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Starlink teams up with Google for ground infrastructure

TAMPA, Fla. — SpaceX will install ground stations within Google’s data centers for its Starlink broadband satellites under a new cloud partnership. The alliance aims to expand the reach of Google Cloud customers to their data, services and applications without the need for nearby cell towers.  After connecting to a Starlink constellation that is becoming increasingly available worldwide, they can increase performance by running applications within Google data centers. SpaceX… Source link

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Georgia murder case tests whether a Black man can stand his ground against whites

William Marcus “Marc” Wilson believed he was standing his ground when he fired at a pickup truck he says was trying to run his car off the road as he drove home with his girlfriend one night last month. He had a licensed handgun with him, and he might have assumed that he was covered by Georgia’s “stand your ground” law, which reads, in part, “A person who uses threats or force … in defense of self or others … in defense of a habitation, or … in defense of property other… Source link

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