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SpaceX launched more Starlink satellites on Falcon 9, and three Planet SkySats hitched a ride

The Verge

Falcon 9 launched 58 Starlink satellites and three Planet Skysats to orbit, then returned to Earth. SpaceX launched 58 new Starlink satellites on its Falcon 9 rocket on Saturday morning, and three satellites from Planet tagged along for the ride. Here’s two Skysats separating atop the Starlinks!

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Tracking the Trackers: For Better or Worse

SecureWorld News

These radios are being tracked and tagged by marketers, telecom companies and individuals in an effort to resell that data to parties willing to pay. Tiny BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) tags are being placed in people’s vehicles, pockets, bags and other items on the move all the time. Not so fast.

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Week in Review: Most popular stories on GeekWire for the week of Aug. 29, 2021

GeekWire

The entomologists and researchers leading the fight against Asian giant hornets in Washington state have made some tweaks to the tech they’re using to tag, track and hopefully eliminate the invasive species. The fight against ‘murder hornets’: Kevlar thread to tie on trackers, thick foam suits to prevent stings.

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Elon Musk tweets, ‘Time to break up Amazon’ as he defends author in dispute over COVID-19 book

GeekWire

He called the decision by Kindle Direct Publishing “insane” in a tweet in which he tagged Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos. Starlink vs Project Kuiper ?? ” Musk, who tweeted Monday that he would be “off Twitter for a while,” was back in all his usual controversial force on Thursday.