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Google Assistant Passes 500 Million Users, Will Get Longform Reading And Deeper Smart Home Integration In 2020
Posted in Business, Online, Software on 9th Jan, 2020
by Alex Muller
Google Assistant is now used by 500 million monthly active users, and today Google is previewing features on the way in 2020 like a new voice that reads articles and web pages aloud to users with a more natural and humanlike voice.
SpaceX Starlink Satellites Could Cost $250,000 Each And Falcon 9 Costs Less Than $30 Million
Posted in Business, Online on 11th Dec, 2019
by Alex Muller
Elon Musk and SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell have said that the per-satellite Starlink cost is already well below $500,000. This means that the internal cost of a Falcon 9 launch is less than $30 million.
JAXA To Set Up A Two-way Streaming Studio On The ISS
Posted in Online, Science on 27th Nov, 2019
by Alex Muller
The Japanese space agency, JAXA, is teaming up with Bascule and SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation to set up a studio on the International Space Station (ISS) that will provide two-way live-streaming video feeds starting in 2020.
SpaceX Launches 60 More Internet Satellites
Posted in Business, Hardware, Online on 12th Nov, 2019
by Alex Muller
SpaceX sent another 60 satellites into orbit on Monday, one of many such launches the company hopes to conduct over the next year as it works to build a massive broadband-from-space business.
U.S. Proposes Barring Facebook And Other Big Tech Firms From Offering Financial Services
Posted in Business, Online on 15th Jul, 2019
by Alex Muller
In a sign of widening scrutiny after Facebook’s proposed Libra digital coin aroused widespread objection, the bill proposes a fine of $1 million per day for violation of such rules.