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Dec 2023
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Bloomberg News Technology Reporter Matt Day discusses Amazon's Project Kuiper which could transform the company into a telecommunications giant, but first they need to loft more than 3,000 satellites into orbit.
Hosts: Tim Stenovec. Producer: Paul Brennan.

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