Amazon is preparing to launch drone deliveries in Australia and other nations. A recently published job ad reveals the company is hiring a Head of Regulatory Approvals for Australia. This person will navigate aviation systems to secure approvals for customer deliveries by drone.
The successful applicant will report to a Leader of Prime Air Expansion for the Asia Pacific region. Job metrics include obtained approvals and hit timelines. Amazon did not respond to requests for comment regarding which other Asian countries it plans to enter.
Amazon plans broader drone network
The recruitment wording indicates Amazon intends to operate Prime Air in Australia rather than merely conducting market evaluations. In August, Amazon announced plans to operate Prime Air drones in nearly 500 cities and towns across the USA this year.
Meanwhile, Meta announced that information-sharing with the Singapore Police Force helped identify a new scam variant. Meta took action against more than 113,000 entities and pages connected to fraud on Facebook and Instagram last week.
Meta targets pre-built scam infrastructure
Meta calls the new threat shell pages because they look empty and harmless without policy-violating ads. Scammers built the infrastructure ready for activation at a moment's notice. Meta took action against over 3.6 million shell pages in July 2026 before use.
Consumer electronics brand Nothing has decided to spin out its Indian subsidiary CMF. CEO Carl Pei explained the move as a bet on India's growing electronics manufacturing industry. Pei noted India is the world's second largest smartphone manufacturer.
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