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# Space Race, Platform Plays, Building Better Systems
- URL: https://adjacent.media/scan/2026-04-16-am/
- Published: 2026-04-16T10:02:19.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-16T10:02:19.000Z
- Description: The satellite internet race is accelerating as Amazon makes its biggest infrastructure bet yet, while elsewhere, platform plays are getting stranger. Thursday brings some clarity to who’s building what for the next decade.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #scan-am, #scan

The satellite internet race is accelerating as Amazon makes its biggest infrastructure bet yet, while elsewhere, platform plays are getting stranger. Thursday brings some clarity to who's building what for the next decade.

> **$1.65B** — Amazon's price tag for acquiring Globalstar, signaling serious satellite ambitions beyond competing with Starlink.. *(Stratechery)*

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#### [Amazon Buys Globalstar, Delta to Add Leo, The Apple Angle](https://stratechery.com/2026/amazon-buys-globalstar-delta-to-add-leo-the-apple-angle/?ref=adjacent.media)

Everyone frames this as Amazon versus SpaceX, but Apple's satellite strategy may matter more. *(Stratechery)*

#### [Spotify launches the ability to purchase physical books in the US and UK](https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/15/spotify-launches-the-ability-to-purchase-physical-books-in-the-us-and-uk/?ref=adjacent.media)

Partnering with Bookshop.org to sell physical books is an unexpected platform expansion that could work. *(TechCrunch)*

#### [ClawTab](https://www.producthunt.com/products/clawtab?ref=adjacent.media)

Managing 20+ AI coding agents simultaneously is either the future of development or chaos. *(Product Hunt)*

> “Most AI note-takers just transcribe and summarize. Granola is an AI notepad.” — *Startupriders*

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#### [LISA Core](https://www.producthunt.com/products/lisa-core-your-ai-memory-library?ref=adjacent.media)

Semantic compression for AI conversations could solve the "what did we talk about last month" problem. *(Product Hunt)*

#### [🌊 What 3 Years at Facebook Taught Me About Building a €10K MRR Community Business](https://www.startupriders.com/p/what-facebook-taught-me-about-building-communities-2026?ref=adjacent.media)

The community business playbook is getting an AI upgrade, and early numbers look promising. *(Startupriders)*

#### [Sponsored Content: Press-to-Pipeline Activation in the Age of AI](https://open.substack.com/pub/meredithandthemedia/p/sponsored-content-press-to-pipeline)

B2B PR agencies are racing to prove their worth in a world where AI can write the press release, distribute it, and measure the results. *(Meredith & The Media)*

#### [Splitt](https://www.producthunt.com/products/splitt-3?ref=adjacent.media)

Tracking workouts from your lock screen is the kind of obvious feature that should have existed years ago. *(Product Hunt)*