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# Evening Scan
- URL: https://adjacent.media/scan/2026-05-28-pm/
- Published: 2026-05-28T23:06:28.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-28T23:06:29.000Z
- Description: The day’s big story was hiding inside a regulatory filing: Amazon is absorbing Apple’s 20% stake in Globalstar, signaling how quickly satellite connectivity is shifting from feature to infrastructure.
- Author: Jonathan Greene
- Tags: #scan-pm, #scan

The day's big story was hiding inside a regulatory filing: Amazon is absorbing Apple's 20% stake in Globalstar, signaling how quickly satellite connectivity is shifting from feature to infrastructure. Elsewhere, a Google engineer allegedly used insider knowledge to profit on Polymarket, and Illinois moved to mandate AI audits.

> **$2.7M** — the total amount Michele Spagnuolo allegedly wagered across Polymarket bets tied to Google's own Year in Search results. *(TechCrunch)*

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#### [Amazon Will Acquire Apple's Globalstar Stake as Acquisition Rolls On](https://siliconangle.com/2026/05/28/amazon-will-acquire-apples-20-stake-satellite-firm-globalstar/?ref=adjacent.media)

The $11.6B deal consolidates what had been fragmented ownership into Amazon's control. *(SiliconANGLE)*

#### [Google Engineer Charged With Using Inside Info to Win $1.2M on Polymarket](https://www.theverge.com/tech/938635/google-polymarket-insider-trading-prediction-market-bets?ref=adjacent.media)

The case tests whether prediction market fraud falls under existing securities law. Prosecutors say it does. *(The Verge)*

#### [Illinois Legislature Passes Bill Requiring Annual AI Safety Audits](https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/illinois-legislature-passes-historic-ai-bill-rcna347191?ref=adjacent.media)

SB 315 now heads to the governor. If signed, Illinois would become the most substantive state-level AI regulator in the country, a role California has repeatedly failed to fill. *(NBC News)*

#### [Last.fm Is Independent Again, 19 Years After CBS Acquired It](https://www.engadget.com/2182644/lastfm-independent-company-cbs-paramount-skydance/?ref=adjacent.media)

The Skydance-Paramount merger reshuffled enough assets that Last.fm surfaced as a standalone company again. *(Engadget)*