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Starlink and rival upstart Amazon Leo aim to disrupt the market by launching telecom satellite networks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Amazon has announced an agreement to buy Globalstar in a deal that values the satellite company at $11.6 billion, as the technology giant seeks to rival Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
China, Washington's great power rival and a big importer of Iranian oil, also criticised the plan.
From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026
Germany upped its incentives to keep up with rival hubs such as the Czech Republic and Ireland.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026
Through the loosely placed boards in the wall floated the bark and jabber of a talk-radio show about the latest soccer perfidy from Argentina, Brazil’s hated rival.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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