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SPACEX MAKES BIG PLAY TO BECOME A WIRELESS CARRIER

SpaceX will pay investment firm Grain Management about $8 billion in cash for US cellular spectrum licenses. The licenses will be for the 800-megahertz band, which is tailored for wireless service from cellphone towers rather than satellites. SpaceX says the new spectrum will help cover places satellite links can't reach. SpaceX still needs some terrestrial infrastructure to use the spectrum for mobile coverage.

APPLE SET TO DEBUT TOUCH-SCREEN MACBOOK AND NEW IPAD MINI IN LATE OCTOBER

Apple plans to introduce a touch-screen MacBook and a new iPad mini on or around October 27. The launch will include an online video presentation and an in-person component for the press. Apple will also hold an event next week to introduce its first smart home hub with a display, a new HomePod mini, and an updated Apple TV set-top box. It plans to introduce a home ecosystem that will include accessories from LG and Schneider Electric.

THE START-UP THAT WANTS TO BUILD ‘MICROROBOTS' WITH AI

Atomic Machines is building AI technology that can discover new ways of designing extremely small devices. It is building an automated manufacturing system that turns computer code into a physical device. The company aims to revamp the field of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), tiny devices made of both electrical and mechanical components. These devices are traditionally manufactured like computer chips, but this limits the possibilities of the technology to the physical properties of a semiconductor.

AMAZON BUILDS 1,000TH SATELLITE, WILL LAUNCH SPACE INTERNET SERVICE BY END OF YEAR

Amazon's Leo project is nearing several critical milestones. The company recently manufactured its 1,000th satellite and has reached the point where it can build a handful of satellites every day. The Vulcan's upcoming return-to-flight mission will carry Amazon Leo satellites, and another Vulcan rocket is currently being prepared to launch this year with more Amazon satellites. The company is just weeks away from offering a commercial space broadband service for the first time.

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