tl;dr: DuckLabs, the Amsterdam-based company behind DuckDB, is being acquired by AWS, with the deal expected to close in early September 2026. The team will remain in Amsterdam, and DuckDB, DuckLake, and Quack will stay free and open source under the MIT license, with the nonprofit DuckDB Foundation continuing stewardship. The Foundation will add a technical advisory board, and the extension stack will be opened to allow third-party signed extensions.