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I’ve written repeatedly about how Republicans effectively rewrote the 2021 infrastructure bill (they voted against) to ensure that billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded broadband grants (intended to be spent on affordable, next-generation fiber) was stolen from local communities, and instead given to Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos for expensive, congested satellite service.Continue Reading

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Welcome to my 196th weekly routes article! It includes six mini-stories about subjectively exciting services that took off between December 20 and 30.As always, only a selection of additions has been chosen. While not covered below, Mumbai’s new airport welcomed its first commercial flight on Christmas Day.Continue Reading

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Flux Power has received more than $3.6 million in new purchase orders to provide its lithium-ion battery packs to a major North American airline. The company says that these orders further extend its presence in aviation energy systems, specifically supporting ground support equipment deployments. The additional orders will enable theContinue Reading

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Sponsored by Kikusui America, Inc. The rapid growth of battery-powered technologies, from electric vehicles to renewable energy storage, has heightened the demand for efficient and reliable battery testing solutions. Kikusui has introduced its new Battery Emulator System, a cutting-edge solution designed to address the challenges of evaluating battery-powered devices andContinue Reading

Inside Microsoft Ignite: How Microsoft and NVIDIA are redefining the AI stack

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Presented by Microsoft and NVIDIAAs the world’s leading platform providers and champions for advancing AI globally, NVIDIA and Microsoft continue to deliver unequaled value for organizations investing in and deploying AI. The companies’ collaborative efforts at the 2025 Microsoft Ignite conference offered tangible proof, introducing practitioners and decision-makers to new and expanded AI infrastructure andContinue Reading

‘Putting the servers in orbit is a stupid idea’: Could data centers in space help avoid an AI energy crisis? Experts are torn.

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(Image credit: fotograzia/Getty Images) As artificial intelligence (AI) models keep growing and getting more power-hungry , researchers are starting to ask not whether they can be trained — but where. That’s the context behind Google Research’s recent proposal to explore space-based AI infrastructure, an idea that sits somewhere between serious science and orbital overreach. TheContinue Reading

The Earth Observer: Offering Perspectives from Space through Time

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An Intertwined History: The Earth Observer and EOS The Earth Observer , a newsletter issued for more than 36 years, will release its last online content at the close of 2025. This newsletter evolved in parallel with NASA’s Earth Observing System (EOS). It is almost impossible to speak of this newsletter without mentioning EOS. As TheContinue Reading

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Singapore EV Charging Management Software Platform Market is projected to reach USD 53.7 million by 2033, growing at a robust CAGR of 28.5% from USD 7.8 million in 2024. This significant growth underscores the burgeoning demand for efficient and intelligent solutions to manage the expanding electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the island.  …Continue Reading