Bytes: Week in Review — Gecko's $71M contract with U.S. Navy, BuzzFeed doubts its business viability, and Amazon offers faster delivery

This week, Amazon speeds up delivery even more. Plus, will BuzzFeed stay in business?

But first, Gecko, a robotics startup, landed a $71 million contract with the U.S. Navy. The 13-year-old Pittsburgh-based company says it'll be using its drones and wall-climbing robots to help find defects on ships. Then, it will use artificial intelligence to model current and future structural issues.

Marketplace’s Stephanie Hughes spoke with Anita Ramaswamy, financial analysis columnist at The Information, about all these headlines for this week’s “Tech Bytes: Week in Review.”

Everything we talked about

“Gecko Robotics brings its AI to U.S. Navy ship repair in latest next-gen defense tech deal” from CNBC

“Contracts for March 13, 2026” from the Department of War

“BuzzFeed Issues Going Concern Warning, Lacks Liquidity for Coming Year” from The Wall Street Journal

“BuzzFeed debuts AI slop apps in bid for new revenue” from TechCrunch

“Amazon introduces faster delivery with new 1-hour and 3-hour options” from Amazon News