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in TechnologyWhat’s Amazon’s Project Kuiper?
Answer: Amazon’s Project Kuiper. launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, aims to establish a mega-constellation of more than 3,200 satellites to provide internet service across the globe. The initiative, which launched its first two prototype satellites using United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V rocket, is set to rival SpaceX’s Starlink service, which has…
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in TechnologyWhat cosmic name did Elon Musk bestow upon his youngest offspring?
Answer: Techno Mechanicus Musk, affectionately dubbed “Tau,” was born in June 2022. Tau made his grand debut not in a tweet or a press release but in the pages of Elon Musk’s new biography, as chronicled by Walter Isaacson. While X Æ A-13 might’ve been the talk of the town in 2020, and Starship continues…
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in TechnologyAs of mid-March 2022, what’s Ukraine’s Most-Downloaded App?
Answer: On March 14, 2022, Elon Musk’s Starlink app became the most downloaded app from the Apple App Store in Ukraine, and it remained in the top spot in the days after, according to Sensor Tower, which tracks downloads. Starlink enables video calls, online gaming, streaming, and other high-data-rate activities thru Musk’s SpaceX satellites. The…
