AWS Fastest Growth in 15 Quarters, Meta $145B AI, EU De Minimis Ends: Apr 30

Amazon posted its fastest AWS growth in 15 quarters. Meta raised its 2026 AI capex to $145 billion. Google killed Doppl and folded virtual try-on directly into Search. OpenAI shipped GPT 5.5 and launched Workspace Agents. Google invested $40 billion into Anthropic. ETIAS is confirmed for Q4 2026. And the EU is scrapping its €150 de minimis exemption on July 1st. Seven stories every ecommerce operator and digital nomad needs to know today.

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1. Amazon Q1 2026: $181.5B revenue up 17% YOY, AWS grew 28% — fastest growth in 15 quarters, advertising revenue hit $17.24B up 24%, operating margin at 13.1% — the highest Amazon has ever reported

2. Google kills Doppl app and folds virtual try-on directly into Google Search and Google Shopping — L'Agence, Zalando, and Zara already running campaigns

3. Meta Q1 2026: $56.3B revenue up 33% — fastest growth since 2021, raises full-year capex guidance to $125 to $145 billion

4. Google commits up to $40 billion into Anthropic at a $350 billion valuation — Claude locked in as a long-term AI provider

5. OpenAI ships GPT 5.5 and launches Workspace Agents — full agent runtimes that can execute entire workflows from start to finish, free until May 6th

6. EU officially confirms ETIAS launches Q4 2026 — mandatory for all visa-exempt passport holders entering Schengen from around April 2027

7. EU scraps €150 de minimis duty exemption effective July 1st 2026 — replaced with a flat €3 duty per HS6 code plus a €2 handling fee by November 1st

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