Daily Tech News Show Humans Head Back to the Moon - DTNS 5239
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Apr 2, 2026 Andy Beach, technology and media infrastructure commentator and author of Engines of Change, breaks down ByteDance's CapCut AI video rollout and why it is being limited to certain regions. He discusses regulatory and market strategy choices. The conversation also touches on Microsoft's data center pressures and how cloud compute trends are reshaping industry planning.
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Humans Back To Lunar Orbit For Systems Tests
- NASA launched humans toward lunar orbit for the first time since 1972 to test the Orion spacecraft and life support systems.
- The 10-day free return trajectory will swing the crew behind the moon, bring them within 6,513 km, and make them the farthest humans from Earth since Apollo.
Small Tech Bugs Amid A Historic Launch
- Tom Merritt noted mission comms briefly dropped and crew reported Outlook issues, underscoring human-scale quirks even on historic flights.
- The Deep Space Network carried human voice for the first time since 1972 and the crew reached high Earth orbit ~40,000 miles up.
Amazon Targets Globalstar To Accelerate LEO Ambitions
- Amazon is reportedly in talks to buy Globalstar to boost satellite capability for Amazon LEO and compete with Starlink.
- Apple already holds 20% of Globalstar and reserves 85% of its capacity for iPhone satellite texting, adding strategic value.