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A massive fireball engulfs Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket on the launch pad at Cape Canaveral at night.
Hardware·

Blue Origin lost a fully fueled New Glenn in a pad fireball a week before its Amazon launch

A static fire test destroyed a fully fueled New Glenn at Cape Canaveral on May 28. Nobody was hurt, but the launch manifest just slipped.

iPhone satellite connection screen showing Messages, Find My, Roadside Assistance, and Emergency SOS
Apple·

Amazon is buying Globalstar for $11.57B, and Apple just re-signed the satellite deal

Amazon's Leo constellation just swallowed the satellite provider behind iPhone Emergency SOS. Apple signed a new deal on the same day keeping every satellite feature running.