EU Signs $1 Billion Deal For Sovereign Satellite Constellation To Rival Starlink

Slashdot
By BeauHDDec 16, 2024, 2:01 pm122 pts
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: The European Union is forging ahead with plans for a constellation of internet satellites to rival Elon Musk-owned Starlink, after signing a $11.1 billion deal to launch nearly 300 satellites into low- and medium-Earth orbits by 2030. The bloc wants the space…

Read Article Share
Share Article
- email
- x.com
- facebook
- pocket
- reddit
- tumblr
- linkedin
- pinterest

Trending Today on Tech News Tube

Instacart Kills AI Pricing Tests That Charged Some Customers More Than Others

Slashdot

Instacart Kills AI Pricing Tests That Charged Some Customers More Than Others 129

Microsoft To Replace All C/C++ Code With Rust By 2030

Slashdot

Microsoft To Replace All C/C++ Code With Rust By 2030 128

People Are Using Sora 2 to Make Disturbing Videos With AI-Generated Kids

Wired

People Are Using Sora 2 to Make Disturbing Videos With AI-Generated Kids 119

Tech giants battle for AI talent as 'boomerang' hires surge in 2025

Digitimes

Tech giants battle for AI talent as 'boomerang' hires surge in 2025 116

How a Power Outage In Colorado Caused US Official Time To Be 4.8 Microseconds

Slashdot

How a Power Outage In Colorado Caused US Official Time To Be 4.8 Microseconds 114

Elon Musk’s Grok AI to be used in U.S. War Department’s bespoke AI platform

Teslarati

Elon Musk’s Grok AI to be used in U.S. War Department’s bespoke AI platform 109

Uber and Lyft rolling Baidu robotaxis into London next year

The Register

Uber and Lyft rolling Baidu robotaxis into London next year 101

Amazon's Boxing Day sale hasn't officially started – but these 62 deals are a no-nonsense shortlist for (very) last-minute Christmas shopping

TechRadar

Amazon's Boxing Day sale hasn't officially started – but these 62 deals are a no-nonsense shortlist for (very) last-minute Christmas shopping 100

About Tech News Tube

Tech News Tube is a real time news feed of the latest technology news headlines.

Follow all of the top tech sites in one place, on the web or your mobile device.

Featured

Palo Alto's new Google Cloud deal boosts…

Palo Alto's new Google Cloud deal boosts AI integration, could save on cloud…

Watch out, Nvidia - Qualcomm acquires…

Watch out, Nvidia - Qualcomm acquires Alphawave Semi in latest addition to its…

Australian Eateries Turn To Automatic…

Australian Eateries Turn To Automatic Tipping as Cost of Doing Business Climbs

Why Some Avatar: Fire and Ash Scenes Look So Smooth, and Others Don't

Arm sheds billions in market…

Arm sheds billions in market capitalization after Qualcomm hints at RISC-V…

iRobot Founder Says FTC Treated Blocked…

iRobot Founder Says FTC Treated Blocked Deals 'Like Trophies' as Bankruptcy…

Instacart is ending its controversial…

Instacart is ending its controversial price tests

Is Xbox Betting on Cross-Platform…

Is Xbox Betting on Cross-Platform Gaming?

Waymo vehicles are operating again in…

Waymo vehicles are operating again in San Francisco following a power outage

IDM automotive revenue becomes uncertain…

IDM automotive revenue becomes uncertain as new chip entrants seize smart…