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Kuiper satellite network gets a big lift from Amazon’s CEO, but timeline is a bit hazy

GeekWire

Under the terms of the Federal Communications Commission’s license, half of that total would have to be deployed by mid-2026. In his letter, Jassy noted that Project Kuiper’s applications wouldn’t be limited to at-home customers.

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Buying advice for CIOs as low-code/no-code spending rises

CIO Business Intelligence

Faced with a long-running shortage of experienced professional developers, enterprise IT leaders have been exploring fresh ways of unlocking software development talent by training up non-IT staff and deploying tools that enable even business users to build or customize applications to suit their needs.

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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? This year, Singapore-based Whampoa Group also selected Bahrain as the HQ location for its new digital bank.

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Revolutionizing Higher Education Publishing through Seamless Content Integration in eBooks

Kitaboo

billion by 2026. from 2021 to 2026. Emphasis is on the practical application of knowledge, ensuring a seamless transition to real-world scenarios. The centralized control afforded by such platforms streamlines license management, updates, and user access. Furthermore, a recent study reveals that 74.6%

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SpaceX’s Elon Musk and Amazon’s Project Kuiper stir up a war of words over satellites

GeekWire

Last year, Amazon won approval from the Federal Communications Commission to put 3,236 satellites in a different set of orbits, with at least half of them to be launched by 2026. SpaceX currently has more than 1,000 Starlink satellites in low Earth orbit and aims to boost that number to 11,000 or more in the years ahead.

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Amazon vows to invest $10B in Kuiper satellites after getting FCC’s go-ahead

GeekWire

Under the terms of the FCC’s order, Amazon will have to launch half of its satellites by mid-2026, and the rest of them by mid-2029. It’s not clear when Project Kuiper aims to start service, but the FCC’s authorization suggests it’d be sometime before 2026. military applications.

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Warner Bros. roils game industry with patent on Nemesis gameplay mechanic by Kirkland’s Monolith

GeekWire

The unique central mechanic of the Katamari games, where the player rolls a sticky ball around an arena to gather up loose objects, is legally protected until 2026, which goes a long way towards explaining why there haven’t been a couple of hundred “ Katamari -likes” by now.

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