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Amazon wants to launch 3,236 satellites that stream the Internet in an effort called the Kuiper Project, which would directly compete with SpaceX’s growing fleet of Starlink spacecraft. Despite the heated competition, Amazon managed to defeat opposition from its competitors and obtain approval from the US Federal Communications Commission to …

Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong poses for the press while holding a candidate nomination form while announcing his intention to run for the Legislative Council general election in Hong Kong on July 20, 2020. Anthony Wallace | AFP | fake pictures The UK has condemned Hong Kong’s decision to disqualify pro-democracy …

ASSOCIATED PRESS © Bloomberg News Mount Fuji is seen behind the Tokyo skyline. Asian stocks fell on Friday when reports showed layoffs of US workers persist at high levels after the US economy contracted at an annual rate of nearly 33% in the spring, the worst quarter on record. Loading …

The 2019-20 NBA season is officially back. On Thursday night, the Utah Jazz kicked off the action with an impressive 106-104 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. With a drop to 16, the Jazz struggled in the second half and held on to victory after Brandon Ingram’s late attempt from …

Photo: Denis Charlet (fake pictures) The Federal Communications Commission gave Amazon go-ahead on Thursday for its ambitious Kuiper project, which would put 3,236 broadband satellites in orbit to transmit Internet coverage down to earth. With this regulatory milestone assured, Amazon posed to join SpaceX in the race to be the …