OpenAI reaches new agreement with Microsoft that eliminates exclusivity rights, allowing OpenAI to serve products on AWS and other clouds, resolving legal risk from its $50B Amazon deal.
Europe’s Ariane 6 heavy-lift rocket launched from French Guiana, deploying 32 Amazon Project Kuiper low-Earth orbit satellites, marking another milestone in European commercial spaceflight capabilities.
Amazon reported Q1 2026 revenue of $181.5 billion, beating Wall Street expectations. AWS cloud unit grew 28%, marking a 15-quarter high. Stock slides after hours on rising AI spending concerns.
Microsoft, Amazon, Google and Meta all report Q1 earnings. Copilot reaches 20M paid seats, AWS revenue grows 28% to $37.6B, but massive AI spending raises investor concerns.
Satellite data shows tropical rainforest loss declined by approximately 36% in 2025, but scientists warn that climate change and the El Niño weather pattern could increase the risk of devastating forest fires.
Amazon rolls out ‘Join the chat’ feature in its shopping app, allowing users to ask product questions via voice or text and receive real-time conversational audio responses from AI shopping experts.
Following Microsoft’s loss of exclusive OpenAI product rights, Amazon quickly launched OpenAI’s latest models and AI agent tools on AWS Bedrock, marking a reshuffling of tech alliances.
Following OpenAI’s announcement ending its exclusive partnership with Microsoft, Amazon AWS has swiftly moved to launch OpenAI’s new products on its cloud platform, signaling a fundamental shift in AI cloud competition.
United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket successfully launched 29 Amazon Project Leo broadband internet satellites from Cape Canaveral, Florida, setting a record for the heaviest payload ever flown on the rocket.
OpenAI has terminated its exclusive cloud services agreement with Microsoft, establishing new partnerships with Amazon AWS and Google Cloud, reshaping the AI industry landscape as Microsoft shares fall over 5%.