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Microsoft is finally retiring Internet Explorer in 2022

The Verge

Microsoft is finally retiring Internet Explorer next year, after more than 25 years. The aging web browser has largely been unused by most consumers for years, but Microsoft is putting the final nail in the Internet Explorer coffin on June 15th, 2022, by retiring it in favor of Microsoft Edge. “We Photo: Fairfax Media via Getty Images.

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Facebook’s satellite internet team joins Amazon

The Verge

Amazon has acquired a team of employees from Facebook focused on delivering internet connectivity from low Earth orbit satellites, The Information reports. The move brings an end to Facebook’s efforts to deliver internet connectivity to remote areas via its own satellites. An artistic rendering of a satellite in orbit.

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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 to retain its FCC license, and then the remaining satellites by 2029.

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What you need to know about IoT in enterprise and education

CIO Business Intelligence

In an era of data driven insights and automation, few technologies have the power to supercharge and empower decision makers like that of the Internet of Things (IoT). . billion by 2029. What you need to know about IoT in enterprise and education . As the adoption of IoT devices is expected to reach 24.1

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

GeekWire

Project Kuiper is designed to provide affordable broadband internet access from above for tens of millions of people around the world who are underserved. The rest would have to be launched by 2029. .” The prototype satellites were launched into low Earth orbit from Florida on Oct.

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

GeekWire

The Federal Communications Commission has authorized Amazon’s plans for a Project Kuiper constellation of 3,236 satellites that would provide broadband internet access across a wide swath of the globe — but on the condition that it doesn’t unduly interfere with previously authorized satellite ventures. (Credit: OneWeb).

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Digital Publishing Solutions: Innovate and Excel in 2024

Kitaboo

The blazing content revolution brought about by the widespread adoption of the internet has enabled greater access to information. This onset has, however, also set in motion a certain trivialization of traditionally published content.

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