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SpaceX $500 Million Fundraising and First 75 Starlink Satellites

Posted in Business, Hardware, Online on 17th Apr, 2019
by Alex Muller

SpaceX should start launching the prototype Starlink satellite constellation starting in May.

Google’s Cloud Services Platform is now Anthos, and it works with AWS and Azure

Posted in Business, Online, Software on 10th Apr, 2019
by Alex Muller

Anthos is the new name for the Cloud Services Platform, which Google introduced in beta for hybrid cloud management last year. Google also introduced Anthos Migrate in beta for portability across clouds without the need to modify apps or virtual machines.

Google and other tech giants are quietly buying up the most important part of the internet

Posted in Business, Online on 8th Apr, 2019
by Alex Muller

Google makes billions from its cloud platform. Now it’s using those billions to buy up the internet itself — or at least the submarine cables that make up the internet backbone.

US Air Force Funds SpaceX Starlink For $28.7 Milllion

Posted in Business on 21st Dec, 2018
by Alex Muller

The US Air Force is providing SpaceX with $28.7 million for Starlink satellite experiments and for exploration of military applications.

SpaceX Borrowing to Global Internet and BFR future

Posted in Science on 29th Oct, 2018
by Alex Muller

SpaceX is raising $500 million in a loan which will help fund the SpaceX BFR and the buildout of the Starlink satellite network.