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AI Data Centers in Space: The Next Gold Mine or a Trillion-Dollar Bubble?
Space Tech
Feb 7, 2026 AI • data centers

AI Data Centers in Space: The Next Gold Mine or a Trillion-Dollar Bubble?

Tech giants are racing to put AI infrastructure in orbit. Here's why—and whether the physics, economics, and politics actually add up.

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Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - February 6, 2026
News Digest
Feb 6, 2026 Tech News • GNSS

Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - February 6, 2026

Today's top stories: Big Tech commits staggering $650B to AI infrastructure, Nvidia surges 8% on spending news, Amazon's $200B capex shocks markets, plus Thales invests €55M in resilient navigation and Space Force cancels R-GPS program.

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Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - February 5, 2026
News Digest
Feb 5, 2026 Tech News • GNSS

Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - February 5, 2026

Today's top stories: Trillion-dollar tech wipeout spreads globally, Alphabet announces record $185B AI spending, Bitcoin crashes toward $60K, plus Furuno and Xona partner on LEO PNT timing solutions.

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Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - February 4, 2026
News Digest
Feb 4, 2026 Tech News • GNSS

Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - February 4, 2026

Today's top stories: Anthropic's legal plugin triggers $285B software selloff, Jensen Huang calls AI fears 'illogical,' Europe raids X offices and weighs social media bans, plus Baltic states demand action on Russian GNSS jamming.

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Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - February 3, 2026
News Digest
Feb 3, 2026 Tech News • GNSS

Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - February 3, 2026

Today's top stories: SpaceX and xAI merge at $1.25 trillion valuation, Palantir crushes earnings with 70% revenue growth, Disney names Josh D'Amaro as CEO, plus Thales invests €55M in resilient navigation and SpaceX pitches Starlink as GPS alternative.

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Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - February 2, 2026
News Digest
Feb 2, 2026 Tech News • GNSS

Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - February 2, 2026

Today's top stories: TikTok recovers from Oracle data center outage, Apple-Google Siri partnership deepens, hyperscalers to spend $470B on AI infrastructure, plus Baltic states warn on GNSS jamming and Starlink demonstrates GPS-free navigation.

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The February Massacre: What's Behind the $6 Trillion Gold, Silver, and Bitcoin Meltdown
Side Hustles
Feb 2, 2026 gold • silver

The February Massacre: What's Behind the $6 Trillion Gold, Silver, and Bitcoin Meltdown

Breaking down the 'perfect storm' that triggered historic liquidations across precious metals and crypto—from the Warsh shock to margin cascades, and what traders should watch next.

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Starlink Under Siege: Iran's Jamming Crisis, GPS-Free Navigation, and the DTC Revolution
Space Tech
Feb 2, 2026 Starlink • GNSS

Starlink Under Siege: Iran's Jamming Crisis, GPS-Free Navigation, and the DTC Revolution

How Iran's military-grade jamming exposed Starlink's vulnerabilities—and why SpaceX's response could reshape global PNT infrastructure.

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Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - January 30, 2026
News Digest
Jan 30, 2026 Tech News • GNSS

Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - January 30, 2026

Today's top stories: Apple posts record iPhone quarter, Tesla pivots to AI with $20B spend and xAI investment, Waymo child incident prompts NHTSA probe, plus Trimble powers Lucid Gravity's precision navigation.

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Meta's AI Narrative: Why the Stock Swings and the $16 Billion Scam Ad Problem
Side Hustles
Jan 29, 2026 META • investing

Meta's AI Narrative: Why the Stock Swings and the $16 Billion Scam Ad Problem

Behind Meta's volatile stock lies a troubling reality—internal documents reveal the company profits billions from fraudulent ads while spending $135B on AI.

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Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - January 29, 2026
News Digest
Jan 29, 2026 Tech News • GNSS

Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - January 29, 2026

Today's top stories: Meta plans $135 billion AI infrastructure push, OpenAI in talks for $60 billion mega-round, Microsoft earnings disappoint, plus GNSS augmentation market surges.

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Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - January 28, 2026
News Digest
Jan 28, 2026 Tech News • GNSS

Daily Tech & GNSS News Digest - January 28, 2026

Today's top stories: ASML posts record $11.5B profit but cuts 1,700 jobs, BYD officially overtakes Tesla as world's top EV maker, Big Tech earnings test AI spending thesis, plus Trimble powers Lucid Gravity with centimeter-level positioning.

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