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Latest News in Telecommunications

  • May 27, 2026

    SpaceX Nabs $2.29B Space Force Data Network Contract

    The U.S. Space Force said it has competitively awarded a $2.29 billion contract to SpaceX under its "space data network backbone" program to help provide a secure, high-speed communications network in space.

  • May 27, 2026

    FCC Approves More Drones For Sale On US Market

    The Federal Communications Commission has approved another round of drone systems for marketing in the U.S. after a federal government security review.

  • May 26, 2026

    Feds, Unified Patents, AT&T Push Back On High Court Bids

    The U.S. Supreme Court received objections to three patent petitions on Tuesday, with Unified Patents fighting Dolby's appeal of its own Patent Trial and Appeal Board win; AT&T and Nokia protesting an attempt to revive a $181 million trial loss; and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office opposing inventor Gilbert Hyatt's challenge to prosecution laches.

  • May 26, 2026

    Microsoft Says Teams Info Not 'Voiceprint' Under BIPA

    Microsoft has urged a Washington federal judge to throw out a proposed class action from Illinois residents who claim the company's Teams software wrongfully creates biometric "voiceprints" of meeting participants, arguing that its "routine transcription functions" don't count as voiceprints because they're not personally identifying.

  • May 26, 2026

    MoneyLion Seeks To Shed Wash. Suit Over Referral Texts

    Fintech platform MoneyLion is looking to escape proposed class claims that it has violated Washington state laws with its customer referral program, arguing the allegations fail to show that the company helped users send referral messages to nonconsenting third parties.

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