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Starlink Vietnam next on SpaceX’s list after $1.5B proposal

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Hughs and Lam discussed the potential benefits of Starlink connectivity during national disasters like Super Typhoon Yagi. Hughes expressed SpaceX’s concern over Typhoon Yagi’s aftermath and offered the company’s help in the form of Starlink services in the future. billion worth of property destroyed.

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Ford Sustainability Report details pilot program in South Africa to deliver health care, education

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A new Ford Motor Company pilot program aims to enhance mobility health services in rural areas of South Africa and Nigeria. The services will be accessed using enhanced mobility and connectivity technologies from Ford vehicles. Ford has unveiled a number of new technologies to help people stay better connected behind the wheel.

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bp and Uber partner to drive delivery growth globally

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bp and Uber Technologies announced a new global strategic convenience delivery partnership, extending their existing local arrangements to reach more consumers across the world. The new partnership covers retail sites in Australia, New Zealand, Poland, South Africa and the west coast of US.

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Elon Musk meets with the President of Namibia to talk Starlink

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On Monday, the SpaceX and Tesla head met with and presented an award to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni , as a part of the Global Citizen Awards ceremony held by think tank the Atlantic Council. ” SpaceX Starlink faces sanctions in Brazil over Elon Musk’s X access What are your thoughts?

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Synovate Global Study Explores Future Car Buyers Sentiments

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Anger, frustration, greed, lack of trust are a few of the many sentiments expressed by consumers and future car buyers globally, according to a recent “Tipping Point” study by Synovate Motoresearch, the automotive division of global market research company Synovate. A time for introspection and balance. A mere speed bump.

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Mercedes-Benz running automated test drive in Shanghai; infrastructure peculiarities

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million kilometers in Europe, the US, China, Australia and South Africa, and more than 1.2 The Mercedes-Benz Research & Development Center in Beijing has therefore been an integral and crucial component of the global R&D network of Daimler AG for more than a decade. China is the largest automobile market in the world.

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This Community-Run Internet is Bridging the Digital Divide

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billion people around the world who don’t have meaningful access to it, according to a Brookings Institution report, “Bridging the Global Digital Divide.” Last year the IEEE Future Networks initiative ran the inaugural IEEE Connecting the Unconnected Challenge to seek out innovative projects and ideas aimed at increasing connectivity.