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Technology

Verizon Hooks Up With AST SpaceMobile For Space-Based Cell Coverage

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Verizon and AST first announced a partnership last year, with the telco agreeing to invest $100 million in the satellite operator.

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Industrials

Amazon’s Internet Satellite Venture Achieves Liftoff in Challenge to Musk’s Starlink

While Kuiper won’t generate revenue for a while, Amazon is still using its enormous influence to position itself for some corporate Star Wars.

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Big Tech

Starlink, Apple, and T-Mobile Bring Satellite Service to Smartphones

The trio will allow any T-Mobile iPhone user running iOS 18.3 (and presumably future versions) to tap the Starlink network.

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Technology

The State of the Billionaire Space Race

Blue Origin is going slower than SpaceX, but it also nailed a massive rocket launch on the first try. Jeff Bezos is back in the space race.

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Industrials

Europe Spends $11 billion to have an Alternative to Starlink

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It’s part of the EU’s goal to build its own spacefaring infrastructure, reducing its dependence on US private companies.

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Big Tech

Starlink’s Transport Ambitions Notch a Big, United-Shaped Win

United Airlines announced that it’s struck a deal with SpaceX’s satellite internet service, Starlink, to beam Wi-Fi into its planes.

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