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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 may have ultra-high frequency variant
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According to GSMArena, AQualcomm might launch two separate versions of the upcoming Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. The standard one will be business as usual, but there will also be a high-frequency iteration, which should push the clock speeds significantly higher. Currently, the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1's Prime core runs at 3.19 GHz, while the high-frequency option will offer at least 3.4-3.5 GHz.
Amount of attention on me has gone supernova: Musk
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On the microblogging site, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO expressed his displeasure of the unwanted media attention that he is getting these days. "The amount of attention on me has gone supernova, which super sucks. Unfortunately, even trivial articles about me generate a lot of clicks," Musk tweeted with a sad emoji.
SpaceX sends 46 Starlink satellites into space
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The two-stage Falcon 9 rocket, which induced a scrub at T-46 seconds on Thursday, lifted off successfully from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on Friday, reports Space.com. "Deployment of 46 Starlink satellites confirmed -- completing SpaceX's 32nd mission of 2022!a the agency tweeted. Liftoff took place at 1.40 p.m. amid severely foggy conditions on the West Coast. The launch allowed SpaceX to surpass its 31 record launches of 2021 with a 32nd record launch in 2022, and still counting.
India must accelerate digitisation via chip design, innovation: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
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After inaugurating Intel India's state-of-the-art design and engineering centre here, he said that Intel's critical contributions and relentless quest to advance innovation in design and engineering in the country over the past two and half decades highlights the design opportunity India offers to the world. "The inauguration of Intel's new state-of-the-art design facility in Bengaluru is a testament of its commitment to contribute towards bolstering India's technology leadership," the minister told the audience.
SpaceX launches 3 rockets in 36 hours
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A two-stage Falcon 9 rocket was launched from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Sunday (June 19) at 12:27 a.m. EDT, carrying a communications satellite for the Louisiana-based company Globalstar to orbit, Space.com reported. "Congrats to SpaceX Falcon team for executing 3 flawless launches in 2 days!" CEO and Founder Elon Musk shared in a tweet.
SpaceX 'violated' US labour law by abruptly firings employees
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According to The Verge, labour lawyers now say the firings may have violated US labour law. The fired employees may also approach the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to sue SpaceX. "To be covered, an action has to be concerted (certainly the case here) and it has to relate to working conditions," Charlotte Garden, a law professor at Seattle University, was quoted as saying in the report late on Friday.
Musk's behaviour a source of distraction & embarrassment: SpaceX employees
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"As our CEO and most prominent spokesperson, Elon is seen as the face of SpaceX, every Tweet that Elon sends is a de facto public statement by the company. It is critical to make clear to our teams and to our potential talent pool that his messaging does not reflect our work, our mission, or our values," the SpaceX employees wrote.
SpaceX's Starship will take 1st flight in July: Musk
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This comes as the company received environment clearance from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for developing and testing its giant Starship rocket launch vehicle at the Starbase site in Texas. "Starship will be ready to fly next month," Musk said on Twitter. "I was in the high bay and mega bay late last night reviewing progress.
Musk again 'touches upon' SpaceX sex scandal on Twitter
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Elon Musk, who refuted reports that claimed SpaceX paid a female worker $250,000 to hush up sexual misconduct charges against him, once again touched upon the controversial subject on Twitter. Chad Hurley, Co-founder of YouTube and an investor, asked Musk: "Hey, @elonmusk! Stop horsing around and close this Twitter deal. We all want a happy ending!"
SpaceX signs 1st deal to provide Starlink internet service on planes
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According to Space.com, the service will be available later this year to customers of JSX, a charter airline company that plans to equip 100 planes with Starlink-provided inflight Wi-Fi. "The service will be offered to all JSX customers at no charge, and will not require logging in or other complexities associated with legacy systems," JSX representative was quoted as saying in an emailed statement.
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