Amazon building orbital satellite internet

 Amazon wants to launch thousands of satellites so it can offer broadband internet from space.   "Project Kuiper" is Amazon's plan to launch 3,236 satellites to build a network to provide global high-speed internet. The move represents the latest space ambition from Jeff Bezos. There's a race among several major players to build a next-generation broadband network in space, including Elon Musk's SpaceX and SoftBank-backed OneWeb.