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Amazon ships Project Kuiper satellites to Florida in preparation for milestone launch

GeekWire

Eventually, 3,232 satellites are slated to go into orbit to provide high-speed internet service. Under the terms of Amazon’s license from the Federal Communications Commission, half of those satellites are to be launched by mid-2026.

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Bezos vs. Bezos: Amazon sues WA state over Washington Post request for Kuiper records

GeekWire

Amazon says it’s not seeking to block the records release entirely, but rather seeking to protect from public disclosure certain records that contain proprietary information and trade secrets about the company’s satellite internet operations. GeekWire has contacted Amazon and the Post for comment on the lawsuit.

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Amazon and ULA get set to launch batches of satellites for Project Kuiper network

GeekWire

ULA Photo) Amazon and United Launch Alliance have set April 9 as the date for the first launch of full-scale satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband internet network. Eutelsat OneWeb is also going after the market for internet services provided by satellites in low Earth orbit.

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10 things to watch out for with open source gen AI

CIO Business Intelligence

As a result of all this experience, companies should know what to do to make sure they’re using properly-licensed code, how to check for vulnerabilities, and how to keep everything patched and up-to-date. Weird new license terms The landscape of different open source license types is complicated enough. Here are the top ones.

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FCC approves Amazon’s internet-from-space Kuiper constellation of 3,236 satellites

The Verge

The Federal Communications Commission has approved Amazon’s plans for its ambitious Kuiper constellation, which entails sending 3,236 satellites into orbit to beam internet coverage down to Earth. The company must launch half of the constellation by 2026. There are few caveats to Amazon’s FCC approval.

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The digital transformation of an island nation: how Bahrain rose to lead cloud adoption in the GCC Region

CIO Business Intelligence

billion revenue to Bahrain’s GDP by 2026, according to IDC’s Economic Impact study. Ultimately, the Recovery Plan aims to provide 20,000 citizens with government cybersecurity training by 2026. So why did AWS select Bahrain? IDC calculates that public cloud expenditure in the Gulf region is growing at less than 30% annually.

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Final test: Amazon’s Project Kuiper begins to deorbit prototype broadband satellites

GeekWire

(Amazon Photo) After a series of successful tests, Amazon says it has begun the monthslong process of bringing two prototype satellites for its Project Kuiper broadband internet constellation down from orbit. Project Kuiper is Amazon’s $10 billion initiative to provide global high-speed internet service from low Earth orbit.

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