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Musk borrowed $1 bn from SpaceX as he bought Twitter for $44 bn: Report
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According to the Wall Street Journal, Musk tapped SpaceX “for a $1 billion loan around the time he was acquiring the social-media company formerly known as Twitter”.
SpaceX's back-to-back rocket launch aimed to break 56-yr record, but failed
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“SLD 45 has the opportunity to make history tonight, as we support two launches between 02:04 UTC and 04:44 UTC. This could represent the shortest time between launches from the ER on record. The previous was 1 hour 37 minutes on Sept. 12, 1966 when Gemini 11 & Titan-11 launched,” Space Launch Delta 45 wrote on Twitter.
Linda Yaccarino takes over as new Twitter CEO, hires key aide
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Yaccarino, former Chairman of Global Advertising and Partnerships at NBC Universal, has also hired Joe Benarroch, executive vice-president at NBC Universal, to work along with her at Twitter. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) late on Sunday, Benarroch has been a trusted adviser to Yaccarino.
SpaceX's Starship launch comes under US FAA scanner
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On April 20, the first flight test of SpaceX's fully integrated Starship and Super Heavy rocket, built to take humanity to the Moon, Mars and beyond, lifted off successfully.
SpaceX gets US FAA launch licence, Starship test flight likely on April 17
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With the clearance in hand, the first test flight will likely take place on April 17, SpaceX said in a tweet. The FAA in a statement said: "After a comprehensive licence evaluation process, the FAA determined SpaceX met all safety, environmental, policy, payload, airspace integration and financial responsibility requirements." "Targeting as soon as Monday, April 17 for the first flight test of a fully integrated Starship and Super Heavy rocket from Starbase in Texas," SpaceX wrote in a tweet on Friday, after getting the licence.
AMD unveils new Radeon PRO graphics cards with faster performance
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"The new AMD Radeon PRO W7000 Series are the most powerful graphics cards AMD has built to date, providing professionals, creators and artists with exceptional performance and value to drive the most demanding professional design and creative applications," Scott Herkelman, senior vice president and general manager, Graphics Business Unit at AMD, said in a statement.
SpaceX's Starship 'ready for launch', says Musk
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However, the first flight depends on licence approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Starship is ready for launch. Awaiting regulatory approval," he tweeted. The FAA has reportedly listed the rocket's orbital test flight on April 17. Starship is the world's most powerful rocket and will be used to send.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip-enabled phones to support built-in 'iSIMs'
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"We are very pleased to see our investment in high assurance processor hardware security, in collaboration with Thales, achieving the security and functional bar required by the GSMA for Remote Provisioning UICC use case," Ziad Asghar, senior vice president of product management, Qualcomm Technologies, said in a statement.
Starlink in-flight Internet takes off on JSX jet
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SpaceX made the announcement on the micro-blogging platform Twitter. It wrote, "Starlink started providing high-speed, low-latency internet to passengers during flights on the first @flyjsx jet this week!" "Starlink will be installed on additional @flyjsx jets in the weeks ahead, so as soon as you walk on your flight, the internet works," it added.
Elon Musk's Starlink Internet soon in moving vehicles
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Starlink for Rvs allow users to get immediate access to high-speed, low-latency Internet while in motion, at any location where the company provides active coverage. The flat high performance service can connect to more satellites because of its broad field of view and improved GPS capabilities, providing reliable connectivity wherever it is needed.
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