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Enormous Satellite Discovered to Outshine All but the 7 Most Brightest Stars
Late last year, a communications satellite unfurled its giant wings, stretching out a 64-square-metre antenna array in low Earth orbit. Once fully deployed, BlueWalker 3 became one of the brightest objects in the night sky, outshined only by the Moon, Venus, Jupiter and seven stars, according to new research. Texas-based startup AST SpaceMobile launched its…
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UK Investigating AWS, Microsoft, and Google Over Anticompetitive Cloud Practices
On Thursday, UK regulators initiated a competition probe into Microsoft, Google, and Amazon’s cloud computing practices. The investigation is based on a study by media watchdog Ofcom which forwarded its findings to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to examine U.S. big tech companies’ competitive practices. The UK government said in a press release that…
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Here Are the Top AI Stories You Missed Last Week
If you’re behind on what’s happening with the robot uprising, have no fear. Here’s a quick look at some of the weirdest and wildest artificial intelligence news from the past week. Also, don’t forget to check out our weekly AI write-up, which will go into more detail on this same topic. ChatGPT Can Now “See”…
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EU Court Says Amazon Is Not a ‘Very Large Online Platform,’ for Now
Amazon stalled the European Union’s Digital Services Act (DSA) requirements by claiming it isn’t a very large online platform, according to a court ruling on Wednesday. In April, the EU ordered the tech company to abide by DSA rules to regulate its content moderation policies and provide ad-transparency data. EU regulators listed Amazon as one of…