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Wall Street needs to relax, as startups show remote work is here to stayWe are hearing that a COVID-19 vaccine could be on the way sooner than later, and that means we could be returning to normal life some time in 2021. That’s the good news. The perplexing news, however, is that each time some […]

UK to set up ‘pro-competition’ regulator to put limits on big techThe U.K. is moving ahead with a plan to regulate big tech, responding to competition concerns over a “winner-takes-all” dynamic in digital markets. It will set up a new Digital Market Unit (DMU) to oversee a “pro-competition” regime for internet platforms — including those […]

ExoMars completes parachute test ahead of 2022 launchIt completed its first full-scale high altitude drop test, following redesigned elements after two failed tests last year. The European Space Agency (ESA) said that although the parachute extraction and deceleration proceeded as expected, some canopy damage occurred which suggests the early inflation process should be the “focus […]

Scaled-back broadband plans ‘a blow to rural communities’The Conservative Party pledged in its 2019 manifesto to deliver full-fibre and gigabit-capable broadband to every home and business by 2025, bringing its goal forward by eight years. This pledge included £5bn funding to connect premises which are not commercially viable. This target had been characterised by the […]

View from Brussels: The EU’s magic money tree starts to bloomWhen not scrambling to try and manage the coronavirus crisis, the EU institutions have been busy attempting to drag the massive Brussels machinery onto a greener, more sustainable trajectory. That is because the EU’s executive branch, the European Commission, has based most of its policies […]

Starlink launches 60 more satellites but commercial service faces delaysThe Elon Musk-owned firm launched its 16th Starlink mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station earlier this week. Launched using a Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX, which is also owned by Musk, the mission deployed another 60 Starlink satellites bringing the total […]