Starlink Mobile challengers back proposed telco-led D2D joint venture

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/starlink-mobile-challengers-back-proposed-telco-led-d2d-joint-venture/

AST SpaceMobile may use ULA’s Vulcan

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/ast-spacemobile-may-use-ulas-vulcan/

Weekly output: Google I/O teaser, satellite-to-phone services, passkeys, connected-home considerations, Matter

I’m spending a few days in cooler confines–Monday morning, I head to Vancouver for the second year of Web Summit’s conference there. And just like last year, I won’t have enough time to do much wandering around British Columbia’s largest city and taking in its stunningly beautiful mountains-and-sea scenery, because I have three panels to moderate over Tuesday and Wednesday (with the conference hosts paying for my hotel and reimbursing my airfare).

5/5/2026: Google Teases I/O Pregame Event. How to Watch ‘The Android Show’ on May 12, PCMag

This was one of the shortest posts I’ve written for PCMag, owing to the paucity of information in the brief teaser video Google published.

5/7/2026: FCC Chair: Starlink Isn’t Enough. We Need at Least 3 Satellite-to-Phone Services, PCMag

I spent Wednesday afternoon at the wireless trade group CTIA’s annual summit in Washington. Most of the talks on the program didn’t yield anything too newsworthy, but Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr’s appearance met that bar even though he didn’t talk about his clumsy attempts to leverage the FCC’s broadcast licensing authority to punish TV shows and TV hosts for being mean to Republicans.

5/7/2026: Passkey-Adoption Report Finds Many Orgs Don’t Know How to Quit Passwords, PCMag

I had an advance copy of this FIDO Alliance survey but didn’t have time to write it up in advance; fortunately, Thursday did have enough idle time for me to get this post written and filed.

5/8/2026: Smart Homes In Practice: Bridging Design, Integration, And Market Promises With Real Human-Centered Living Outcomes, Smarter Infrastructure Summit

I had a brief trip to Chicago–well, its suburb Rosemont–for this small conference. I was a late addition to this panel, in which moderator Lisa An Wong quizzed me and architect Stephen Yas and connect-home integrator Corey Ardell about ways to get homes and the appliances in them thoughtfully wired.

5/9/2026: Matter Smart Home Standard Still Looks Immaterial At Retail, Smarter Infrastructure Summit

The title of this talk I did mirrors the story I did for PCMag almost three years ago; that post caught the attention of the conference organizers, and the chance to revisit the topic and get in some practice with doing a solo presentation led me to accept their travel-expenses-covered invitation.

FCC throws out satellite spectrum challenges as D2D dealmaking heats up

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/fcc-throws-out-satellite-spectrum-challenges-as-d2d-dealmaking-heats-up/

US Top News and Analysis | Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Axe Compute, AST SpaceMobile, United Airlines, GE Vernova & more

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Midday market action saw a mixed set of movers, with Calix plunging 16% after warning of margin headwinds that eclipsed its better‑than‑expected Q1 results, while TE Connectivity slid 12% on second‑quarter guidance that left investors underwhelmed despite being near consensus, and Sonoco Products fell more than 15% after both earnings and revenue missed expectations. In contrast, Axe Compute surged over 90% after landing a $260 million contract to develop Nvidia GPUs, and AST SpaceMobile jumped 5% following FCC approval to launch up to 248 low‑Earth‑orbit satellites for direct‑to‑device cellular broadband. Healthcare Services Group rose 18% on stronger‑than‑expected Q1 profit, Masco climbed 12% after demand boosted its plumbing‑supplies segment, while United Airlines dropped 6% as rising fuel costs prompted a lowered earnings outlook. GE Vernova gained 12% after Q1 revenue topped forecasts, Boeing added 5% on a loss beat, but Capital One slipped 1% and Vertiv fell more than 4% despite earnings and revenue beats. Best Buy rose 2% on a CEO transition announcement, and Adobe rose 3% after its board approved a $25 billion stock buyback through 2030.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/22/stocks-making-the-biggest-moves-midday-agpu-asts-ual-gev.html

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FCC clears AST SpaceMobile constellation as launch setback clouds ramp-up

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/fcc-clears-ast-spacemobile-constellation-as-launch-setback-clouds-ramp-up/

Third New Glenn launch suffers upper stage malfunction

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/third-new-glenn-launch-suffers-upper-stage-malfunction/