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Spire Global data to feed maritime-traffic algorithms (Debra Werner, Space News)

LatConnect 60 will feed Spire Global Automatic Identification System (AIS) vessel-tracking data into algorithms the Australian Earth-observation startup is developing with Curtin University to...

SES CEO thinks satellite industry consolidation likely (Jeff Foust, Space News)

The chief executive of satellite operator SES says consolidation of the satellite industry is more likely than ever to improve its overall return on...

NGA looking to tap ‘all sources of innovation in the commercial space’ (Sandra Erwin, Space News)

The exploitation and analysis of satellite imagery and geospatial data to understand activities on Earth historically has given the United States a huge intelligence...

NRO’s strategy to buy satellite imagery shaped by thriving commercial market (Sandra Erwin, Space News)

The U.S. satellite imagery industry will soon see the details of a highly anticipated procurement by the National Reconnaissance Office. The NRO is the U.S....

Dancing with the Debt Ceiling (Barry Eichengree, Project-Syndicate)

Even in 2013, a year of partisan rancor, Democrats and Republicans agreed to suspend the US federal government’s debt ceiling just a week before...

Global Standards for Stablecoins (Ashley Alder, Jon Cunliffe, Project-Syndicate)

When used at scale as a means of payment, stablecoins can present material risks to the financial system. A new consultative report on applying...

The COVID Inflation Scare (Daniel Gros, Project-Syndicate)

Central banks become concerned, and usually start tightening policy, when higher inflation fuels higher inflation expectations among consumers. Current trends suggest that US policymakers...

The Bitcoin Fountainhead (Daron Acemoglu, Project-Syndicate)

While it is clear that cryptocurrencies are here to stay, it remains to be seen what economic role they will – or should –...

Deliveries from Russia softened problem with electricity shortage — China State Grid (TASS)

According to the statement, since October 1, the converter station of the 500 kV overhead line increased daily operating hours with full load from...

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