Amazon’s $1B peace offering: AWS CEO Matt Garman warns that growing local opposition to data centers threatens America’s lead in the AI race, with over 100 proposed moratoriums nationwide. In response to the friction, Amazon is launching a new program to partner with communities where it operates, pledging $1 billion over five years to fund free community college, job training and more.
Startup heads into orbit:
Starfish Space
launched its first full-scale Otter spacecraft aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to kick off a $15 million NASA satellite inspection mission. The oven-sized servicing vehicle built by the Seattle-area startup will rendezvous with and evaluate inoperable satellites, paving the way for future commercial maintenance and space debris cleanup.
- Space Week reality check: Leaders at Seattle Space Week warned that launch shortages, regional competition…
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/amazons-1b-answer-data-center-backlash-geekwire-2vjac
