Amazon Secures Three Launches via Musk's SpaceX to Bolster 'Project Kuiper'
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These three Falcon 9 missions are slated to commence in mid-2025 and are integral to Kuiper's roadmap, which envisions a constellation of 3,236 satellites orbiting in low Earth orbit.
L&T Ventures into Fabless Semiconductor Chip Designing
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L&T aims to focus on the design aspect of fabless semiconductor chips, as it can lead to patentable innovations and offer significant value.
We're not naive, will do security check before turning on Starlink in Gaza: Elon Musk
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Saying that the company is “not so naive", the billionaire said that no Starlink terminal has attempted to connect from Gaza as of now.  “If one does, we will take extraordinary measures to confirm that it is used ‘only’ for purely humanitarian reasons,” the X owner commented in a fresh post.
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.
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