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Amazon says Project Kuiper satellites are maneuvering the way they were built to do

GeekWire

They’re designed to test the hardware as well as the software, ground-based facilities and procedures that will be used for the full constellation. At least half of the 3,236 satellites will have to be placed in orbit by mid-2026 to satisfy the requirements of Amazon’s license from the Federal Communications Commission.

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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. What’s expensive is scale.”

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CIOs See A Need For Data In Their Factories

The Accidental Successful CIO

These benefits are expected to spur annual spending by global manufacturers on data management, analytics and other advanced capabilities to nearly $20 billion by 2026, up from roughly $5 billion this year. How Will The World Be Changed? This will be a significant change. Things are going to be speeding up for the person with the CIO job.

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Follow the countdown to the first launch of Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites

GeekWire

ULA Photo) The countdown is on for the first-ever launch of Amazon satellites, aimed at testing out the hardware and software for the Seattle company’s worldwide Project Kuiper broadband internet constellation. United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket is set to launch Amazon’s Project Kuiper satellites.

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Why DRM-Protected eBooks Are the Preferred Choice for Educational Publishing Today?

Kitaboo

billion by 2026. With the availability of several digital publishing software, publishing documents is just a few clicks away. Just like a lock on the door that protects your home, DRM ensures that only consumers who pay for a license will receive access to the content. DRM Protects the Authenticity of the Content.

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Amazon says Project Kuiper satellites ace orbital tests — including video streaming and online sale

GeekWire

The tests conducted over the past month served as a demonstration of those synergies as well as confirmation that Project Kuiper’s hardware, software and ground-based infrastructure are on the right track. Engineers test the Project Kuiper satellite network in McAllen, Texas. The rest would have to be launched by 2029.

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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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