Month: November 2024

Ex-Kanzlerkandidat: Laschet distanziert sich von Elon Musk

Der ehemalige CDU-Vorsitzende Armin Laschet äußert sich in einem Spiegel-Interview kritisch über den Tesla-Chef Elon Musk und dessen jüngste Entwicklung. (Armin Laschet, Elektroauto)

Der ehemalige CDU-Vorsitzende Armin Laschet äußert sich in einem Spiegel-Interview kritisch über den Tesla-Chef Elon Musk und dessen jüngste Entwicklung. (Armin Laschet, Elektroauto)

Citing “decreasing” launch opportunities, ABL Space will pivot to missile defense

“Our path to making a big contribution as a commercial launch company narrowed considerably.”

A 7-year-old launch company that has yet to have a rocket successfully lift off announced a radical pivot on Thursday. Its new plan? Focusing on missile defense.

The founder and president of ABL Space Systems, Dan Piemont, announced the decision on LinkedIn, adding, "We're consolidating our operational footprint and parting ways with some talented members of our team." He said companies interested in hiring great people in Los Angeles or Mojave, California, should reach out.

A bright beginning

With a background in economics and physics, Piemont founded ABL in 2017 with the aim of developing a ship-and-shoot rocket. The idea was to set up mobile ground systems in remote locations on short notice and launch on demand for the US military and other customers.

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Rivada: Von Trump unterstütztes Sat-Projekt verliert Frequenzen

Rivada konnte eine Sicherheit in Liechtenstein nicht zahlen und verliert seine Frequenzen. Der Starlink-Konkurrent OuterNET wird nach der US-Wahl wohl nicht mehr abheben. Ein Bericht von Achim Sawall (Militär, Politik)

Rivada konnte eine Sicherheit in Liechtenstein nicht zahlen und verliert seine Frequenzen. Der Starlink-Konkurrent OuterNET wird nach der US-Wahl wohl nicht mehr abheben. Ein Bericht von Achim Sawall (Militär, Politik)

FTC to launch investigation into Microsoft’s cloud business

Microsoft is accused of using punitive licensing terms for Azure.

The Federal Trade Commission is preparing to launch an investigation into anti-competitive practices at Microsoft’s cloud computing business, as the US regulator continues to pursue Big Tech in the final weeks of Joe Biden’s presidency.

The FTC is examining allegations that Microsoft is abusing its market power in productivity software by imposing punitive licensing terms to prevent customers from moving their data from its Azure cloud service to competitors’ platforms, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter.

Tactics being examined include substantially increasing subscription fees for those that leave, charging steep exit fees, and allegedly making its Office 365 products incompatible with rival clouds, they added.

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