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Amazon Seeks Permission to Launch Thousands of Satellites in Internet Space Race

The request to FCC would bring their total sats to 7,774. SpaceX has already launched 1,700 Starlink sats. The move would see a total of 65,000 stats. 06 November 2021 | Staff | MyBroadband Amazon.com Inc.’s Kuiper Systems LLC asked U.S. regulators for permission to launch another 4,538 satellites that would bolster its constellation as…

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At 90 Bill Shatner to Become Oldest Jew in Space

William Shatner, who turned 90 last March, is going to fly on Jeff Bezos’ next Blue Origin rocket mission in October. Photo: William Shatner in 2020 and 1966. Photo Credit: Super Festivals; NBC Television 20 Tishri 5782 – September 26, 2021 | David Israel | The Jewish Press The grandson of Wolf Schattner who immigrated…

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One (or more) of 426 Submarine Cables enabled you to read this post

Photo: Screenshot HMN Technologies Submarine Cables As of early 2021, there are approximately 426 submarine cables in service around the world. These cables provide the internet connections that reach around the world. 16 August 2021 | James Porteous | Clipper Media I will admit, when I first read the article below indicating that Facebook and…

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Amazon Claims Employees Can Chillax in ZenBooth ‘during shifts’

The company, known for clocking washroom breaks, recently introduced a WorkingWell program that included the ZenBooth cabin containing a desktop computer, pot plants, a fan and a ceiling painted to look like a blue sky. 28 May 2021 | Tom Bateman  | Euronews Tech giant Amazon revealed part of its new “WorkingWell” programme on Thursday…

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‘Amazon EU’ pays even less in taxes than Jeff Bezos

Luxembourg, the tax-home for Amazon EU, handles sales for the UK, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden. The company has bankrolled €2.7bn worth of carried forward losses stored up, which can be used against any tax payable on future profits. 04 April 2021 | Rupert Neate  | The Guardian (original link) Fresh…

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Sound Legends: Full Service Music Platform for Indie Musicians

26 April 2021 | Platform & Stream | Original Link | Sounds Legends link | Sound Legends, a new music digital distribution service, is launching their much-anticipated free pricing model to offer access to the market for independent artists worldwide. Artists can instantly upload and share their music with a global audience while collecting 100%…

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Study: Leather used by European car manufacturers linked to illegal deforestation in Amazon

Carmakers like VW, BMW, Daimler, PSA and Renault have been linked to Amazon rainforest deforestation in a new study. It said the firms may be using leather from cattle raised on illegally deforested land for their seats. 16 April 2021 | Nadia Pontes | DM (original link) Car seats from manufacturers like Volkswagen, BMW, Daimler,…

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