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Amazon’s new satellite network for mobile phones could turn up the heat on SpaceX

Amazon filed an application with the Federal Communications Commission for a license to operate a new network of 5,105 satellites that would provide service to mobile phones, with plans to start launching them in 2028.

The move comes several months after Amazon acquired the satellite operations of Globalstar, which provides emergency connectivity to Apple iPhones and internet-of-Things devices. The filing revealed the company’s plans to leverage Globalstar’s radio spectrum to expand these offerings and integrate them with Leo, Amazon’s broadband internet satellite network.

That sets up more competition with SpaceX, which has dominated both the satellite internet and satellite-to-mobile services market. SpaceX will spend $20 billion buying spectrum from Echostar to build out its mobile constellation, one of the key growth strategies described in its IPO filings.

Still, it’s not yet clear how valuable satellite-to-mobile connections will be. Most offer limited bandwidth, suitable only for text messages or emergency situations....

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Localized flash flood alarm aims to thwart disaster in your backyard

Climate change is reshaping weather patterns around the world, bringing heavier rainfall and more extreme weather to places that have rarely experienced them before. Floods are among the most common natural disasters, and every year they affect millions of people, take lives, destroy homes, and cause billions of dollars in

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Apple Bets On Privacy To Make Its Smart Glasses Stand Out From Meta

Apple might have stumbled with the Vision Pro headset, but the company is reportedly hoping for a successful pivot to smart glasses to challenge Meta. To try and differentiate its smart glasses from Meta’s offerings Apple will apparently focus on features and policies that put privacy at the forefront,

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AI has changed data architecture, but storage hasn't caught up

Your GPU dashboard says 70% utilization. On paper, the cluster is busy. In practice, a large chunk of that time is spent with your $40,000 accelerators sitting idle, waiting on a file that lives three network hops away on a NAS box. The compute queue is empty, and the

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The Honor Magic V6 is the first foldable that doesn’t compromise on battery life and durability

The Honor Magic V6 is an iterative improvement on its predecessor, delivering a more refined software experience and improved specs, alongside leading durability and battery life in the foldable category. It’s still expensive, though, and tends to run hot under heavy loads, causing some slowdown. Pros * +Best-in-class battery life

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The Honor Magic V6 is the first foldable that doesn’t compromise on battery life and durability