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Starlink seeking regulatory clearance for international cellular service trials

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Trials will utilize SpaceX’s “Direct to Cell” satellites to deliver internet connectivity directly to unmodified mobile phones. The FCC filing also indicated that SpaceX has established supplemental coverage partnerships in Chile, Peru, and Switzerland.

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This Startup Is Using AI to Help Keep Store Shelves Stocked

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The company also is included in the startup portfolio for ChileGlobal Ventures , a startup accelerator. Wisy currently has 16 employees, who work in Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, and the United States. Unreliable Cloud Services Chen, a software engineer, founded her first company, Alcenit , in 2006.

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SpaceX to launch quartet of mini geostationary satellites in 2023

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As of March 2022, Astranis has secured contracts to build 11 MicroGEO satellites for a range of customers: one for Alaska’s Pacific Dataport, eight for in-flight and at-sea connectivity provider Anuvu, and one or two for Peru’s Grupo Andesat.

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Tesla taps new glass supplier for Plaid Model S

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Tesla has tapped a new type of automotive glass from supplier AGP for the Plaid Model S, invoking the thought that everything, even the finest details of the vehicle, was considered a possible improvement for the company’s rebirth of the all-electric, flagship sedan. Aerodynamics are a great way to do that. 21 coefficient.

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11 Intriguing Engineering Milestones to Look for in 2023

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A Sea-Monster-Proof Internet The initial segment of what will be the first underwater fiber-optic link to skirt the North Pole, connecting Japan and Europe, will light up in early 2023. That same year, the company plans to launch four more microGEOs. This stretch, called Iris, will link Iceland to Ireland. Hurricane-Model Overhaul U.S.

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Bionic Hand Gives Amputees Sense of Touch

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Akhtar and Nguyen flew to Quito, Ecuador, to test their product on Juan Suquillo, who lost his left hand during a 1979 border war between Ecuador and Peru. To get some advice about how to run the company and possibly win some money, he entered the bionic hand into the Cozad New Venture Challenge at the University of Illinois.

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Weaponized Robots Letter Calls for Policy, Tech Fixes

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Yesterday, six companies that build or support sophisticated mobile robots (led by Boston Dynamics). These companies are striving to make useful, general-purpose robots, and that means making them useful for anything—even things that they should not be used for. Did any companies decline to participate?

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