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Amazon Leo Consumer Satellite Internet Launch
ESTIMATED6 months late74% CONFIDENCEin 99 daysAmazon says consumer service comes 'later this year'; one report puts consumer beta in five countries in late 2026 or early 2027. The last day of 2026 is used.[1]Amazon says it has launched enough Leo satellites for initial service and will open its satellite broadband to consumers later in 2026, after an enterprise preview that began April 8.0.68Amazon and Wiwynn Expand Texas Server Rack Plant, Adding 1,000 Jobs
CONFIRMED83% CONFIDENCE14 days agoAmazon's post, published 9 September 2026, says "Amazon and Wiwynn announced an expansion of Wiwynn's manufacturing operations in Socorro, Texas"; KVIA[4] reports the ribbon-cutting was held that Wednesday.Wiwynn's server-rack plant in Socorro, near El Paso and its first US factory, is expanding to make hardware for Amazon's data centers, with nearly 1,000 new manufacturing jobs expected by the end of 2027 and a Wiwynn investment of over $1.6 billion.$1.6B0.65Amazon Raises Louisiana Data Center Plan to $18 Billion
CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE36 days agoAmazon's article says it "was updated on August 18, 2026 to reflect Amazon's increased investment in northwest Louisiana", and Louisiana Economic Development's release is dated August 18, 2026.[1]A third northwest Louisiana data center campus, at Resilient Technology Park in Shreveport, lifts Amazon's planned investment from $12 billion to $18 billion and its expected jobs to up to 750 across three campuses.$18B0.64Amazon's $20 Minimum Starting Pay Takes Effect
SCHEDULED81% CONFIDENCEin 4 daysThe AP reports "The pay increase is effective starting Sept. 27, the retailer said"; Amazon's own post announces the raise on September 16 without an effective date.[1]A $1-an-hour raise lifts minimum starting pay for Amazon's U.S. full-time core operations employees to $20, with average pay nearly $24 an hour, part of a more than $1.5 billion investment in higher pay. A 10% employee grocery discount and a lifetime banking benefit come with it.$1.5B0.64Amazon Prime Big Deal Days 2026 Begins
SCHEDULED78% CONFIDENCEin 13 daysAmazon states "Starting October 6 at 12:01 a.m. PDT, Prime members can shop" for 48 hours, and its FAQ adds that it "ends at 11:59 p.m. PDT on October 7."[1]Amazon's 48-hour fall Prime Day sale, with Prime member-exclusive deals across more than 35 categories and new Today's Big Deals dropping three times a day. It kicks off the holiday shopping season in 22 countries.0.64FTC v. Amazon Monopoly Trial Begins in Seattle
DELAYED5 months late69% CONFIDENCEin 187 daysJudge Chun's December 15, 2025 order moves the "Bench Trial" from "February 9, 2027" to "March 29, 2027" ("The Court approves the proposed schedule"), and the August 26, 2026 joint status report still lists "March 29, 2027 Bench Trial".[1]The FTC and state attorneys general take Amazon to a bench trial before Judge John Chun over claims it illegally keeps its online marketplace monopoly by overcharging sellers and punishing those who offer lower prices elsewhere. The trial has slipped twice from its original October 2026 date.0.63Amazon Elects Mandiant Founder Kevin Mandia to Its Board
CONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCE15 days agoAmazon's announcement says Mandia "was elected to Amazon's Board of Directors on September 8", and its 8-K reads "On September 8, 2026, the Board of Directors of Amazon.com, Inc. ... elected Kevin R. Mandia as a director".[1]Amazon adds cybersecurity veteran Kevin Mandia, who founded Mandiant and sold it to Google for $5.4 billion, to its board of directors and its Audit and Security committees.0.62AWS re:Invent 2026 Opens in Las Vegas
SCHEDULED81% CONFIDENCEin 68 daysAWS's re:Invent page says "Join us Nov. 30 – Dec. 4 in Las Vegas for cloud and AI's biggest week" (title: "Nov 30-Dec 4, Las Vegas"), a fixed official schedule for an upcoming event.[1]AWS's annual cloud and AI conference fills six Las Vegas venues from Nov 30 to Dec 4 with more than 2,200 sessions, led by CEO Matt Garman's opening keynote at The Venetian on Dec 1. For 2026 the re:Inforce security conference is part of the week.0.62Amazon to install solar systems on 50 fulfillment facility rooftops worldwide by 2020
CONFIRMED83% CONFIDENCE6.7 years agoHappened as dated, per the pin description: "…The initial solar projects planned for completion by the end of 2017 will generate up to 41 megawat…"The initial solar projects planned for completion by the end of 2017 will generate up to 41 megawatts (MW) of power at Amazon facilities in California, New Jersey, Maryland, Nevada and Delaware. Depending on the specific project, time of year and other factors, a solar installation could generate as much as 80 percent of a single fulfillment facility’s annual energy needs.0.61Hayward Opens in Carlton
ESTIMATED75% CONFIDENCE1.1 years agoThe New York Times' Restaurant List 2026 (15 September 2026) gives the opening only as July 2025, with no day. The pin sits on the last day of that month by this vertical's month-only convention, so the real opening day may be earlier in the month.[1]Chef-owner Kari Shaughnessy opens a polished, seasonal restaurant in Carlton, a town of about 2,100 in Oregon's wine country.0.61AWS Agrees to Acquire DuckLabs, the Company Behind DuckDB
CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE28 days agoThe Amazon[5] News post (article:published_time 2026-08-26) says "Amazon has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire DuckLabs[3][4]", and DuckLabs' own release dated 2026-08-26 says it "today announced that it will become part of Amazon Web Services".Amazon signed a definitive agreement to buy DuckLabs, the bootstrapped Amsterdam team of more than 30 that builds the open-source DuckDB analytics database. DuckDB itself stays free under the MIT license and the independent DuckDB Foundation.0.61Cadbury Opens Its Claremont Chocolate Factory on the Derwent
CONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE104.9 years agoThe Glenorchy City Council's centenary history and Wikipedia's[2] article on the factory both give October 21, 1921 as its official opening date.Cadbury's first factory outside Britain officially opened at Claremont on Hobart's Derwent River on October 21, 1921, drawn by Tasmania's cheap hydroelectricity and reliable dairy supply. The site still turns local milk and sugar into millions of Easter eggs and bunnies each year.0.61
