Amazon's Buying Globalstar and Apple Business Goes Live - MOSK: 04.15.2026

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Ken Ray

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🗓️ 15 April 2026

⏱️ 17 minutes

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- Amazon to Acquire Globalstar - BofA Ups Apple Target on iPhone and Services Strength - Apple Business Goes Live - New blankOS 26.5 Betas Out to Public Testers - A Follow-Up on Apple, Grok, and Nonconsensual Nudes - Big Plans for Apple Retail in Zurich - The Apple Museum Open in the Netherlands - Apple TV's Got "Margo's Got Money Troubles" - Chuck Joiner, Mike Potter, and Ken Talk About Their Combined 60 Years in Podcasting on "Mac Voices" - Sponsored by CleanMyMac: Get Tidy Today! Use code MACOSKEN20 for 20% off at clnmy.com/MACOSKEN - Catch Ken on Mastodon - @macosken@mastodon.social - Send Ken an email: info@macosken.com - Chat with us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month. Support the show at Patreon.com/macosken

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0:00.0	We are global star.
0:03.1	We're going to show you how to do it.
0:05.3	Yes, we are.
0:11.0	This is Mac OS Ken.
0:15.5	Amazon's buying Global Star.
0:17.9	Apple Business goes live.
0:20.2	And Apple TV's got Margo's got money troubles.
0:24.2	It is Wednesday, the 15th of April, 2026. I'm Ken Ray, and this is news from MacOS Ken.
0:32.8	Brought to you by yours truly and sponsored by Clean Mine Mac, keeping Macs running smoothly since 2008.
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0:53.4	This show is also supported by people like you, patrons through Patreon.
1:01.1	Find out more and add your support at patreon.com slash macOScan.
1:10.1	Amazon's move to buy satellite services provider Global Star is going ahead, and it's going with Apple's blessing.
1:18.4	The next web says the e-commerce and digital services giant will buy Global Star for roughly $11.6 billion in cash and stock.
1:28.6	That will strengthen Apple's own low-earth-orbit satellite services,
1:34.7	cleverly called Amazon Leo.
1:38.6	Low Earth orbit.
1:42.3	The deal is not the kind of thing we would usually talk about here, except for Apple's part in it.
1:48.6	Not only does Global Star supply satellite services for iPhone and Apple Watch,
1:53.8	Apple also owns, or owned, part of the company.
1:58.6	According to the next web, Global Star currently provides satellite services
2:02.6	for iPhone 14 and later and Apple Watch Ultra 3 under a partnership backed by Apple's $1.5 billion
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