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2025-03-17

Alphabet’s Starlink competitor Taara is spinning off into an independent company

Alphabet is letting its laser-based internet company Taara fly and be free, according to reporting by Financial Times. Google’s parent company is spinning off the service from X, its moonshot incubator system (not to be confused with X the social network.)


Taara uses light beams to provide high-bandwidth internet and phone services to hard-to-reach areas of the world. This places it in direct competition with Elon Musk’s Starlink netw [...]

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2025-03-01

Alphabet's Taara chip uses light beams to provide high-speed internet

Alphabet has announced a new development for Taara's technology that could lead to low-cost, high-speed internet connectivity, even in far-flung locations. Taara's general manager, Mahesh Kr [...]

Match Score: 347.46

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2025-03-02

FAA reportedly ordered staff to find millions of dollars to fund Starlink deal

According to Rolling Stone, employees with the Federal Aviation Administration were told on Friday to “begin finding tens of millions of dollars for a Starlink deal,” after The Washington Post re [...]

Match Score: 106.02

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2025-03-06

House Republicans subpoena Google over alleged censorship

Google is once again in the crosshairs of Republicans in Congress because of alleged censorship, Bloomberg writes. The House Judiciary Committee has subpoenaed Google's parent company Alphabet an [...]

Match Score: 96.75

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2025-02-10

T-Mobile is offering its Starlink satellite texting feature for free until July

T-Mobile's Starlink satellite texting feature is now available in beta for anyone with a compatible iPhone or Android device to try out, the company announced in a Super Bowl ad. The new feature [...]

Match Score: 83.69

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2025-01-31

Get four Apple AirTags for $70, plus the rest of this week's best tech deals

It's time for another edition of Engadget's weekly deals roundup where we bring together worthwhile tech deals from the past week. If you're in the market for home entertainment gear, y [...]

Match Score: 79.80

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2025-03-04

Ontario once again promises to nix $100 million Starlink deal over Trump tariffs

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has once again promised to end the province’s $100 million contract with Elon Musk’s Starlink after reversing course back in February, according to reporting by the CBC. [...]

Match Score: 79.49

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2025-02-17

The best Presidents' Day deals on Apple, Samsung, Dyson, Peacock and more

Apparently President's Day was created to honor George Washington's birthday. But now on a Monday in February we celebrate every US president by shopping for deals. Nixon, Taft, Coolidge, Po [...]

Match Score: 78.65

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2025-03-19

The EU's new charges against Google could lead to at least $35 billion in fines

The EU is moving forward with competition-based regulatory actions against Google and Apple. The European Commission (EC) announced two preliminary charges against Google for failing to comply with Di [...]

Match Score: 70.42

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2025-02-14

The best President's Day tech deals on Apple, Samsung, Dyson, Blink and more

Apparently President's Day was created to honor George Washington's birthday. But now on a Monday in February we celebrate every US president by shopping for deals. Nixon, Taft, Coolidge, Po [...]

Match Score: 68.65