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Starlink Rival Announces Plans to Take on Musk With a $1.5 Billion Satellite Push

gizmodo.com Passant Rabie 2025-11-19 14:25:05

Texas startup AST SpaceMobile announced its plan to launch 45 to 60 satellites by 2026, establishing itself as a worthy competitor to SpaceX’s Starlink constellation in building space-based broadband networks. The company announced its second-quarter earnings on Monday, revealing that it had $1.5 billion on its balance sheet to fund the deployment of dozens of its satellites, CNBC reported. The next day, AST SpaceMobile’s shares soared by more than 10% with the prospect of the company providing

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Here’s how Google Find Hub satellite location sharing is going to work (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-20 23:26:52

TL;DR Google announced back in May that the newly renamed Find Hub would be adding support for satellite-based location sharing. That’s still not here yet, but a recent app update reveals text strings that hint at how things will work. Users will be able to share their location once every 15 minutes, with a daily limit on maximum shares. Satellite support is changing the rules of the game when it comes to mobile connectivity, and we are still right now only in the early days of its evolution.

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A promising Sega Saturn emulator brings major improvements in a beefy update

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-24 12:25:35

TL;DR The Ymir emulator for PCs has received a major update that improves performance and compatibility. The Sega Saturn emulator also now offers screenshot functionality and support for two notable Saturn controllers. The Sega Saturn is one of the more complicated retro video game consoles to emulate, but we’ve seen several solid emulators over the years. Most recently, a developer released the nifty Ymir emulator for computers, and it’s just received a major update. Ymir is a Sega Saturn em

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Why does Jeff Bezos keep buying launches from Elon Musk?

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-11-24 23:30:59

Early Monday morning, a Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from its original launch site in Florida. Remarkably, it was SpaceX's 100th launch of the year. Perhaps even more notable was the rocket's payload: two-dozen Project Kuiper satellites, which were dispensed into low-Earth orbit on target. This was SpaceX's second launch of satellites for Amazon, which is developing a constellation to deliver low-latency broadband Internet around the world. SpaceX, then, just launched a direct competitor to its S

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Amazon tops 100 satellites after weather-delayed Kuiper launch

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-11-26 14:46:51

After four previous scrubs or delays in a row since August 7th SpaceX launches Amazon KF-02 Kuipeer Satellites after the 5th attempt August 11th 2025 at 8:35 AM SLC-40 Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, Florida USA. Amazon shipped another batch of internet-beaming satellites into orbit on Monday atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, after four previous launch attempts were interrupted by weather issues. Monday's launch is the fourth Kuiper mission, and Amazon now has 102 satellites in orbit. The Falcon

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Samsung Messages hints at satellite support, but should you get your hopes up? (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-26 18:32:38

Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR Users found references to Satellite Messaging in the Samsung Messages app. However, the checked version of the app is old. The relevant code was actually added back in December 2024 and hasn’t changed since. There’s no indication that active feature development is underway, so don’t get your hopes up for satellite messaging. In January, Samsung reiterated that it was sunsetting Samsung Messages and moving users to Google Messages. Those who don’t wish to

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Basic Social Skills Guide

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-27 09:19:01

The basic guide covers the core concepts of social interaction. It contains three sections made up of seventeen in-depth lessons, and it's 100% free. If you find the basic guide helpful, please share it with your friends or your favorite social skills forum. Also, don't forget to check out the member's guide once you finish reading the basic guide. Good luck, and enjoy improving your social skills! Think of Foundations as the introduction to the guide. It explains how to get the most out of th

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I tried T Sat side by side with Verizon’s Skylo and neither worked as well as I’d hoped

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-11-27 03:30:43

Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority Recently, T Satellite service officially became available for both existing T-Mobile customers and those on other networks that want satellite backup for emergencies. I have since signed up for the service myself and had the opportunity to field test it alongside a Galaxy S25 Edge that is capable of utilizing Skylo satellites via Verizon’s network. As someone who lives smack dab in rural America, there are plenty of dead spots within a 20-35 minute drive from

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What founders need to know before choosing their exit — straight from Jai Das and Roseanne Wincek — at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025

techcrunch.com Techcrunch Events 2025-11-28 23:30:00

Startups face more exit options — and more uncertainty — than ever before. That’s why we’re bringing this essential conversation to the Going Public Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 in San Francisco’s Moscone West. Whether you’re already eyeing a liquidity event or just starting to scale, this is your chance to hear what top VCs are looking for and how to set your company up for long-term success. Two of the best in the business — Roseanne Wincek of Renegade Partners an

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Lightweight LSAT

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-11-30 22:51:59

Welcome to the lightweight LSAT The lightweight LSAT is a simple, proven, and completely free guide to the Law School Admissions Test. Who is this guide for? The lightweight LSAT is designed for students who are frustrated with their current way of approaching the LSAT. It doesn't assume you have any knowledge of the LSAT, but it will be most useful for someone who already has some experience studying. Additionally, the lightweight LSAT is written for students who are ambitious, aiming for a

