Feb. 9–13 recap: If money talks, Big Tech just screamed, flinging cash, satellites, and ads into orbit while safety staff grabbed parachutes.

The FCC approved 4,500 more Amazon LEO satellites, expanding its constellation to 7,700 as it ramps up competition with SpaceX’s Starlink.

Amazon’s internal push for Kiro is fueling backlash from engineers who want broader Claude Code access.

Amazon February deals highlight practical tech for work and home, including automation, audio gear, smart displays, and productivity tools.

This is a major milestone in Amazon’s effort to reinvent Alexa for the age of large language models.

Many of the roles are in engineering and product teams, per a state WARN filing.

A Chrome extension posing as an Amazon ad blocker was caught hijacking affiliate links in the background, redirecting commissions without user consent.

The course is teaching developers Amazon Q, Bedrock, security guardrails, and agent workflows.

UPS plans up to 30,000 job cuts and 24 facility closures in 2026 as it scales back Amazon volume, accelerates automation, and targets higher-margin work.

An internal email referring to a new wave of redundancies was sent to a number of Amazon employees before being cancelled.

Hundreds of Silicon Valley workers are urging tech CEOs to cut ICE ties and speak out after fatal shootings, exposing a growing rift inside Big Tech.

It combines direct customer refunds, additional compensation, and operational commitments aimed at reforming how Amazon processes returns and refunds.

Amazon is reportedly set to lay off another 14k employees on the heels of a similar number of layoffs in 2025.

Amazon is automatically upgrading Prime members to Alexa+, prompting Reddit complaints about consent and opt-out controls, along with performance gripes.

Wikimedia is selling enterprise access to Wikipedia to Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon, shifting AI firms from scraping to paid data feeds for training.