02 Jul 2026
Amazon's midnight Leo launch allows Starlink competitor to go live later this year
Amazon ( AMZN ) successfully completed a launch just after midnight on Thursday, adding 29 more Leo satellites into low orbit, bringing its total deployed to 396, which puts the company on track to begin service later this year.
02 Jul 2026
Fortune Tech: Meta cloud plans, SpaceX smartphone, Sony gaming goes digital
Good morning. How much would you pay for a robot companion? The Chinese robot maker UBTech on Wednesday unveiled what it calls an “ultra-bionic” full-sized humanoid family called Uworld U1. According to its maker, the bot features “biomimetic skin” and “emotion-driven” AI; it can also do “up to 90% of fundamental human movements.” (There’s a joke in there somewhere, I’m sure of it.) The U1’s…
02 Jul 2026
Amazon has enough satellites to launch its Starlink competitor
Amazon says it now has enough satellites operating in low-Earth orbit to light up its Starlink internet competitor.
02 Jul 2026
FCC Moves to Speed Satellite License Reviews, Boosting SpaceX and Rival Broadband Networks
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said Wednesday it will vote July 22 on a sweeping Space Modernization Order that aims to cut satellite licensing timelines from more than a year to weeks or months, potentially accelerating the rollout of next-generation space broadband.
01 Jul 2026
Elon Musk denies a report about SpaceX’s AI phone prototype
The Wall Street Journal reports that SpaceX showed investors a ‘handset-like prototype’ that was slimmer than an iPhone.
01 Jul 2026
Musk Calls Reporting on SpaceX Prototype AI Device ‘Utterly False’
Topline SpaceX CEO Elon Musk called a recent report the company showed investors a prototype handheld, iPhone-like device designed for interacting with artificial intelligence systems “utterly false”—although reports have continued indicating the company may be trying to expand its retail offerings.
01 Jul 2026
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg SFB
File: A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stands in launch position at Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base at sunset. Image: SpaceX SpaceX is getting ready to kick off the back half of...
30 Jun 2026
SpaceX's AI boom comes with a perk for Memphis residents: half-price for Starlink
SpaceX is offering Memphis-area residents a steep discount on Starlink internet as its AI ambitions continue to expand in the region.
29 Jun 2026
Russia’s Rassvet ambition: Sovereignty in space beyond Starlink
The contest for technological supremacy is no longer confined to artificial intelligence, semiconductors, or quantum computing. Increasingly, it is unfolding hundreds of kilometers above Earth, where satellites have become indispensable instruments of national power. Communications, navigation, military coordination, financial transactions, emergency services, and internet connectivity all depend…