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I hate photo editing, but this leaked Pixel 10 feature may change that

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-03 09:20:52

TL;DR A report claims that the Google Pixel 10 will launch with a new “Conversational Photo Editing” feature. The feature, powered by Gemini, will reportedly allow you to edit your photos by simply typing or saying your requests. Recently, Android Authority found a “Help me edit” feature in Google Photos with a similar premise. The faucet for Google Pixel 10 leaks remains open and free-flowing. After extensive reports revealing the design and specs for the entire Pixel 10 series, the folks at

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See 6 Planets Align in the Night Sky This August

wired.com Gretchen Rundorff 2025-12-04 23:14:56

On August 10, six planets—Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—will line up in an arc in the night sky. Four of these planets—Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn—can be seen with the naked eye, while Uranus and Neptune will be visible through a very strong pair of skywatching binoculars or a backyard telescope. While August 10 marks the beginning of this planetary parade, these six planets will be visible until the final days of August, when Mercury sinks lower on the horizon an

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Amazon is bringing its Starlink alternative to Australia next year

theverge.com Jess Weatherbed 2025-12-07 18:05:11

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Amazon’s unproven Project Kuiper satellites will be put to work next year, supplying internet access to rural Australians. The retail giant announced an agreement with Australia’s state-owned National Broadband Network Company (NBN Co) on Tuesday to provide satellite internet to more than 300,000 eligible customers across the country by mid-2026. “Australia’s vast geography presents unique connectivity chal

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As a linguist, I want to find the words to measure chronic illness

news.ycombinator.com M Corvi 2025-12-05 03:16:40

Heather Hogan / The Sick Times Let me paint a scene that is all too familiar: I’m not feeling well (again), I go to the doctor (again), they take some blood (again; I turn my head away) and poke at me in whatever way my insurance company deems appropriate. The result is a long sheet of seemingly arbitrary numbers that indicate something about my metabolic processes and the resulting sensations, and I leave without much information aside from some variation of: “These tests tell me that your bo

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NASA's Lunar Trailblazer mission ends in disappointment

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-08 23:13:19

The Lunar Trailblazer mission to the moon officially ended on July 31, but it wasn't a complete journey. NASA said today that its teams lost contact with the satellite shortly after its launch several months prior. The NASA satellite was part of the IM-2 mission by Intuitive Machines, which took off from a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center on February 26 at 7:16PM ET. The Lunar Trailblazer successfully separated from the rocket as planned about 48 minutes after launch. Operators

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Tesla awards Musk $29 billion in shares with prior pay package in limbo

cnbc.com Chris Eudaily 2025-12-10 04:27:37

Tesla CEO Elon Musk was awarded an interim pay package of 96 million shares of the company over the weekend. The shares would be worth about $29 billion. Tesla stock climbed about 2% Monday. The company said in a filing Sunday that the pay package would vest in two years as long as Musk continued as CEO or in another key executive position. The new award would be forfeited if the legal battle over his 2018 compensation ends with Musk being able to exercise the larger pay package, which was va

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Scientists Just Launched the First Quantum Computer Into Space

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-11 06:31:30

The world of quantum computing has barged into a new frontier: space. A tiny quantum computer housed in a satellite is now in orbit around Earth, ScienceNews reports, residing some 330 miles above our planet after being launched aboard a SpaceX rocket last month. It's a trailblazing experiment intended to test how well these delicate devices can survive the extreme conditions of space, where they could allow satellites to quickly and efficiently perform intense calculations on their own. The

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Every satellite orbiting earth and who owns them (2023)

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-13 03:31:20

How many satellites are in space? There are thousands of satellites in the sky above us at this moment, orbiting Earth. Satellites have many uses for the government, military, and even civilians. They provide us with the ability to have things like Internet access, television, GPS, and much more. They also have scientific purposes such as Earth and space observation and provide the means for high-level technology development. More than half of the 4,550 satellites orbiting Earth are used for com

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OpenAI removes ChatGPT feature after private conversations leak to Google search

venturebeat.com Michael Nuñez 2025-12-13 09:49:25

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now OpenAI made a rare about-face Thursday, abruptly discontinuing a feature that allowed ChatGPT users to make their conversations discoverable through Google and other search engines. The decision came within hours of widespread social media criticism and represents a striking example of how quickly privacy concerns can derail even well-inten

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Actions Reflect Your Priorities

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-16 23:27:57

Read in Browser July 29, 2025 Every week, I sit down to reflect on the events of the week, extract their lessons, and gameplan how to apply those lessons toward greatness and growth. It’s a system that has always worked for me, it can work for you too. Welcome to The 199! Sign up here if this email was forwarded to you. Your actions reflect your priorities It’s been more than a week since Scottie Scheffler won The Open at Royal Portrush. Yet he is still doing interviews about an answer he gave

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Signing up for T Satellite without T-Mobile service isn’t as simple as it might sound

