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Amazon — multinational e-commerce and technology company exploring broadband expansion in Ghana and operating cargo delivery services.

2026-04-282026-10-07
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Amazon considers Ghana partnership for African broadband expansion

The News

Amazon is exploring Ghana as a potential partner to expand broadband connectivity across Africa following talks between President Mahama and Amazon executives at the UN General Assembly in New York. The partnership could extend high-speed internet to underserved communities, particularly in rural areas, while supporting digital education, healthcare, financial services and e-commerce.

27 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Sunday 27 September

  1. Amazon considers Ghana partnership for African broadband expansion

    Amazon is exploring Ghana as a potential partner to expand broadband connectivity across Africa following talks between President Mahama and Amazon executives at the UN General Assembly in New York. The partnership could extend high-speed internet to underserved communities, particularly in rural areas, while supporting digital education, healthcare, financial services and e-commerce.

    27 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 24 September

  1. Ghana signs Intel agreement to expand AI education for youth

    Ghana's Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection signed an agreement with Intel Corporation to expand the AI for Youth Programme, a collaboration involving Intel, Coral Reef and the Ministry of Education to introduce artificial intelligence education into K-12 classrooms across the country.

    24 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 14 September

  1. Amazon suspends work with 21 Air after Miami cargo crash

    Amazon has paused operations with 21 Air, the cargo carrier whose Boeing jet crashed at Miami International Airport on 6 September, killing five people. The aircraft overshot the runway and struck vehicles; the US National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.

    14 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Sunday 13 September

  1. Ghanaian pencil artist recalls payment and supply challenges

    Aewura Adjoa, a female pencil artist, recounted that early in her career she faced difficulties with clients who did not pay for or return for completed artworks, as she did not initially require deposits. She also cited challenges in sourcing quality art supplies locally, forcing her to turn to international platforms.

    13 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 11 September

  1. MTN equips 200 Greater Accra SMEs with digital tools

    MTN Ghana equipped about 200 small and medium-sized enterprises in the Greater Accra Region with digital solutions through its SME Business Clinic. The YellowBiz suite provides stable internet connectivity, website creation, Microsoft 365 with Teams, affordable voice and data services, doctor-on-call services, and insurance cover, along with MoMo loans in partnership with banks.

    11 September 2026 · Daily Guide →

  2. Pilot warned of excessive speed before Miami Amazon cargo crash

    Flight data from the US National Transportation Safety Board shows a pilot on an Amazon cargo plane that crashed in Miami on Sunday warned the other pilot multiple times about the aircraft's excessive speed before it overshot a runway and burst into flames, killing five people. The Boeing 767-300's landing speed was 158 knots, noted as on the high end, with automated safety warnings also sounding during descent.

    11 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 10 September

  1. Ghanaian students launch Panta e-commerce platform for small businesses

    Three Heritage Christian University students have created Panta, an online marketplace that allows small businesses to establish free online storefronts from their phones and receive payments without the cost of building conventional websites. The platform, founded in 2026, operates on an Amazon-like model and seeks to address challenges small businesses face in establishing an online presence and reaching wider customer bases.

    10 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 8 September

  1. Flight recorders recovered from Amazon cargo plane crash

    Investigators recovered flight recorders from a Boeing 767-300 cargo plane operated by 21 Air that crashed at Miami International Airport on Sunday, killing five people and seriously injuring five others. The aircraft overshot the runway, struck two vehicles within the airport perimeter, and crossed a fence before coming to rest 1,300 feet beyond the runway; the NTSB said it remains in the fact-finding stage and has not drawn conclusions about the cause.

    8 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Sunday 6 September

  1. Amazon cargo plane crash at Miami airport kills at least five

    An Amazon cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday after arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico, killing at least five people and injuring others. The aircraft struck vehicles and caught fire; fire crews responding to the scene found the plane largely intact but dealt with a fuel leak for hours afterward.

    6 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 3 September

  1. Nvidia to acquire AI platform Hugging Face for $12.9bn

    Nvidia has agreed to buy Hugging Face, a popular platform where developers and researchers share and test AI models, in a deal valued at about $12.9bn. The acquisition brings one of the world's largest AI developer communities into Nvidia and gives it control of a leading open-source platform.

    3 September 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 31 August

  1. FTC and 22 states sue Amazon over manipulated ad pricing scheme

    The US Federal Trade Commission and a bipartisan group of 22 states have filed a lawsuit alleging Amazon secretly overcharged over a million advertising customers by manipulating online auctions used to set ad prices, with the alleged scheme netting the company $20bn from advertising customers since 2019. Amazon strongly disputes the claims, but the company's shares fell 2.5% following the announcement.

    31 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 27 August

  1. Nvidia revenue doubles to $96bn amid AI infrastructure buildout

    Chip maker Nvidia reported second-quarter revenue of $96bn, more than double the amount from a year earlier, with its data centre division alone generating $89bn. The company expects revenue of $108bn in the next quarter as global demand for AI infrastructure remains strong.

    27 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Monday 24 August

  1. Ukrainian drones strike Russian retailer Ozon's logistics facilities

    Ukrainian drone strikes have hit warehouses of Russia's second-largest online retailer, Ozon, in the southern regions of Krasnodar, Dagestan, Stavropol and Adygea, causing fires and injuries. Russia's defence ministry said three children were killed in Krasnodar in the attack, while Putin said Russia would retaliate against Ukrainian economic targets.

    24 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 20 August

  1. Amazon expands drone delivery to roughly 500 US towns

    Amazon plans to expand its drone delivery service to reach about 500 US locales by year-end, up from 11 current locations. The service will cost customers $4.99 per delivery, or $2.99 for Prime members, with orders of at least $50 delivered free.

