Apple invested $1.5bn in Globalstar in 2024, taking a 20 per cent stake in the company. As part of the agreement, Globalstar agreed to reserve 85 per cent of its network capacity for the iPhone maker for satellite-based texting when outside cellular tower coverage.

With the Iran war now in its fifth week, Amazon said it's adding a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge for third-party sellers in the U.S. and Canada.