Rocket Lab bought a satellite company to go up against Starlink and Leo, Google capped Meta's use of Gemini AI for coding and another reminder that you don't own digital content episode artwork

EPISODE · Jun 29, 2026 · 7 MIN

Rocket Lab bought a satellite company to go up against Starlink and Leo, Google capped Meta's use of Gemini AI for coding and another reminder that you don't own digital content

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-Rocket Lab announced it's buying Iridium Communications in a deal worth $8 billion to compete with SpaceX's ever-growing Starlink network -According to the Financial Times, Google was forced to cap Meta's use of its Gemini AI model after Mark Zuckerberg's company exceeded its computing capacity. -Sony has notified customers in a handful of European countries that they'll soon lose access to some movies that they've purchased through the PlayStation Store due to the upcoming expiration of a licensing deal with Studio Canal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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