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Elon Musk's SpaceX acquiring AI startup xAI ahead of potential IPO (cnbc.com)

2026-02-02 | by Ari Levy Lora Kolodny | get XAI → | tags: billion, musk, satellite

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SpaceX acquires xAI, plans 1 million satellite constellation to power it (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-02 | get Satellite Constellation → | tags: acquired, constellation, musk

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China’s relationship with foreign scientific powers is changing rapidly (feeds.nature.com)

2026-02-02 | by Udesky | get Research Institute → | tags: authors, china, chinese

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SpaceX formalizes plan to build 1 million satellite Orbital Data Center System — FCC filing sketches out plans, but over-packed orbits could be limiting factor (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-01 | by Jowi Morales | get Satellite → | tags: energy, million, million satellites

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SpaceX seeks federal approval to launch 1 million solar-powered satellite data centers (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-31 | by Anthony Ha | get Satellite Data Centers → | tags: filing, launch, million

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SpaceX wants to launch a constellation of a million satellites to power AI needs (engadget.com)

2026-01-31 | get Satellite Constellation → | tags: center, filing, orbital

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SpaceX wants to put 1 million solar-powered data centers into orbit (theverge.com)

2026-01-31 | by Terrence O'Brien | get Solar Data Center → | tags: centers, data centers, orbit

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Amazon asks FCC for extension for Leo satellite internet service (cnbc.com)

2026-01-31 | by Annie Palmer | get Satellite Internet → | tags: amazon, company said, internet

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The trust paradox killing AI at scale: 76% of data leaders can't govern what employees already use (venturebeat.com)

2026-01-30 | tags: governance, literacy, problem

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This DIY kit turned my favorite mechanical keyboard into my favorite electrocapacitive keyboard (theverge.com)

2026-01-30 | by Nathan Edwards | get Keyboard → | tags: bauer, bauer lite, board

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US spy satellite agency declassifies high-flying Cold War listening post (arstechnica.com)

2026-01-29 | get Satellite → | tags: jumpseat, jumpseat satellites, national

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Obsbot’s new gimbal webcam doesn’t justify its $350 price (theverge.com)

2026-01-29 | by Cameron Faulkner | get Smartglobe → | tags: bigger, features, link

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Brandon Sanderson's Literary Fantasy Universe 'Cosmere' Picked Up by Apple TV (slashdot.org)

2026-01-29 | get Elder Scrolls → | tags: books, conspirators, cosmere

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Japan lost a 5-ton navigation satellite when it fell off a rocket during launch (arstechnica.com)

2026-01-28 | get GPS → | tags: eighth, japan, michibiki

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China satellite near miss prompts Starlink to reduce altitudes — more than 4,000 satellites pulled to 300-mile orbit to increase 'space safety' (tomshardware.com)

2026-01-28 | by Jowi Morales | get Starlink → | tags: altitude, lowering, satellite

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TikTok users “absolutely justified” in fearing MAGA makeover, experts say (arstechnica.com)

2026-01-27 | get Social Media → | tags: bugs, fears, literat

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TikTok users “absolutely justified” for fearing MAGA makeover, experts say (arstechnica.com)

2026-01-27 | get Algorithm → | tags: bugs, fears, literat

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Northwood Space secures a $100M Series B and a $50M Space Force contract (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-27 | by Sean O'Kane | get Spacecraft → | tags: ground, mendler, northwood

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Earth’s Lower Orbit Could Rapidly Collapse, Scientists Warn (futurism.com)

2026-01-26 | by Frank Landymore | get Satellite → | tags: debris, earth, kessler

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Satellites encased in wood are in the works (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-26 | get Satellite → | tags: encased, encased wood, satellites

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Trump’s FCC Just Handed Musk a Major Win, but Scientists Are Warning of an 'Orbital House of Cards' (cnet.com)

2026-01-25 | by See Full Bio | get Satellite → | tags: number, orbit, satellite

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Postmortem: Our first VLEO satellite mission (with imagery and flight data) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-24 | get VLEO → | tags: clarity, control, ground

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The Best Massage Guns for Recovery and Relaxation (cnet.com)

2026-01-22 | by See Full Bio | tags: elite, guns, massage

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I grabbed this inflatable solar-powered lantern on a whim - now I use it every trip (zdnet.com)

2026-01-22 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Solar Lantern → | tags: lantern, luminaid, nova

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I Spoke to Astrophysicists About Starlink’s Expansion. Here’s the Doomsday Scenario Keeping Them Up at Night (cnet.com)

2026-01-22 | by See Full Bio | get Starlink → | tags: number, orbit, satellite

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Bezos' Blue Origin announces satellite rival to Musk's Starlink (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-01-22 | get Starlink Satellite → | tags: amazon, blue, blue origin

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This $25 solar-powered lantern is already paying off for my camping trips (zdnet.com)

2026-01-22 | by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes | get Solar lantern → | tags: camping, lantern, luminaid

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TeraWave Satellite Communications Network (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-21 | get TerraStar → | tags: communications, communications network, network

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Show HN: S2-lite, an open source Stream Store (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-21 | get Stream Store → | tags: basin, bucket, lite

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I Made Zig Compute 33M Satellite Positions in 3 Seconds. No GPU Required (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-01-21 | get Satellite Positioning System → | tags: astroz, const, satellite