Andy Jassy

AWS builds trans-Pacific cable linking Washington state and Japan

Overseeing AWS infrastructure investment

AWS broke ground on Sta'O'Nuk, a subsea cable connecting Washington state to Japan, with service targeted for 2029. At 420 Tbps across 20 fiber pairs, it will be one of the largest trans-Pacific routes ever built.

Updated 7 days ago

Amazon files notice to cut 78 jobs in San Francisco

Money Moves

Leading Amazon through cost-cutting and AI investment

Amazon filed a state notice on Aug. 28 saying it will cut 78 jobs at a San Francisco location, with layoffs effective Oct. 20. The filing, logged as SF019 with California's Employment Development Department, is the latest in a series of WARN notices the company has submitted during 2026.

Updated Sep 2

Amazon expands Prime Air drone delivery toward nearly 500 US cities

Built World

Set long-term Prime Air targets

Order a bottle of vitamins or a phone charger in one of a few US towns, and a drone drops it in your yard within 30 minutes. Amazon now wants that in nearly 500 cities and towns by the end of 2026, up from 11 metro areas today.

Updated Aug 19

Amazon's pending acquisition of Globalstar

Money Moves

Driving the satellite expansion

A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Sunday morning carrying replacement satellites Globalstar needs to keep its mobile network alive. The same launch ticks off one of the conditions Amazon set before paying about $10.7 billion to buy the company.

Updated May 17

Amazon’s Leo constellation is growing fast—just not fast enough for the FCC clock

Built World

Overseeing Amazon’s multi-billion-dollar bet on a second broadband platform

At 3:28 a.m. ET on December 16, ULA lit an Atlas V and pushed 27 Amazon Leo broadband satellites into orbit. It's another clean launch in a campaign that's starting to look like a metronome: stack satellites, light rocket, repeat.

Updated May 15