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U.S. Approves Amazon’s Bid to Launch a Constellation of More Than 3,200 Internet Satellites
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission gave Amazon the go-ahead Thursday for its ambitious Project Kuiper, which would put 3,236 broadband satellites into orbit to beam internet coverage down to Earth. With this regulatory milestone secured, Amazon’s posed to join SpaceX in the race to be the first multi-billionaire-dollar tech giant to gobble up the Space…
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Trump’s Executive Order on Social Media Is the Worst Kind of Bullshit
On Thursday, Donald Trump escalated his inane, frothing, and mostly one-sided feud with Twitter and other social media companies he has accused of silencing right-wing voices online to a dangerous, legally questionable new level.
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FCC Plans To Ban World’s Largest Mobile Phone Operator From U.S. Citing National Security Concerns
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that it will move to block China Mobile, the largest telecom company in mainland China, from offering services in the United States. The effort comes at the direction of the White House and still needs to be approved at the FCC’s May 9 meeting.
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SpaceX Will Launch Another 7,500 Satellites To Make Space Internet A Thing
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has authorised part of SpaceX’s application to build and launch more than 7,500 satellites, according to a press release. These would make up part of a proposed constellation of almost 12,000 satellites designed to improve internet connectivity.