Amazon’s $20bn push into orbit targets SpaceX and China

ASSUMING THE weather co-operates—thunderstorms have already caused the abandonment of one launch, on April 9th—at some point in the coming days Amazon will get itself into the space business. A United Launch Alliance (ULA) rocket is on the launchpad in Florida, carrying the first batch of 27 satellites for Amazon’s new “Kuiper” satellite-internet system. The…

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Gen Z makes more considered purchases than expected, embraces VTO – Snapchat report

Gen Z aren’t the fast-fashion, impulse shopping aficionados that some people think and actually prefer a gradual shopping experience, discovering brands first over time before making a purchase. Photo: Pexels That’s according to UK research from Snapchat (linked too a forthcoming product launch) and the Portas Agency, which commissioned YouGov to explore the shopping habits…

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