Thu
Dec 10 2020
12:14 am
SpaceX is promising that its network will be just as fast as the best fiber-optic based services. Its satellites are flying much closer to the ground than most other telecommunications satellites, which the company says will eliminate the frustrating lag times.
SpaceX gets almost $900 million in federal subsidies to deliver broadband to rural America
|
Topics:
|
|
Discussing:
- Dolly Parton - we miss you already (1 reply)
- NW Indiana residents on 10th day without power (1 reply)
- Only Republicans moving to Florida? (1 reply)
- ballrooms, bankruptcy, and bulls-- (1 reply)
- SoKno what have you done? (2 replies)
- Vote! Thursday is election day. (4 replies)
- The Odyssey (3 replies)
- AI backlash - Justin Pearson (1 reply)
- U.S. Commerce Dept. Going Socialist? (2 replies)
- Publix Greenwise Organic Berry Recall (4 replies)
- Clayton partners Townsend properties with national company (1 reply)
- Open AI escapes, hacks competitor (2 replies)
TN Progressive
- View from the Overlook (Whitescreek Journal)
- Alcoa property taxes will probably not go up (BlountViews)
- Smith & Wesson not a good fit for Blount County (BlountViews)
- Pellissippi Parkway extension delayed again (BlountViews)
- Blount County early voting record turnout (BlountViews)
- WATCH THIS SPACE. (Left Wing Cracker)
- America As It Is Right Now (RoaneViews)
- A friend sent this: From Captain McElwee's Tall Tales of Roane County (RoaneViews)
- The Meidas Touch (RoaneViews)
- Massive Security Breach Analysis (RoaneViews)
- (Whitescreek Journal)
- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
TN Politics
- New challenges to Trump mail-in voting order arrive after US Supreme Court ruling (TN Lookout)
- In a divided Tennessee, Dollywood – and Dolly – shows us who we could be (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee to receive $750M of $17B Facebook, Instagram settlement (TN Lookout)
- Tennessee Transportation finds no “red flags” in toll-lane bidder despite past problems (TN Lookout)
- Active court order still blocking Trump effort to restrict vote-by-mail (TN Lookout)
- Columbia water pipeline project gains key state financial approval amid ongoing opposition (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Sobieski won’t quit + Wishart gets state appointment + Memoriam: Charles Foriska, Don Fowler ++ (Knox TN Today)
- The Dolly Moon (Knox TN Today)
- InfluenceHER summit offers women a playbook for leadership, finances and life (Knox TN Today)
- Daily Connections: Your East Tennessee Guide | August 27 (Knox TN Today)
- Everyday Genius: Sneaky ways to save without feeling broke (Knox TN Today)
- Steady week in the Register’s Office (Knox TN Today)
- New Business Spotlight: NovoTheros (Knox TN Today)
- ArtBeat Weekly – Knoxville area events (Knox TN Today)
- HSTV sponsors T-shirt contest (Knox TN Today)
- Wallace Real Estate announces partnership with Choice Home Warranty (Knox TN Today)
- Safety tops KCS agenda + Hero’s Hill + In memoriam ++ (Knox TN Today)
- Daily Connections: Your East Tennessee Guide | August 26 (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Ex-Knoxville police officer charged with abusing corpse at death scene (WATE)
- Places to visit to see Dolly Parton's East Tennessee history (WATE)
- Thank You, Dolly: Imagination Library changing lives around the world 31 years on (WATE)
- 'She had a tremendous heart' Fans gather at Dolly Parton statue in Sevierville to honor star's legacy (WATE)
- Search underway for man missing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park (WATE)
- Woman left without title months after financing truck from Knoxville dealer (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Jordan Norman ready to wreak havoc off the edge for Vols - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Lookouts to shatter several attendance records this week - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Danny Brown Obituary - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Seven questions answered about Project River data center planned near Chattanooga - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- CIA chief John Ratcliffe reportedly made secretive Moscow trip to warn Russia against attacking NATO - CNBC (US News)
- Stock futures rise as Nvidia shares gain over 4% after earnings: Live updates - CNBC (Business)
- Nvidia closes in on Hugging Face acquisition - TechCrunch (Business)
- Fed governor Lisa Cook: "No legitimate basis for removal" on Trump mortgage claims - Axios (Business)
- ‘We will retaliate like an earthquake:’ How Iran could respond to Trump’s economic ‘D-Day’ - CNN (US News)
- US Army plans nuclear microreactors at 5 military bases as part of $2.2B energy security push - Fox Business (US News)
- FDA approves pancreatic cancer drug that extends patients’ lives - The Washington Post (Business)
- USDA recalls 30,000 pounds of Argentine beef sold in Texas and Florida - KEYE (US News)
- Hundreds of AI agents went rogue in OpenAI’s Hugging Face hack - Politico (Business)
- Nvidia Reports Blowout Quarter, Says Demand for AI Chips Is Getting Even Hotter - WSJ (Business)
- Judge Allows Option of Manslaughter Verdict in Lindsay Clancy Case - The New York Times (US News)
- Meta's $18bn settlement may hasten reckoning for social media on child safety - BBC (Business)
- US judge declines Minnesota’s effort to force Texas to extradite ICE agent - Al Jazeera (US News)
- Why carmakers are staying quiet despite 'cataclysmic' Canada tariff threat - Politico (US News)
- Southern California's scorching heat wave peaks: Here's how hot it will get and when it will end - Los Angeles Times (US News)
Local Media
Lost Medicaid Funding
To date, the failure to expand Medicaid/TennCare has cost the State of Tennessee ? in lost federal funding. (Source)
Search and Archives
TN Progressive
Nearby:
- Blount Dems
- Herston TN Family Law
- Inside of Knoxville
- Instapundit
- Jack Lail
- Jim Stovall
- Knox Dems
- MoxCarm Blue Streak
- Outdoor Knoxville
- Pittman Properties
- Reality Me
- Stop Alcoa Parkway
Beyond:
- Nashville Scene
- Nashville Post
- Smart City Memphis
- TN Dems
- TN Journal
- TN Lookout
- Bob Stepno
- Facing South
Space X Rocket Explodes During Landing
The massive experimental Space X Rocket that is planned to shuttle large satelites into orbit, shuttle people at warp speed between cities and launch inhabitants to Mars had a successful launch and basically a flawless mission until it crashed and exploded at the initial point of landing.
It was in its developmental stage and no one was on board.
(link...)