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The business side of tech. Analysis on tech giants, startups, market trends, emerging technologies, and policies shaping the IT landscape.

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EU strikes €10.6 billion deal to launch homegrown Starlink competitor by 2030

290 satellites will beam down Internet to Europeans by the end of this decade
Why it matters: After two years of negotiations with the private sector, the European Union has signed a deal to develop and operate a homegrown alternative to satellite Internet connectivity solutions like Elon Musk's Starlink and Amazon's Project Kuiper. While smaller in scale, the IRIS² constellation is expected to spark a competitive web of suppliers for space technologies in Europe.
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HDMI 2.2 to be unveiled at CES, offering higher bandwidth, resolutions, and refresh rates

Possibly supported by Nvidia and AMD next-gen graphics cards
Something to look forward to: CES is just a few weeks away, and it turns out that one of the many new tech products on show will be the new HDMI 2.2 standard. The next version of HDMI will offer increased bandwidth, supporting a wide range of higher resolutions and refresh rates, though you might need a new cable. The new standard could also be supported in the next generation of graphics cards from Nvidia and AMD.
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Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger defends Intel 18A amid rumors of poor yields

Napkin math without context doesn't work for judging process technology
The big picture: During his tenure as Intel's CEO, Pat Gelsinger sought to correct a critical strategic misstep that allowed TSMC to surpass Intel in process technology. Gelsinger promised that Intel's 18A process would enable the company to reclaim its leadership in the foundry space, but that claim has faced scrutiny since Intel reset its guidance in July.
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