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FCC throws out satellite spectrum challenges as D2D dealmaking heats up SpaceX

FCC throws out satellite spectrum challenges as D2D dealmaking heats up

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr speaking during an Oct. 6 address in El Segundo, California, where he announced new proposals to streamline satellite licensing and spectrum rules. Credit: SpaceNews/Dan Robitzski TAMPA, Fla. — The Federal Communications Commission has moved to lock down incumbent rights to Mobile Satellite Service spectrum, dismissing bids…
bubmag
April 24, 2026
Federal officials charge US soldier with using inside info to win $400K bet on Maduro’s capture Maduro

Federal officials charge US soldier with using inside info to win $400K bet on Maduro’s capture

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. special forces soldier involved in the military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has been charged with using classified information about the mission to win more than $400,000 in an online betting market, federal officials announced Thursday. Gannon Ken Van Dyke was part of…
bubmag
April 24, 2026
Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders approve Paramount Skydance deal NSA

Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders approve Paramount Skydance deal

Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders on Thursday voted "overwhelmingly" in favor of the merger with Paramount Skydance, clearing a critical hurdle.Yes, but: Shareholders did not approve the executive compensation package presented at the meeting.Why it matters: The executive compensation package would have seen CEO David Zaslav earning at least $500 million.Zoom…
bubmag
April 24, 2026
U.S. special forces soldier involved in Maduro raid charged with betting on the operation Maduro

U.S. special forces soldier involved in Maduro raid charged with betting on the operation

Federal authorities arrested and charged a U.S. special forces soldier who is accused of using classified information about the raid that removed Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro from office to make prediction market bets. The soldier was identified as Gannon Ken Van Dyke in a news release announcing the indictment. Van Dyke…
bubmag
April 24, 2026
SpaceX wins $57 million U.S. military contract for satellite crosslink demo SpaceX

SpaceX wins $57 million U.S. military contract for satellite crosslink demo

Illustration of space-based missile defense Credit: Space Systems Command WASHINGTON — The Space Systems Command, the U.S. Space Force’s acquisition arm, awarded SpaceX a $57 million contract to demonstrate satellite-to-satellite communications using Link-182, a radio-frequency data link standard the Space Force has adopted for its MILNET data relay network. MILNET…
bubmag
April 23, 2026