AT&T is framing direct-to-device satellite connectivity as a rural coverage complement, not a threat to terrestrial networks, while cooperating with Verizon and T-Mobile despite different satellite partners.

#sports #science tech #satellite connectivity

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Meta-Reliance Jamnagar Deal Tests India’s AI Data Center Ambition

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Meta-Reliance Jamnagar Deal Tests India’s AI Data Center Ambition

Meta and Reliance will collaborate on a 168-megawatt AI-enabled data center in Jamnagar, moving their partnership from digital services into infrastructure and testing India as a global AI compute hub.

#cloud data centers #AI infrastructure #data centers

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Taiwan AI Chip Control Plan Tests Asia's Semiconductor Enforcement Gap

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Taiwan AI Chip Control Plan Tests Asia's Semiconductor Enforcement Gap

Taiwan is weighing stricter AI chip export controls that could criminalize smuggling of Nvidia-class hardware to China, raising compliance pressure on server assemblers and deepening Asia's split over US-aligned semiconductor enforcement.

#chips semiconductors #science tech #AI chips

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Amazon Leo FCC Extension Keeps Starlink Satellite Rivalry Alive

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Amazon Leo FCC Extension Keeps Starlink Satellite Rivalry Alive

The FCC gave Amazon Leo a 24-month extension for its interim LEO satellite deployment milestone, preserving a path toward a mid-2026 service launch while keeping the July 30, 2029 full-buildout deadline in place.

#chips semiconductors #science tech #satellite broadband

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Sandstone Raises $30M For AI Workflow Tools In Company Legal Teams

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Sandstone Raises $30M For AI Workflow Tools In Company Legal Teams

Sandstone raised $30 million in Series A funding led by Lightspeed Venture Partners to build AI workflow tools for in-house legal teams at small and mid-sized businesses.

#ai #science tech #legal AI

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SpaceX Fixed-Price IPO Turns Retail Allocation Into The Main Market Test

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SpaceX Fixed-Price IPO Turns Retail Allocation Into The Main Market Test

SpaceX is offering IPO shares at a fixed $135 price, leaving allocation of roughly $75 billion in shares, especially retail access, as the main test before Thursday offering and Friday trading.

#science tech #startups #IPO

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UAE Salary Deadline Turns WPS Payroll Into A First-Of-Month Payments Test

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UAE Salary Deadline Turns WPS Payroll Into A First-Of-Month Payments Test

UAE private-sector salary rules triggered a sharp WPS payroll surge on June 1, with Al Ansari Exchange up more than 151 per cent and Al Fardan Exchange up 136 per cent, turning wage compliance into a first-of-month payments and cash-flow test.

#uae economy #UAE #Wage Protection System

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Sabertooth's $500 Million SPV Push Turns AI Startup Access Into A Product

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Sabertooth's $500 Million SPV Push Turns AI Startup Access Into A Product

Sabertooth Capital has invested nearly $500 million into 10 late-stage AI and deep-tech companies through single-deal SPVs, showing how access to scarce private technology rounds is becoming a product of its own.

#ai #venture capital #SPV

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Google's $4.99 AI Plus Cut Turns Consumer AI Into A Bundle Fight

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Google's $4.99 AI Plus Cut Turns Consumer AI Into A Bundle Fight

Google cut AI Plus from $7.99 to $4.99 per month and doubled included storage to 400 gigabytes, pushing U.S. consumer AI subscriptions toward lower-priced platform bundles.

#ai #Google AI Plus #Gemini

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GM Sodium-Ion Storage Push Turns AI Data Center Power Into A Battery Market Test

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GM Sodium-Ion Storage Push Turns AI Data Center Power Into A Battery Market Test

General Motors is expanding into grid-scale energy storage through Peak Energy, LG Energy Solution and Redwood Materials, making AI data center demand a battery commercialization test.

#cloud data centers #AI infrastructure #energy storage

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NAVER’s 55-Megawatt NVIDIA Buildout Tests Sovereign AI Cloud Demand

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NAVER’s 55-Megawatt NVIDIA Buildout Tests Sovereign AI Cloud Demand

NAVER and NVIDIA are expanding sovereign AI infrastructure from a 55-megawatt starting point toward gigawatt scale, tying Korea’s AI factory ambitions to DSX software, GAK Sejong capacity and localized model services.

#cloud data centers #NAVER #NVIDIA

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Perplexity’s 2028 IPO Plan Puts AI Search On The Mega-Listing Watchlist

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Perplexity’s 2028 IPO Plan Puts AI Search On The Mega-Listing Watchlist

Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas said the AI search company is still planning a 2028 IPO as Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX prepare large listings that could reset AI valuation expectations.

#ai #Perplexity #AI search

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