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Amazon Expands Satellite and Alexa Services

Updated 2026-10-08 17:55 UTC 1 source Positive

Amazon has launched its new Alexa tablets, dropping the Fire branding. The company is also building its 1,000th satellite for a space internet service launch by year-end.

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Ars Technica

Amazon builds 1,000th satellite, will launch space internet service by end of year

"If this was easy, everybody else would be doing it."

2026-10-08 15:28 UTC

Ars Technica

Amazon's new Alexa Tablets drop the Fire branding but are more Android than ever

Amazon killed its app store, so Google Play it is.

2026-10-08 16:32 UTC