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-17 04:37:36

Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR T Satellite is now officially available nationwide, even for those without T-Mobile service, but signing up requires a phone call or an in-person visit. I decided to try signing up, and my experience was overall smooth and professional, though others have reported long waits or uninformed reps. I waited around an hour or so, though half this time was due to my own error. Recently, T Satellite officially exited beta and launched nationwide for both existin

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India safely launches a $1.5 billion satellite for NASA

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-17 14:18:10

After more than a decade of development, NASA's science leadership traveled to India this week for the launch of the world's most expensive Earth-observation satellite. The $1.5 billion synthetic aperture radar imaging satellite, a joint project between NASA and the Indian space agency ISRO, successfully launched into orbit on Wednesday aboard that nation's Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, a medium-lift rocket. The mission, named NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar), was subseque

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Even The Guy Who Makes ChatGPT Says You Probably Shouldn't Use Chatbots as Therapists

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-17 21:47:27

Maybe don't tell your deepest, darkest secrets to an AI chatbot like ChatGPT. You don't have to take my word for it. Take it from the guy behind the most popular generative AI model on the market. Sam Altman, the CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, raised the issue this week in an interview with host Theo Von on the This Past Weekend podcast. He suggested that your conversations with AI should have similar protections as those you have with your doctor or lawyer. At one point, Von said one reason he w

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Google DeepMind says its new AI can map the entire planet with unprecedented accuracy

venturebeat.com Michael Nuñez 2025-12-18 04:00:00

Want smarter insights in your inbox? Sign up for our weekly newsletters to get only what matters to enterprise AI, data, and security leaders. Subscribe Now Google DeepMind announced today a breakthrough artificial intelligence system that transforms how organizations analyze Earth’s surface, potentially revolutionizing environmental monitoring and resource management for governments, conservation groups, and businesses worldwide. The system, called AlphaEarth Foundations, addresses a critical

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ChatGPT's Study Mode will guide students to an answer stey by step

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-20 04:06:14

OpenAI is rolling out a new Study Mode the company says is designed to give students a better understanding of complex topics. Like Claude's Learning Mode , which Anthropic introduced in April, Study Mode will see ChatGPT adopt a Socratic approach to conversations. Rather than answer a question outright, the chatbot will attempt to guide the user to their own solution, starting with questions that allow the system to calibrate its responses to their objective and understanding. Conversations the

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My First Look at T-Mobile's Unique Starlink T-Satellite Service Made Me Head Far From Home

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-22 00:18:00

Is T-Mobile's new T-Satellite service worth $10 a month to be able to text from almost anywhere outside cellular coverage areas? The Starlink-based satellite service can be a convenience if you're camping or hiking remote areas, but also a communications lifeline for people who don't have regular cellular access or need emergency aid. To test it out, though, I had to find a cellular dead zone. T-Mobile estimates there are 500,000 square miles in the US with no cell coverage, so I left my home i

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Elon Musk Is Furious That People Are Launching So Many Satellites, Even Though He's Personally Responsible for 60 Percent of All Satellites Currently in Space

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-23 08:43:14

SpaceX has launched over 9,000 satellites into orbit, and the vast majority of them are still in operation today. As a result of that massive constellation, the Elon Musk-led firm controls over 60 percent of all active satellites currently in orbit. And the company's actively working to launch tens of thousands more, in an effort to bring Starlink broadband satellite internet to the world, efforts that critics say could severely impact the world of astronomy and potentially result in catastroph

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Pixel Watch 4 leak once again points to life-saving feature (APK teardown)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-24 04:06:38

Rita El Khoury / Android Authority TL;DR Recent code findings in the Satellite Gateway app corroborate that the Pixel Watch 4 could feature emergency satellite communications. This satellite connectivity feature appears to be exclusive to Pixel Watch devices, with code specifically referencing “isPixelWatch.” It’s possible the feature could be routed through a satellite-compatible Pixel phone, potentially allowing it to come to older Pixel Watch generations in the future. The Pixel Watch 4 i

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These Are the First FireSat Images for Finding Wildfires From Space

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-24 02:51:00

At Google I/O in May, Google revealed that it's working with the Earth Fire Alliance on FireSat, a program that combines new high-resolution satellites with AI analysis to pinpoint wildfires in their earliest stages and help responders knock them down before they grow. This week the alliance released the first images captured by the initial satellite, showing how fires as small as 5-by-5 meters -- about the size of a classroom -- can be detected from space. FireSat identified this small roadsid

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These Are the First FireSat Images for Finding Wildfires from Space

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-24 14:51:03

At Google I/O in May, Google revealed that it's working with the Earth Fire Alliance on FireSat, a program that combines new high-resolution satellites with AI analysis to pinpoint wildfires in their earliest stages and help responders knock them down before they grow. This week the alliance released the first images captured by the initial satellite, showing how fires as small as 5-by-5 meters -- about the size of a classroom -- can be detected from space. FireSat identified this small roadsid

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Starlink Rival Announces Plans to Take on Musk With a $1.5 Billion Satellite Push

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These Are the First FireSat Images for Finding Wildfires from Space

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