advanced technology to China despite national security and human rights concerns.
Data Center
Amazon Cloud Outage Takes Down Many Online Services Around the World
An Amazon Web Services outage disrupted thousands of websites and apps worldwide, exposing the internet's dependence on major cloud providers.
Data Center
Rural Internet Access Critical for AI Competitiveness: Connected Nation
Rural America risks falling behind in the AI race without foundational infrastructure
Andy Jassy
Amazon CEO Pushes Back: Project Kuiper Will Pay Off
Plan is to increase competition in the LEO satellite space.
Nuclear
Amazon to Spend $20B on Data Centers in Penn., Including Next to Nuclear Plant
At a news conference in Berwick in the shadow of the power plant, Gov. Josh Shapiro called it the largest private sector investment in Pennsylvania's history.
Nuclear
Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant May Return to Fuel Microsoft AI Data Center
Plan to restart the storied Pennsylvania reactor reflects the growing convergence of Big Tech’s energy demand.
Metro Connect
With Unprecedented AI-Driven Demand, New Financing Solutions Needed
In 2024, there was 6.7 gigawatts of data center demand, said Kush Urs of Guggenheim Partners. That was more than 6X since 2020.
Energy
Can Big Tech Plug Data Centers Right Into Power Plants?
Amazon Web Services is building next to the Susquehanna nuclear plant in eastern Pennsylvania. Utilities say that's not fair.
Ziply
Oregon Ballot Measure Targets Big ISPs, Others to Fund $1,600 Annual Payment to State Residents
Measure 118 intends to send cash to all Oregon residents, regardless of income.
Expert Opinion
Latin America Speeds Forward With 5G Spectrum Auctions as U.S. Stalls
'The global communications industry has aligned on the lower portion of the 3 GHz band' – except the United States.
CES
CES 2024: Siemens Announces New Partnerships with AWS, Sony
The company kicked off CES with a pitch for industrial tech.
Data Center
Hyperscalers are the New Disrupters in Cloud Computing and Digital Infrastructure
A part of digital Infrastructure investment, hyperscale data centers embody the communications and computation necessary for scaling broadband.
