Google announces plans to invest $2B in Malaysia, FAA approves Amazon's Prime Air program

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Google announces plans to invest $2B in Malaysia, building its first data center, a new Google Cloud region, and further developing AI. - Link

The FAA approves Amazon's Prime Air program to fly drones beyond a pilot's line of sight. - Link

Amazon extends partnership with Grubhub to let US customers order food delivery inside Amazon's app. - Link

Mastercard pilots a P2P network for crypto transactions on Bit2Me, Lirium, and Mercado Bitcoin exchanges. - Link

Verizon and satellite provider AST SpaceMobile partner to provide space-based broadband service direct to phones. - Link

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