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Amazon and AT&T announced a sweeping strategic partnership on February 4, 2026, combining orbital satellite capabilities with terrestrial fiber infrastructure in a direct challenge to SpaceX. The agreement centers on Amazon Leo, the newly rebranded commercial arm of Amazon’s Project Kuiper, which will serve as a primary satellite connectivity layer for AT&T’s business and public…
Rep. Lori Trahan has emerged as one of the House’s leading Democratic voices on artificial intelligence, pushing federal oversight to the top of her agenda. Trahan partnered with Rep. Jay Obernolte, a California Republican, to introduce a sweeping new draft of AI legislation now formally called the FRONTIER Act. The two lawmakers first released draft…
President Donald Trump took to social media Monday morning to share photos and progress reports on his ongoing campaign to renovate landmarks across Washington, D.C. The posts featured images of statues, fountains, and other landmarks that the National Park Service has been actively updating as part of a broader White House initiative. Trump has framed…
Cybersecurity has become a core part of how modern organizations operate. Businesses, government agencies, healthcare providers, technology companies, and critical infrastructure operators all depend on connected systems that can expose sensitive information when poorly protected. As digital threats continue to evolve, organizations need clear ways to identify weaknesses and strengthen their defenses. In the United…
The average price of regular gasoline in the United States hit $4.14 a gallon heading into Labor Day weekend, setting a new record high for the holiday. The previous Labor Day record stood at $3.82 a gallon, set back in 2012, meaning prices have now surged well past that historic benchmark. Gas prices have never…
China’s trade growth picked up in August, though imports fell short of expectations, underscoring persistent weakness in domestic demand within the world’s second-largest economy. Exports grew 25% in U.S. dollar terms in August from a year earlier, according to official customs data released Tuesday, in line with Reuters-polled analysts’ forecasts and quickening from a 23.9%…
Hunter Biden, son of former President Joe Biden, announced Monday the debut of a new meme coin trading under the ticker $LAPTOP. The name directly references the political firestorm that engulfed Hunter Biden beginning in 2020 over his personal laptop and its contents. Meme coins carry no intrinsic value but frequently surge in price driven…
The satellite industry’s most important competition is not happening on launchpads — it is unfolding across radio frequencies racing to reach smartphones in billions of pockets worldwide. The FCC’s authorization of Supplemental Coverage from Space has unlocked a new competitive category where orbital constellations beam service directly into ordinary handsets without specialized hardware. Four publicly…
AST SpaceMobile (ASTS), a developer of low Earth orbit satellites, went public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company in April 2021. Since its market debut, ASTS has risen more than fivefold, drawing significant investor attention as the LEO satellite sector gains momentum globally. Unlike SpaceX’s Starlink satellites, AST’s BlueBird satellites are considerably…
When multiple siblings inherit an IRA together, one of the first questions they ask is whether they can simply liquidate the account and split the proceeds immediately. The short answer is yes, beneficiaries can cash out an inherited IRA in a lump sum, but the financial consequences of doing so can be significant and long-lasting….