Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures rise as oil prices fall, tech recovers
US stock futures rose fractionally on Friday as oil prices fell and tech stocks rebounded.
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‘About 100 H-1B visa holders were on Amazon’s initial team that built AWS’: Ex-employee criticises US green-card suspension for tech firms
Shobhit Mathur, co-founder and vice-chancellor of Rishihood University, has defended the contribution of skilled foreign workers to the US technology
Amazon’s Starlink competitor is still launching this year.
Despite not deploying any new space-internet satellites since early July because of issues at launch partners, Amazon says it’s still on track “to launch initial service in 2026” with its existing 396 Leo satellites. “We’re still doing work to raise them into final position, and then you know there’s a lot of work on the ground to do,” says Amazon VP Chris Weber. Early adopters should temper expectations, however, until the Leo constellation gets closer to its goal of 3,232 satellites. [Link: Amazon builds 1,000th satellite, will launch space internet service by end of year | https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/amazon-builds-1000th-satellite-is-weeks-away-from-space-internet-rollout/ | Ars Technica]
'Careless use of AI is the real threat - not the ghost stories'
Meredith Whittaker says the tech has been misunderstood, in an exclusive interview with BBC Global Women.