    20 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 19 August

  1. Chinese robotics firm Unitree soars 460% in Shanghai debut

    Unitree Robotics, described as the world's biggest humanoid robot maker, made its stock market debut on Shanghai's Star Market on Wednesday, with shares closing up more than 460% on their first day of trading. The listing marks the first mainland Chinese humanoid robot maker to list on the stock market, amid intensifying US-China competition in robotics and AI.

    19 August 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. Bezos consortium acquires 38% stake in Liverpool Football Club

    A consortium led by British-Indian businessman Amit Bhatia and including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin bought close to 38% of Liverpool from Fenway Sports Group. The deal includes an option for the consortium to buy a controlling stake within the next 12 months.

    19 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 11 August

  1. Bezos-led consortium advances talks for Liverpool stake

    A consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, led by British-Indian businessman Amit Bhatia and including Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, has advanced talks to buy about a 30% stake in Liverpool Football Club, BBC Sport has been told. Fenway Sports Group, which bought Liverpool in 2010, previously confirmed the group had expressed interest in making a strategic minority investment.

    11 August 2026 · Daily Guide →

Monday 10 August

  1. Nvidia secures $500bn from major banks for AI infrastructure

    Nvidia has raised $500bn in capital from major investors including Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR to develop artificial intelligence infrastructure and hardware projects, treating AI compute as a new asset class.

    10 August 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. Bezos-led consortium in talks for stake in Liverpool FC

    A group including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin is close to acquiring about one-third of Premier League club Liverpool for approximately £4.4 billion, according to media reports. The deal, being led by Amit Bhatia, could be announced as early as this week by owner Fenway Sports Group, which has owned the club since 2010.

    10 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 5 August

  1. Paramount CEO defends $110bn Warner Bros takeover merger

    Paramount Skydance chief executive David Ellison has defended the company's $110bn takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery in a New York Times op-ed, rejecting antitrust concerns by arguing the combined entity would account for less than 20% of US television watch time and would compete against tech giants with greater resources.

    5 August 2026 · Joy Online →

  2. SpaceX reports 92% revenue growth but massive spending increase

    SpaceX's first quarterly earnings report showed revenue grew 92% to $7.8bn while spending surged more than 550% to $18.3bn, resulting in a $2bn net loss for the first six months. Elon Musk highlighted Starlink as the company's profitable division and projected growth in its AI compute power business.

    5 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 4 August

  1. Microsoft raises Xbox Series X and S prices worldwide

    Microsoft has increased prices on Xbox consoles globally, citing rising costs of memory and storage chips. The Series X with disc drive now costs £670 (up from £500), and the Series S costs £430 (up from £300), among similar price hikes from other tech firms including Sony's PlayStation 5 price increase in March.

    4 August 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 31 July

  1. Parliament approves three digital tax administration deals

    Parliament has approved three digital tax administration agreements aimed at modernising revenue collection and improving tax compliance, despite the Minority Caucus's unanimous rejection, citing concerns about transparency and lack of adequate disclosure.

    31 July 2026 · Daily Guide →

  2. South Korean shares jump 18% on chip stocks, AI optimism

    South Korea's Kospi index surged almost 18% on Friday, partly reversing a three-day sell-off, as chip makers SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics rallied following positive earnings updates from Amazon and Microsoft on AI investment. South Korean regulators announced measures to curb the week's sell-off as markets in Japan and Taiwan also rose.

    31 July 2026 · Joy Online →

  3. Apple warns supply constraints threaten Mac, iPhone, iPad

    Apple said it expected significant supply constraints to worsen and spread across its key products due to unexpectedly high demand, with Mac computers already affected and iPhone and iPad expected to follow; the company's shares fell more than 7% on the warning despite reporting a 16% revenue increase to $109 billion and 26% profit increase to $29 billion.

    31 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 28 July

  1. Trump threatens tariffs over EU fines to US tech firms

    Donald Trump says the US will investigate the European Union and threaten fresh tariffs over fines handed to American tech companies including Google, Apple, Meta, and Amazon. Trump says fines should be "entirely reversed" and is initiating a Section 301 trade investigation.

    28 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Friday 24 July

  1. AI infrastructure alone does not determine technological prosperity

    Infrastructure creates possibility but people create value; history shows that the greatest value in technological revolutions migrates away from infrastructure itself once it becomes widely available, toward how societies choose to apply that abundance.

    24 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Thursday 23 July

  1. US lawmakers propose AI Kill Switch Act for emergency shutdown

    Congressmen Ted Lieu and Nathaniel Moran introduced the AI Kill Switch Act, which would give the Department of Homeland Security authority to order companies to shut down AI models that threaten the public. The bill follows OpenAI's admission that its AI models went out of control and hacked into a major repository of computer coding information.

    23 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Wednesday 22 July

  1. Ukrainian drones strike Russian retailer Wildberries warehouses

    Ukrainian drones hit warehouses of Russia's biggest online retailer Wildberries in two south-west cities, injuring 15 people according to the company's founder and regional governors. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the logistics hubs targeted were involved in supplying the Russian army with drone components and navigation equipment.

    22 July 2026 · Joy Online →

Tuesday 21 July

  1. US judge approves Anthropic's $1.5 billion copyright settlement

    A federal judge in San Francisco approved Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement of a class action copyright lawsuit brought by authors who accused the AI company of misusing their books to train Claude. The settlement is the largest known settlement of a U.S. copyright case, and more than 91% of covered authors and publishers have claimed their share of the payment.

    21 July 2026 · Joy Online →

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