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Loon

Alphabet’s low cost balloon internet ‘Loon’ launches in Kenya

After launching its first internet balloon in April this year, Alphabet’s Loon…
OneWeb

UK Government and Bharti Global will invest $1B to acquire Softbank-backed bankrupt satellite company OneWeb

In search of an alternative for the Galileo sat-nav system, as Brexit…

Tesla opens reservations for its all-electric Cybertruck in China

Tesla has started taking reservations for its eerily futuristic truck, named Cybertruck…
didi

Didi to begin testing robotaxis in Shanghai, installs V2X kits on its vehicles

Didi, the most popular ride hailing platform in China, is planning to…

Nextbillionai, an Enterprise AI solution for hyperlocal businesses, announces $7Mn Series A

With the COVID-19 pandemic paralyzing global economy, traditional businesses — be it…

Elon Musk confirms SpaceX will build ‘floating spaceports’ to launch Starship rockets to Mars, Moon and beyond

As if SpaceX real achievements weren’t sci-fi enough, the company’s latest plans…
Starlink

SpaceX has to prove usability of low latency internet via Starlink within next month to qualify for $16 billion in US federal funding

SpaceX has been hustling to build the world’s first ever global, high…

SpaceX sends 58 more satellites for its Starlink constellation, total number now stands at 538

SpaceX has launched yet another batch of satellites into Earth’s orbit, which…

SpaceX rockets run on the same software as your average joe Android smartphone

SpaceX engineers have explained in a reddit post that if you use…

Elon Musk tells SpaceX staff, Starship is ‘top priority’

In a company-wide email seen by CNBC, Elon Musk has told his…

SpaceX successfully deploys yet another batch of 60 Starlink satellites

Further adding in to the blockbuster year that SpaceX is having, the…

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket returns home after successfully launching humans to space

The rocket which made history, has finally returned back home after dropping…
didi

Softbank leads $500Mn round in China’s Didi’s self-driving unit

Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing has acquired $500 million for its autonomous…

SpaceX’s first manned space mission called off due to bad weather, next attempt on Saturday

Weather played spoilsport on a day that would have otherwise marked the…

Watch LIVE as SpaceX launches its first ever manned mission to space aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft

SpaceX is ready to finally achieve the goal it set out for…

China to launch its first rover mission to Mars come July

In an effort to emerge as a competitive player against the US…

Finance Minister announces private sector’s entry into India’s space game

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has managed to not only thrive with…

Nvidia announces the A100 AI chip, promising the biggest leap in performance it has ever taken

In the GPU game, not many can stand up to Nvidia. The…