Seeking Alpha’s roundup of statements, announcements, and remarks that could impact the technology sector.
- Amazon (AMZN) said it expects to spend $200B in 2026 on capital expenditures such as data centers, chips, and other infrastructure.
“With such strong demand for our existing offerings and seminal opportunities like AI, chips, robotics, and low earth orbit satellites, we expect to invest about $200 billion in capital expenditures across Amazon in 2026, and anticipate strong long-term return on invested capital,” Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said in a statement.
The company released its Q4 earnings report after market close on Thursday.
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren has filed a resolution calling for the Trump administration to reverse its decision to allow the sale of up to 500,000 advanced AI chips a year to the United Arab Emirates, citing national security concerns.
Warren’s resolution comes in the wake of a Wall Street Journal report that the UAE’s Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan agreed to buy a 49% stake in Trump family-backed crypto firm World Liberty Financial four days before Donald Trump’s inauguration in 2025.
“Congress needs to grow a spine. We cannot allow American national security simply to be sold to the highest bidder,” Warren said in remarks on the Senate floor Thursday, according to an emailed statement from her office.
“The Senate must pass this resolution to condemn this corruption and call on Donald Trump to reverse his decision to allow the export of advanced AI chips to the UAE,” Warren added.
- Crypto platform Gemini Space Station (GEMI), which is backed by the Winklevoss twins, is cutting around 200 jobs, or roughly 25% of its workforce, and winding down operations in the U.K., Europe, and Australia.
In an SEC filing, Gemini said the move was “part of a broader initiative to reduce operating expenses and support the company’s path to profitability.”
Gemini expects its restructuring plan to be completed during the first half of the year. The company, which held its IPO in September 2025, will continue operating in the U.S. and Singapore.